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British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority, 333 Dunsmuir Street, Vancouver BC V6B 5R3
www.bchydro.com
Joanna Sofield Chief Regulatory Officer Phone: 604-623-4046 Fax: 604-623-4407 [email protected] March 7, 2011 Ms. Erica M. Hamilton Commission Secretary British Columbia Utilities Commission Sixth Floor – 900 Howe Street Vancouver, BC V6Z 2N3 Dear Ms. Hamilton: RE: Project No. 3698623
British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (BC Hydro) Ruskin Dam and Powerhouse Upgrade Project (Project) Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN)
Attached as Exhibit B-2 is BC Hydro’s presentation from the Ruskin Dam and Powerhouse Upgrade Project CPCN Application Information Session held on February 28, 2011. For further information, please contact Geoff Higgins at 604-623-4121 or by e-mail at [email protected]. Yours sincerely,
Joanna Sofield Chief Regulatory Officer sh/rh Enclosure Copy to:
Kwantelen First Nation Sto:lo Tribal Council Matsqui First Nation BCUC Project No. 3698592 BC Hydro F11 RRA Registered Intervener Distribution List
B-2
1
Rus
kin
Dam
and
Pow
erho
use
Upg
rade
Pro
ject
CP
CN
App
licat
ion
Info
rmat
ion
Ses
sion
Febr
uary
28,
201
1
2
INTR
OD
UC
TIO
N
WO
RK
SH
OP
AG
EN
DA
In
trodu
ctio
n (G
eoff
Hig
gins
);
CP
CN
App
licat
ion
Ove
rvie
w (C
raig
God
soe)
;
Faci
lity
and
Pro
ject
Ove
rvie
w (C
hris
O’R
iley)
;
BC
Hyd
ro’s
Loa
d Fo
reca
st a
nd L
oad/
Res
ourc
e B
alan
ce (R
andy
Rei
man
n);
A
ltern
ativ
es A
naly
sis
(Dea
n C
ardn
o);
Fi
rst N
atio
ns C
onsu
ltatio
n an
d P
ublic
Eng
agem
ent (
Boy
d M
ason
);
Pro
ject
Ris
k an
d R
isk
Miti
gatio
n (B
oyd
Mas
on);
R
ate
Impa
ct a
nd B
CU
C R
egul
ator
y Ti
met
able
(Geo
ff H
iggi
ns).
3
CPC
N A
pplic
atio
n O
verv
iew
RE
GU
LATO
RY
AP
PR
OV
ALS
P
roje
ct d
oes
not t
rigge
r CE
AA
or B
CE
AA
:
BC
EA
A: m
odifi
catio
n to
an
exis
ting
faci
lity
belo
w 5
0MW
thre
shol
d;
EA
O re
ject
ed B
C H
ydro
’s v
olun
tary
opt
-in re
ques
t.
CE
AA
:
DFO
con
clud
ed n
o H
AD
D if
miti
gatio
n m
easu
res
are
follo
wed
;
Tran
spor
t Can
ada
advi
sory
opi
nion
that
Pro
ject
will
not
incr
ease
inte
rfere
nce
with
na
viga
tion.
N
o am
endm
ents
to C
ondi
tiona
l Wat
er L
icen
ses
or W
ater
Use
Pla
n;
Onl
y m
ater
ial r
egul
ator
y ap
prov
al is
Cer
tific
ate
of P
ublic
Con
veni
ence
and
N
eces
sity
(CP
CN
) fro
m th
e B
CU
C.
4
CPC
N A
pplic
atio
n O
verv
iew
AP
PLI
CA
TIO
N S
TRU
CTU
RE
A
pplic
atio
n st
ruct
ure
larg
ely
follo
ws
BC
UC
CP
CN
Gui
delin
es;
C
hapt
er 1
–In
trodu
ctio
n:
Ord
er s
ough
t and
why
BC
Hyd
ro is
app
lyin
g fo
r a C
PC
N (S
ectio
n 1.
1);
Im
plic
atio
ns o
f Cle
an E
nerg
y A
ct(S
ectio
n 1.
1);
B
C H
ydro
’s p
ast p
roje
ct e
xper
ienc
e (S
ectio
n 1.
3);
Li
st o
f App
endi
ces
(Sec
tion
1.5)
.
Cha
pter
2 –
Pro
ject
Des
crip
tion
and
Impa
cts:
E
xist
ing
Faci
lity
(Sec
tion
2.1)
;
Pro
ject
Sco
pe (S
ectio
n 2.
2);
C
ost E
stim
ate,
Sch
edul
e an
d R
ate
Impa
ct (S
ectio
ns 2
.4 –
2.6)
;
Env
ironm
enta
l and
Soc
ial I
mpa
cts
(Sec
tions
2.7
and
2.8
).
5
CPC
N A
pplic
atio
n O
verv
iew
AP
PLI
CA
TIO
N S
TRU
CTU
RE
(Con
tinue
d)
C
hapt
er 3
–P
roje
ct J
ustif
icat
ion:
C
ondi
tion
of D
am a
nd P
ower
hous
e (S
ectio
n 3.
2.1)
;
Pro
ject
nee
ded
to m
eet L
oad/
Res
ourc
e G
ap (S
ectio
n 3.
2.2)
;
Pro
ject
Alte
rnat
ives
(Sec
tion
3.3)
:
Long
-Ter
m:
5 A
ltern
ativ
es (2
De-
Rat
e an
d 3
Dec
omm
issi
onin
g);
S
hort-
Term
Def
erra
l to
impl
emen
t eith
er th
e P
roje
ct o
r 2 D
e-ra
te o
r 1 D
ecom
mis
sion
ing.
A
ltern
ativ
e M
eans
of C
arry
ing
Out
the
Pro
ject
(e.g
. 2 v
ersu
s 3
units
) (S
ectio
n 3.
4).
C
hapt
er 4
–Fi
rst N
atio
ns C
onsu
ltatio
n an
d P
ublic
Eng
agem
ent
C
hapt
er 5
–P
roje
ct R
isks
and
Ris
k M
anag
emen
t:
Def
initi
on P
hase
(Sec
tion
5.2)
;
Impl
emen
tatio
n P
hase
(Sec
tion
5.3)
;
Ope
ratio
n ph
ase
(Sec
tion
5.4)
;
Sum
mar
y (S
ectio
n 5.
5).
