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Number of Incidents

Performance Measure

2002/2003

2003/2004

2004/2005

Environmental Regulatory Compliance (targets)

60

40

28
Environmental Regulatory Compliance (actuals)

25

18

  
Definition

Environmental Regulatory Compliance is the number of externally reportable, preventable environmental incidents. An environmental incident is an incident that has caused, or has the potential to cause, one or more of the following:

  • environmental damage,
  • adverse effect on fish, wildlife, air quality or other environmental resources,
  • adverse publicity with respect to environment, and/or
  • legal or regulatory action (including ticketing) with respect to violation of statutes or environmental damage.

The targets for incidents were derived from historical rates as well as increased pressure by regulatory agencies. BC Hydro expects that the reduction should result from continually improving management practices.
Variance Explanation Results are lower than the target but close to the normal historical variability. Of the 18 incidents that qualified as preventable (13 human error, five equipment failure), none were characterized as "severe." For this type of measure there is an inherent risk of unreported incidents. BC Hydro is currently reviewing its controls to attempt to ensure that all applicable incidents are reported.
Benchmark Comparison No benchmark data available.

Last Modified: Jun 29, 2004

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