Public Sa fe ty a nd Se c urity a round Sa skPowe r Da ms Par tne r s F OR the Saskatc he wan Rive r Basin and Canadian Wate r Re sour c e s Assoc iation Saskatc he wan Br anc h 2018 Confe r e nc e – T he Damme d Rive r s! Oc tobe r 1 – 3, 2018 Prepared by: Doug Kilgour and Jeff Gienow
oduc tion Intr 11 fatalitie s in Canada due to public safe ty inc ide nts ar ound • dams fr om 2012 to 2014 Only a total of 11 fatalitie s as a r e sult of dam failur e in Canada • with the most r e c e nt loss of life in 1963 Highlights the impor tanc e of public safe ty ar ound dams to • Canadian dam owne r s and r e gulator s
ound Bac kgr Sa skPowe r owns a nd ope ra te s 19 • da ms a t 11 site s a c ross Sa ska tc he wa n Se ve n hydroe le c tric fa c ilitie s a nd • two c oa l fire d fa c ilitie s Ash la g oon syste ms a t c oa l • fa c ilitie s inc lude 26 km of dyke s
a m Sa skPowe r ’s Da m Sa fe ty Pr og r Dam Safe ty Polic y e stablishe d in 2010 • Polic y illustr ate s SaskPowe r ’s c ommitme nt to managing its • dams in a safe manne r in ac c or danc e with applic able r e gulator y r e quir e me nts and/ or r e c ognize d industr y pr ac tic e s am follows the Dam Safe ty SaskPowe r ’s Dam Safe ty Pr ogr • Guide line s, 2007 (Re vise d 2013) and Guide line s fo r Public Safe ty ar o und Dams, 2011 as publishe d by the Canadian Dam Assoc iation (CDA)
a m Sa skPowe r ’s Da m Sa fe ty Pr og r T he main c ompone nts of the Dam Safe ty Pr ogr am inc lude : • Dam Safe ty Manage me nt Dam Safe ty Re vie w and Inspe c tion Ope r ation, Mainte nanc e , and Sur ve illanc e E me r ge nc y Manage me nt Analysis and Asse ssme nt Public Safe ty and Se c ur ity Manage me nt Suppor t to OM&A and Capital Pr oje c ts
Public Sa fe ty a nd Se c urity Issue s Public ac c e ss upstr e am and downstr e am of str uc tur e s • Spillwa y a nd powe rhouse ope ra tion Upstre a m c urre nts Downstre a m wa te r le ve l fluc tua tions a nd turbule nc e Public ac c e ss ar ound r e se r voir r im • Unauthor ize d public ac c e ss to SaskPowe r site s •
CDA Guide line s Public Safe ty & Se c ur ity Ar ound Dams Ide ntify pote ntia l ha za rds • Control ha za rds • E liminate Mitigate Install bar r ie r s (fe nc e s, booms, guar dr ails) War n the public (signs, buoys, sir e ns, e tc ) Pr ovide for e me r ge nc y r e sponse (life pr e se r ve r s, e tc ) E duc ate the public Public Sa fe ty Ma na g e me nt Pla n •
oc e ss SaskPowe r Pr De te r mine r e quir e me nts as pe r CDA guide line s • Comple te Public Safe ty and Se c ur ity Asse ssme nts (PSSA) • Pr e par e Public Safe ty Manage me nt Plans (PSMP) • Imple me nt PSMP • Wor k c omple te d outside of the Dam Safe ty Pr ogr am
PSSA Comple te d by inde pe nde nt c onsultants • De sktop study to ide ntify study are as and issue s • Site visit • Summary of e xisting c onditions • E xisting infrastruc ture / hazards E xisting mitigation me asure s Known public inte rac tions Risk asse ssme nt • De taile d re port with re c omme ndations •
Sample PSSA Re c omme nde d Me asur e s
PSMP Stake holde r e ngage me nt (ope n house s) • Role s and r e sponsibilitie s • Re vie w of PSSA pr oc e ss and outc ome s • SaskPowe r r e sponse to r e c omme ndations Submit PSMP for imple me ntation by othe r s • Pr ovide suppor t dur ing imple me ntation Inspe c tion and mainte nanc e • ting Re c or d manage me nt and r e por •
Boundar y Dam
Boundar y Dam
Poplar Rive r
Poplar Rive r
Nipawin / E B Campbe ll
Nipawin / E B Campbe ll
Nipawin / E B Campbe ll
Island F alls / White sand Dam
Island F alls / White sand Dam
Athabasc a
Athabasc a
Summar y of Pr ogr e ss Facility PSSA PSMP Implementation Boundary Dam / Ash Dec-2014 Dec-2015 2016 Lagoons Morrison Dam / Poplar Sep-2016 Dec-2016 2017 River Ash Lagoons Coteau Creek Oct-2017 Mar-2018 2018-2020 Nipawin Jun-2017 Mar-2018 2018-2021 EB Campbell May-2017 Mar-2018 2018-2021 Island Falls Dec-2015 Dec-2015 2016-2020 Athabasca Mar-2018 Dec-2018 2019-2021
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