6
CPC
N A
pplic
atio
n O
verv
iew
OR
DE
R S
OU
GH
T
S
et o
ut in
App
endi
x A
; rep
ortin
g re
quire
men
ts s
imila
r to
othe
r pro
ject
s;
Pur
suan
t to
subs
ectio
n 46
(1) o
f the
Util
ities
Com
mis
sion
Act
, BC
Hyd
ro fi
led
its a
pplic
atio
n fo
r the
BC
UC
to g
rant
a C
PC
N to
con
stru
ct a
nd o
pera
te th
e R
uski
n D
am a
nd P
ower
hous
e U
pgra
de P
roje
ct (P
roje
ct);
B
C H
ydro
see
ks a
CP
CN
on
the
basi
s of
, am
ongs
t oth
er th
ings
, the
A
utho
rized
Am
ount
. Thi
s is
als
o co
nsis
tent
with
BC
Hyd
ro’s
Cap
ital P
roje
ct
Filin
g G
uide
lines
:
The
form
of t
he B
C H
ydro
Boa
rd o
f Dire
ctor
s au
thor
izat
ion
info
rms
the
App
licat
ion.
7
Faci
lity
Ove
rvie
wH
ISTO
RY
OF
RU
SK
IN
D
am a
nd P
ower
hous
e U
nit 1
or
igin
ally
con
stru
cted
in 1
930;
S
econ
d an
d Th
ird U
nits
co
nstru
cted
in 1
938
and
1950
;
No
maj
or re
furb
ishm
ents
ha
ve b
een
carr
ied
out s
ince
or
igin
al c
onst
ruct
ion;
S
eism
ic a
nd s
truct
ural
de
ficie
ncie
s re
quire
that
ex
tens
ive
inve
stm
ent i
s re
quire
d to
ens
ure
safe
ty a
nd
relia
bilit
y of
Rus
kin.
Orig
inal
193
0 C
onst
ruct
ion
8
Faci
lity
Ove
rvie
wR
US
KIN
TO
DAY
Rig
ht A
butm
ent
Dam Po
wer
hous
e an
d Sw
itchy
ardLeft
Abut
men
t
9
Faci
lity
Ove
rvie
w
D
epen
dabl
e ca
paci
ty o
f 105
MW
;
Aver
age
annu
al e
nerg
y ou
tput
of 3
48 G
Wh,
88
per c
ent o
f whi
ch is
firm
;
Loca
ted
in th
e Lo
wer
Mai
nlan
d, w
hich
acc
ount
s fo
r abo
ut 7
0 pe
r cen
t of B
C
Hyd
ro’s
Loa
d;
With
the
bene
fit o
f the
com
bine
d st
orag
e ca
paci
ty o
f the
Sta
ve R
iver
Sys
tem
re
serv
oirs
, Rus
kin
is a
ble
to p
rovi
de th
e fo
llow
ing
addi
tiona
l ben
efits
:
Dis
patc
habi
lity,
whi
ch c
an b
e us
ed to
mee
t pea
k lo
ad re
quire
men
ts a
nd to
resp
ond
to s
hort
term
var
iatio
ns in
load
or r
esou
rce
bala
nce;
O
n-ca
ll re
serv
e su
ppor
t or t
he a
bilit
y to
redu
ce o
utpu
t for
BC
Hyd
ro a
s it
seek
s to
in
tegr
ate
incr
easi
ng a
mou
nts
of in
term
itten
t cle
an o
r ren
ewab
le e
nerg
y.
Pro
vide
s de
pend
able
vol
tage
and
loca
l rea
ctiv
e po
wer
(VA
r) s
uppo
rt fo
r the
Lo
wer
Mai
nlan
d69
kV tr
ansm
issi
on n
etw
ork
and
elec
trica
l sys
tem
.
BE
NE
FITS
PR
OV
IDE
D B
Y R
US
KIN
10
Faci
lity
Ove
rvie
w
Rig
ht A
butm
ent
C
onsi
sts
of h
ighl
y er
odib
le s
oils
;
Bot
h se
ism
ic a
nd s
tatic
def
icie
ncie
s ha
ve b
een
iden
tifie
d:
Effo
rts to
dat
e to
miti
gate
san
d er
osio
n ha
ve o
nly
been
par
tially
suc
cess
ful;
D
amag
e to
the
Rig
ht A
butm
ent s
eepa
ge b
arrie
r of c
ould
occ
ur a
t an
earth
quak
e re
turn
per
iod
of le
ss th
an 1
in47
5 ye
ars.
Left
Abu
tmen
t
Por
tion
behi
nd th
e P
ower
hous
e is
ste
ep a
nd u
nsta
ble
and
coul
d fa
il fo
llow
ing
a m
ajor
ear
thqu
ake
with
a re
turn
per
iod
of le
ss th
an 1
in2,
475
year
s, w
hich
is
belo
w C
DA
guid
elin
es fo
r an
earth
em
bank
men
t. S
pillw
ay G
ates
S
eism
ic d
efic
ienc
ies
in th
e ex
istin
g sp
illw
ay g
ates
, pie
rs, a
nd ro
adw
ay o
f the
D
am w
here
cra
ckin
g of
stru
ctur
es c
ould
occ
ur w
ith g
roun
d m
otio
ns o
f 0.1
2g
(an
even
t with
an
expe
cted
retu
rn p
erio
d of
1in
100
year
s).
RU
SK
IN D
AM
DE
FIC
IEN
CIE
S
11
Faci
lity
Ove
rvie
w
Th
e R
uski
n da
m is
cat
egor
ized
as
“Ver
y H
igh
Con
sequ
ence
”, m
eani
ng th
at
the
dow
nstre
am im
pact
s of
a d
am b
reac
h m
ay in
clud
e lo
ss o
f life
, and
si
gnifi
cant
fina
ncia
l and
env
ironm
enta
l dam
age;
A
seis
mic
eve
nt c
ould
resu
lt in
dam
or a
butm
ent d
amag
e. T
he le
vel a
nd
exte
nt o
f dam
age
coul
d in
clud
e da
m o
r abu
tmen
t fai
lure
and
unc
ontro
lled
rele
ase
of th
e re
serv
oir;
If
Spi
llway
gat
es o
r spi
llway
gat
e pi
ers
are
dam
aged
in a
n ea
rthqu
ake,
BC
H
ydro
cou
ld lo
se th
e ab
ility
to p
ass
wat
er d
urin
g a
post
-ear
thqu
ake
draw
dow
n
or d
urin
g a
MD
E, w
hich
cou
ld le
ad to
ove
rtopp
ing
and
dam
failu
re;
B
C H
ydro
has
und
erta
ken
a nu
mbe
r of a
ctio
ns in
rece
nt y
ears
to m
itiga
te
dam
risk
(sec
tion
2.3)
; in
parti
cula
r, an
ope
ratin
g re
stric
tion
was
put
in p
lace
in
200
5 to
lim
it th
e m
axim
um o
pera
ting
leve
l of t
he re
serv
oir t
o E
l 41.
4 m
(a
1.5
m re
duct
ion)
whi
ch im
pact
s bo
th th
e en
viro
nmen
t and
pub
lic u
se o
f the
re
serv
oir.
