Is there a landfill, sewage plant or other permitted discharge near my property in BC?
Sewage plants, landfills, sawmills, fuel depots, wrecking yards, concrete plants and composting sites need the Province's authorization to discharge waste to the air, water or land. A report lists those within 2 km of the lot line, nearest first, with what each may discharge, and flags one whose point is on the lot.
The Province lists 3,874 active waste discharge authorizations with a position, its file of 2026-07-22; we place 3,785 in 302 places. The commonest kinds are sewage treatment or discharge (855), vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (294) and fuel storage or distribution site (251); 890 may discharge to air, 1,440 effluent and 474 refuse. A report measures any BC lot against all of them. The places, by name.
The report opens at this answer, with the lot drawn on the map and every other check alongside. A PID (on the tax notice or title) always finds the lot; an address works when it's an exact match.
What the answer means
- What an authorization is
- A business or public body may release waste into the air, water or land only as an authorization or a regulation allows (Environmental Management Act s. 6). The Province issues permits, which set what may be discharged, how much and how it's monitored (s. 14), short approvals of up to 15 months (s. 15), and operational certificates for sewage plants and landfills under a regional waste management plan (s. 28). Smaller, common operations (fuel storage, vehicle recycling, concrete and asphalt plants, composting, smaller sewage systems) register under a regulation or a code of practice (s. 22) that sets the rules instead.
- What the list shows
- Permitted discharges are from the Province's list of active waste discharge authorizations under the Environmental Management Act: permits, approvals and operational certificates, and sites registered under its regulations and codes of practice (sewage, fuel storage, vehicle recycling, concrete, asphalt, composting and others). Each is one point the Province gives for the site, which can be a plant's office or an outfall rather than the ground worked; distances are measured by us from the lot line to that point. Metro Vancouver issues its own air quality permits, which aren't on this list, and the Province's Site Registry of contaminated sites charges for searches and isn't shown here.
- What it doesn't say
- The list says what a site may discharge, not what it releases or how often: it holds no readings, and no record of complaints or compliance. Each site is one point, and some points are given only to about a kilometre, so a site can sit some way from where it's mapped.
- Within 500 m
- The nearest site within 500 m of the lot line that may discharge to air, or effluent or refuse to water or land, is named in the report's headline: close enough to ask about smell, dust, noise and trucks. It isn't flagged, as an authorization means the discharge is allowed on conditions.
- Metro Vancouver's air permits
- Metro Vancouver issues its own permits for discharges to air in its region (Environmental Management Act s. 31), and those aren't on the Province's list, so this list misses them.
- Who to ask
- An authorization sets what may be discharged, how much and on what conditions; it doesn't mean the site is out of compliance. The Province's Authorization Management System search shows each authorization's documents by its number. Odour, dust and noise are often for the local government too: ask the regional district or city, and the Province's environmental protection office about the authorization.
Our summary of the Environmental Management Act, ss. 6, 14, 15, 22, 28 and 31, read on BC Laws 2026-10-11. A listed site is one the Province has authorized, not one found to pollute. Confirm with the regional district or city, the Province's environmental protection office and the site's operator before you buy or build.
Source: Waste Discharge Authorizations – All Authorizations, Province of BC (file of 2026-07-22) (Open Government Licence – British Columbia); Environmental Management Act, SBC 2003, c. 53, ss. 6, 14, 15, 22, 28, 31 (summarised in our words, read 2026-10-11); Authorization Management System public search, Province of BC (linked for the authorization's documents, read 2026-10-11).
By place
The active waste discharge authorizations on the Province's list in 302 places, counted by kind and by what each may discharge: to air, effluent (liquid waste to water or land), refuse (solid waste to land) or hazardous waste. One authorization can allow more than one, and registrations often name none.
| Place | Active | What they are | May discharge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Mile House | 13 | sewage treatment or discharge (3); vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (3); fuel storage or distribution site (2); concrete plant (1); 4 other kinds (4) | air 2; effluent 5; refuse 2; none given 4 |
| Abbotsford | 156 | farm operation (44); vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (20); composting site (18); soil amendment (biosolids or other wastes spread on land) (16); 21 other kinds (58) | air 28; effluent 17; refuse 2; hazardous waste 2; none given 110 |
| Alberni-Clayoquot, Electoral Area A | 21 | sewage treatment or discharge (14); sawmill or other primary wood processing (5); fish processing plant (1); land-based fish farm (1) | air 4; effluent 15; refuse 5; none given 1 |
| Alberni-Clayoquot, Electoral Area C | 19 | sawmill or other primary wood processing (7); sewage treatment or discharge (6); concrete plant (2); composting site (1); 3 other kinds (3) | air 5; effluent 7; refuse 8; none given 4 |
| Alberni-Clayoquot, Electoral Area D | 6 | sewage treatment or discharge (3); land-based fish farm (2); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (1) | effluent 3; refuse 1; none given 2 |
| Alberni-Clayoquot, Electoral Area E | 1 | sewage treatment or discharge (1) | effluent 1 |
| Alberni-Clayoquot, Electoral Area F | 11 | pulp mill (2); vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (2); asphalt plant (1); composting site (1); 5 other kinds (5) | air 3; effluent 1; refuse 2; none given 5 |
| Anmore | 2 | sewage treatment or discharge (2) | effluent 2 Metro Vancouver's own air permits not included |
| Armstrong | 3 | dairy plant (1); poultry processing plant (1); secondary wood processing (1) | air 1; effluent 2 |
| Ashcroft | 2 | fuel storage or distribution site (1); sewage treatment or discharge (1) | effluent 1; none given 1 |
| Barriere | 5 | sewage treatment or discharge (4); vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (1) | effluent 4; none given 1 |
| Belcarra | 2 | sewage treatment or discharge (2) | effluent 2 Metro Vancouver's own air permits not included |
| Bowen Island | 3 | sewage treatment or discharge (2); land-based fish farm (1) | effluent 2; none given 1 Metro Vancouver's own air permits not included |
| Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area A | 13 | soil amendment (biosolids or other wastes spread on land) (6); sewage treatment or discharge (3); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (2); pipeline facility (1); 1 other kind (1) | air 2; effluent 4; refuse 1; none given 8 |
| Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area B | 14 | sewage treatment or discharge (4); mine (2); sawmill or other primary wood processing (2); secondary wood processing (2); 4 other kinds (4) | air 5; effluent 6; refuse 3; none given 2 |
| Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area C | 30 | sawmill or other primary wood processing (8); soil amendment (biosolids or other wastes spread on land) (7); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (5); mine (4); 4 other kinds (6) | air 6; effluent 10; refuse 7; none given 13 |
| Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area D | 10 | mine (4); sewage treatment or discharge (2); fuel storage or distribution site (1); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (1); 2 other kinds (2) | air 3; effluent 4; refuse 1; none given 3 |
| Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area E | 8 | mine (3); sewage treatment or discharge (2); fuel storage or distribution site (1); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (1); 1 other kind (1) | air 3; effluent 3; refuse 2; none given 1 |
| Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area F | 21 | soil amendment (biosolids or other wastes spread on land) (10); fuel storage or distribution site (2); sawmill or other primary wood processing (2); sewage treatment or discharge (2); 5 other kinds (5) | air 3; effluent 5; refuse 3; none given 14 |
| Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area G | 9 | sewage treatment or discharge (3); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (2); concrete plant (1); fuel storage or distribution site (1); 2 other kinds (2) | air 2; effluent 5; refuse 2; none given 2 |
| Burnaby | 26 | vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (8); fuel storage or distribution site (7); hazardous waste storage or treatment (5); pipeline facility (2); 4 other kinds (4) | air 1; effluent 6; hazardous waste 1; none given 18 Metro Vancouver's own air permits not included |
| Burns Lake | 2 | provincial government site (1); sawmill or other primary wood processing (1) | air 1; effluent 1 |
| Cache Creek | 6 | concrete plant (2); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (2); sewage treatment or discharge (2) | air 1; effluent 2; refuse 2; none given 1 |
| Campbell River | 30 | fuel storage or distribution site (6); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (4); composting site (3); concrete plant (3); 8 other kinds (14) | air 5; effluent 7; refuse 6; hazardous waste 4; none given 11 |
| Canal Flats | 1 | sewage treatment or discharge (1) | effluent 1; refuse 1 |
| Cariboo, Electoral Area A | 6 | soil amendment (biosolids or other wastes spread on land) (3); hazardous waste storage or treatment (1); secondary wood processing (1); slaughterhouse (1) | air 1; effluent 1; hazardous waste 1; none given 3 |
| Cariboo, Electoral Area B | 6 | sewage treatment or discharge (2); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (1); sawmill or other primary wood processing (1); secondary wood processing (1); 1 other kind (1) | air 1; effluent 3; refuse 2 |
| Cariboo, Electoral Area C | 7 | fuel storage or distribution site (2); mine (2); sawmill or other primary wood processing (2); wood-waste landfill (1) | air 2; effluent 2; refuse 2; none given 1 |
| Cariboo, Electoral Area D | 21 | soil amendment (biosolids or other wastes spread on land) (11); mine (3); sewage treatment or discharge (3); commercial waste site (1); 3 other kinds (3) | air 4; effluent 5; refuse 3; none given 11 |
| Cariboo, Electoral Area E | 5 | sewage treatment or discharge (3); sawmill or other primary wood processing (1); wood-waste landfill (1) | air 2; effluent 3; refuse 1 |
| Cariboo, Electoral Area F | 25 | soil amendment (biosolids or other wastes spread on land) (8); mine (6); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (3); fuel storage or distribution site (2); 4 other kinds (6) | air 5; effluent 6; refuse 5; none given 12 |
| Cariboo, Electoral Area G | 5 | sewage treatment or discharge (3); concrete plant (1); vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (1) | effluent 3; none given 2 |
| Cariboo, Electoral Area H | 4 | landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (2); concrete plant (1); mine (1) | air 1; effluent 2; refuse 2 |
| Cariboo, Electoral Area I | 11 | mine (4); sewage treatment or discharge (3); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (2); concrete plant (1); 1 other kind (1) | air 4; effluent 5; refuse 2; none given 2 |
| Cariboo, Electoral Area J | 10 | landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (6); composting site (1); sewage treatment or discharge (1); slaughterhouse (1); 1 other kind (1) | air 5; effluent 2; refuse 7; none given 1 |
| Cariboo, Electoral Area K | 6 | soil amendment (biosolids or other wastes spread on land) (4); land-based fish farm (1); sewage treatment or discharge (1) | effluent 1; none given 5 |
| Cariboo, Electoral Area L | 4 | landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (2); sewage treatment or discharge (2) | air 1; effluent 2; refuse 2 |
| Castlegar | 16 | sawmill or other primary wood processing (4); concrete plant (3); pulp mill (3); sewage treatment or discharge (2); 4 other kinds (4) | air 6; effluent 4; refuse 4; none given 4 |
| Central Coast, Electoral Area A | 15 | sewage treatment or discharge (7); sawmill or other primary wood processing (3); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (2); fish processing plant (1); 2 other kinds (2) | air 3; effluent 8; refuse 5; none given 1 |
| Central Coast, Electoral Area D | 4 | sewage treatment or discharge (2); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (1); power plant (1) | air 1; effluent 2; none given 1 |
| Central Coast, Electoral Area E | 3 | fuel storage or distribution site (1); sawmill or other primary wood processing (1); sewage treatment or discharge (1) | air 1; effluent 1; refuse 1; none given 1 |
| Central Kootenay, Electoral Area A | 12 | sewage treatment or discharge (6); sawmill or other primary wood processing (3); concrete plant (1); contaminated site cleanup (1); 1 other kind (1) | air 3; effluent 8; refuse 2; none given 1 |
| Central Kootenay, Electoral Area B | 12 | sewage treatment or discharge (5); sawmill or other primary wood processing (2); composting site (1); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (1); 3 other kinds (3) | air 2; effluent 7; refuse 1; none given 3 |
| Central Kootenay, Electoral Area C | 4 | composting site (1); farm operation (1); poultry processing plant (1); slaughterhouse (1) | effluent 3; refuse 1; none given 1 |
| Central Kootenay, Electoral Area D | 7 | sewage treatment or discharge (4); secondary wood processing (2); fuel storage or distribution site (1) | air 2; effluent 4; refuse 2; none given 1 |
| Central Kootenay, Electoral Area E | 13 | sewage treatment or discharge (7); vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (2); farm operation (1); mine (1); 2 other kinds (2) | air 1; effluent 8; refuse 1; none given 4 |
| Central Kootenay, Electoral Area F | 3 | sewage treatment or discharge (3) | effluent 3 |
| Central Kootenay, Electoral Area G | 19 | sewage treatment or discharge (4); sawmill or other primary wood processing (3); soil amendment (biosolids or other wastes spread on land) (3); vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (3); 5 other kinds (6) | air 3; effluent 3; refuse 5; none given 10 |
| Central Kootenay, Electoral Area H | 10 | sewage treatment or discharge (3); vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (2); asphalt plant (1); concrete plant (1); 3 other kinds (3) | air 1; effluent 4; refuse 1; none given 4 |
| Central Kootenay, Electoral Area I | 6 | soil amendment (biosolids or other wastes spread on land) (4); sawmill or other primary wood processing (1); vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (1) | air 1; none given 5 |
| Central Kootenay, Electoral Area J | 12 | sewage treatment or discharge (7); concrete plant (2); asphalt plant (1); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (1); 1 other kind (1) | air 1; effluent 7; refuse 1; none given 3 |
| Central Kootenay, Electoral Area K | 8 | sawmill or other primary wood processing (3); sewage treatment or discharge (2); fuel storage or distribution site (1); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (1); 1 other kind (1) | air 3; effluent 2; refuse 3; none given 2 |
| Central Okanagan | 2 | fruit or vegetable processing plant (2) | effluent 2 |
| Central Okanagan West | 8 | sewage treatment or discharge (5); composting site (1); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (1); mine (1) | effluent 6; refuse 1; none given 1 |
| Central Saanich | 8 | composting site (2); concrete plant (2); farm operation (2); hazardous waste storage or treatment (1); 1 other kind (1) | air 1; none given 7 |
