EN13(1) Spills and Unintended Releases

Number

Calendar Year	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
BC Hydro: Legally Reportable	63	50	36	26	28	37
BC Hydro: Total Volume (litres)	17,169	2,944	5,269	4,370	5,225	4,532
Legally Reportable, CEA total	1,167	1,173	1,150	*597	no data	no data
Total Volume (litres), CEA total	no data	3,324,016	730,168	*588,161	no data	no data
BC Hydro Fish Incidents	32	19	29	22	20	23
BC Hydro Pesticide Incidents	3	1	1	1	0	0

Reportable spills are any volume over the provincial spill reporting quantities. Reportable petroleum spills are any volume over 100 litres spilled to land or any amount spilled to water. Threshold reporting volumes for other substances vary from one litre or kilogram to 200 litres or kilograms, depending on the substance. Number of spills remains at or below historical levels. British Columbia Transmission Corporation (BCTC) release data is not included in the above totals from 2003 onward.

*Canadian Electricity Association (CEA) 2004 data is preliminary and may change. BCTC is not included in the totals above from 2003 onwards.

Fish incidents refer to those incidents that are externally reportable to regulatory agencies, as required by the Fisheries Act, Fish Protection Act, Water Act, or that fall under the Water License Agreements issued to the individual generating facilities. Pesticide incidents are those that involve the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, Pesticide Products Act, Waste Management Act, Special Waste Regulations, or Pesticide Product Control Act. The number of incidents remains at historical levels. Fish and pesticide incidents are for the latest fiscal year (i.e., 2005 is for F2006).