Site C Clean Energy - Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

(Submitted by BC Hydro to the British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency)

Please note: Due to the size of the various files listed below, if you experience difficulty accessing or downloading any of the files listed below, please visit the British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office to download individual files.

• Cover Letter [PDF - 36.66 KB]
• Executive Summary [PDF - 2.80 MB]
• Volume 1
  • Table of Contents and Authorship [PDF - 207.80 KB]
  • Acronyms and Abbreviations [PDF - 36.81 KB]
  • Definitions [PDF - 61.50 KB]
  • Volume 1: Introduction, Project Planning, and Description [PDF - 2.02 MB]
    • Figures [PDF - 62.59 MB]
  • Appendices
    • Appendix A - Vegetation Clearing and Debris Management Plan [PDF - 8.21 MB]
    • Appendix B - Reservoir Filling Plan [PDF - 368.15 KB]
    • Appendix C - Draft Construction Materials Development Plans [PDF - 14.04 MB]
    • Appendix D - Need for and Alternatives to the Project Supporting Documentation [PDF - 10.15 MB]
    • Appendix E - Review of Alternate Sites on the Peace River [PDF - 71.78 MB]
    • Appendix F - Project Benefits Supporting Documentation [PDF - 757.61 KB]
    • Appendix G - Public Information Distribution and Consultation Supporting Documentation [PDF - 8.61 MB]
    • Appendix H - Aboriginal Information Distribution and Consultation Supporting Documentation [PDF - 832.54 KB]
    • Appendix I - Government Agency Information Distribution and Consultation Supporting Documentation [PDF - 573.78 KB]
  • Table of Concordance [PDF - 1.03 MB]
• Volume 2
  • Table of Contents and Authorship [PDF - 330.78 KB]
  • Acronyms and Abbreviations [PDF - 49.27 KB]
  • Definitions [PDF - 199.84 KB]
  • Volume 2: Assessment Methodology and Environmental Effects Assessment [PDF - 4.97 MB]
    • Figures [PDF - 68.92 MB]
  • Appendices
    • Appendix A - Project Interaction Matrix [PDF - 143.10 KB]
    • Appendix B - Geology, Terrain and Soil
      • Terrain Stability Mapping Within Project Activity Zone [PDF - 35.10 MB]
      • Preliminary Reservoir Impact Lines [PDF - 141.87 MB]
      • Contaminated Sites Report [PDF - 1.10 MB]
      • Acid Rock Drainage and Metal Leachate Management Plan [PDF - 200.27 KB]
    • Appendix C - Land Status, Tenure and Project Requirement Maps [PDF - 29.54 MB]
    • Appendix D - Surface Water Regime Technical Memos [PDF - 22.61 MB]
    • Appendix E - Water Quality Baseline Conditions in the Peace River [PDF - 5.11 MB]
    • Appendix F - Groundwater Regime Technical Data Report [PDF - 1.24 MB]
    • Appendix G - Downstream Ice Regime Technical Data Report [PDF - 1.31 MB]
    • Appendix H - Reservoir Water Temperature and Ice Regime Technical Data Report [PDF - 8.65 MB]
    • Appendix I - Fluvial Geomorphology and Sediment Transport Technical Data Report [PDF - 80.11 MB]
    • Appendix J - Mercury Technical Synthesis Reports [PDF - 4.14 MB]
    • Appendix K - Microclimate Technical Report [PDF - 12.25 MB]
    • Appendix L - Air Quality Technical Report [PDF - 8.74 MB]
    • Appendix M - Noise and Vibration Technical Report [PDF - 6.99 MB]
    • Appendix N - Electric and Magnetic Field Technical Data Report [PDF - 1.04 MB]
    • Appendix O - Fish and Fish Habitat Technical Data Report [PDF - 5.33 MB]
    • Appendix P - Aquatic Productivity Reports [PDF - 28.93 MB]
    • Appendix Q - Fish Passage Management Plan [PDF - 9.40 MB]
    • Appendix R - Terrestrial Wildlife and Vegetation Effects Assessment
      • Vegetation and Ecological Communities [PDF - 31.97 MB]
      • Butterflies and Dragonflies [PDF - 67.14 MB]
      • Amphibians and Reptiles [PDF - 14.34 MB]
      • Migratory Birds [PDF - 113.01 MB]
      • Non-Migratory Birds [PDF - 27.21 MB]
      • Raptors [PDF - 67.35 MB]
      • Mammals [PDF - 81.21 MB]
    • Appendix S - Greenhouse Gases Technical Report [PDF - 2.86 MB]
    • Appendix T - Climate Change Summary Report [PDF - 4.04 MB]

PLEASE NOTE: An data error appeared in Volume 3, Section 16, Table 16.5 (page 16-6).  The corrected data was submitted on April 24, 2013 and is found as document number 1418.

