Environmental Monitoring for 57 km long 138 kV Transmission Line Construction Project, Fort St. John, BC

BC Hydro and the British Columbia Transmission Corporation (BCTC) retained EDI to establish and maintain a comprehensive environmental monitoring program for the construction of a new transmission line terminating at the new Fox Creek substation, approximately 50 km N-NW of Fort St. John. In order to facilitate the construction work, and to ensure due diligence and compliance with all legal and regulatory environmental requirements and expectations, BC Hydro retained EDI to monitor all construction activities.

Francois Lake, Sub-marine Transmission Line Installation Environmental Monitoring, Burns Lake, BC

EDI was retained by BC Hydro to conduct Environmental Monitoring during the installation of a transmission line that was laid across the bottom of Francois Lake. The specific work entailed the monitoring of water quality during the open cut trenching and concrete covering of the transmission line in the near shore lake substrate areas. In addition, the Environmental Monitor was responsible for the implementation of erosion/sediment control works and site re-vegetation. An Environmental Monitoring Report was submitted to BC Hydro at the end of the project.

Morfee Mountain Transmission Line Installation Environmental Monitoring, MacKenzie, BC

EDI was retained by BC Hydro to conduct Environmental Monitoring during the installation of an underground electrical cable that provides power to communication towers on Mount Morfee, northeast of Mackenzie, British Columbia. Sediment and erosion control measures were implemented during and at the completion of the construction activities

Morfee Mountain Powerline Installation, MacKenzie, BC

EDI was retained by BC Hydro to conduct a site visit and develop an Environmental Management Plan (EMP) for the replacement of an underground electrical cable that provides power to communication towers on Mount Morfee, northeast of Mackenzie, British Columbia. Sediment and erosion control measures were identified for the construction activities associated with the replacement of the cable.

Bridge River Flow Ramping Fish Salvage Operations, Kamloops, BC

EDI was retained by BC Hydro in 1997 to conduct fish salvage operations on the Bridge River, downstream of the Terzaghi Dam, as part of the 1997 Bridge River Flow Ramping Project. The primary objective of this project was to capture live fish that would otherwise be stranded during flow reduction events, thus reducing mortality. All fish were identified by species, measured, documented by capture locations, and returned to either the Bridge River mainstem or Carpenter Reservoir.