Richmond News
Richmond city council is calling on the federal and provincial governments to undertake a new environmental assessment of a jet fuel storage facility and pipeline that is now partly under construction near Riverport.
Council voted 8-1 in favour of reassessing a proposed amendment to increase the size of the pipeline, citing concerns that the proponent, the Vancouver Airport Fuel Facilities Corporation (VAFFC) — a consortium of airlines operating out of Vancouver International Airport — is potentially tripling fuel storage capacity to sell cheaper overseas product to nearby airports.
The potential for more jet fuel to flow from the planned marine terminal on the Fraser River and through the pipeline “would create a facility capable of delivering product far in excess of YVR’s current demand,” noted a report from Richmond’s engineering department.
“What’s happening here is a complete change from the previous environmental assessment and we want this redone,” said Mayor Malcolm Brodie at a council meeting on Monday. …