Environmental Policy

Effective April 2008

Western will conduct its mission of marketing and delivering reliable, cost-based hydroelectric power and related services in compliance with environmental laws and regulations. Business will be conducted in an efficient, sustainable, and economically sound manner.

Western will use the principles of environmental management systems to integrate and comply with the requirements of this policy, and continually improve our environmental performance. Protecting the environment is every employee's responsibility and is a sound business practice. Western is committed to pollution prevention and waste minimization and will use effective planning to mitigate the environmental impacts of our actions.