The Town of Comox collects sanitary sewage and, conveys it to lift stations operated by the Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD), which transport it to the Comox Valley Water Pollution Control Centre (treatment plant) at Cape Lazo.
The Comox Valley Sewer Conveyance Project is a multi-year construction project that will replace pipes and upgrade pump stations, moving more than 14,000 cubic metres of raw sewage each day to the sewage treatment plant on Brent Road.
This new system will route sewer pipes further inland, where they will no longer be vulnerable to damage from waves, rocks, and logs, thereby protecting beaches and waters throughout the Comox Estuary and the coastlines of Point Holmes and Goose Spit, as well as Baynes Sound.
About the Project
This is a significant and complex Project that starts at the Courtenay Pump Station and moves through K’ómoks land, downtown Comox and the Lazo Road area to the Comox Valley Water Pollution Control Centre (Sewage Treatment Plant) on Brent Road. There are construction impacts, traffic impacts and archaeological considerations. The CVRD is working with many jurisdictions and partners to deliver this project smoothly and efficiently and minimize impacts where we can.
If you want to get more information on the project, contact the CVRD:
Phone: 250-334-6000
Email: communications@comoxvalleyrd.ca
To learn more about the project or to sign up to receive the project updates, visit
engagecomoxvalley.ca/conveyanceprojectAs per the Town bylaw linked below, discharge of any material from a septic tank into the Town’s sanitary system is not permitted - this includes any sewage that is held in a recreational vehicle holding tank.
All sewer connections must be installed in accordance with the BC Building Code and to the satisfaction of the Town’s Building Inspector.
Comox Sanitary Sewer Use, Extension and Connection By-law 1983, Bylaw 713