| Chase | 2 | sawmill or other primary wood processing (1); vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (1) | air 1; none given 1 |
| Chetwynd | 12 | large oil and gas facility (3); fuel storage or distribution site (2); mine (2); concrete plant (1); 4 other kinds (4) | air 5; effluent 3; refuse 4; none given 4 |
| Chilliwack | 69 | farm operation (19); sewage treatment or discharge (8); fuel storage or distribution site (7); concrete plant (6); 15 other kinds (29) | air 21; effluent 16; refuse 1; none given 33 |
| Clearwater | 6 | sewage treatment or discharge (3); land-based fish farm (1); vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (1); wood-waste landfill (1) | effluent 3; refuse 1; none given 2 |
| Clinton | 3 | sewage treatment or discharge (1); vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (1); wood-waste landfill (1) | effluent 1; refuse 1; none given 1 |
| Coldstream | 6 | secondary wood processing (2); composting site (1); concrete plant (1); fruit or vegetable processing plant (1); 1 other kind (1) | air 2; effluent 2; refuse 1; none given 2 |
| Columbia-Shuswap, Electoral Area A | 13 | sewage treatment or discharge (7); mine (3); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (2); secondary wood processing (1) | air 3; effluent 8; refuse 2; none given 1 |
| Columbia-Shuswap, Electoral Area B | 14 | sewage treatment or discharge (7); mine (4); hazardous waste storage or treatment (1); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (1); 1 other kind (1) | air 2; effluent 10; refuse 3; none given 1 |
| Columbia-Shuswap, Electoral Area C | 21 | sewage treatment or discharge (17); vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (2); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (1); secondary wood processing (1) | air 1; effluent 18; refuse 1; none given 2 |
| Columbia-Shuswap, Electoral Area D | 9 | soil amendment (biosolids or other wastes spread on land) (4); composting site (1); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (1); sawmill or other primary wood processing (1); 2 other kinds (2) | air 1; effluent 2; refuse 1; none given 6 |
| Columbia-Shuswap, Electoral Area E | 12 | sewage treatment or discharge (3); secondary wood processing (2); vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (2); asphalt plant (1); 4 other kinds (4) | air 3; effluent 5; refuse 2; none given 3 |
| Columbia-Shuswap, Electoral Area F | 13 | sewage treatment or discharge (11); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (2) | effluent 9; refuse 1; none given 3 |
| Colwood | 6 | fuel storage or distribution site (4); sewage treatment or discharge (2) | air 1; effluent 2; none given 3 |
| Comox | 2 | fuel storage or distribution site (1); sewage treatment or discharge (1) | effluent 1; none given 1 |
| Comox Valley, Electoral Area A | 7 | land-based fish farm (3); vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (3); sewage treatment or discharge (1) | effluent 2; none given 5 |
| Comox Valley, Electoral Area B (Lazo North) | 7 | sewage treatment or discharge (5); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (1); slaughterhouse (1) | effluent 6; refuse 1 |
| Comox Valley, Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek) | 13 | sewage treatment or discharge (4); land-based fish farm (3); composting site (2); fish processing plant (1); 3 other kinds (3) | effluent 6; none given 7 |
| Coquitlam | 10 | concrete plant (3); hazardous waste storage or treatment (3); contaminated site cleanup (1); fuel storage or distribution site (1); 2 other kinds (2) | effluent 3; hazardous waste 1; none given 6 Metro Vancouver's own air permits not included |
| Courtenay | 4 | fuel storage or distribution site (3); hazardous waste storage or treatment (1) | none given 4 |
| Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area A | 13 | sewage treatment or discharge (9); vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (2); bulk storage terminal (1); farm operation (1) | air 1; effluent 9; none given 3 |
| Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area B | 7 | sewage treatment or discharge (4); concrete plant (2); composting site (1) | effluent 5; none given 2 |
| Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area C | 11 | sewage treatment or discharge (4); composting site (3); fuel storage or distribution site (2); hazardous waste storage or treatment (1); 1 other kind (1) | air 2; effluent 4; refuse 1; hazardous waste 1; none given 4 |
| Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area D | 5 | sewage treatment or discharge (2); concrete plant (1); land-based fish farm (1); vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (1) | effluent 2; none given 3 |
| Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area E | 11 | vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (3); hazardous waste storage or treatment (2); sawmill or other primary wood processing (2); concrete plant (1); 3 other kinds (3) | air 2; effluent 2; refuse 2; hazardous waste 1; none given 4 |
| Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area F | 4 | sewage treatment or discharge (4) | effluent 4 |
| Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area G | 1 | composting site (1) | none given 1 |
| Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area H | 7 | composting site (1); hazardous waste storage or treatment (1); land-based fish farm (1); oil and gas processing plant (1); 3 other kinds (3) | air 1; effluent 2; hazardous waste 1; none given 3 |
| Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area I | 4 | sewage treatment or discharge (3); composting site (1) | effluent 3; none given 1 |
| Cranbrook | 16 | fuel storage or distribution site (5); asphalt plant (3); concrete plant (3); hazardous waste storage or treatment (1); 4 other kinds (4) | air 4; refuse 2; hazardous waste 1; none given 9 |
| Creston | 4 | beverage plant (1); concrete plant (1); fuel storage or distribution site (1); sewage treatment or discharge (1) | air 1; effluent 1; none given 2 |
| Cumberland | 11 | concrete plant (3); asphalt plant (2); composting site (2); dairy plant (1); 3 other kinds (3) | air 3; effluent 3; refuse 1; none given 4 |
| Daajing Giids | 5 | fuel storage or distribution site (2); fish processing plant (1); sawmill or other primary wood processing (1); sewage treatment or discharge (1) | effluent 3; refuse 1; none given 2 |
| Dawson Creek | 13 | fuel storage or distribution site (4); hazardous waste storage or treatment (2); composting site (1); concrete plant (1); 5 other kinds (5) | air 2; effluent 1; refuse 1; hazardous waste 2; none given 7 |
| Delta | 37 | hazardous waste storage or treatment (8); sewage treatment or discharge (7); fuel storage or distribution site (3); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (3); 12 other kinds (16) | air 2; effluent 17; refuse 5; hazardous waste 7; none given 7 Metro Vancouver's own air permits not included |
| Duncan | 2 | fuel storage or distribution site (1); land-based fish farm (1) | effluent 2 |
| East Kootenay, Electoral Area A | 17 | mine (7); concrete plant (3); sewage treatment or discharge (3); fuel storage or distribution site (2); 2 other kinds (2) | air 2; effluent 9; mine effluent 1; refuse 2; none given 5 |
| East Kootenay, Electoral Area B | 14 | sewage treatment or discharge (5); wood treatment plant (3); sawmill or other primary wood processing (2); large oil and gas facility (1); 3 other kinds (3) | air 6; effluent 7; refuse 2; none given 2 |
| East Kootenay, Electoral Area C | 14 | sewage treatment or discharge (7); composting site (2); land-based fish farm (1); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (1); 3 other kinds (3) | air 3; effluent 8; refuse 2; none given 4 |
| East Kootenay, Electoral Area E | 6 | pulp mill (4); sewage treatment or discharge (1); waste incinerator (1) | air 1; effluent 3; refuse 1; none given 1 |
| East Kootenay, Electoral Area F | 20 | sewage treatment or discharge (9); concrete plant (2); hazardous waste storage or treatment (2); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (2); 4 other kinds (5) | air 2; effluent 12; refuse 2; hazardous waste 1; none given 4 |
