Introduction

B.C. Hydro plans to submit applications to
regulatory agencies for permits under the pro-
vincial Waste Management Act in connection
with the operation of the Burrard Thermal
Generating Plant near Port Moody,

Prior to the submission, Hydro will hold an
open house where people of the area will be
able to discuss the applications and the studies
that have been done on the impact of the
plant.

The Studies

Between 1979 and 1983, studies of stack
emissions and effluent discharge from the
Burrard plant were made by independent
consultants. The results of this extensive .
environmental assessment indicated that:

— The plant meets al! applicable Waste
Management Branch emission standards;

— operation of the plant has minimal effect on
health, vegetation, materials deterioration,
water quality and acid deposition.

Copies of the studies are available for
review at local libraries and at Hydro’s Infor-
mation Place in its downtown Vancouver head
office, at Burrard and Nelson Streets.

Also available are Hydro’s Progress Report
No. 2.and a Question-and-Answer booklet,
both issued in Feburary 1984. They sum-
marize the activities to date in connection with
the permit applications. Copies of these
publications are available at the above loca-
tions. They will be available at the open house
or can be obtained by contacting Community
Relations, B.C. Hydro, 970 Burrard Street,
Vancouver V6Z !1Y3. Telephone: 663-4277.

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Oil Co. _ Sunnyside Rd.

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Barnet Highway Ts loco.
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Burnaby ;
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: Port Moody

The Plant

The six turbine-generator units of the Bur-
rard plant were commissioned one at a time
between 1962 and 1975. They have a total
nameplate capacity of 912.5 megawatts (MW)
of electricity (1 megawatt = 1000 kilowatts).
This represents about 10.3 per cent of
Hydro’s total present generating capacity.
Although the plant was designed to operate on
oil or natural gas, the units are now operated
on natural gas only.

The Burrard plant is not operated on a
regular basis. It provides back-up electricity
when hydroelectric power is interrupted by
damage to transmission lines and in low-water
years. It also offers an alternative in case of
delays on new generation projects.

High operating costs discourage use of
Burrard as a regular part of the generating
system. Generation of electricity using water
is considerably less expensive.

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