Settlement reached in legal fight over pricey B.C. wastewater treatment facility
Acciona will pay Metro Vancouver $235 million as the parties end lawsuits and restart an independent review of the delayed plant.
- On Wednesday, Metro Vancouver and Acciona reached a $235 million settlement, ending years of litigation over the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant.
- Tensions peaked in 2022 when Metro Vancouver terminated Acciona's contract, citing abandoned work and cost overruns; Acciona filed a $250 million lawsuit and the district launched a $500 million countersuit.
- PCL Constructors resumed major construction activities in 2024 to complete the facility by 2030, while Metro Vancouver announced it will restart an independent review of the project.
- Metro Vancouver board chair Mike Hurley stated, "We are very aware of residents' concerns about the project," emphasizing that the independent review will provide transparency residents deserve.
- North Vancouver City mayor Linda Buchanan and North Vancouver District mayor Mike Little requested that Premier David Eby conduct a provincial inquiry and establish a "fairness mechanism" to prevent future cost-sharing burdens.
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Settlement reached in legal fight over pricey B.C. wastewater treatment facility
Lawsuits between Metro Vancouver and the original contractor of a wastewater treatment facility on the North Shore where costs ballooned to billions of dollars have been dropped as the two sides reached a settlement.
Metro Vancouver, Acciona settle lawsuits surrounding over-budget North Shore wastewater treatment plant
Metro Vancouver and Spanish conglomerate Acciona have reached a settlement in a massive legal dispute over the handling of a North Shore wastewater treatment plant that has gone over budget and is years behind schedule.
North Shore Wastewater Plant: Metro Vancouver and ACCIONA settle dispute, review moves ahead
Metro Vancouver has settled its legal dispute with ACCIONA over the troubled North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant project, clearing the way for an independent review of the long-delayed development. The settlement, announced by the regional government, ends litigation that had stalled scrutiny of one of the region’s most contentious infrastructure projects. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Metro Vancouver’s Board first moved to launc…
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