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Notice of Site G Project Construction Activities
October 3,2018
Upcoming access road work and clearing Beginning as early as October, the Site C project will start upgrading access points for eastern reservoir clearing, To improve safety, BC Hydro will add several pullouts to the existing Old Hope Road. lmprovements will also be made to several routes connecting to Old Hope Road. This work will take approximately four weeks to complete, weather dependent. Once access has been improved, the project will clear the eastern reservoir area. This will take place between fall/winter 2018 and spring 2019. Merchantable trees of sufficient size, quality and volume to make them suitable for harvest and transport will be hauled to local mills. All other wood will be chipped, mulched, spread as coarse woody debris, or burned on site. Eastern reservoir wood disposal is scheduled for fall 2019. Please see the attached information sheet for the project's clearing and debris management approach.
What to expect While the road upgrades take place, residents can expect the following:
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There will be increased traffic when the road contractor moves crews and equipment to work areas in the vicinity of Old Hope Road. This area will be accessed using Highway 97 .
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There will be delays or temporary access restrictions on portions of Old Hope Road and other access routes. This could include single lane alternating traffic and short road closures. Please watch for flag personnel and information signs.
Some noise will occur around the upgrades. The contractor will have a traffic management plan and will coordinate activities to minimize traffic during school bus pick up and drop off hours.
While the eastern reservoir clearing occurs, residents can expect the following:
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There will be continued traffic in the vicinity of Old Hope Road and the reservoir area. During the hauling period, there will be several trucks using the road per hour.
The road wiii be radio assisteo, with signs posted to noiify users of the channel or frequency. The clearing contractor will continue to coordinate activities to minimize traffic during school bus pick up and drop off hours. Some noise will occur near Old Hope Road and the eastern reservoir.
For more information The Site C project will continue to issue regular construction updates by email. For more information, please:
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Visit the project website: urvnru.sitecproiect.com
Callthe toll-free project line: 1-877-217-4777 Email the project team: sitee(@bchvdfo.com
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GLEARING AND DEBRIS MANAGEMENT The Site C project includes an 83-kilometre reservoir that will be about two-to-three times the width of the current river. The reservoir will extend west from the Site C dam site to Hudson's Hope. While filling the reservoir is one of the last construction activities to take place, the reservoir area first needs to be cleared of trees and vegetation in order to prepare for river diversion in 2020, Highway 29 realignment, and other activities. This is consistent with other hydroelectric reservoirs as it allows for wood to be delivered to local mills, suppofts a safe boating environment, and reduces the amount of methylmercury in the reservoir. Clearing is also required in other project areas. The 7S-kilometre long transmission line corridor is being cleared in order to construct the 500 kV transmission lines that will connect the Site C dam to the Peace Canyon Generating Station. Areas along Highway 29 are being cleared to prepare for the realignment of six sections of highway prior to reservoir filling. Contractors will access work areas by using temporary and existing access roads. They will use hand and machine clearing techniques, depending on the area and terrain. All clearing will follow the conditions of the Environmental Assessment Certificate, the Federal Decision Statement and the Construction Environmental Management Plan. All required permits and authorizations will be in place before the clearing and vegetation removal begins.
Debris management The wood cleared from the reservoir and other areas will need to be removed. Merchantable trees of sufficient size, quality and volume to make them suitable for harvest and transport will be hauled to local mills. The remaining wood may be chipped, mulched, spread as coarse woody debris, or burned on site.
Burning When conditions allow, wood will be burned in project areas, including at the dam site, in the transmission line corridor, and in the reservoir area. BC Hydro's contractor will plan and monitor any burning carefully, including the timing, size and location of the wood piles, and the smoke being emitted. The contractor will comply with regulatory requirements and BC Hydro's Smoke Management Plan.
Typically burning occurs between October and March. However, open burning can take place at any time of the year if conditions allow for safe burning and an acceptable venting forecast.
Air quality BC Hydro monitors weather and air quality at four monitoring stations in and around the Site C project site. ln addition, the Province of B.C. has weather and fine particulate monitoring stations in the Foft St. John area, BC Hydro shares its monitoring results with the Province of B.C. which may issue public weather and air quality warnings, if needed.
Notification process . Prior to any burning, the Site C project's
contractor will notify local and regional governments, lndigenous groups, provincial agencies, first responders, health care providers, and nearby property owners, as outlined in the Smoke Management Plan.
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The contractor will make every effort to provide 24-hour notification to these groups prior to burning. ln some circumstances, daily forecasts may not allow for a24-hour notification. ln these cases, stakeholders will be notified the morning of burning.
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lnformation about planned burning will be included in the bi-weekly Site C construction bulletin.
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Dam Site Access and Clearing
Dam site access and clearing Summer 2015 to spring 2016 (completed)
Moberly reservoir access and clearing Season 1: winter 201612017 Season 2. fall2018 to spring 20'19 Waste wood removal. 2018 to 2019
Lower reservoir access and clearing Phase i.fatl20i5 to spring 2016 Phase 2: winter 201612017 to winter 201712018 Phase 3: falllwinter 201812019 Waste wood removal:2018 to 2019
Middle reservoir access and clearing Reservoir areas: fall 2019 to spring 2020 Halfuay River drainage: fall 2020 to spring 2021 Waste wood removal'. 20201o 2022
Transmission line clearing
Season '1:winter 20171o spring 2018 Season 2'. f all2018 to spring 2019 Waste wood removal'. 2018lo 2020
Eastern reservoir access and clearing Fall 2018 io spring 2019 Waste wood removal: 20191o2020
Western reservoir access and clearing Halfway River to Lynx Creek: summer 2020 to spring 2021 Lynx Creek to Hudson's Hope: summer 2021 to spring 2022 Wood waste removal: 20221o 2023
Halfway River debris boom clearing Fall 20'18 to spring 20'19 Wood waste removal: 2019 to 2020
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CLEARING AND DEBRIS MANAGEMENT
Highway 29 clearing
Highway 29 clearing
Cache Creek East (remaining and realignment west of Cache Creek)
Farrell Creek East Clearing and vegetation Iemoval: sprinq 2020 to summer
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Clearing and vegetation removal: spring 2020 Waste wood removal: spring 2020
Waste wood removal:Lprir1g2020 to summer 2020
Cache Creek West (Peace View Pit and
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remai ning realig nment rig ht-of-way) Clearing and vegetation removal: fall2018 to spring 2019 Waste wood removal: spring 2019
Clearing and vegetation removal: spring 2020 to summer 2020 Waste wood removal: spring 2020 lo summer 2020
Watson Slough access and clearing
Clearing and vegetation removal: summer 2019 to fall 2019 Waste wood removal: summer 2019 to fall 2019
Dry Creek Clearing anci vegeiation i'emoval: to be determined based on eastern reservoir schedule Some waste wood will be removed fall 2018 to spring 2019
Lynx Creek: Clearing and vegetation removal: winter 2019 to'fall2020 Waste wood removal: winter 2019 to f all2020
Halfway River Clearing and vegetation removal: winter 2018 to spring 2019 Waste wood removal: winter 2018 to spring 2019
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