Located in Quebec Canada, Ville de Boucherville is a town on the south shore of
the St. Lawrence River, a few kilometers from the Island of Montreal. Ville
de Boucherville is a part of the agglomeration of Longueuil in Montérégie,
Quebec, Canada.
Ville de Boucherville took advantage of the repairs to the Hélène-Boullé
and Darontal Streets in order to improve the management of the sector’s
stormwater. The stormwater in the neighborhood was conveyed directly to
Sabrevios Creek, which is a sensitive environment where many fish live.
The city wanted to reduce the total suspended solids (TSS) released in this
watercourse. The city had an area of 5.07 Ha with a 49% imperviousness and a
treatment flow rate of 263 L/s. The city wanted to remove 40% TSS in order to
reduce the pollutant load entering the creek.
With no regulations at the stormwater management level, Ville de Boucherville
took the initiative to reduce the impacts of the stormwater on their environment
with installing a Stormceptor EF manufactured and sold under license by
Lecuyer. The Stormceptor EF is an oil grit separator/hydrodynamic separator
designed to protect waterways from hazardous material spills and stormwater
pollution. Stormceptor EF effectively targets sediment (TSS), free oils, gross
pollutants, and other pollutants that attach to particles, such as nutrients and
metals.
Stormceptor EF and EFO claims to been verified in accordance with ISO 14034
Environmental Management - Environmental Technology Verification (ETV). ISO
14034 is an international standard developed with Canadian participation
(supported by the Standards Council of Canada and Environment and Climate
Change Canada) that provides a rigorous protocol for verification of technology
performance claims. In essence, ETV acts as a “seal of approval,” reassuring
markets and regulators that the claims of technology companies are valid.
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