| East Kootenay, Electoral Area G | 8 | sewage treatment or discharge (4); sawmill or other primary wood processing (2); concrete plant (1); mine (1) | air 1; effluent 4; refuse 2; none given 1 |
| Elkford | 13 | mine (6); fuel storage or distribution site (3); concrete plant (1); hazardous waste storage or treatment (1); 2 other kinds (2) | air 3; effluent 3; refuse 1; hazardous waste 1; none given 5 |
| Enderby | 1 | sewage treatment or discharge (1) | effluent 1 |
| Fernie | 2 | concrete plant (1); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (1) | none given 2 |
| Fort St. James | 11 | sawmill or other primary wood processing (5); fuel storage or distribution site (3); power plant (2); sewage treatment or discharge (1) | air 3; effluent 3; refuse 3; none given 3 |
| Fort St. John | 16 | hazardous waste storage or treatment (5); fuel storage or distribution site (4); vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (2); asphalt plant (1); 4 other kinds (4) | air 3; effluent 2; hazardous waste 1; none given 10 |
| Fraser Lake | 5 | sawmill or other primary wood processing (3); fuel storage or distribution site (1); sewage treatment or discharge (1) | air 1; effluent 1; refuse 1; none given 2 |
| Fraser Valley, Electoral Area A | 5 | sewage treatment or discharge (2); composting site (1); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (1); sawmill or other primary wood processing (1) | effluent 2; refuse 2; none given 1 |
| Fraser Valley, Electoral Area B | 17 | sewage treatment or discharge (9); soil amendment (biosolids or other wastes spread on land) (3); farm operation (2); asphalt plant (1); 2 other kinds (2) | air 1; effluent 10; none given 6 |
| Fraser Valley, Electoral Area C | 8 | sewage treatment or discharge (5); composting site (2); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (1) | effluent 5; refuse 1; none given 2 |
| Fraser Valley, Electoral Area D | 6 | sewage treatment or discharge (5); asphalt plant (1) | air 1; effluent 5 |
| Fraser Valley, Electoral Area E | 5 | sewage treatment or discharge (3); farm operation (1); land-based fish farm (1) | effluent 3; none given 2 |
| Fraser Valley, Electoral Area F | 7 | sawmill or other primary wood processing (2); farm operation (1); land-based fish farm (1); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (1); 2 other kinds (2) | effluent 2; refuse 2; none given 3 |
| Fraser Valley, Electoral Area G | 4 | sewage treatment or discharge (3); farm operation (1) | effluent 3; none given 1 |
| Fraser Valley, Electoral Area H | 15 | sewage treatment or discharge (10); vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (2); composting site (1); farm operation (1); 1 other kind (1) | effluent 10; refuse 1; none given 4 |
| Fraser-Fort George, Electoral Area A | 3 | soil amendment (biosolids or other wastes spread on land) (2); sewage treatment or discharge (1) | effluent 1; none given 2 |
| Fraser-Fort George, Electoral Area C | 7 | sewage treatment or discharge (4); pulp mill (1); sawmill or other primary wood processing (1); soil amendment (biosolids or other wastes spread on land) (1) | effluent 4; refuse 1; none given 2 |
| Fraser-Fort George, Electoral Area D | 13 | sewage treatment or discharge (4); farm operation (3); sawmill or other primary wood processing (2); composting site (1); 3 other kinds (3) | air 3; effluent 5; refuse 2; none given 4 |
| Fraser-Fort George, Electoral Area E | 6 | fuel storage or distribution site (2); hazardous waste storage or treatment (2); beverage plant (1); sewage treatment or discharge (1) | effluent 2; none given 4 |
| Fraser-Fort George, Electoral Area F | 7 | sewage treatment or discharge (3); chemical plant (1); mine (1); mineral products plant (1); 1 other kind (1) | air 1; effluent 5; refuse 1 |
| Fraser-Fort George, Electoral Area G | 16 | sawmill or other primary wood processing (4); fuel storage or distribution site (3); sewage treatment or discharge (3); hazardous waste storage or treatment (2); 4 other kinds (4) | air 4; effluent 5; refuse 5; hazardous waste 1; none given 4 |
| Fraser-Fort George, Electoral Area H | 9 | sawmill or other primary wood processing (3); sewage treatment or discharge (3); fuel storage or distribution site (1); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (1); 1 other kind (1) | effluent 3; refuse 4; none given 2 |
| Fruitvale | 1 | sewage treatment or discharge (1) | effluent 1 |
| Gibsons | 2 | fuel storage or distribution site (1); sewage treatment or discharge (1) | effluent 1; none given 1 |
| Gold River | 7 | fuel storage or distribution site (2); land-based fish farm (2); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (1); power plant (1); 1 other kind (1) | air 2; effluent 2; refuse 1; none given 3 |
| Golden | 9 | veneer or plywood mill (3); concrete plant (2); commercial waste site (1); fuel storage or distribution site (1); 2 other kinds (2) | air 1; effluent 2; refuse 2; none given 4 |
| Grand Forks | 10 | fuel storage or distribution site (2); sawmill or other primary wood processing (2); asphalt plant (1); composting site (1); 4 other kinds (4) | air 3; effluent 1; refuse 1; none given 5 |
| Granisle | 6 | mine (3); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (2); sewage treatment or discharge (1) | air 1; effluent 3; refuse 2 |
| Greenwood | 1 | sewage treatment or discharge (1) | effluent 1 |
| Harrison Hot Springs | 2 | private site (1); sewage treatment or discharge (1) | air 1; effluent 1 |
| Highlands | 7 | asphalt plant (2); hazardous waste storage or treatment (2); concrete plant (1); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (1); 1 other kind (1) | air 2; refuse 1; hazardous waste 1; none given 3 |
| Hope | 8 | concrete plant (2); fuel storage or distribution site (2); sewage treatment or discharge (2); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (1); 1 other kind (1) | air 1; effluent 4; refuse 1; none given 3 |
| Houston | 10 | sewage treatment or discharge (4); vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (3); fuel storage or distribution site (1); sawmill or other primary wood processing (1); 1 other kind (1) | air 1; effluent 4; refuse 1; none given 4 |
| Hudson's Hope | 5 | power plant (3); composting site (1); sewage treatment or discharge (1) | air 1; effluent 3; refuse 1; none given 1 |
| Invermere | 6 | concrete plant (2); bulk storage terminal (1); composting site (1); sewage treatment or discharge (1); 1 other kind (1) | air 2; effluent 2; none given 2 |
| Juan de Fuca (Part 1) | 2 | sewage treatment or discharge (2) | air 1; effluent 1 |
| Juan de Fuca (Part 2) | 1 | sewage treatment or discharge (1) | effluent 1 |
| Kamloops | 55 | sewage treatment or discharge (7); asphalt plant (6); fuel storage or distribution site (6); vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (6); 14 other kinds (30) | air 16; effluent 13; refuse 8; hazardous waste 1; none given 20 |
| Kaslo | 2 | sewage treatment or discharge (2) | effluent 2 |
| Kelowna | 47 | vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (9); hazardous waste storage or treatment (7); sewage treatment or discharge (7); fuel storage or distribution site (5); 13 other kinds (19) | air 9; effluent 10; refuse 2; hazardous waste 4; none given 24 |
| Kent | 18 | soil amendment (biosolids or other wastes spread on land) (7); sewage treatment or discharge (3); composting site (2); concrete plant (2); 4 other kinds (4) | air 1; effluent 4; none given 13 |
| Keremeos | 2 | concrete plant (1); sewage treatment or discharge (1) | air 1; effluent 2 |
| Kimberley | 8 | mine (2); sewage treatment or discharge (2); fruit or vegetable processing plant (1); hazardous waste storage or treatment (1); 2 other kinds (2) | effluent 4; refuse 3; none given 2 |
| Kitimat | 21 | large oil and gas facility (5); fuel storage or distribution site (4); hazardous waste storage or treatment (3); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (2); 7 other kinds (7) | air 5; effluent 7; refuse 4; hazardous waste 1; none given 8 |
