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Overseeing Our Environmental Initiatives

Complying with Environmental Laws and Regulations

 
Owing to the nature of its operations, Hydro-Québec must comply with many provincial and federal laws and regulations on the environment.
 
In addition to ensuring compliance with these legal requirements, we monitor changes to environmental laws and regulations to determine their impact on the company and adjust our practices.
 
Violation
notices from government departments are followed up carefully. They are duly noted and periodically passed on to management so that the latter can follow up and set priorities for taking action.
 
     
Some Statistics
 
After declining in 2006, the number of violation notices rose to 32 in 2007, a level comparable to previous years. This increase is due in part to greater construction activity, as well as a higher number of inspections by government authorities.
Graph: Number of Violation Notices  
 
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