RU
SK
IN D
AM
–C
ON
SE
QU
EN
CE
S O
F FA
ILU
RE
12
Faci
lity
Ove
rvie
w
Def
icie
ncie
s
Pow
erho
use
stru
ctur
e an
d/or
Lef
t Abu
tmen
t (be
hind
the
Pow
erho
use)
do
not
mee
t sei
smic
sta
ndar
ds a
nd c
ould
col
laps
e in
a la
rge
earth
quak
e;
Maj
or g
ener
atin
g co
mpo
nent
s, in
clud
ing
the
turb
ines
and
gen
erat
ors,
ex
cite
rs, g
over
nors
and
tran
sfor
mer
s (lo
cate
d be
twee
n th
e P
ower
hous
e an
d Le
ft A
butm
ent)
are
in p
oor t
o un
satis
fact
ory
cond
ition
;
Sw
itchy
ard,
loca
ted
on th
e P
ower
hous
e ro
of is
a c
irca
1930
’s d
esig
n an
d do
es n
ot a
llow
mai
nten
ance
wor
k to
be
perfo
rmed
at t
he s
witc
hyar
d w
ithou
t a
full
stat
ion
and
trans
form
er li
ne o
utag
e, a
nd p
oses
saf
ety
risks
to w
orke
r sa
fety
(lim
its o
f app
roac
h);
Th
ird p
arty
con
sulta
nt R
W B
eck
foun
d th
at th
e m
ajor
gen
erat
ing
com
pone
nts
“[hav
e] w
ell e
xcee
ded
[thei
r] ex
pect
ed u
sefu
l life
” and
that
the
perfo
rman
ce o
f th
e P
ower
hous
e eq
uipm
ent h
as b
een
decl
inin
g.
CO
ND
ITIO
N O
F TH
E P
OW
ER
HO
US
E
13
Faci
lity
Ove
rvie
w
Con
sequ
ence
s of
Fai
lure
C
olla
pse
of th
e Le
ft A
butm
ent o
r Pow
erho
use
build
ing
coul
d re
sult
in
inju
ry/d
eath
, the
loss
of g
ener
atin
g ou
tput
from
Rus
kin,
and
env
ironm
enta
l co
nseq
uenc
es;
A
failu
re in
one
or m
ore
of R
uski
n’s
thre
e ge
nera
ting
units
will
likel
y re
sult
in
an o
utag
e of
mor
e th
an a
yea
r with
incr
ease
d co
sts
and
coul
d re
sult
in
envi
ronm
enta
l im
pact
s;
RW
Bec
k fo
und
that
“the
re is
a h
igh
likel
ihoo
d of
a m
ajor
equ
ipm
ent f
ailu
re
that
cou
ld c
ause
per
sona
l inj
ury
as w
ell a
s ex
tend
ed o
utag
e an
d re
sult
in
exte
nsiv
e re
pair
and
repl
acem
ent c
osts
”.
CO
ND
ITIO
N O
F TH
E P
OW
ER
HO
US
E
14
Proj
ect O
verv
iew
Th
e S
cope
of t
he P
roje
ct is
to c
orre
ct d
am s
afet
y de
ficie
ncie
s an
d re
plac
e or
re
habi
litat
e po
wer
hous
e eq
uipm
ent a
nd a
ncilla
ries
to e
xten
d th
e fa
cilit
y lif
e by
at
leas
t 50
year
s;
Giv
en th
e ex
tent
of w
ork
bein
g un
derta
ken
by th
e P
roje
ct, B
CH
ydro
has
not
cu
rren
tly id
entif
ied
any
need
to u
nder
take
sig
nific
ant f
utur
e ca
pita
l ex
pend
iture
s at
the
Rus
kin
Faci
lity
in th
e sh
ort t
o m
ediu
m te
rm.
PR
OJE
CT
OB
JEC
TIV
E
15
Proj
ect O
verv
iew
Dam
Saf
ety
Upg
rade
s
Com
plet
e w
ork
to a
ddre
ss s
eism
ic d
efic
ienc
ies
iden
tifie
d at
the
Rig
ht
Abu
tmen
t;
Add
ress
Lef
t Abu
tmen
t, S
pillw
ay G
ates
and
Spi
llway
Pie
rs s
eism
ic
defic
ienc
ies;
R
ebui
ld a
nd w
iden
road
cro
ssin
g ov
erto
p of
Rus
kin
Dam
.
Pow
erho
use
Upg
rade
s
Add
ress
Pow
erho
use
stru
ctur
al a
nd s
afet
y de
ficie
ncie
s;
Rep
lace
and
refu
rbis
h tu
rbin
e an
d ge
nera
tor e
quip
men
t;
Rep
lace
bal
ance
of p
lant
, anc
illary
equ
ipm
ent;
R
eloc
ate
and
repl
ace
Sw
itchy
ard;
U
pgra
de p
ower
hous
e ac
cess
brid
ge.
PR
OJE
CT
SC
OP
E
16
Proj
ect O
verv
iew
Rig
ht A
butm
ent
2012
-20
13
Dam
Late
201
3 -2
017
Pow
erho
use
Stru
ctur
e: 2
012
-201
3G
ener
ator
s: 2
014-
2017
Switc
hyar
dB
etw
een
2014
an
d 20
17
Left
Abut
men
t20
16 -
2017
17
LON
G-T
ER
M P
LAN
NIN
G
N
eed
for R
uski
n in
Loa
d R
esou
rce
Bal
ance
:
F201
7 fo
r Firm
Ene
rgy;
F2
017
for D
epen
dabl
e C
apac
ity.
N
eed
is d
eter
min
ed b
y:
Net
Loa
d Fo
reca
st a
fter D
eman
d S
ide
Man
agem
ent (
DS
M);
Le
ss E
xist
ing,
Com
mitt
ed a
nd P
lann
ed S
uppl
y.
Th
e C
lean
Ene
rgy
Act
is a
key
Inpu
t
Load
Res
ourc
e Ba
lanc
e
18
ME
THO
DO
LOG
Y A
ND
CH
AN
GE
S
M
etho
dolo
gy fo
r the
201
0 Lo
ad F
orec
ast i
s su
bsta
ntia
lly u
ncha
nged
;
Use
d m
ost r
ecen
t (20
10) L
ong
Term
Rat
e Fo
reca
st;
O
il &
Gas
and
Min
ing
sect
or g
row
th;
E
lect
ric V
ehic
les
(EV
s) a
re in
clud
ed in
201
0 Fo
reca
st;
A
djus
tmen
t to
load
pro
ject
ions
for D
SM
/ Lo
ad F
orec
ast (
DS
M/L
F)
Inte
grat
ion:
Res
olut
ion
of th
e ov
erla
p w
ith th
e P
ower
Sm
art C
odes
and
S
tand
ards
;
Th
e ne
ed fo
r the
pro
ject
’s fi
rm e
nerg
y an
d de
pend
able
cap
acity
is
base
d on
the
2010
Loa
d Fo
reca
st w
ithou
t the
incr
ease
d lo
ad im
pact
s of
El
ectr
ic V
ehic
les
and
DSM
/Loa
d Fo
reca
st d
oubl
e co
untin
g.
