Liquid Waste

The Liquid Waste Services function comprises 17 member municipalities and one electoral area within Metro Vancouver, serving a population of approximately 2.5 million. The wastewater collection and treatment system consists of over 530 kilometers of trunk sewers, 33 pump stations and 5 treatment plants that convey and treat an average of 1.2 billion litres of wastewater per day. The urban drainage function comprises the Still Creek/Brunette, Port Moody/Coquitlam and UBC Drainage Areas. Liquid Waste Services is guided by the Board Strategic Plan and the Integrated Liquid Waste and Resource Management Plan.

Volume of liquid waste	Volume of liquid waste	<div class="ExternalClassF1542C6047DB454A992656B0B80D71F9"><p>of liquid waste collected and treated<br></p></div>	http://www.metrovancouver.org/dashboards/services/liquid-waste/Pages/Annual-volume-of-liquid-waste-collected-and-treated.aspx, http://www.metrovancouver.org/dashboards/services/liquid-waste/Pages/Annual-volume-of-liquid-waste-collected-and-treated.aspx	434,466	On track	ML	bg-taupe	Liquid Waste
Recreational water not meeting criteria	Recreational water not meeting criteria	<div class="ExternalClass0F805E6AE28642939F354E70174CEE14"><p>not meeting applicable criteria<br></p></div>	http://www.metrovancouver.org/dashboards/services/liquid-waste/Pages/Recreational-water-quality-results-that-do-not-meet-the-applicable-criteria.aspx, http://www.metrovancouver.org/dashboards/services/liquid-waste/Pages/Recreational-water-quality-results-that-do-not-meet-the-applicable-criteria.aspx	1.6%	On track	of recreational water quality results	bg-taupe	Liquid Waste
Annual Combined Sewer Overflow Volume	Annual Combined Sewer Overflow Volume	<div class="ExternalClassA1A5DF5451F840D19ABADE555548B60F"><p>overflow volume</p></div>	http://www.metrovancouver.org/dashboards/services/liquid-waste/Pages/Annual-Combined-Sewer-Overflow-Volume.aspx, http://www.metrovancouver.org/dashboards/services/liquid-waste/Pages/Annual-Combined-Sewer-Overflow-Volume.aspx	34,050		ML	bg-taupe	Liquid Waste
Sanitary sewer overflow events	Sanitary sewer overflow events	<div class="ExternalClass8AAA93B2B02446709393C6C7BA543AD5"><p>of wet weather related SSOs from Metro Vancouver sewers</p></div>	http://www.metrovancouver.org/dashboards/services/liquid-waste/Pages/Annual-Number-of-Sanitary-Sewer-Overflows-events.aspx, http://www.metrovancouver.org/dashboards/services/liquid-waste/Pages/Annual-Number-of-Sanitary-Sewer-Overflows-events.aspx	88	May not be on track	events	bg-taupe	Liquid Waste
Non-weather sanitary sewer overflows	Non-weather sanitary sewer overflows	<div class="ExternalClassD7581FE0B3BA4DF4A0A6AD970BB08DA5"><p>reported that were not weather related</p> </div>	http://www.metrovancouver.org/dashboards/services/liquid-waste/Pages/Reported-events-of-sanitary-sewer-overflows-non-weather-related.aspx, http://www.metrovancouver.org/dashboards/services/liquid-waste/Pages/Reported-events-of-sanitary-sewer-overflows-non-weather-related.aspx	12	May not be on track	SSOs	bg-taupe	Liquid Waste
Water Quality Index	Water Quality Index	<div class="ExternalClass545953A717E94D1899F4ED066FFA6EBC"><p>click for more info<br></p></div>	http://www.metrovancouver.org/dashboards/services/liquid-waste/Pages/Water-Quality-Index.aspx, http://www.metrovancouver.org/dashboards/services/liquid-waste/Pages/Water-Quality-Index.aspx	N/A		varies by location	bg-taupe	Liquid Waste
Biosolid use	Biosolid use	<div class="ExternalClass8C36910C273E41E3B01FD9BFB3FF5C0C"><p>used beneficially</p></div>	http://www.metrovancouver.org/dashboards/services/liquid-waste/Pages/Biosolids-beneficially-used.aspx, http://www.metrovancouver.org/dashboards/services/liquid-waste/Pages/Biosolids-beneficially-used.aspx	99.5%	May not be on track	of biosolids	bg-taupe	Liquid Waste

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