| Kitimat-Stikine, Electoral Area A | 35 | mine (16); sewage treatment or discharge (7); concrete plant (4); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (4); 2 other kinds (4) | air 6; effluent 22; refuse 6; none given 6 |
| Kitimat-Stikine, Electoral Area B | 7 | landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (3); sewage treatment or discharge (2); hazardous waste storage or treatment (1); sawmill or other primary wood processing (1) | air 1; effluent 3; refuse 1; hazardous waste 1; none given 1 |
| Kitimat-Stikine, Electoral Area C (Part 1) | 15 | landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (5); sewage treatment or discharge (3); concrete plant (2); sawmill or other primary wood processing (2); 3 other kinds (3) | air 4; effluent 5; refuse 6; hazardous waste 1; none given 4 |
| Kitimat-Stikine, Electoral Area D | 25 | mine (10); sewage treatment or discharge (8); concrete plant (3); debris burning (1); 3 other kinds (3) | air 6; effluent 12; refuse 2; none given 5 |
| Kitimat-Stikine, Electoral Area E | 6 | sewage treatment or discharge (2); vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (2); concrete plant (1); fuel storage or distribution site (1) | effluent 2; none given 4 |
| Kitimat-Stikine, Electoral Area F | 2 | landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (1); placer mine (1) | effluent 1; none given 1 |
| Kootenay Boundary B / Lower Columbia-Old-Glory | 6 | farm operation (1); hazardous waste storage or treatment (1); secondary wood processing (1); sewage treatment or discharge (1); 2 other kinds (2) | air 2; effluent 1; refuse 1; none given 3 |
| Kootenay Boundary C / Christina Lake | 5 | sewage treatment or discharge (4); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (1) | effluent 4; none given 1 |
| Kootenay Boundary D / Rural Grand Forks | 9 | soil amendment (biosolids or other wastes spread on land) (4); abrasives plant (1); concrete plant (1); mine (1); 2 other kinds (2) | air 2; effluent 3; none given 5 |
| Kootenay Boundary E / West Boundary | 20 | sewage treatment or discharge (7); soil amendment (biosolids or other wastes spread on land) (4); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (3); mine (3); 3 other kinds (3) | air 1; effluent 11; refuse 2; none given 8 |
| Kootenay Boundary, Electoral Area A | 11 | hazardous waste storage or treatment (4); sewage treatment or discharge (2); asphalt plant (1); fuel storage or distribution site (1); 3 other kinds (3) | air 5; effluent 2; refuse 1; hazardous waste 1; none given 2 |
| Ladysmith | 8 | sawmill or other primary wood processing (4); composting site (3); concrete plant (1) | air 2; effluent 2; none given 4 |
| Lake Country | 10 | sewage treatment or discharge (4); asphalt plant (1); concrete plant (1); hazardous waste storage or treatment (1); 3 other kinds (3) | air 2; effluent 5; hazardous waste 1; none given 3 |
| Langford | 7 | vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (2); composting site (1); concrete plant (1); plastics plant (1); 2 other kinds (2) | air 1; effluent 2; none given 4 |
| Langley (district municipality) | 53 | sewage treatment or discharge (13); farm operation (8); fuel storage or distribution site (7); concrete plant (5); 11 other kinds (20) | air 3; effluent 21; refuse 2; hazardous waste 3; none given 27 Metro Vancouver's own air permits not included |
| Langley (city) | 11 | vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (11) | none given 11 Metro Vancouver's own air permits not included |
| Lantzville | 1 | sewage treatment or discharge (1) | effluent 1 |
| Lillooet | 8 | sewage treatment or discharge (2); composting site (1); concrete plant (1); hazardous waste storage or treatment (1); 3 other kinds (3) | air 1; effluent 2; refuse 2; none given 3 |
| Lions Bay | 2 | landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (1); sewage treatment or discharge (1) | effluent 1; refuse 1 Metro Vancouver's own air permits not included |
| Logan Lake | 8 | mine (5); fuel storage or distribution site (1); hazardous waste storage or treatment (1); sewage treatment or discharge (1) | air 1; effluent 3; refuse 2; none given 3 |
| Lumby | 4 | concrete plant (1); sawmill (1); sewage treatment or discharge (1); vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (1) | effluent 2; none given 2 |
| Lytton | 3 | composting site (1); sawmill or other primary wood processing (1); sewage treatment or discharge (1) | air 1; effluent 1; none given 1 |
| Mackenzie | 22 | sawmill or other primary wood processing (8); power plant (4); pulp mill (3); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (2); 4 other kinds (5) | air 6; effluent 4; refuse 7; none given 5 |
| Maple Ridge | 24 | vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (13); sewage treatment or discharge (7); hazardous waste storage or treatment (2); farm operation (1); 1 other kind (1) | effluent 7; hazardous waste 2; none given 15 Metro Vancouver's own air permits not included |
| Masset | 2 | asphalt plant (1); power plant (1) | air 2 |
| McBride | 1 | sewage treatment or discharge (1) | effluent 1 |
| Merritt | 14 | composting site (3); sawmill or other primary wood processing (3); secondary wood processing (2); vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (2); 4 other kinds (4) | air 6; effluent 1; refuse 1; none given 6 |
| Metchosin | 3 | sewage treatment or discharge (3) | effluent 3 |
| Metro Vancouver, Electoral Area A | 6 | sewage treatment or discharge (3); composting site (1); hazardous waste storage or treatment (1); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (1) | effluent 3; refuse 1; hazardous waste 1; none given 1 Metro Vancouver's own air permits not included |
| Midway | 4 | landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (1); sewage treatment or discharge (1); small oil and gas facility (1); vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (1) | air 2; effluent 1; refuse 1; none given 1 |
| Mission | 14 | sewage treatment or discharge (3); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (2); vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (2); asphalt plant (1); 6 other kinds (6) | air 3; effluent 5; refuse 3; hazardous waste 1; none given 5 |
| Montrose | 1 | sewage treatment or discharge (1) | effluent 1 |
| Mount Waddington, Electoral Area A | 19 | sewage treatment or discharge (16); sawmill or other primary wood processing (3) | air 2; effluent 17; refuse 2 |
| Mount Waddington, Electoral Area B | 9 | sewage treatment or discharge (6); sawmill or other primary wood processing (2); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (1) | air 1; effluent 6; refuse 3 |
| Mount Waddington, Electoral Area C | 20 | sewage treatment or discharge (9); sawmill or other primary wood processing (3); fuel storage or distribution site (2); fish processing plant (1); 5 other kinds (5) | effluent 10; refuse 6; none given 4 |
| Mount Waddington, Electoral Area D | 20 | sewage treatment or discharge (8); sawmill or other primary wood processing (7); wood-waste landfill (2); composting site (1); 2 other kinds (2) | air 5; effluent 9; refuse 8; none given 2 |
| Nakusp | 1 | fuel storage or distribution site (1) | none given 1 |
| Nanaimo | 30 | fuel storage or distribution site (5); composting site (3); hazardous waste storage or treatment (3); sewage treatment or discharge (3); 11 other kinds (16) | air 6; effluent 8; refuse 2; hazardous waste 1; none given 15 |
| Nanaimo, Electoral Area A | 11 | vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (3); concrete plant (2); asphalt plant (1); commercial waste site (1); 4 other kinds (4) | air 2; effluent 3; none given 7 |
| Nanaimo, Electoral Area B | 2 | poultry processing plant (1); pulp mill (1) | effluent 1; refuse 2 |
| Nanaimo, Electoral Area C | 7 | sawmill or other primary wood processing (2); sewage treatment or discharge (2); concrete plant (1); land-based fish farm (1); 1 other kind (1) | air 2; effluent 3; none given 2 |
| Nanaimo, Electoral Area E | 4 | sewage treatment or discharge (3); land-based fish farm (1) | effluent 3; none given 1 |
