Earthquake Response and Recovery Planning at a Major Canadian Electric Utility Presented by Doug McLeod Disaster Preparedness Coordinator BC Hydro British Columbia, Canada 2003 September 03 Taipei

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Earthquake Response and RecoveryPlanning at a
Major CanadianElectric UtilityPresented
byDoug McLeodDisaster Preparedness
CoordinatorBC HydroBritish Columbia,
Canada2003 September 03Taipei
APEC Seminar on Earthquake Disaster Management of
Energy Supply Systems
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Presentation Outline
British Columbia and BC Hydro Earthquake
Hazard Response Planning Structure Response and
Recovery Organization Coordination Among Energy
Suppliers Coordination With Governments
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British Columbia and Taiwan
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British Columbia

• Canadas third largest province by area (950,000
  km2) and by population (4.1 million)
• Hydro electricity - 11,000 MW, 65,000 GWh/year
• Thermal electricity (gas, diesel) - 1,000 MW
• Natural gas - 4,000,000,000 m3 consumed
• Coal - mostly for export (no coal electric
  generation)
• Petroleum products (oil, gasoline) - 11,000,000 m3

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BC Hydro Profile

• Canadas second largest electric utility
• Generation, Transmission, Distribution
• 11,000 MW installed capacity, 90 hydro
• 3.8 Million customers
• 45,000 - 55,000 GWH annually
• 18,000 km (transmission), 56,000 km
  (distribution)
• 2002/2003 revenue of C 4.4 Billion
• Assets of about C9 Billion
• 4,000 employees

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BC Hydros Operating Areas
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W.A.C. Bennett Dam
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Revelstoke Dam
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Elsie Lake Dams
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Transmission System
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Transmission System
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Seismic Design for Transmission
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Seismic Design for Transmission
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Distribution System
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Distribution System
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World Seismicity, 1975 - 1995
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PGA Hazard Map
AEF 1/475 (i.e 10 in 50 yrs)
Ref. NBCC, 1995
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Cascadia Subduction Zone - Plan
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Cascadia Environment
Crustal EQs
Intraplate EQs
Interplate EQs
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Emergency Response Planning Structure

• Corporate Policy Statement - Safety

• Each Strategic Business Unit will prepare
• emergency response plans and ensure
• employees are qualified and equipped for
• emergency response
• Prime driver for all emergency
• preparedness activities

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Emergency Preparedness Governance Structure

Line Management
Guidance and Coordination
External

Board of Directors
BC Govt Cabinet
Chair
Deputy Ministers Emergency Preparedness Council
Chairs Committee
Disaster Preparedness Steering Committee
Vice-Presidents
Disaster Preparedness Coordinator, Corporate
Disaster Preparedness Program Team
Inter-agency Emergency Preparedness Council
Line of Business/Service Organization Emergency P
reparedness Teams
Line Managers
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Corporate Disaster Preparedness Team

• Standardize department response structure
• Employee awareness
• Senior management training
• Exercises to evaluate effectiveness
• Reporting to senior management
• Team leader Disaster Preparedness Coordinator

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Business Unit (Department) Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain own response plan
• Acquire facilities
• Train staff in emergency response duties
• Local exercises
• Continuous improvements to local program
• Participate in corporate training and exercises

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Exercises

• Three types
• Orientation session
• introduction, familiarization
• Table top
• background scenario
• question and answer
• discussion
• Simulation (Command Post)
• close to real situation, no movement of resources

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Emergency Response Recovery
Department Plans

• Emergency centre location, facilities
• Role of centre and specific functions
• Procedures used for response (if different from
  routine)
• Specific staff assigned for initial response
• Contact information for other centres and
  external
• agencies
• Administrative activities related to maintenance
  of plan

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Emergency Response Recovery

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Emergency Response Recovery
Control Centres

• Operated by separate company
• Lead role in establishing priorities for
  restoration, and
• develop high level recovery plan
• Coordinate actions related to operation of
  inter-
• connected western North American electricity
  grid

Corporate Emergency Centre

• Approves recovery plan
• Allocates resources according to plan
• Coordinates communications related to response
  and
• recovery

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Emergency Response Recovery
Mutual Aid

• Agreements with neighbouring utilities
• line workers and equipment
• circumstances for requesting, providing mutual
  aid
• types and quantities of resources potentially
  available
• safety protocols
• payment for services, equipment, expenses
• Major materials and equipment registry

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Emergency Response Recovery
Communications

• Many stakeholders involved
• company responders, management
• city, regional, provincial governments
• industrial, commercial, residential customers
• local, national, international media
• employees, families
• Coordinated through team in Corporate Emergency
  Centre
• reports to and requires approval of senior
• management for release of information
  externally
• Ensures consistency of messages to all
  stakeholders

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Emergency Response Recovery

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Emergency Response Recovery
Coordination Among Energy Suppliers

• Interdependencies
• Electric grid interconnections
• Electricity for energy transportation systems
• Petroleum products - fuels for some types of
• electricity generation (natural gas, oil)
• Communications among suppliers
• Fuel for transportation of response recovery
• resources

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Emergency Response Recovery
Coordination Among Energy Suppliers

• Coordination methods
• Regional emergency planning committees
• Utilities emergency planning forum
• Business emergency planning organizations
• Electricity grid operating agreements
• Mutual aid agreements

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Emergency Response Recovery
Coordination With Governments

• Government responsibilities defined in
  legislation
• Local governments (cities/towns)
• Provincial responsibilities outside of
  cities/towns
• Provincial coordination to assist local
  governments
• Energy suppliers to meet local government needs
• Involvement in local and provincial
  coordinating
• groups

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Summary

• Large electric utility - significant earthquake
  threat
• Board of Directors is driver for planning
  requirements
• Governance structure with defined
  responsibilities
• Planning structure involving all areas of
  corporation
• Formal emergency response plans and structure
• Coordination among energy suppliers and
  utilities
• Coordination with government agencies
• Management employee commitment!

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Thank you