2010
Loa
d Fo
reca
st
19
2010
Loa
d Fo
reca
stTO
TAL
INTE
GR
ATE
D G
RO
SS
RE
QU
IRE
ME
NTS
BE
FOR
E D
SM
AN
D W
ITH
RA
TE
IMP
AC
TS* –
2010
FO
RE
CA
ST
VS
. 200
8 LT
AP
EU
FO
RE
CA
ST
* Rat
e Im
pact
s re
fer t
o lo
ad re
duct
ions
from
fo
reca
st e
lect
ricity
rate
cha
nges
but
do
not i
nclu
de
load
redu
ctio
ns fr
om tw
o-tie
r rat
e de
sign
B
etw
een
F200
8 an
d F2
010,
tota
l req
uire
men
ts h
ave
decl
ined
by
appr
oxim
atel
y 3,
500
GW
h or
6.0
per
cen
t.
Tran
smis
sion
sal
es h
ave
decl
ined
by
2,40
0 G
Wh
or 1
5.0
per c
ent o
ver t
he s
ame
time
perio
d. T
his
refle
cts
a nu
mbe
r of
perm
anen
t clo
sure
s, c
urta
ilmen
ts a
nd ra
pid
decl
ine
in d
eman
d fo
r BC
’s ra
w e
xpor
ts. S
ecto
r mos
t effe
cted
by
glob
al s
low
do
wn
incl
udes
fore
stry
and
min
ing.
Rec
ent t
rend
s in
dica
ted
that
com
mod
ity p
rices
and
dem
and
have
sta
biliz
ed.
C
urre
nt lo
ad g
row
th p
roje
ctio
ns re
flect
agr
eem
ents
reac
hed
for N
orth
wes
t Tra
nsm
issi
on L
ine
(NTL
); an
d in
crea
sed
inqu
iries
and
nom
inat
ion
for e
lect
ricity
ser
vice
for m
inin
g an
d oi
l gas
. How
ever
thes
e lo
ads
can
be v
olat
ile –
up o
r dow
n.
The
2010
Loa
d Fo
reca
st in
clud
es th
e im
pact
of E
Vs
(2,1
00 G
Wh
in F
2030
) and
adj
ustm
ents
for D
SM
/LF
Inte
grat
ion
Ove
rlap
of e
ffici
ency
est
imat
es a
ssoc
iate
d w
ith c
odes
and
sta
ndar
ds (1
,000
GW
h in
F20
30).
2010
Fo
reca
st
with
out
EV
or
DS
M/L
F In
tegr
atio
n (G
Wh)
2008
LT
AP
E
U
Fore
cast
(G
Wh)
2010
Le
ss
2008
LT
AP
EU
(G
Wh)
2010
Le
ss
2008
LT
AP
E
U (%
) F1
1 56
,818
60
,490
(3
,672
) (6
.1%
) F1
2 59
,295
61
,362
(2
,067
) (3
.4%
) F1
7 68
,326
66
,172
2,
154
3.
3%
F21
70,6
58
68,4
80
2,17
8
3.2%
F2
5 74
,248
72
,080
2,
168
3.
0%
F29
77,5
06
75,9
37
1,56
9
2.1%
55,0
00
60,0
00
65,0
00
70,0
00
75,0
00
80,0
00
85,0
00
F11F12F13F14F15F16F17F18F19F20F21F22F23F24F25F26F27F28F29
GWh
2010
For
ecas
t20
10 F
orec
ast w
ithou
t EV
or D
SM
/LF
Inte
grat
ion
2008
LTA
P E
U F
orec
ast
20
2010
Loa
d Fo
reca
stIN
TEG
RA
TED
TO
TAL
PE
AK
BE
FOR
E D
SM
AN
D W
ITH
RA
TE IM
PA
CTS
–20
10 F
OR
EC
AS
T V
S. 2
008
LTA
P E
U F
OR
EC
AS
T
* For
ecas
t exc
lude
s Fo
rt N
elso
n an
d in
clud
es c
apac
ity
trans
fers
from
BC
Hyd
ro to
oth
er U
tiliti
es in
clud
ing
Forti
s BC
, Sea
ttle
City
Lig
ht a
nd th
e C
ity o
f New
Wes
tmin
ster
.
C
urre
nt P
eak
dem
and
proj
ectio
n is
bel
ow 2
008
fore
cast
in th
e sh
ort t
erm
. Ref
lect
s hi
stor
ical
dec
line
in tr
ansm
issi
on p
eak
dem
and
from
redu
ced
load
s an
d cl
osur
es.
M
iddl
e an
d lo
ng te
rm fo
reca
st a
bove
200
8 fo
reca
st. R
efle
cts
antic
ipat
ed h
ighe
r pea
k de
man
d fro
m o
il an
d ga
s an
d m
inin
g lo
ads.
E
V im
pact
refle
cted
in la
ter 1
0 ye
ars
of th
e 20
10 L
oad
Fore
cast
. EV
pea
k im
pact
refle
cts
a ch
argi
ng p
rofil
e th
at b
uild
s up
th
roug
h th
e da
y. P
rofil
e ba
sed
on b
atte
ry d
eple
tion
rate
s an
d dr
ivin
g pa
ttern
s an
d da
ta is
sup
porte
d by
EP
RI s
tudi
es.
10,0
00
11,0
00
12,0
00
13,0
00
14,0
00
15,0
00
16,0
00
F11F12F13F14F15F16F17F18F19F20F21F22F23F24F25F26F27F28F29
MW
2010
For
ecas
t20
10 F
orec
ast w
ithou
t EV
or D
SM
/LF
Inte
grat
ion
2008
LTA
P E
U F
orec
ast
2010
Fo
reca
st
with
out
EV
or
DS
M/L
F In
tegr
atio
n (M
W)
2008
LT
AP
E
U
Fore
cast
(M
W)
2010
Le
ss
2008
LT
AP
EU
(M
W)
2010
Le
ss
2008
LT
AP
E
U (%
) F1
1 10
,562
11
,144
(5
82)
(5.2
%)
F12
11,0
44
11,2
79
(234
) (2
.1%
) F1
7 12
,362
11
,761
60
1
5.1%
F2
1 12
,754
12
,241
51
3
4.2%
F2
5 13
,354
12
,891
46
4
3.6%
F2
9 13
,912
13
,604
30
8
2.3%
21
CLE
AN
EN
ER
GY
AC
T
Sel
f Suf
ficie
ncy
by F
2017
and
Insu
ranc
e by
F20
21:
C
ritic
al W
ater
;
The
2,50
0 G
Wh/
year
of n
on-fi
rm e
nerg
y/m
arke
t allo
wan
ce a
nd 4
00 M
W o
f mar
ket
relia
nce
is re
mov
ed a
fter D
ecem
ber 3
1, 2
015.
