Noise Monitoring Program - Update - Port of Vancouver · 2016. 1. 28. · January 28 th, 2016 r1...

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Com m it tee – Delta (PCLC)

Delta Com m unity Office

January 28 th, 2016r1

Noise Monitor ing Program -

Update

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Noise Monitor ing Program

W hat is Noise?

Program Object ives

Noise Managem ent

Delta Locat ions - Update

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Sound – W hen is it Noise?

Environm ental Noise

• Relates to ambient sound levels beyond comfort levels caused by t raffic, const ruct ion, indust r ial, and some recreat ional act ivit ies.

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 – Propagat ion

RECEI VER

Character ist ics• Cont inuous

• I nterm it tent

• I mpulsive

• Tonality

• Low Frequency

I nfluenced by• Distance

• Atmospheric Condit ions

• Obstacles/ Barr iers

• Reflect ion/ Absorpt ion

SOURCE

PROPAGATI ON

Percept ion• Human Response

• Relat ive to Other

Sounds

• Changes Over

Time

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Noise Program Object ives

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Manage Noise I ssues

• Land use conflicts

• Jurisdict ional tensions

Act

• Clearly

• Reasonably

• Consistent ly

• Effect ively

Community Feedback

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

5 5 % Noise

A sustainable gatew ay proact ively considers effects

on communit ies and responds to local interests

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Managing Noise

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-> About Us -> Topics of I nterest -> Managing Port Noise

-> Port Dashboard -> Noise Monitor ing

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Noise Monitor ing Dashboard

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ht tp: / / portm et rovancouver.pmv.noisesent inel.com/

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Roberts Bank Delta – Locat ions

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RBD Tug Basin

RBD Gingell Park

RBD TFN

Discla im er: Levels indicated at noise term inals may not direct ly relate to community or individual impacts as noise levels shown maybe m it igated or enhanced by environmental factors such as distance, physical st ructures, and weather

RBD TFN

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Quest ions

Environm ental Program s

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