Goal 1: Protect the environment and human health and safety
by ensuring clean and safe water, land and air.
Objectives
Performance Measures
2002/03
Base Data
2003/04
Target
2004/05
Target
2005/06
Target
Streamline
standards and improve monitoring, reporting and compliance
Number of days
to process approval requests for contaminated sites
50+ days
30 days
5 days
5 days
Other measures
may be developed after the Waste Management Act revision.
Limit
air pollution and contribute to meeting global atmospheric
objectives
Percentage of monitored communities
achieving the Canada-wide standard (CWS) quality objective
of amount of fine particulates in the air under 2.5 microns
per cubic metre (PM2.5)*
New measure and data is just
beginning to be collected.
Currently, 88% of communities achieve the CWS where PM2.5
is monitored and sufficient data is available to generate
the statistic.
By 2005/06, 100% of communities monitored achieve, or continue
to achieve, the CWS for PM2.5.
Total greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions in British Columbia
65.5 megatonnes of CO2
equivalent (2000 level)
A long-term target
is being set for B.C.’s GHG emissions as part of the development
of the Climate Change Action Plan. B.C.’s emissions in 1990
(the base year) were 51.2 megatonnes of CO2 equivalent.
Ensure
safe, high-quality drinking water and reduce discharges that
threaten water quality
The trends in environmentally
significant variables, such as metals and nutrients, that
indicate the health of water for 30 water bodies monitored
under the federal/provincial agreement*
90% of the monitoring stations
in the 30 water bodies have stable or improving water quality
trends (in 2002)
Maintain or improve
water quality trends for water bodies monitored under the
federal/provincial agreement by 2005.
Number of aquifers identified
and classified
551 aquifers (out of approx.
1000)
Additional 50
Additional 50
Additional 50
Reduce/remove
toxins and wastes that contaminate land
Number of product
categories with industry-led product stewardship
6
1 additional product category
To be determined.
Note: The base
figure of 6 includes paint, beverage containers and the four
product categories in Schedule 2 of the Post Consumer Residual
Stewardship Program Regulation.
Readiness to
respond to high-risk environmental emergencies
Percentage of high-risk environmental
emergencies responded to effectively
To be determined as of March
31/03.
100%
100%
100%
*
This performance measure is
in the government’s Strategic Plan 2003/04 – 2005/06.