D
eman
d S
ide
Man
agem
ent:
20
08 L
TAP
Evi
dent
iary
Upd
ate
Opt
ion
A -
79%
in F
2021
.
Bur
rard
:
No
plan
ned
relia
nce
for e
nerg
y;
Up
to 9
00 M
W o
f cap
acity
unt
il al
l of t
he fo
llow
ing
proj
ects
are
com
plet
ed a
nd th
e re
sulti
ng fa
cilit
ies
are
prov
idin
g se
rvic
e:
Mic
a U
nits
5 a
nd 6
;
the
Inte
rior t
o Lo
wer
Mai
nlan
d Tr
ansm
issi
on P
roje
ct, a
nd
the
Mer
idia
n su
bsta
tion
trans
form
er p
roje
ct.
Th
erea
fter,
no p
lann
ed re
lianc
e:
Sm
art M
eter
ing
Initi
ativ
e –
Ene
rgy
Thef
t Los
s R
educ
tion:
E
nerg
y –
64 G
Wh
in F
2017
up
to 5
55 G
Wh
in F
2025
;
Cap
acity
–9
MW
in F
2017
up
to 7
7 M
W in
F20
25.
Load
Res
ourc
e Ba
lanc
e
22
Load
Res
ourc
e Ba
lanc
e
CO
MM
ITTE
D R
ES
OU
RC
ES
Th
ose
reso
urce
s fo
r whi
ch
mat
eria
l reg
ulat
ory
appr
oval
s ha
ve
been
sec
ured
(BC
UC
, eith
er
secu
red
or th
roug
h ex
empt
ion;
an
d en
viro
nmen
tal a
sses
smen
t-re
late
d), a
nd th
e B
oard
has
au
thor
ized
.
EXI
STI
NG
& C
OM
MIT
TED
RE
SO
UR
CE
S
Her
itage
Hyd
roel
ectri
c;
Her
itage
The
rmal
;
Res
ourc
e S
mar
t;
Wan
eta
Tran
sact
ion;
M
ica
Uni
ts 5
and
6;
E
xist
ing
and
Com
mitt
ed IP
Ps:
Pre
-Cle
an P
ower
Cal
l;
Cle
an P
ower
Cal
l;
Alc
an;
Is
land
Gen
erat
ion;
B
ioen
ergy
Pha
se 1
;
SO
P (s
igne
d E
PA
s);
IP
O (s
igne
d E
PA
s);
A
lta G
as (s
igne
d E
PA
);
Wan
eta
Exp
ansi
on.
23
Load
Res
ourc
e Ba
lanc
e
PLA
NN
ED
RE
SO
UR
CE
S
Thos
e re
sour
ces
for w
hich
m
ater
ial r
egul
ator
y ap
prov
als
have
be
en s
ecur
ed a
nd th
e B
oard
has
no
t aut
horiz
ed.
PLA
NN
ED
RE
SO
UR
CE
S
Alta
Gas
(2 w
ithou
t EP
As)
;
Bio
ener
gy P
hase
II;
IP
O (w
ithou
t EP
As)
;
2010
SO
P.
24
Load
Res
ourc
e Ba
lanc
e: E
nerg
y
50,0
00
55,0
00
60,0
00
65,0
00
70,0
00
75,0
00
F2012
F2013
F2014
F2015
F2016
F2017
F2018
F2019
F2020
F2021
F2022
F2023
F2024
F2025
F2026
F2027
F2028
F2029
F2030
F2031
Fisc
al Y
ear
(yea
r en
ding
Mar
ch 3
1)
Firm Energy Capability (GWh)
Exis
ting
and
Com
mitt
edPl
anne
d IP
Ps
2010
Mid
Loa
d Fo
reca
st A
fter
DSM
+ In
sura
nce
2010
Mid
Loa
d Fo
reca
st A
fter
DSM
With
out E
V +
Insu
ranc
e20
10 M
id L
oad
Fore
cast
Aft
er D
SM
With
out E
V an
d D
SM/L
F In
tegr
atio
n +
Insu
ranc
e
Ope
ratin
gPl
anni
ng
25
Load
Res
ourc
e Ba
lanc
e: C
apac
ity
11,0
00
12,0
00
13,0
00
14,0
00
15,0
00
F2012
F2013
F2014
F2015
F2016
F2017
F2018
F2019
F2020
F2021
F2022
F2023
F2024
F2025
F2026
F2027
F2028
F2029
F2030
F2031
Fisc
al Y
ear
(yea
r en
ding
Mar
ch 3
1)
Capacity(MW) Ex
istin
g an
d Co
mm
itted
Plan
ned
IPPs
2010
Mid
Loa
d Fo
reca
st A
fter
DSM
2010
Mid
Loa
d Fo
reca
st A
fter
DSM
With
out E
V20
10 M
id L
oad
Fore
cast
Aft
er D
SM
With
out E
V an
d D
SM/L
F In
tegr
atio
n
Ope
ratin
gPl
anni
ng
26
Valu
e of
Rus
kin
Prod
ucts
VA
LUE
OF
EN
ER
GY
B
ased
on
the
Cle
an P
ower
Cal
l in
F201
1$
Firm
:$1
29/M
Wh
N
on-F
irm:
$50/
MW
h
Wei
ghte
d A
vera
ge:
$120
/MW
h
VA
LUE
OF
CA
PA
CIT
Y
Bas
ed o
n R
evel
stok
e U
nit 6
in F
2011
$:$5
5/kW
-yea
r
Cap
acity
Cos
t Sen
sitiv
ity:
$37
-$10
7/kW
-yea
r
Cap
acity
C
redi
tN
one
Low
Mar
ket,
Tran
s-Li
mite
d$3
7/kW
-yea
r
Dom
estic
$55/
kW-y
ear
Hig
h M
arke
t
$107
/kW
-yea
rU
nit E
nerg
y C
ost (
$/M
Wh)
67.5
56.3
50.9
35.3
27
Alte
rnat
ives
Ana
lysi
sG
EN
ER
ATIN
G A
LTE
RN
ATIV
ES
Proj
ect –
Ret
ain
3 (r
ecom
men
ded
alte
rnat
ive)
:The
spi
llway
ga
tes
and
pier
s w
ill b
e re
plac
ed. A
ll th
ree
gene
ratin
g un
its
repl
aced
/refu
rbis
hed.
Cur
rent
41.
5m o
pera
ting
rest
rictio
n is
re
mov
ed.
Alte
rnat
ive
A –
De-
Rat
e 2:
The
spill
way
gat
es w
ould
be
rem
oved
an
d sm
all (
appr
ox 2
.5m
in h
eigh
t) au
tom
ated
cre
st g
ates
inst
alle
d on
the
Dam
cre
st to
pro
vide
eno
ugh
spill
cap
abili
ty to
ens
ure
that
a
plan
t trip
doe
s no
t dew
ater
the
low
er S
tave
Riv
er.O
nly
two
of th
e th
ree
gene
ratin
g un
its w
ould
be
repl
aced
/refu
rbis
hed.
