Fish Processing Plant Audit Inspection Reports & Data
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Inspections
The Inspection Phase consisted of a combination of on-site and office review inspections of 30 fish processing facilities along the British Columbia coastline. The inspections consisted of an assessment of each facility’s Permit requirements. Inspection reports and sampling results will be posted as available.
Sampling
As part of the fish processing plant audit, ENV staff took samples at eight plants that were discharging at the time of the inspection. Compliance will be verified with sample results as per permit requirements and/or EMA 6(4). A typical suite of effluent parameters were sampled including: total suspended solids (TSS), biological oxygen demand (BOD), pH, nutrients, coliforms and toxicity.
In general, wastewater (effluent) should not be acutely toxic to aquatic organisms, however there are circumstances where parameters (such as BOD), that are elevated and harmful in the effluent discharge, are no longer harmful once diluted or aerated in the receiving environment. ENV typically allows an initial dilution zone (IDZ), to enable the discharged waste to mix with the receiving environment. At the edge of the IDZ, the effluent must be sufficiently mixed as to not have any long-term (chronic) effects on the environment.
To fully assess if the effluent is having an effect on aquatic life (and causing pollution) in the receiving environment, additional information is required, including a description of the ecosystem near the discharge, an assessment of effluent mixing, and additional sampling at the edge of the IDZ.
Ministry staff reviewed and compared the sample results to the different treatment works authorized at each plant (as well as the different seafood products being processed) to inform the audit report. This information led to recommendations related to effluent quality and the required treatment works during future permit amendment or application processes (such as updated treatment methods and receiving environment monitoring programs).
Ministry staff also shared the sample results with Environment and Climate Change Canada and with the appropriate Health Authorities.
Inspections
- IR078403 Advisory (PDF) - March 19, 2018
Sample Results
- No samples were taken as the facility was not discharging at the time of inspection.
Inspections
- IR078936 Notice (PDF) - March 29, 2018
Sample Results
- No samples were taken as the facility was not discharging at the time of inspection.
Inspections
- IR079260 Advisory (PDF) - March 16, 2018
Sample Results
- No samples were taken as the facility was not discharging at the time of inspection.
Inspections
- IR079681 Advisory (PDF) - March 15, 2018
Sample Results
- No samples were taken as the facility was not discharging at the time of inspection.
Inspections
- IR081179 Advisory (PDF) - April 3, 2018
Sample Results
- No samples were taken as the facility was not discharging at the time of inspection.
Inspections
- IR078902 Notice (PDF) - March 21, 2018
Sample Results
- No samples were taken as the facility was not discharging at the time of inspection.
Inspections
- IR079694 Advisory (PDF) - February 22, 2018
Sample Results
- Lions Gate Fisheries effluent sample results (XLS) - February 22, 2018
- Lions Gate Fisheries toxicity results (PDF) - March 2018
Inspections
- IR080101 Advisory (PDF) - March 19, 2018
Sample Results
- Walcan Seafood - effluent sample results (XLS) - February 21, 2018
- Walcan Seafood - toxicity results (PDF) - March 2018
Inspections
- IR080804 Notice (PDF) - March 21, 2018
Sample Results
- No samples were taken as the facility was not discharging at the time of inspection.
Inspections
- IR079434 Advisory (PDF) - March 26, 2018
Sample Results
- No samples were taken as the facility was not discharging at the time of inspection.
Inspections
- IR080656 Notice (PDF) - March 27, 2018
Sample Results
- No samples were taken as the facility was not discharging at the time of inspection.
Inspections
- IR079750 Advisory (PDF) - March 7, 2018
Sample Results
- No samples were taken as the facility was not discharging at the time of inspection.
Inspections
- IR079686 Notice (PDF) - March 8, 2018
Sample Results
- No samples were taken as the facility was not discharging at the time of inspection.
Inspections
- IR079739 Advisory (PDF) - March 19, 2018
Sample Results
- No samples were taken as the facility was not discharging at the time of inspection.
Inspections
- IR076129 Notice (PDF) - January 8, 2018
- IR073999 Advisory (PDF) - December 20, 2017
- IR081740 Advisory (PDF) - April 9, 2018
Sample Results
Inspections
- IR067359 Notice (PDF) - September 28, 2017
Sample Results
- No samples were taken as the facility was not discharging at the time of inspection.
Inspections
- IR079975 Advisory (PDF) - April 3, 2018
Sample Results
- No samples were taken as the facility was not discharging at the time of inspection.
Inspections
- IR074000 Advisory (PDF) - revised March 9, 2018
Sample Results
Inspections
- IR080010 Advisory (PDF) - March 19, 2018
Sample Results
- No samples were taken as the facility was not discharging at the time of inspection.
Inspections
- IR078886 Advisory (PDF) - March 21, 2018
Sample Results
- No samples were taken as the facility was not discharging at the time of inspection.
Inspections
- IR079680 Advisory (PDF) - February 28, 2018
Sample Results
- No samples were taken as the facility was not discharging at the time of inspection.
Inspections
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IR078863 Notice (PDF) - March 21, 2018
Sample Results
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No samples were taken as the facility was not discharging at the time of inspection.
Inspections
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IR079263 Advisory (PDF, 4 MB) - March 14, 2018
Sample Results
- Marine Harvest Canada - effluent sample results (XLS) - February 21, 2018
- Marine Harvest Canada - toxicity results (PDF, 1 MB) - March 2018
Inspections
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IR079200 Advisory (PDF) - March 7, 2018
Sample Results
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No samples were taken as the facility was not discharging at the time of inspection.
Inspections
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IR079384 Advisory (PDF) - March 27, 2018
Sample Results
- Ucluelet Harbour Seafoods - effluent sample results (XLS) - February 22, 2018
- Ucluelet Harbour Seafoods - toxicity results (PDF) - March 2018
Inspections
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IR079441 Advisory (PDF) - March 27, 2018
Sample Results
- Ucluelet Harbour Seafoods - effluent sample results (XLS) - February 22, 2018
- Ucluelet Harbour Seafoods - toxicity results (PDF) - March 2018
Inspections
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IR080484 Advisory (PDF) - February 20, 2018
Sample Results
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No samples were taken as the facility was not discharging at the time of inspection.
17130 Sakura Seafood Company
Inspections
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IR080493 Notice (PDF) - March 1, 2018
Sample Results
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No samples were taken as the facility was not discharging at the time of inspection.
Inspections
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IR080743 Advisory (PDF) - April 3, 2018
Sample Results
- West Coast Fishculture - effluent sample results (XLS) - March 13, 2018
- West Coast Fishculture - toxicity results (PDF) - March 2018
103864 Albion Fisheries
Inspections
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IR079501 Advisory (PDF) - March 15, 2018
Sample Results
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No samples were taken as the facility was not discharging at the time of inspection.