2001 Triple Bottom Line Report - BC Hydro

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W E A R E C O M M I T T E D T O C O N T I N U A L E N V I R O N M E N T A L I M P R O V E M E N T A S A N I N T E G R A L P A R T O F G O O D B U S I N E S S P E R F O R M A N C E . E N V I R O N M E N T A L I N C I D E N T S Despite our best efforts to prevent spills, mishaps still occur. BC Hydro recorded 138 environmental incidents in 2000/2001, including 89 spills, of which 81 involved oil or petroleum. Thirty-four of these spills met regulatory definitions of incidents requiring a report to government agencies. We also had 18 gaseous discharges and 31 fish-related incidents. Significant spills and clean-up actions last fiscal year included: • Boston Bar Diesel Generating Station (DGS), where 2000 litres of diesel spilled on the ground as a result of a faulty valve. Approximately 200 tonnes of visibly contaminated soil was excavated and removed to a licensed facility for treatment. • Telegraph Creek DGS, where 2400 litres of diesel fuel spilled on the ground after a valve was improperly closed. Contaminated soil was dug out and stored pending approval of permits for local remediation, which was expected to proceed this past spring. To prevent recurrence, the valve was redesigned to reduce the chance of human error and new operating procedures were established. E N V I R O N M E N T A L B O T T O M L I N E | 3 7 • As the result of an electrical fault that damaged an oil-filled cable, about 1900 litres of insulating oil leaked into the ground from an underground transmission cable at Murrin substation in Vancouver. Clean-up involved excavating all contaminated soil and asphalt from around the cable and storing the materials for later bioremediation. The spill was contained within a four-metre-square area and cleaned up to a standard that exceeded city requirements. 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 TOTAL VOLUME OF PETROLEUM AND OIL SPILLED AND NUMBER OF LEGALLY REPORTABLE SPILL INCIDENTS FISCAL YEAR 5232 37 9327 12 441 38 13 150 11 714 Total volume of petroleum spilled (litres)* Number of legally reported petroleum spill incidents *Note: Volume of oil and petroleum spills are field estimates only 34 56 36
70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 W A S T E A N D M A T E R I A L S M A N A G E M E N T BC Hydro diverts wastes in order to use as much material as possible, reducing pressures on limited landfill space. Our comprehensive waste management program diverted 63 per cent of our waste from landfills in 2000, well above the 50 per cent target recommended by the B.C. government. Diversion tactics included recycling approximately 2600 tonnes of paper and cardboard, wood poles, scrap metal, toner cartridges, batteries, ceramic insulators and fluorescent lighting tubes. DIVERSION RATE OF TOTAL MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE PER CENT 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 TONNES MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE TO LANDFILL 85 80 75 70 65 60 From the cafeterias at our Edmonds and Dunsmuir business centres, we also collected more than 32 tonnes of organic materials for composting and processing into organic fertilizers. We diverted approximately 30 per cent more material in 2000/2001 than in the previous year with plans to expand the scope of the program to include landscape materials, we expect volumes to increase again this year. INSULATING OIL REUSED PER CENT 99 00 BC Hydro Other Canadian E N V I R O N M E N T A L B O T T O M L I N E | 3 8
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