Alte
rnat
ive
E –
De-
Rat
e 3:
As
in th
e P
erm
anen
t De-
Rat
e A
ltern
ativ
e, th
e sp
illw
ay g
ates
wou
ld b
e re
mov
ed a
nd s
mal
l (a
ppro
x 2.
5 m
) aut
omat
ed c
rest
gat
es in
stal
led
on th
e D
am c
rest
. A
low
er u
nit 3
inta
ke w
ould
be
inst
alle
d. A
ll th
ree
gene
ratin
g un
its a
nd
thei
r anc
illar
ies
wou
ld b
e re
plac
ed/re
furb
ishe
d.
41.4
m R
eser
voir Cre
st G
ates
37.0
m R
eser
voir
41.4
m R
eser
voir
42.9
m R
eser
voir
New
Spi
llway
Gat
es
Cre
st G
ates
41.4
m R
eser
voir
37.0
m R
eser
voir Cre
st G
ates
28
Alte
rnat
ives
Ana
lysi
sD
EC
OM
MIS
SIO
NIN
G A
LTE
RN
ATIV
ES
(NO
GE
NE
RAT
ION
)
Alte
rnat
ive
B –
Ove
rflo
w:T
he s
pillw
ay g
ates
wou
ld b
e re
mov
ed a
nd
flash
boar
ds in
stal
led
on th
e cr
est o
f the
five
inte
rior s
pillw
ay b
ays.
The
P
ower
hous
e w
ould
be
rem
oved
dow
n to
the
gene
rato
r flo
or a
nd n
ew
disc
harg
e va
lves
wou
ld b
e in
stal
led
in a
new
ly-c
onst
ruct
ed v
alve
-ho
use
whe
re th
e po
wer
hous
e ex
iste
d.
Alte
rnat
ive
C –
Rem
ove:
The
Dam
wou
ld b
e re
mov
ed a
nd th
e H
ayw
ard
Lake
Res
ervo
ir w
ould
be
retu
rned
, to
the
exte
nt p
ract
icab
le,
to it
s or
igin
al c
ondi
tion.
The
Pow
erho
use
wou
ld b
e re
mov
ed to
the
gene
rato
r flo
or, a
nd a
ll th
ree
pens
tock
s w
ould
be
fille
d w
ith g
rave
l and
ca
pped
with
con
cret
e at
bot
h en
ds, a
s w
ould
all
thre
e dr
aft t
ubes
. Thi
s al
tern
ativ
e w
ould
requ
ire d
ewat
erin
g H
ayw
ard
Lake
Res
ervo
ir pr
ior t
o re
mov
al o
f the
Dam
.
Alte
rnat
ive
D –
Tunn
el: T
his
alte
rnat
ive
is s
imila
r to
the
aban
donm
ent
with
dam
rem
oval
; rat
her t
han
rem
ovin
g th
e D
am, a
larg
e op
enin
g w
ould
be
exca
vate
d th
roug
h th
e ba
se o
f the
Dam
to a
llow
wat
er
pass
age.
41.4
m R
eser
voir Fl
ashb
oard
37.0
m R
eser
voir
No
Res
ervo
ir –
No
Dam
No
Res
ervo
ir –
with
Dam
29
Alte
rnat
ives
Ana
lysi
sA
LTE
RN
ATIV
ES
BE
NE
FIT
CO
MPA
RIS
ON
Pro
ject
Ret
ain
3 A
lt A
De-
Rat
e 2
Alt
BO
verf
low
A
lt C
Rem
ove
Alt
DTu
nnel
A
lt E
De-
Rat
e 3
Gen
erat
ing
Uni
ts3
2no
neno
neno
ne3
Res
ervo
ir El
evat
ion
Ret
urn
to
42.9
mR
educ
e to
37
.0m
Red
uce
to
37.0
mD
rain
R
eser
voir
Dra
in
Res
ervo
irR
educ
e to
37
.0m
Annu
al E
nerg
yG
Wh
379
308
n/a
n
/a
n/a
32
2
P
V o
f Ene
rgy
4,39
3
3,56
6
n/a
n
/a
n/a
3,
734
N
amep
late
Cap
acity
MW
120
70
n/a
n
/a
n/a
10
5
D
epen
dabl
e C
apac
ity11
4
70
n
/a
n/a
n
/a
100
PV o
f Dep
enda
ble
Cap
acity
1,32
2
811
n/a
n
/a
n/a
1,
156
30
Alte
rnat
ives
Ana
lysi
sA
LTE
RN
ATI
VE
S N
PV
CO
MP
AR
ISO
N
Pro
ject
Ret
ain
3 A
lt A
De-
Rat
e 2
Alt
BO
verf
low
A
lt C
Rem
ove
Alt
DTu
nnel
A
lt E
De-
Rat
e 3
Proj
ect B
enef
itsE
nerg
y ($
129
& $
50/M
Wh)
NPV
$M52
5.1
42
6.3
-
-
-
446.
3
Cap
acity
($55
/kW
-Yr)
72.7
44.6
-
-
-
63
.6
To
tal B
enef
its59
7.8
47
0.9
-
-
-
509.
9
Proj
ect C
osts
(Exp
ecte
d A
mou
nt)
Cap
ital C
osts
385.
2
314.
5
146.
9
219.
9
215.
6
374.
2
Ope
ratin
g C
osts
59.2
45.3
1.2
-
-
53
.9
To
tal C
osts
444.
4
359.
9
148.
1
219.
9
215.
6
428.
2
Pro
ject
NP
V15
3.3
11
1.0
(1
48.1
)
(219
.9)
(2
15.6
)
81.8
Avo
ided
Dec
omm
issi
onin
g14
8.1
14
8.1
14
8.1
14
8.1
14
8.1
14
8.1
N
PV -
net o
f Dec
omm
issi
onin
g30
1.4
25
9.1
-
(71.
8)
(6
7.5)
229.
8
Tota
l Cos
ts (A
utho
rized
Am
ount
)51
5.4
45
2.7
18
0.6
27
5.2
26
9.9
54
3.2
P
roje
ct N
PV
82.4
18.2
(180
.6)
(2
75.2
)
(269
.9)
(3
3.2)
Avo
ided
Dec
omm
issi
onin
g18
0.6
18
0.6
18
0.6
18
0.6
18
0.6
18
0.6
N
PV -
net o
f Dec
omm
issi
onin
g26
3.1
19
8.8
-
(94.
6)
(8
9.2)
147.
