Coquitlam UV Disinfection Facility
Location
2052 Pipeline Road
Coquitlam, British Columbia
Canada
V3E 3P6
Certifications & Awards
- LEED Canada for New Construction and Major Renovations (registered)
Project Team
- Developer: Metro Vancouver
- Architect: CJP Architects
- Energy Modelling and IDP Workshop Facilitation: Recollective Consulting Inc.
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Summary
This new ultraviolet water disinfection facility consists of a combined
2 storey operations and maintenance administration area, UVD process
space, and associated workshops.
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Metro Vancouver, working in cooperation with the City of Coquitlam, has undertaken a major water utility infrastructure project in the Coquitlam watershed to ensure the region’s continued supply of high-quality drinking water. The Coquitlam UV Disinfection Project will include:
A new ultraviolet (UV) disinfection plant – to comply with new requirements under Health Canada’s Drinking Water Quality Associated underground valve chambers – which will regulate the flow of water through surrounding water mains An operations and maintenance centre – which will house a control room, offices, meeting rooms and a water testing laboratory Upgrades to the existing ozonation facility – which will improve the efficiency of the treatment process.
The project is comprised of two main parts: an ultraviolet disinfection building (“UV building”) and an operations and maintenance centre (“OMC building”). The UV building includes an ultraviolet disinfection process room and annexed rooms/spaces such as mechanical and electrical rooms, and its total floor area is approximately 1,000 m2. The OMC building is a 2-storey multi-use building including office spaces, lunch room, gym, lab, etc, and its total floor area is approximately 600 m2. The project is targeting LEED Silver certification.
