Environment

Our Asphalt Plants are monitored constantly by independent agencies for particulate, organics, opacity and carbon monoxide, and are required to meet or exceed Ministry of Environment, Lands and Park Regulations and GVRD Standards. Imperial Paving's Asphalt Plants far exceed the most stringent emissions standards of the GVRD.

The asphalt plants of today are designed to be compact, clean and quiet production plants and are incorporated into local industrial areas without compromising environment, wildlife or marine habitat. They employ patented technology to ensure the capture of volatile organic compounds and return them to the process. We have a self-monitoring program to ensure that we are in compliance. These systems exceed the most stringent emissions standards of the GVRD.

Technology used to ensure Air Quality are called "Baghouses".

Baghouses have a high efficiency exhaust fan that pulls in combustion air for the burner of the dryer. This creates an air stream that flows through the dryer and baghouse carrying combustion gases from the burner plus dust and steam from the drying process. The exhaust fan maintains a stable air flow over the operating system. A cyclone removes the coarse fines and filter bags capture the fine particles. The bags are cleaned automatically by precisely timed bursts of air. The enclosed system prevents pollutant escapement to the environment.