| Nanaimo, Electoral Area F | 11 | vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (4); concrete plant (3); asphalt plant (1); composting site (1); 2 other kinds (2) | air 2; effluent 2; none given 7 |
| Nanaimo, Electoral Area G | 2 | composting site (1); sewage treatment or discharge (1) | effluent 1; none given 1 |
| Nanaimo, Electoral Area H | 6 | sewage treatment or discharge (6) | effluent 6 |
| Nelson | 7 | sewage treatment or discharge (3); concrete plant (1); farm operation (1); hazardous waste storage or treatment (1); 1 other kind (1) | effluent 4; refuse 1; hazardous waste 1; none given 1 |
| New Hazelton | 1 | sewage treatment or discharge (1) | effluent 1 |
| New Westminster | 5 | fuel storage or distribution site (2); vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (2); paper mill (1) | effluent 1; none given 4 Metro Vancouver's own air permits not included |
| North Coast, Electoral Area A | 4 | sewage treatment or discharge (3); concrete plant (1) | effluent 3; none given 1 |
| North Coast, Electoral Area C | 3 | sewage treatment or discharge (2); mine (1) | effluent 3 |
| North Coast, Electoral Area D | 17 | sawmill or other primary wood processing (9); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (4); sewage treatment or discharge (2); soil amendment (biosolids or other wastes spread on land) (2) | air 8; effluent 4; refuse 13; none given 2 |
| North Coast, Electoral Area E | 8 | fuel storage or distribution site (2); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (2); sawmill or other primary wood processing (2); power plant (1); 1 other kind (1) | air 4; effluent 1; refuse 5; none given 2 |
| North Cowichan | 32 | sawmill or other primary wood processing (8); sewage treatment or discharge (5); fuel storage or distribution site (4); pulp mill (4); 7 other kinds (11) | air 11; effluent 10; refuse 4; none given 10 |
| North Okanagan, Electoral Area B | 6 | composting site (2); sewage treatment or discharge (2); fuel storage or distribution site (1); secondary wood processing (1) | air 4; none given 2 |
| North Okanagan, Electoral Area C | 5 | landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (2); sewage treatment or discharge (2); oil and gas well site or facility (1) | air 1; effluent 2; none given 2 |
| North Okanagan, Electoral Area D | 7 | veneer or plywood mill (2); land-based fish farm (1); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (1); secondary wood processing (1); 2 other kinds (2) | air 2; refuse 2; none given 3 |
| North Okanagan, Electoral Area E | 6 | soil amendment (biosolids or other wastes spread on land) (2); hazardous waste storage or treatment (1); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (1); sewage treatment or discharge (1); 1 other kind (1) | effluent 1; none given 5 |
| North Okanagan, Electoral Area F | 14 | sewage treatment or discharge (4); soil amendment (biosolids or other wastes spread on land) (4); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (2); sawmill or other primary wood processing (2); 2 other kinds (2) | air 2; effluent 5; refuse 3; none given 5 |
| North Saanich | 5 | composting site (2); farm operation (1); poultry processing plant (1); sewage treatment or discharge (1) | effluent 2; none given 3 |
| North Vancouver (district municipality) | 15 | chemical plant (3); concrete plant (2); fuel storage or distribution site (2); hazardous waste storage or treatment (2); 6 other kinds (6) | air 2; effluent 7; refuse 2; hazardous waste 2; none given 5 Metro Vancouver's own air permits not included |
| North Vancouver (city) | 2 | bulk storage terminal (2) | effluent 2 Metro Vancouver's own air permits not included |
| Northern Rockies | 108 | oil and gas well site or facility (26); hazardous waste storage or treatment (25); sewage treatment or discharge (18); oil and gas processing plant (8); 15 other kinds (31) | air 47; effluent 58; refuse 4; hazardous waste 22; none given 9 |
| Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area A | 5 | sewage treatment or discharge (2); concrete plant (1); farm operation (1); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (1) | effluent 2; refuse 1; none given 2 |
| Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area B | 4 | vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (2); fruit or vegetable processing plant (1); fuel storage or distribution site (1) | effluent 1; none given 3 |
| Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area C | 7 | composting site (1); farm operation (1); fruit or vegetable processing plant (1); land-based fish farm (1); 3 other kinds (3) | effluent 3; refuse 1; none given 3 |
| Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area D | 7 | sewage treatment or discharge (2); concrete plant (1); land-based fish farm (1); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (1); 2 other kinds (2) | air 1; effluent 2; refuse 1; none given 3 |
| Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area E | 4 | sewage treatment or discharge (3); plastics plant (1) | air 1; effluent 3 |
| Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area F | 2 | asphalt plant (1); sewage treatment or discharge (1) | air 1; effluent 1 |
| Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area G | 9 | sewage treatment or discharge (5); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (1); metal products plant (1); mine (1); 1 other kind (1) | air 1; effluent 6; refuse 1; none given 1 |
| Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area H | 16 | composting site (4); soil amendment (biosolids or other wastes spread on land) (4); sewage treatment or discharge (3); mine (2); 3 other kinds (3) | air 4; effluent 6; none given 7 |
| Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area I | 1 | sewage treatment or discharge (1) | effluent 1 |
| Oliver | 7 | vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (3); fuel storage or distribution site (2); sewage treatment or discharge (1); slaughterhouse (1) | effluent 2; none given 5 |
| Osoyoos | 6 | concrete plant (2); fuel storage or distribution site (2); sewage treatment or discharge (1); vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (1) | effluent 1; none given 5 |
| Parksville | 1 | hazardous waste storage or treatment (1) | none given 1 |
| Peace River, Electoral Area B | 229 | oil and gas well site or facility (83); oil and gas processing plant (49); hazardous waste storage or treatment (33); sewage treatment or discharge (17); 10 other kinds (47) | air 156; effluent 96; refuse 12; hazardous waste 17; none given 19 |
| Peace River, Electoral Area C | 21 | sewage treatment or discharge (7); deep well disposal (2); hazardous waste storage or treatment (2); oil and gas well site or facility (2); 7 other kinds (8) | air 8; effluent 9; refuse 2; hazardous waste 2; none given 2 |
| Peace River, Electoral Area D | 86 | oil and gas well site or facility (28); oil and gas processing plant (27); hazardous waste storage or treatment (12); sewage treatment or discharge (4); 11 other kinds (15) | air 61; effluent 36; refuse 5; hazardous waste 12; none given 3 |
| Peace River, Electoral Area E | 41 | oil and gas well site or facility (7); oil and gas processing plant (6); sewage treatment or discharge (6); hazardous waste storage or treatment (5); 7 other kinds (17) | air 19; effluent 18; refuse 1; hazardous waste 5; none given 6 |
| Pemberton | 7 | composting site (2); concrete plant (2); fuel storage or distribution site (1); hazardous waste storage or treatment (1); 1 other kind (1) | air 1; effluent 1; none given 6 |
| Penticton | 19 | asphalt plant (6); vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (3); concrete plant (2); fuel storage or distribution site (2); 6 other kinds (6) | air 9; effluent 3; refuse 1; none given 7 |
| Pitt Meadows | 4 | sewage treatment or discharge (2); composting site (1); slaughterhouse (1) | effluent 3; none given 1 Metro Vancouver's own air permits not included |