• Volume 3
  • Table of Contents and Authorship [PDF - 375.74 KB]
  • Acronyms and Abbreviations [PDF - 55.61 KB]
  • Definitions [PDF - 79.70 KB]
  • Volume 3: Economic and Land and Resource Use Effects Assessment [PDF - 3.59 MB]
    • Figures
      • Part 1 [PDF - 15.03 MB]
      • Part 2 [PDF - 21.54 MB]
      • Part 3 [PDF - 16.21 MB]
      • Part 4 [PDF - 22.16 MB]
  • Appendices
    • Appendix A - Economic Assessment Supporting Documentation [PDF - 1.51 MB]
    • Appendix B - First Nations Community Baseline Reports
      • Approach to Gathering and Integrating Community Baseline Information [PDF - 197.88 KB]
      • Blueberry River First Nations [PDF - 6.64 KB]
      • Duncan's First Nation [PDF - 2.45 MB]
      • Horse Lake First Nation [PDF - 6.63 KB]
      • McLeod Lake Indian Band [PDF - 6.46 KB]
      • Saulteau First Nations [PDF - 6.61 KB]
      • Treaty 8 First Nations [PDF - 4.79 MB]
    • Appendix C - Land and Resource Use Assessment Supporting Documentation [PDF - 3.26 MB]
    • Appendix D - Site C Clean Energy Project - Agricultural Assessment Supporting Documentation [PDF - 3.51 MB]
    • Appendix E - Site C Clean Energy Project - Outdoor Recreation Mitigation Plan [PDF - 1.29 MB]
    • Appendix F - Site C Clean Energy Project - Current Use of Lands and Resources For Traditional Purposes Summary [PDF - 253.88 KB]
• Volume 4
  • Table of Contents and Authorship [PDF - 270.58 KB]
  • Acronyms and Abbreviations [PDF - 47.96 KB]
  • Definitions [PDF - 41.42 KB]
  • Volume 4: Social, Heritage, and Health Effects Assessment [PDF - 2.40 MB]
    • Figures [PDF - 21.76 MB]
  • Appendices
    • Appendix A - Social Assessment Supporting Documentation [PDF - 1.69 MB]
    • Appendix B - Project Traffic Analysis Report [PDF - 9.86 MB]
    • Appendix C - Heritage Resource Assessment Report [PDF - 37.75 MB]
    • Appendix D - Human Health Assessment Supporting Documentation [PDF - 2.62 MB]
• Volume 5
  • Table of Contents and Authorship [PDF - 297.63 KB]
  • Acronyms and Abbreviations [PDF - 23.28 KB]
  • Definitions [PDF - 50.81 KB]
  • Volume 5: Asserted or Established Aboriginal Rights and Treaty Rights, Aboriginal Interests and Information, Environmental Management Plans, and Federal Information Requirements [PDF - 1.96 MB]
    • Figures [PDF - 3.06 MB]
  • Appendices
    • Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation [PDF - 2.25 MB]
    • Beaver First Nation [PDF - 752.80 KB]
    • Blueberry River First Nations [PDF - 7.16 MB]
    • Dene Tha' First Nation [PDF - 7.86 MB]
    • Deninu K'ue First Nation [PDF - 628.54 KB]
    • Doig River First Nation
      • Summaries [PDF - 4.52 MB]
      • Doig River First Nation, Prophet River First Nation, West Moberly First Nations, and Halfway River First Nation Traditional Land Use Study (TLUS) Data and Methodology Report [PDF - 2.66 MB]
      • TLUS Maps
        • Part 1 [PDF - 11.29 MB]
        • Part 2 [PDF - 18.15 MB]
        • Part 3 [PDF - 14.34 MB]
        • Part 4 [PDF - 28.47 MB]
    • Duncan's First Nation [PDF - 10.94 MB]
    • Fort Chipewyan Métis Local 125 [PDF - 1.08 MB]
    • Fort Nelson First Nation [PDF - 4.61 MB]
    • Halfway River First Nation [PDF - 530.69 KB]
    • Horse Lake First Nation [PDF - 11.45 MB]
    • Kelly Lake Métis Settlement Society [PDF - 8.95 MB]
    • Kwadacha First Nation [PDF - 1.50 MB]
    • Little Red River Cree Nation [PDF - 1.63 MB]
    • McLeod Lake Indian Band [PDF - 2.33 MB]
    • Métis Nation of Alberta Region 6 [PDF - 452.07 KB]
    • Métis Nation of British Columbia [PDF - 8.95 MB]
    • Mikisew Cree First Nation [PDF - 1.35 MB]
    • Northwest Territory Métis Nation [PDF - 414.45 KB]
    • Paddle Prairie Métis Settlement Society [PDF - 417.79 KB]
    • Prophet River First Nation [PDF - 673.52 KB]
    • Salt River First Nation [PDF - 668.04 KB]
    • Saulteau First Nations [PDF - 3.85 MB]
    • Smith's Landing First Nation [PDF - 460.36 KB]
    • Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation [PDF - 445.64 KB]
    • Tallcree First Nation [PDF - 563.91 KB]
    • Tsay Keh Dene First Nation [PDF - 1.00 MB]
    • West Moberly First Nations [PDF - 700.02 KB]
    • Woodland Cree First Nation [PDF - 324.21 KB]