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1999 Report of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development

1999 Report—Chapter 8

Exhibit 8.7—Proposed Environmental Performance Indicators for Government Operations

Environmental Issues

Proposed Indicators

Contaminated Sites

  • total number of properties
  • number of potentially contaminated sites
  • number of confirmed contaminated sites
  • number of sites remediated
  • number of sites subject to risk management
  • number of properties where further action is not required
  • Hazardous Material/ Wastes

  • total number of hazardous material/waste facilities
  • number of storage facilities meeting regulations, policies and procedures
  • amount of hazardous waste sent to disposal (by type/class) - time frame will vary
  • number of on-site recycling, treatment, destruction and disposal facilities meeting regulations, policies and procedures
  • amount of hazardous waste sent to on-site recycling, treatment, destruction and disposal
  • Water Efficiency

  • total number of facilities/sites/buildings
  • cubic metres per year (per building/occupant/m2 of office space/program)
  • cost per year (per building/occupant/m2 of office space/program)
  • percent of new construction/renovation using water efficient specifications
  • percent of sites audited (per category)
  • number of facilities with water reduction implementation plans
  • Solid Waste Management

  • total number of facilities/sites/buildings
  • number of facilities with waste management program (i.e. with waste audits, follow-ups and work plans)
  • cost of waste to landfill per person/year/facility
  • reduction in kg/person/year/facility to landfill (from baseline)
  • percent of waste not diverted through available local services
  • percent (or per capita) of waste recycled/composted
  • Ozone-Depleting Substances (ODS)

  • total number of facilities/sites/buildings
  • number of facilities with strategic management plan that addresses phase-out of high priority ODS
  • number of facilities with baseline inventories
  • number of phase-out plans (approved, in-place, and in the process of being implemented)
  • number, kg, ozone-depleting potential (ODP), and global-warming potential (GWP) of ODS releases (total or reportable)
  • decrease in releases as a percent of inventory
  • percentage decrease in ODP and GWP of ODS inventory (by class)
  • Fleet Management

  • total number of vehicles (passenger and other)
  • percent of fleet covered by Fleetwise Program
  • total fleet kilometres
  • average fuel consumption
  • number of vehicles with alternative fuels
  • fleet operating costs per passenger-kilometre
  • Energy Use in Federal Facilities

  • total number of facilities/sites/buildings
  • number of energy audits completed
  • percent of buildings retrofitted
  • cost per year (per building/occupant/m2 of office space/program)
  • percent of identified energy and cost savings achieved
  • gigajoules per year (per building/occupant/m2 of office space/program)
  • "Green" Procurement

  • number of specifications with "green" statements
  • number of "green" source lists
  • percent attended training (of those requiring training)
  • value (in dollars) of purchases from "green" source lists or with "green" specifications
  • Storage Tanks

  • percent of storage tank systems in compliance with Canadian Environmental Protection Act Part IV technical guidelines
  • total number of storage tank systems
  • Releases

  • total number of facilities/sites/buildings
  • number of facilities with emergency plans
  • number and quantity of releases
  • percentage change in number and quantity of releases from previous year
  • Waste Water

  • total number of facilities/sites/buildings
  • number of facilities with direct/indirect discharges of wastewater
  • number of monitoring programs (discharge/ambient quality)
  • number of water use impairments (or by type of water use impairment)
  • number of instances exceeding discharge guidelines