4
31
Alte
rnat
ives
Ana
lysi
sA
LTE
RN
ATIV
ES
NP
V C
OM
PAR
ISO
N
Auth
oriz
ed
Auth
oriz
ed
Auth
oriz
ed
Expe
ctedEx
pect
ed
Expe
cted
De-
Com
mC
redi
tDe-
Com
mC
redi
t
De-
Com
mC
redi
t
050
100
150
200
250
300
Proj
ect
Ret
ain
3
Alt A
De-
Rat
e 2
Alt E
De-
Rat
e 3
$M N
PV*
32
Alte
rnat
ives
Ana
lysi
sA
LTE
RN
ATIV
ES
LE
VE
LIZE
D C
OS
T C
OM
PAR
ISO
N
Pro
ject
Ret
ain
3 A
lt A
De-
Rat
e 2
Alt
BO
verf
low
A
lt C
Rem
ove
Alt
DTu
nnel
A
lt E
De-
Rat
e 3
Leve
lized
Cos
t (Ex
pect
ed A
mou
nt)
Cap
ital C
osts
(inc
l Sun
k &
Sw
itchy
ard)
87.7
88.2
33.4
50.0
49.1
100.
2
Ope
ratin
g C
osts
5.3
4.
9
0.3
6.
2
Wat
er R
enta
l (E
nerg
y)6.
9
6.9
6.
9
Wat
er R
enta
l (C
apac
ity)
1.3
0.
9
1.3
M
arke
t Pur
chas
e11
9.5
11
9.5
11
9.5
Le
veliz
ed C
ost
$/M
Wh
101.
2
100.
9
153.
2
169.
6
168.
6
114.
7
Avo
ided
Dec
omm
issi
onin
g(3
3.7)
(41.
5)
(3
3.7)
(33.
7)
(3
3.7)
(39.
6)
$/
MW
h67
.5
59
.4
11
9.5
13
5.9
13
4.9
75
.0
C
apac
ity C
redi
t(1
6.5)
(12.
5)
(1
7.0)
$/M
Wh
50.9
46.9
119.
5
135.
9
134.
9
58.0
Leve
lized
Cos
t (A
utho
rized
Am
ount
)11
7.3
12
6.9
16
0.6
18
2.2
18
1.0
14
5.4
A
void
ed D
ecom
mis
sion
ing
(41.
1)
(5
0.7)
(41.
1)
(4
1.1)
(41.
1)
(4
8.4)
$/M
Wh
76.2
76.3
119.
5
141.
0
139.
8
97.1
Cap
acity
Cre
dit
(16.
5)
(1
2.5)
-
-
-
(1
7.0)
$/M
Wh
59.6
63.8
119.
5
141.
0
139.
8
80.0
33
Alte
rnat
ives
Ana
lysi
sA
LTE
RN
ATIV
ES
LE
VE
LIZE
D C
OS
T C
OM
PAR
ISO
N
Cap.
Cr.
Cap.
Cr. Ca
p. C
r.
Expe
cted
Expe
cted
Expe
cted
Expe
cted
Auth
oriz
ed
Auth
oriz
ed
Expe
cted
Expe
cted
Auth
oriz
ed
Auth
oriz
ed
Auth
.
Auth
.
3060
9012
015
0
Proj
ect -
Ret
ain
3
Alt A
- De
-Rat
e 2
Alt B
- O
verfl
ow
Alt C
- Re
mov
e
Alt D
- Tu
nnel
Alt E
- De
-Rat
e 3
$/M
Wh
34
Alte
rnat
ives
Ana
lysi
sS
UM
MA
RY
•Th
e P
roje
ct is
the
high
est c
apita
l cos
t opt
ion.
The
low
est c
apita
l cos
t al
tern
ativ
e is
aba
ndon
men
t of t
he P
ower
hous
e w
ith o
verfl
ow o
f the
exi
stin
g da
m (A
ltern
ativ
e B
);•
Whe
n co
mpa
red
with
the
alte
rnat
ives
, the
Pro
ject
(upg
rade
of a
ll th
ree
units
) pr
ovid
es:
•Th
e hi
ghes
t net
pre
sent
val
ue;
•Th
e gr
eate
st e
nerg
y an
d ca
paci
ty b
enef
its; a
nd•
A co
mpe
titiv
e un
it en
ergy
cos
t.•
The
next
bes
t alte
rnat
ive
is A
ltern
ativ
e A
(Upg
rade
onl
y 2
units
and
low
er
rese
rvoi
r);
•Th
e ea
rlies
t tha
t any
of t
he a
ltern
ativ
es c
ould
be
impl
emen
ted
is N
ovem
ber
2015
;•
Env
ironm
enta
l and
Soc
io-E
cono
mic
impa
cts
of th
e P
roje
ct a
nd A
ltern
ativ
es
are
disc
usse
d in
the
App
licat
ion
at S
ectio
n 3.
3.1.
5.
35
Firs
t Nat
ions
Con
sulta
tion
CO
NS
ULT
ATIO
N O
VE
RV
IEW
•N
otifi
catio
n pr
ovid
ed to
five
Firs
t Nat
ion
grou
ps;
•S
to:lo
Nat
ion
Cou
ncil
dire
cted
BC
Hyd
ro to
con
sult
with
Kw
antle
n (s
ee
follo
win
g sl
ide
for K
wan
tlen
cons
ulta
tion)
;•
Pro
ject
info
rmat
ion
has
been
pro
vide
d to
Mat
squi
and
Sto
:lo T
ribal
Cou
ncil
(STC
); to
dat
e, n
eith
er M
atsq
ui n
or S
TC h
ave
rais
ed a
ny is
sues
or c
once
rns;
•A
lthou
gh th
e P
roje
ct a
ppea
rs to
be
outs
ide
the
terr
itory
of H
ul’q
umi’n
um
Trea
ty G
roup
(HTG
), H
TG w
as p
rovi
ded
with
Pro
ject
info
rmat
ion
and
to d
ate
have
not
rais
ed a
ny P
roje
ct is
sues
or c
once
rns;
•C
opie
s of
the
App
licat
ion
wer
e pr
ovid
ed to
Kw
antle
n, M
atsq
ui, a
nd S
TC.
36
Firs
t Nat
ions
Con
sulta
tion
CO
NS
ULT
ATIO
N W
ITH
KW
AN
TLE
N•
Kw
antle
n w
as n
otifi
ed o
f the
Pro
ject
in N
ovem
ber 2
006;
•K
wan
tlen
prov
ided
feed
back
and
BC
Hyd
ro re
spon
ded
to in
form
atio
n re
ques
ted
rega
rdin
g th
e P
roje
ct, i
nclu
ding
alte
rnat
ives
and
env
ironm
enta
l im
pact
s –
thes
e di
scus
sion
s co
ntin
ue;
•C
apac
ity F
undi
ng A
gree
men
t rea
ched
in 2
010;
•P
artie
s co
ntin
ue to
dis
cuss
a b
enef
its a
gree
men
t and
con
tract
ing/
empl
oym
ent
oppo
rtuni
ties
for K
wan
tlen.