| Port Alberni | 7 | fuel storage or distribution site (3); composting site (1); concrete plant (1); hazardous waste storage or treatment (1); 1 other kind (1) | effluent 1; hazardous waste 1; none given 5 |
| Port Alice | 4 | sewage treatment or discharge (2); fuel storage or distribution site (1); pulp mill (1) | effluent 3; none given 1 |
| Port Clements | 4 | sawmill or other primary wood processing (1); secondary wood processing (1); sewage treatment or discharge (1); soil amendment (biosolids or other wastes spread on land) (1) | air 2; effluent 1; refuse 1; none given 1 |
| Port Coquitlam | 12 | vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (9); hazardous waste storage or treatment (3) | hazardous waste 2; none given 10 Metro Vancouver's own air permits not included |
| Port Edward | 6 | fish processing plant (4); power plant (2) | air 1; effluent 4; none given 1 |
| Port Hardy | 6 | fuel storage or distribution site (2); fish processing plant (1); sawmill or other primary wood processing (1); sewage treatment or discharge (1); 1 other kind (1) | air 2; effluent 2; refuse 1; none given 2 |
| Port McNeill | 4 | asphalt plant (1); fuel storage or distribution site (1); sawmill or other primary wood processing (1); sewage treatment or discharge (1) | air 2; effluent 1; refuse 1; none given 1 |
| Port Moody | 7 | fuel storage or distribution site (2); commercial waste site (1); contaminated site cleanup (1); hazardous waste storage or treatment (1); 2 other kinds (2) | effluent 2; refuse 2; hazardous waste 1; none given 2 Metro Vancouver's own air permits not included |
| Pouce Coupe | 1 | sewage treatment or discharge (1) | effluent 1 |
| Powell River | 9 | concrete plant (2); composting site (1); fuel storage or distribution site (1); hazardous waste storage or treatment (1); 4 other kinds (4) | air 1; effluent 3; refuse 1; hazardous waste 1; none given 3 |
| Prince George | 67 | pulp mill (10); vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (9); sawmill or other primary wood processing (8); fuel storage or distribution site (6); 16 other kinds (34) | air 23; effluent 17; refuse 6; hazardous waste 5; none given 18 |
| Prince Rupert | 24 | sewage treatment or discharge (7); fuel storage or distribution site (4); bulk storage terminal (3); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (2); 7 other kinds (8) | air 5; effluent 13; refuse 4; none given 4 |
| Princeton | 17 | mine (4); sewage treatment or discharge (3); secondary wood processing (2); vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (2); 5 other kinds (6) | air 3; effluent 4; refuse 6; none given 4 |
| qathet, Electoral Area A | 3 | sewage treatment or discharge (2); sawmill or other primary wood processing (1) | air 1; effluent 2; refuse 1 |
| qathet, Electoral Area B | 5 | vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (2); asphalt plant (1); concrete plant (1); fuel storage or distribution site (1) | air 1; none given 4 |
| qathet, Electoral Area C | 4 | land-based fish farm (1); sawmill or other primary wood processing (1); vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (1); wood-waste landfill (1) | refuse 2; none given 2 |
| qathet, Electoral Area D | 6 | sewage treatment or discharge (3); mine (2); oil and gas well site or facility (1) | air 1; effluent 4; mine effluent 1 |
| qathet, Electoral Area E | 3 | fuel storage or distribution site (1); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (1); sewage treatment or discharge (1) | effluent 1; refuse 1; none given 1 |
| Quesnel | 27 | pulp mill (5); concrete plant (2); fuel storage or distribution site (2); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (2); 11 other kinds (16) | air 10; effluent 7; refuse 7; none given 4 |
| Radium Hot Springs | 2 | sawmill or other primary wood processing (1); sewage treatment or discharge (1) | air 1; effluent 1 |
| Revelstoke | 13 | sewage treatment or discharge (4); fuel storage or distribution site (2); sawmill or other primary wood processing (2); asphalt plant (1); 4 other kinds (4) | air 3; effluent 6; refuse 2; none given 4 |
| Richmond | 52 | vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (27); hazardous waste storage or treatment (7); concrete plant (6); fuel storage or distribution site (3); 7 other kinds (9) | effluent 10; refuse 2; hazardous waste 2; none given 39 Metro Vancouver's own air permits not included |
| Saanich | 10 | composting site (4); asphalt plant (1); commercial waste site (1); concrete plant (1); 3 other kinds (3) | air 3; effluent 1; refuse 1; none given 6 |
| Salmon Arm | 24 | sewage treatment or discharge (6); vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (4); fuel storage or distribution site (2); land-based fish farm (2); 9 other kinds (10) | air 2; effluent 10; refuse 3; none given 11 |
| Saltspring Island | 10 | sewage treatment or discharge (5); composting site (1); concrete plant (1); land-based fish farm (1); 2 other kinds (2) | effluent 7; none given 3 |
| Sayward | 1 | sewage treatment or discharge (1) | effluent 1 |
| Sechelt | 12 | sewage treatment or discharge (5); concrete plant (3); land-based fish farm (2); composting site (1); 1 other kind (1) | air 1; effluent 6; none given 5 |
| Sicamous | 3 | dairy plant (1); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (1); sewage treatment or discharge (1) | effluent 2; refuse 1 |
| Sidney | 1 | chemical plant (1) | air 1 |
| Smithers | 11 | fuel storage or distribution site (4); asphalt plant (2); secondary wood processing (2); sawmill or other primary wood processing (1); 2 other kinds (2) | air 4; effluent 1; refuse 3; none given 4 |
| Sooke | 10 | sewage treatment or discharge (3); vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (3); land-based fish farm (2); concrete plant (1); 1 other kind (1) | effluent 3; refuse 1; none given 6 |
| Southern Gulf Islands | 8 | sewage treatment or discharge (6); concrete plant (1); poultry processing plant (1) | effluent 7; refuse 1; none given 1 |
| Spallumcheen | 49 | soil amendment (biosolids or other wastes spread on land) (16); asphalt plant (5); vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (4); composting site (3); 15 other kinds (21) | air 15; effluent 9; refuse 3; none given 26 |
| Sparwood | 25 | mine (11); fuel storage or distribution site (7); sewage treatment or discharge (2); composting site (1); 4 other kinds (4) | air 5; effluent 6; refuse 6; none given 10 |
| Squamish | 22 | sewage treatment or discharge (5); concrete plant (3); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (2); large oil and gas facility (2); 9 other kinds (10) | air 1; effluent 9; refuse 4; none given 8 |
| Squamish-Lillooet, Electoral Area A | 6 | sewage treatment or discharge (3); mine (2); contaminated site cleanup (1) | air 1; effluent 5; refuse 1 |
| Squamish-Lillooet, Electoral Area B | 1 | sewage treatment or discharge (1) | effluent 1 |
| Squamish-Lillooet, Electoral Area C | 4 | sewage treatment or discharge (2); concrete plant (1); wood residue burner (1) | air 1; effluent 2; refuse 1; none given 1 |
| Squamish-Lillooet, Electoral Area D | 8 | sewage treatment or discharge (6); fuel storage or distribution site (1); mine (1) | effluent 7; none given 1 |
| Stewart | 7 | mine (2); bulk storage terminal (1); concrete plant (1); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (1); 2 other kinds (2) | air 4; effluent 3; refuse 2 |
| Stikine Region | 16 | mine (8); sewage treatment or discharge (3); concrete plant (1); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (1); 3 other kinds (3) | air 5; effluent 8; refuse 3; none given 3 |
| Strathcona, Electoral Area A | 54 | sawmill or other primary wood processing (23); sewage treatment or discharge (15); land-based fish farm (4); wood-waste landfill (4); 6 other kinds (8) | air 16; effluent 18; refuse 29; none given 7 |
| Strathcona, Electoral Area B | 1 | landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (1) | air 1; refuse 1 |
| Strathcona, Electoral Area C | 38 | sewage treatment or discharge (17); sawmill or other primary wood processing (11); wood-waste landfill (4); land-based fish farm (3); 3 other kinds (3) | air 13; effluent 18; refuse 13; none given 4 |
