Fishery Notice

A Temporary Bypass Authorization has been granted to allow the flow of effluent 
to bypass the contact tank while work is conducted on the Contact Splitter Box 
at the French Creek Pollution Control Centre. All other treatment processes 
will remain in use while this work is completed.

This work is scheduled to start on August 21, 2017 and will result in an 
emergency sanitary closure placing portions of Subarea 14-1, 14-2, 14-3 and 14-
4 into closed status. 

The Pacific Region Interdepartmental Shellfish Committee has recommended an 
Emergency Sanitary Closure of the waters and intertidal foreshore of portions 
of Subarea 14-1, 14-2, 14-3 and 14-4, as bivalve shellfish in the area may 
become contaminated.  

The area is described as:  Portions of Subarea 14-1, 14-2, 14-3 and 14-4 
encompassing French Creek and outside waters

Emergency Sanitary Closure 14.yy - French Creek:

The waters and intertidal foreshore of Georgia Strait near French Creek inside 
a line drawn from a point on land at 49°21.26' north latitude and 124°22.97' 
west longitude, thence northeasterly to a point in water at 49°22.54' north 
latitude and 124°22.29' west longitude, thence southeasterly to a point in 
water at 49°22.24' north latitude and 124°20.71' west longitude, thence 
southerly to a point on land at 49°20.49' north latitude and 124°20.68' west 
longitude, thence northwesterly following the shoreline of French Creek and 
Columbia Beach to the point of commencement. 

Once repair work has been completed and the effluent discharge has ceased, the 
Emergency Sanitary Closure shall remain in place a minimum of 21 days at which 
time the Pacific Region Interdepartmental Shellfish Committee will advise 
Fisheries and Oceans Canada if changes to the status of the Emergency Sanitary 
Closure are warranted.  

Note that this notice does not describe other sanitary closures which may be in 
effect, or Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP, red tide) and other marine 
biotoxin closures.  Detailed bivalve shellfish closure information and maps are 
available at our website: http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-
gp/contamination/index-eng.htmland at local DFO offices.

For more information contact a local DFO office or Elysha Gordon at 250-756-
7192.

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0837
Sent August 20, 2017 at 2155

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