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1998 Report of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development

1998 Report—Chapter 7

Appendix B—Environmental Balance Sheet

Annual Summary of Inputs / Outputs for a Facility

(Numbers are for illustrative purposes only)

Inputs / Outputs

Centre 1

Centre 2

Centre 3

Centre 4

Centre 5

Centre 6

Total

Water

Consumption

Volume

purchase

31,568

37,881

25,254

22,097

63,135

15,784

195,719

self-supply

Avg. Unit Cost

0.710

0.721

0.743

0.723

0.661

0.713

0.718

Cost

demand

1,692

2,030

1,353

1,184

3,383

846

10,488

supply

20,726

25,286

17,410

14,798

41,452

10,404

130,076

Total Cost

22,418

27,316

18,763

15,982

44,835

11,250

140,564

Prior year cost

22,477

26,972

17,981

15,734

44,953

11,238

139,355

Waste Water

Volume

77,174

92,608

61,739

54,021

154,347

38,587

478,476

Avg. Unit Cost

0.962

0.978

1.010

0.981

0.962

0.966

0.974

Total Cost

74,243

90,576

62,364

53,010

148,486

37,270

465,949

Prior year cost

74,514

89,417

59,611

52,160

149,028

37,257

461,987

Energy

Electricity

Volume

purchase

10,738

12,886

8,590

7,517

21,476

5,369

66,576

000kWh

self-supply

Peak Demand

1,597

1,916

1,278

1,118

3,194

799

Avg. Unit Cost

0.449

0.450

0.458

0.451

0.446

0.447

0.449

Cost

demand

259,536

316,634

218,010

185,309

519,072

130,287

1,628,848

usage

188,027

221,209

147,472

129,038

368,681

92,170

1,146,597

Tax + other

34,985

41,982

27,988

24,490

69,970

17,493

216,908

Total Cost

482,548

579,825

393,470

338,837

957,723

239,950

2,992,353

Prior year cost

481,742

578,090

385,393

337,219

963,483

240,871

2,986,798

Fossil Fuels

Volume

51,533

61,840

41,226

36,073

103,066

25,767

319,505

GJ

Avg. Unit Cost

2.42

2.44

2.49

2.45

2.42

2.42

2.44

Cost

demand

43,725

52,470

34,980

30,608

87,450

21,863

271,096

usage

68,636

83,735

57,654

49,006

137,271

34,318

430,620

Tax + other

12,493

14,992

9,994

8,745

24,986

6,247

77,457

Total Cost

124,854

151,197

102,628

88,358

249,706

62,427

779,173

Prior year cost

126,450

151,739

101,160

88,515

252,899

63,225

783,988

Solid Waste

Volume

no. containers

6

7

5

4

12

3

37

tonnage

8.2

4.5

3.2

1.6

7.8

4.1

29.4

Frequency

Avg. Unit Cost

per container

105

107

110

107

105

106

107

per tonne

245

229

258

285

224

264

251

Total Cost

2,639

1,780

1,376

884

3,007

1,400

11,086

Prior year cost

2,669

2,203

1,135

868

3,338

1,835

12,048

Hazardous Materials

Volume

no. containers

10

12

8

7

20

5

62

HazMat

by type

Avg. Unit Cost

per container

190

193

200

194

190

191

192

per tonne

Total Cost

1,900

2,318

1,596

1,357

3,800

954

11,925

Prior year cost

1,458

1,749

1,166

1,020

2,915

729

9,037

Environmental Inventory for a Facility

(Numbers are for illustrative purposes only)

Inventory Items

Centre 1

Centre 2

Centre 3

Centre 4

Centre 5

Centre 6

Total

Landfill / Contaminated Sites

no. of sites

1

1

1

-

-

1

4

no. of sites remediation outstanding

1

-

-

-

-

1

2

estimate of clean-up ($ 000)

138.3

40.5

101.2

27.2

2.2

35.5

344.9

Underground Storage Tanks

no. of tanks

1

-

2

-

1

-

4

no. in compliance

1

-

2

-

1

-

4

no. abandoned

-

-

1

-

1

-

2

Above Ground Storage Tanks

no. of tanks

-

1

1

1

1

-

4

Hazardous Materials

quantity by type (details at facility)

no. of trained employees

2

4

2

2

3

1

14

PCB storage

No

No

No

No

Yes

No

Spills

no. reportable spills

-

1

-

-

1

2

4

no. remediated

-

1

-

-

-

1

2

estimate of clean-up ($ 000)

-

25

-

-

-

500

525

no. of spills remediation outstanding

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

estimate of clean-up ($ 000)

-

-

-

-

-

30

30

Ozone-Depleting Substances

no. releases

over 100 kg

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

no. releases

10 - 100 kg

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Procurement

policy (Y/N)

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

no. audits

-

1

-

-

-

-

1

no. individuals trained

2

3

1

2

1

3

12

no. contracts with environmental clause

1

4

-

2

1

5

13