A company has missed its deadline to remove thousands of tons of illegally dumped waste from a farm near Cultus Lake in B.C.'s Columbia Valley.

The waste on a property on Iverson Road near the lake, about 100 kilometres east of Vancouver, was originally dropped off at the site over the course of several months in 2022 without provincial approval, violating B.C.'s Environmental Management Act.

The waste — which contains large amounts of plastics, wood and other foreign materials that made it unsuitable for composting — was discharged by the Abbotsford-based organic waste conversion company Fraser Valley Renewables (FVR).

The company was ordered by the provincial Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) to remediate more than 14,000 tons of material by May 31.

However, the ALC says that the company has not done so, and is now in violation of the order.

The commission — which regulates all land that is part of the provincial agricultural land reserve — told CBC News in an email that it is considering further enforcement measures, including an administrative penalty or a court order to ensure compliance.