| Strathcona, Electoral Area D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake) | 6 | mine (5); sewage treatment or discharge (1) | air 2; effluent 3; refuse 3 |
| Summerland | 15 | composting site (3); sewage treatment or discharge (3); beverage plant (2); aluminum plant (1); 6 other kinds (6) | air 2; effluent 7; refuse 1; none given 5 |
| Sun Peaks | 2 | composting site (1); sewage treatment or discharge (1) | effluent 1; none given 1 |
| Sunshine Coast, Electoral Area A | 23 | sewage treatment or discharge (18); concrete plant (1); fish processing plant (1); land-based fish farm (1); 2 other kinds (2) | air 1; effluent 20; refuse 2; none given 1 |
| Sunshine Coast, Electoral Area B | 7 | sewage treatment or discharge (5); concrete plant (1); wood residue burner (1) | air 1; effluent 5; refuse 1; none given 1 |
| Sunshine Coast, Electoral Area D | 1 | landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (1) | air 1; effluent 1; refuse 1 |
| Sunshine Coast, Electoral Area E | 5 | sewage treatment or discharge (2); asphalt plant (1); concrete plant (1); waste incinerator (1) | air 2; effluent 2; none given 1 |
| Sunshine Coast, Electoral Area F | 20 | sewage treatment or discharge (9); pulp mill (3); waste incinerator (3); contaminated site cleanup (1); 4 other kinds (4) | air 5; effluent 10; refuse 4; none given 2 |
| Surrey | 44 | vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (22); hazardous waste storage or treatment (7); concrete plant (4); fuel storage or distribution site (3); 7 other kinds (8) | air 1; effluent 5; refuse 1; hazardous waste 5; none given 33 Metro Vancouver's own air permits not included |
| Tahsis | 2 | sewage treatment or discharge (2) | effluent 2 |
| Taylor | 14 | large oil and gas facility (4); pulp mill (2); sewage treatment or discharge (2); asphalt plant (1); 5 other kinds (5) | air 6; effluent 6; refuse 3; none given 1 |
| Telkwa | 1 | concrete plant (1) | none given 1 |
| Terrace | 11 | fuel storage or distribution site (3); sewage treatment or discharge (3); sawmill or other primary wood processing (2); asphalt plant (1); 2 other kinds (2) | air 3; effluent 3; none given 5 |
| Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area A (Wells Gray Country) | 5 | sewage treatment or discharge (3); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (1); slaughterhouse (1) | effluent 4; refuse 1; none given 1 |
| Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area B (Thompson Headwaters) | 6 | sewage treatment or discharge (3); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (1); mine (1); vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (1) | effluent 4; none given 2 |
| Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau) | 7 | sewage treatment or discharge (2); waste incinerator (2); mine (1); soil amendment (biosolids or other wastes spread on land) (1); 1 other kind (1) | effluent 2; none given 5 |
| Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area I (Blue Sky Country) | 6 | composting site (3); roofing plant (1); soil amendment (biosolids or other wastes spread on land) (1); wood treatment plant (1) | air 4; effluent 1; none given 2 |
| Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area J (Copper Desert Country) | 12 | sewage treatment or discharge (4); mine (2); veneer or plywood mill (2); hazardous waste storage or treatment (1); 3 other kinds (3) | air 2; effluent 6; refuse 1; none given 3 |
| Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area L (Grasslands) | 14 | sewage treatment or discharge (4); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (2); slaughterhouse (2); composting site (1); 5 other kinds (5) | air 2; effluent 7; refuse 1; none given 6 |
| Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area M (Beautiful Nicola Valley - North) | 14 | sewage treatment or discharge (6); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (2); composting site (1); concrete plant (1); 4 other kinds (4) | effluent 8; refuse 2; none given 5 |
| Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area N (Beautiful Nicola Valley - South) | 5 | soil amendment (biosolids or other wastes spread on land) (2); land-based fish farm (1); pipeline facility (1); sewage treatment or discharge (1) | air 1; effluent 2; none given 2 |
| Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area O (Lower North Thompson) | 11 | sewage treatment or discharge (4); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (2); composting site (1); fish processing plant (1); 3 other kinds (3) | effluent 8; refuse 3; none given 1 |
| Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area P (Rivers and the Peaks) | 15 | sewage treatment or discharge (6); composting site (2); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (1); mine (1); 5 other kinds (5) | air 2; effluent 8; refuse 2; none given 5 |
| Tofino | 2 | fish processing plant (1); sewage treatment or discharge (1) | effluent 2 |
| Trail | 16 | smelter, foundry or metal refinery (5); hazardous waste storage or treatment (4); wood-waste landfill (2); fuel storage or distribution site (1); 4 other kinds (4) | air 6; effluent 5; refuse 5; hazardous waste 2; none given 2 |
| Tumbler Ridge | 25 | mine (15); fuel storage or distribution site (4); sewage treatment or discharge (3); concrete plant (1); 2 other kinds (2) | air 4; effluent 9; refuse 3; none given 9 |
| Ucluelet | 2 | fish processing plant (1); fuel storage or distribution site (1) | effluent 1; none given 1 |
| Valemount | 3 | fuel storage or distribution site (2); sewage treatment or discharge (1) | effluent 1; none given 2 |
| Vancouver | 21 | concrete plant (4); composting site (2); fuel storage or distribution site (2); hazardous waste storage or treatment (2); 11 other kinds (11) | air 1; effluent 9; refuse 1; hazardous waste 2; none given 8 Metro Vancouver's own air permits not included |
| Vanderhoof | 18 | sawmill or other primary wood processing (6); fuel storage or distribution site (4); concrete plant (2); hazardous waste storage or treatment (2); 3 other kinds (4) | air 4; effluent 3; refuse 3; none given 9 |
| Vernon | 20 | sewage treatment or discharge (6); concrete plant (3); vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (3); composting site (2); 5 other kinds (6) | air 4; effluent 7; refuse 1; none given 8 |
| Victoria | 11 | hazardous waste storage or treatment (3); asphalt plant (2); cement or lime plant (1); composting site (1); 4 other kinds (4) | air 3; effluent 1; hazardous waste 1; none given 6 |
| Wells | 6 | sewage treatment or discharge (2); fuel storage or distribution site (1); landfill, transfer station or other solid waste site (1); metal mine (1); 1 other kind (1) | air 1; effluent 4; none given 1 |
| West Kelowna | 14 | vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (4); concrete plant (3); asphalt plant (2); beverage plant (1); 4 other kinds (4) | air 3; effluent 2; refuse 1; hazardous waste 1; none given 7 |
| West Vancouver | 2 | sewage treatment or discharge (2) | effluent 2 Metro Vancouver's own air permits not included |
| Whistler | 9 | composting site (2); fuel storage or distribution site (2); sewage treatment or discharge (2); asphalt plant (1); 2 other kinds (2) | air 1; effluent 2; refuse 1; none given 5 |
| Williams Lake | 24 | sawmill or other primary wood processing (4); vehicle dismantling and recycling yard (4); fuel storage or distribution site (3); wood-waste landfill (3); 8 other kinds (10) | air 8; effluent 3; refuse 6; none given 9 |
| Zeballos | 1 | sewage treatment or discharge (1) | effluent 1 |
From the Province's Waste Discharge Authorizations – All Authorizations, its file of 2026-07-22, placed by us in each place's boundary 2026-10-11. 89 of the 3,874 authorizations with a position lie on land without a place page here, reserves among them, and aren't listed. 194 are given only to about a kilometre, so one near a boundary may belong to the place next door. Authorizations without a position on the list aren't counted.
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