2001 Triple Bottom Line Report - BC Hydro

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SEIP SEIP S T R A T E G I C E N V I R O N M E N T A L I N I T I A T I V E S P R O G R A M The Strategic Environmental Initiatives Program (SEIP), launched in 1999, moves BC Hydro beyond environmental responsibility in day-to-day operations. SEIP is directed at new, innovative practices that protect and enhance the value of our assets, develop value-added technology and engage customers. W H I T E S T U R G E O N P R O T E C T I O N P R O G R A M A number of special projects focusing on fish and aquatic ecosystems are also funded through our Strategic Environmental Initiatives Program (SEIP), outlined below. BC Hydro has undertaken a three-year, $1.4 million SEIP program developed to help protect white sturgeon, B.C.’s largest freshwater fish, which are in decline in three North American river systems, including the Columbia River where some of our installations operate. We are working with fisheries agencies, E N V I R O N M E N T A L B O T T O M L I N E | 4 3 The three-year program provides funding for projects that serve our strategic objectives but fall outside the scope of BC Hydro’s regular operations. Undertakings include promoting species protection, wildlife diversity and habitat. Several SEIP projects are profiled throughout this report. First Nations and stakeholders to find out why adult Columbia River white sturgeon now outnumber juveniles, and why juvenile mortality rates have been so high. The program is focused on working with agencies and stakeholders to find a long-term solution using the best available technical, traditional and local knowledge. There are two components to the work: converting a hatchery in the Columbia-Kootenay region to accommodate rearing of juvenile sturgeon for research, and developing a longterm sturgeon recovery plan.
SEIP S P E C I E S A T R I S K Through our Strategic Environmental Initiatives Program (SEIP), BC Hydro is identifying ways our activities affect threatened, endangered and vulnerable species in B.C. In areas where our facilities are located, expertise from across our organization about species at risk is being consolidated into one database. We can then analyze how the species might be affected by our operations, and the biological factors to be considered in developing recovery plans. R E D U C I N G H I S T O R I C I M P A C T S Three programs are in place in British Columbia to mitigate historic impacts on fish and wildlife habitat resulting from the construction of hydroelectric facilities. The programs were BRIDGE COASTAL RESTORATION PROGRAM The development of programs to compensate for historic dam-building activity throughout B.C. was completed last year with the establishment of the Bridge Coastal Restoration Program. The program addresses historic impacts on fish and wildlife habitat within fifteen south-coastal and south-central B.C. watersheds affected by construction of our facilities in the area. All of our hydro facilities are now included in programs that compensate for historic impacts. The primary goal of the program is to address impacts on fish and wildlife. However, the program also allows for significant First Nations, public and agency involvement, and aims to create long-term value-added benefits for all. In this way, we hope to increase the fairness, credibility and transparency of the program’s decision-making processes, improve program results, and build and maintain public support for our operations. The inaugural nine-member board was appointed in January 2001 and is made up of three people representing each of the general public, First Nations and government (including BC Hydro The project is our first coordinated approach to examining issues involving endangered or threatened species, including wildlife, fish, birds, plants, reptiles and amphibians. The project is designed to provide a better understanding of how our hydro system interacts with species at risk, and what we can do to address concerns about further decline or extinction of these species. The project will produce recommendations for further study and recovery plan considerations. It will also provide species-at-risk information for project planning and implementation, and ensure it is considered in our activities. established by BC Hydro and the former Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, and involve multistakeholder consultation on research priorities, remediation projects and other related interests. and government agencies). The board is now actively involved in allocating program funds for this fiscal year. The program, which provides $1.5 million in annual funding for restoration projects, launched twenty-eight projects in its first year using interim funding allocated prior to forming the inaugural board. Its first action was a $250,000 contribution to Nature Conservancy Canada to help purchase nearly 47 acres of estuary land considered crucial to the ecosystem of Campbell River on Vancouver Island. The program also provided $80,000 to help convert the Upper Seton spawning channel for year-round use by multiple fish species, in cooperation with the Stl’atl’imx First Nation, Cayoose Creek and Bridge River bands, Ainsworth Lumber Company, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, former B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Highways, and former B.C. Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks. The two channels, located downstream of Seton Dam, were originally operated every two years as spawning habitat for pink salmon. E N V I R O N M E N T A L B O T T O M L I N E | 4 4
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