The company will also provide engineering services during construction for the treatment facility at Vancouver’s Water Station 4. When complete, this PFAS filter system will treat up to 12.2 million gallons per day, making it the largest PFAS project in the Northwestern US in terms of treatment capability.
Stantec’s design will integrate the treatment system into the Water Station 4 site while keeping it functional and maintaining water supply for the city during construction. Treatment facility construction is expected to begin this October and be completed in early 2028, over a year ahead of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s 2029 compliance deadline for public water utilities in the US to reduce PFAS in drinking water.
“Water and wastewater utilities across the US are taking important action to treat PFAS in their water supply,” said Matt Travers, Stantec executive vice president and business operating unit leader, Water. “For the City of Vancouver, we’re leveraging the strengths of our regional team along with national practitioners to address this challenge, meet regulatory standards, and provide long-term safety and reliability in the community’s drinking water supply.”
On average, the City of Vancouver delivers 10.1 billion gallons per year of drinking water to more than 270,000 people in a 72-square mile service area. In 2023, the city started a program to test for and report PFAS in drinking water, discovering that upgrades were necessary to properly treat and reduce PFAS contaminants to meet anticipated state and federal regulations.
