From the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency to British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority re: Proposed Design Changes to the Generating Station and Spillways (see reference document #2825)
Document Reference Number: 2827
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
160 Elgin St., 22nd floor
Ottawa ON K1A 0H3
Agence canadienne d'évaluation environnementale
160, rue Elgin, 22e étage
Ottawa ON K1A 0H3
Karen von Muehldorfer
Regulatory Manager, BC Hydro
Site C Clean Energy Project
P.O. Box 49260
Vancouver, B.C. V7X 1V5
Dear Ms. von Muehldorfer:
Thank you for contacting the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency regarding the proposed changes to the generating station and spillway design for the Site C Clean Energy Project (the Project).
On February 8, 2018, BC Hydro informed the Agency that it was contemplating changes to the Project and provided information related to those changes. The Agency conducted an analysis of the potential adverse environmental effects of the proposed Project changes and determined that mitigation measures and follow-up requirements currently included as conditions in the Decision Statement would address the environmental effects of the proposed Project changes and that no changes to the conditions are required. The Agency will post the results of its analysis on the Canadian Environmental Assessment Registry shortly.
Please note that this determination applies to the proposed changes to the generating station and spillway design only. The Agency is aware that BC Hydro is considering additional project design changes; the Agency expects to consider these changes at a future date.
It is your responsibility to ensure that the activities carried out in accordance with the Decision Statement also comply with all other legal requirements of federal, provincial or local governments.
For further information regarding the Decision Statement and conditions, please contact the Agency's Compliance and Enforcement Unit at compliance.conformite@ceaa-acee.gc.ca.
Sincerely,
<Original signed by>
Philip Seeto
Manager, Decision Statements