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Noise Monitoring Program - Update Port Community Liaison Committee Delta (PCLC) Delta Community Office January 28 th , 2016 r1 portmetrovancouver.com portmetrovancouver.com Noise Monitoring Program W hat is Noise? Program Objectives


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Port Community Liaison Committee – Delta (PCLC) Delta Community Office January 28th, 2016

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Noise Monitoring Program - Update

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Noise Monitoring Program

W hat is Noise? Program Objectives Noise Managem ent Delta Locations - Update

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Sound – W hen is it Noise?

Environm ental Noise

  • Relates to ambient sound levels beyond comfort levels

caused by traffic, construction, industrial, and some recreational activities.

W hat W e Measure?

  • Day-Evening-Night sound levels (reported as LeqA)
  • # of sound events
  • % highly annoyed (% HA)

W e Track and Report Long-Term Trends

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Sound – Propagation

RECEI VER

Characteristics

  • Continuous
  • Intermittent
  • Impulsive
  • Tonality
  • Low Frequency

I nfluenced by

  • Distance
  • Atmospheric Conditions
  • Obstacles/ Barriers
  • Reflection/ Absorption

SOURCE PROPAGATI ON

Perception

  • Human Response
  • Relative to Other

Sounds

  • Changes Over

Time

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Noise Program Objectives

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Manage Noise I ssues

  • Land use conflicts
  • Jurisdictional tensions

Act

  • Clearly
  • Reasonably
  • Consistently
  • Effectively

Community Feedback

Source: PMV 2014 Sustainability Report (http: / / www.portmetrovancouver.com/ about-us/ sustainability/ )

5 5 % Noise

A sustainable gatew ay proactively considers effects

  • n communities and responds

to local interests

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Managing Noise

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  • > About Us -> Topics of Interest -> Managing Port Noise
  • > Port Dashboard -> Noise Monitoring
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Noise Monitoring Dashboard

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http: / / portmetrovancouver.pmv.noisesentinel.com/

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Roberts Bank Delta – Locations

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RBD Tug Basin RBD Gingell Park RBD TFN

Disclaim er: Levels indicated at noise terminals may not directly relate to community or individual impacts as noise levels shown maybe mitigated or enhanced by environmental factors such as distance, physical structures, and weather

RBD TFN

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Questions

Environmental Programs

EnvironmentalPrograms@portmetrovancouver.com