FUTU
RE
CO
NS
ULT
ATIO
N•
Con
sulta
tion
will
be o
ngoi
ng th
roug
h th
e Im
plem
enta
tion
phas
e of
the
Pro
ject
;•
BC
Hyd
ro w
ill as
sess
the
adeq
uacy
of c
onsu
ltatio
n as
par
t of F
inal
Arg
umen
t.
37
Publ
ic E
ngag
emen
tP
UB
LIC
EN
GA
GE
ME
NT
PR
OC
ES
S
Initi
ated
in 2
006;
Le
tters
of s
uppo
rt re
ceiv
ed fr
om D
istri
ct o
f Mis
sion
and
Mis
sion
Cha
mbe
r of
Com
mer
ce;
P
artic
ipan
ts in
BC
Hyd
ro’s
eng
agem
ent p
roce
ss u
nder
stan
d th
e ne
ed a
nd
just
ifica
tion
for t
he P
roje
ct;
D
iscu
ssio
ns a
re o
n-go
ing
rela
ted
to m
anag
emen
t of c
onst
ruct
ion
impa
cts.
38
Proj
ect R
isks
DE
FIN
ITIO
N P
HA
SE
•Is
suan
ce o
f a C
ertif
icat
e of
Pub
lic C
onve
nien
ce a
nd N
eces
sity
;
OP
ER
ATIO
NS
PH
AS
E
Com
plet
ed u
pgra
de o
pera
tiona
l ris
ks, i
nclu
ding
relia
bilit
y, s
afet
y an
d en
viro
nmen
tal r
isks
, are
low
er w
hen
com
pare
d w
ith c
urre
nt o
pera
tion;
Fu
ture
ben
efits
follo
win
g th
e co
mpl
etio
n of
the
Pro
ject
incl
ude:
Im
prov
ed u
nit r
elia
bilit
y an
d ef
ficie
ncy;
Fe
wer
exp
ecte
d re
serv
oir d
raw
dow
ns;
A
dditi
on o
f aut
o-sp
ill fu
nctio
nalit
y.
39
Proj
ect R
isks
IMP
LEM
EN
TATI
ON
PH
AS
E•
Sch
edul
e R
isk;
•E
nviro
nmen
tal R
isk;
•C
ost R
isk.
40
Proj
ect S
ched
ule
IDTa
sk N
ame
Sta
rtFi
nish
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
120
13-0
7-17
2012
-01-
27R
ight
Abu
tmen
t
220
17-0
3-16
2013
-11-
25D
am S
pillw
ay P
iers
and
Gat
es
320
15-0
2-27
2013
-11-
25P
iers
and
Gat
es 1
and
2
420
16-0
6-20
2015
-03-
02P
iers
and
Gat
es 3
and
4
620
17-0
6-30
2012
-03-
08Po
wer
hous
e U
pgra
de
720
13-0
6-13
2012
-03-
08P
ower
hous
e S
uper
Stru
ctur
e
820
15-1
1-18
2014
-12-
30G
ener
atin
g U
nit 1
920
16-0
9-14
2015
-11-
27G
ener
atin
g U
nit 2
1120
17-0
6-30
2014
-03-
31 S
witc
hyar
d R
e-Lo
catio
n an
d U
pgra
de
520
17-0
3-16
2016
-06-
21P
iers
and
Gat
e 7
1020
17-0
6-30
2016
-09-
15G
ener
atin
g U
nit 3
Firs
t tur
bine
shi
pped
, rec
eive
d at
si
te, a
nd re
ady
for i
nsta
llatio
n
Bul
khea
d fa
bric
atio
n, b
ridge
foot
ing,
and
da
m a
cces
s co
mpl
ete,
firs
t Spi
llway
G
ates
read
y fo
r ins
talla
tion
41
Sche
dule
and
Env
ironm
enta
l Ris
ks
SC
HE
DU
LE R
ISK
Thre
e ke
y sc
hedu
le d
elay
risk
s du
ring
cons
truct
ion:
1.E
xcav
atio
n w
ork,
and
mat
eria
ls c
halle
nges
;2.
Adv
erse
wea
ther
; and
3.In
flow
con
ditio
ns.
EN
VIR
ON
ME
NTA
L R
ISK
Two
key
area
s of
env
ironm
enta
l ris
k in
clud
e:1.
The
pote
ntia
l for
a s
igni
fican
t spi
ll to
mai
ntai
n flo
w c
ontin
uity
; and
2.Th
e po
tent
ial f
or lo
ss o
f flo
w c
ontin
uity
.
42
Sche
dule
and
Env
ironm
enta
l Ris
ksS
CH
ED
ULI
NG
AN
D E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
TAL
RIS
K M
ITIG
ATIO
NIn
add
ition
to im
plem
entin
g co
ntra
ct a
nd p
roje
ct m
anag
emen
t bes
t pra
ctic
es, t
heP
roje
ct h
as b
een
sequ
ence
d as
follo
ws
to m
inim
ize
sche
dulin
g an
den
viro
nmen
tal f
low
-rel
ated
risk
s:
1.Th
e ge
nera
ting
unit
repl
acem
ents
will
take
pla
ce s
eque
ntia
lly o
ne u
nit a
t a
time,
allo
win
g gr
eate
r wor
k ar
ea to
the
cont
ract
ors
and
miti
gatin
g en
viro
nmen
tal d
owns
tream
flow
con
tinui
ty a
nd s
pill
risk
by le
avin
g tw
o ge
nera
ting
units
ava
ilabl
e fo
r ser
vice
to m
itiga
te th
e ris
k im
pact
of a
n un
plan
ned
gene
ratin
g un
it ou
tage
.
2.W
ork
that
requ
ires
a re
serv
oir d
raw
dow
n is
sch
edul
ed to
occ
ur d
urin
g th
e Fr
aser
Riv
er fr
eshe
t so
that
tailw
ater
ele
vatio
ns c
an b
e m
aint
aine
d do
wns
tream
from
the
Dam
for f
ish
habi
tat i
n th
e ev
ent o
f a fo
rced
uni
t out
age
at th
e R
uski
n Fa
cilit
y.
3.Th
e R
ight
Abu
tmen
t wor
k is
bei
ng p
erfo
rmed
firs
t as
it re
pres
ents
the
high
est
risk
expo
sure
for t
his
proj
ect.
43
Proj
ect C
ost
PRO
JEC
T C
OM
PON
ENT
Am
ount
($
mill
ion)
Pre-
Impl
emen
tatio
n Ph
ase
Cos
ts (L
oade
d)
87.0
Dire
ct C
onst
ruct
ion
Cos
t 32
5.2
Proj
ect M
anag
emen
t and
Eng
inee
ring
40.3
Oth
er In
dire
ct C
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56
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41
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71
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