2001 Triple Bottom Line Report - BC Hydro
2001 Triple Bottom Line Report - BC Hydro
2001 Triple Bottom Line Report - BC Hydro
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E N V I R O N M E N T A L I N D I C A T O R S ( C O N T I N U E D )<br />
19. TOTAL VOLUME OF PETROLEUM AND OIL SPILLED AND NUMBER OF LEGALLY REPORTABLE SPILL INCIDENTS<br />
FISCAL YEAR NUMBER OF INCIDENTS TOTAL VOLUME<br />
1996/1997 56 12 441<br />
1997/1998 38 932<br />
1998/1999 37 5 323<br />
1999/2000 36 13 150<br />
2000/<strong>2001</strong> 34 11 714<br />
Environmental incident system records all types of incidents, including those caused by motor vehicle accidents, weather, equipment<br />
failure and human error. Not all incidents recorded in this system are under the direct control of <strong>BC</strong> <strong>Hydro</strong>. Volume of oil and<br />
petroleum spills are field estimates only.<br />
20. LAST YEAR’ S PCB ACTIVITY<br />
FISCAL YEAR 2000/<strong>2001</strong> TONNES<br />
High Level in storage 0<br />
Low Level in storage 184<br />
High Level sent for destruction 641<br />
Low Level sent for destruction 131<br />
“High Level PCB Material” is any material with a PCB concentration of greater than 1% (10,000 ppm)<br />
“Low Level PCB Material” is any material with a PCB concentration of greater than 0.005% but less than 1% (greater than 50 ppm<br />
but less than 10,000 ppm).<br />
21. HIGH LEVEL PCBS DESTROYED AND REMAINING IN SERVICE OR STORAGE<br />
CUMULATIVE TONNES<br />
FISCAL YEAR TONNES REMAINING % REMAINING % DESTROYED<br />
1992/1993 0 3617 100.00 0.00<br />
1993/1994 0 3617 100.00 0.00<br />
1994/1995 85 3532 97.65 2.35<br />
1995/1996 177 3440 95.11 4.89<br />
1996/1997 652 2965 81.97 18.03<br />
1997/1998 1320 2297 63.51 36.49<br />
1998/1999 2317 1300 35.94 64.06<br />
1999/2000 2317 1300 35.94 64.06<br />
January 2000/<strong>2001</strong> 2906 711 19.65 80.35<br />
This does not include the approximately 5400 tonnes of Low Level PCB-contaminated soil stored at our Rock Bay facility,<br />
Victoria, B.C. This material is the result of historic contamination on surplus property that <strong>BC</strong> <strong>Hydro</strong> has committed to clean up.<br />
It was excavated in 1993 and is scheduled for destruction in July <strong>2001</strong>.<br />
22. <strong>BC</strong> HYDRO’ S SYSTEM POWER SUPPLY INCLUDING ELECTRICITY PURCHASES<br />
FROM INDEPENDENT POWER PROVIDERS<br />
YEAR 2000 PER CENT<br />
Natural Gas 8.0<br />
<strong>Hydro</strong>electric 90.9<br />
Woodwaste 1.0<br />
Diesel 0.1<br />
Total: 100.0<br />
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