The operations of BC Hydro reservoirs may be impacting archaeological sites that are protected by the B.C. Heritage Conservation Act. Various First Nations have expressed concerns over impacts to archaeological resources in reservoir drawdown zones. The presence or absence, location, and degree of our impacts to these sites is largely unknown at this time. BC Hydro is developing plans to address this issue. To reach the performance goals for 2005/2006, we will:

• Define area of potential impact around each BC Hydro reservoir;
• Identify known archaeology sites and previously surveyed areas within our zone of potential impact for each reservoir; and,
• Define a schedule to complete surveys in potentially impacted areas in future years.

This is the first year this performance measure has been reported.