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Coquitlam Lake Water Supply Project

Sector: Mass Transit • Location: Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada

Source: Vancouver Sun

Project
Planned

Metro Vancouver plans to double the capacity to withdraw water from Coquitlam Reservoir, increasing total storage capacity from about 150 billion litres to almost 250 billion litres. A filtration system will also be required to address water quality issues due to climate change. The project includes a new water intake, water supply tunnel, and new filtration treatment plant.

Status
Prospective
Sector
Mass Transit, Tunnel, Water Supply and Storage
Location
Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Vancouver Sun

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The project “Coquitlam Lake Water Supply Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Mass Transit sector, located in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Vancouver Sun.

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2026-07-22

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Metro Vancouver plans to double the capacity to withdraw water from Coquitlam Reservoir, increasing total storage capacity from about 150 billion litres to almost 250 billion litres. A filtration system will also be required to address water quality issues due to climate change. The project includes a new water intake, water supply tunnel, and new filtration treatment plant.

Original sector

Water Supply

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Location

Country

Canada

State

British Columbia

City

Coquitlam

Source

Source

Vancouver Sun

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Sector

Mass Transit, Tunnel, Water Supply and Storage

Article published date

2026-04-28

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