BCR PROPERTIES LTD.
CONFIRMATION OF REMEDIATION
FORMER NORTH VANCOUVER FREIGHT SHED AND PASSENGER STATION
1311, 1321 AND 1350 WEST 1ST STREET
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C.
FEBRUARY 2010
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BCR PROPERTIES LTD.
CONFIRMATION OF REMEDIATION
FORMER NORTH VANCOUVER FREIGHT SHED
AND PASSENGER STATION
1311, 1321 AND 1350 WEST 1ST STREET
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C.
Prepared by:
PITEAU ASSOCIATES ENGINEERING LTD.
PROJECT 2855 FEBRUARY 2010EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On behalf of BOR Properties Lid. (BCRP), Piteau Associates Engineering Ltd. (Piteau) has
coordinated remediation of contaminated solls and groundwater at 1311, 1921 and 1350 West
First Str, North Vancouver, 8.C. (the Site"). This program of work was conducted in tandem
with completion of a Stage 1 Preliminary Site Investigation, and a Combined Stage 2 Preliminary
Site Investigation and Detailed Site Investigation, both by Piteau.
‘Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) #1 corresponded to a 2,000 m’ zone at the east end of the
Site with soils impacted with LEPH and VPH. Approximately 7% ofthe impacted zone was
Off-Site within the CN Right-of-Way to the south. Groundwater within AEC #1 was impacted with
light extractable petroleum hydrocarbon (LEPH), volatile petroleum hydrocarbons (VPH), andlor
‘criine, pyrone, naphthalene or phonanthrene. Light non aqueoue phace liquid (LNAPL) wae
«also present. Remediation of the on-Site portion of AEC #1 involved constructing an 80m long
‘cut-off wall along the southern property boundary (in two phases), and removing of approximately
410,800 m* of soll from within the Site boundaries. Concentrations of contaminants of concer in
all final sol samples from the base and walls ofthe remedial excavation were below standards for
Industrial land, thus confirming that impacted soll associated with AEC #1 was removed from the
Site, The combined effects of soil removal and water treatment have caused concentrations of
contaminants of concem in groundwater within the on-Site portion of AEC #1 to decline below
applicable standards for marine/estuarial aquatic Ife. Post-temedial vapour monitoring indicates
that for the current Site use, the on-Site portion of AEC #1 can be considered uncontaminated
with respect to potential vapour contaminants of concern. The portion of AEC #1 lying within the
CN Rail right-of-way (of-Site) requires further attention to address presence of LNAPL,
‘concentrations of LEPHw in groundwater in excess of the AW standards, and to assess vapour.
During remediation of AEC #1, a zone of organic-rich soll with concentrations of the
PAH compounds benz(ajanthracene, benzo(a)pyrene, benzo(kyfluoranthene, and
indeno(1,2,3-c,d)pyrene exceeding industrial land standards was encountered at the southwest