The Port's environmental manager detailed plans to install 500 square feet of new floating treatment wetlands, featuring 1,200 native plants, to filter heavy metals and pollutants from the Terminal 4 stormwater pond. Additionally, updates on the Terminal 1 waterfront development highlighted environmental commitments like educational displays about the Columbia River watershed, as well as the use of fish-friendly gravel and bubble curtains to protect aquatic habitat during dock construction.
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Port of Vancouver Board of Commissioners · Apr 14, 2026 · 22:17–22:35 · Watch on CVTV ↗
Keywords: wetlands watershed habitat
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21:16 And 130001 through 130133 and the amount of $774,058.51. >> Thank you, any questions? >> I move to approve the recommendation as presented. >> I'll second the motion. All those in favor? >> Aye. >> Aye. >> Aye, unanimous. >> Thank you. CEO report. >> Yes, so I'd like to start the report with Matt Graves. He is our environmental manager who is going to provide an update on some of our environmental projects. Good morning, Matt. >> Good morning, thank you, Juliana. Good morning, commissioners. Today I'm going to give you a little snapshot into the port's storm water management program. Next slide.
22:13 I'll touch briefly on our storm water permitting and compliance here at the port. Some of our storm water projects that are being grant funded this year and a little update on our floating treatment wetlands. So the port operates mainly under two permits. We have what's called a municipal storm water permit, which you can see outlined in light blue here. This covers all of port property. Our second permit is our industrial storm water general permit, which is the one in the dark blue that covers our industrial activities. And on top of that, we have currently five construction storm water permits that cover projects under construction throughout the port, including our trail project right now. In addition to that, we have tenants that have multiple storm water permits. Some of them have industrial storm water permits. Some have an individual permit. Some have what's called a sand and gravel storm water permit. And some discharge their storm water to sanitary sewer under a waste water discharge permit with the city of Vancouver.
23:10 So lots of storm water permitting and compliance that goes around here at the port. The most challenging and most technical permit for us is the industrial storm water general permit. This permit requires constant inspections in collaboration with our facilities and marine operation groups to keep up with the best management practices like street sweeping, dust control, catch basin and storm line cleaning, spill response, equipment and cargo storage.
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direct keyword 22:17–22:35 wetlands, watershed, habitat
port's storm water management program. Next slide. I'll touch briefly on our storm water permitting and compliance here at the port. Some of our storm water projects that are being grant funded this year and a little update on our floating treatment wetlands. So the port operates mainly under two permits. We have what's called a municipal storm water permit, which you can see outlined in light blue here. This covers all of port property. Our second permit is our industrial storm water general pe