02 — Capability · BC-1520.30
Vegetation & Right-of-Way Management
Keep trees and plants clear of lines, pipelines and access routes on a planned cycle so they do not cause outages, fires or blocked access. The land rights themselves are held elsewhere.
- Vegetation Management
- Tree Trimming
- Corridor Maintenance
In scope
- Cyclical and risk-based trimming plans
- Hazard tree identification and removal
- Clearance inspections and audits
- Corridor access and landowner notification for vegetation work
Out of scope
- Easements, land rights and property access agreements (see BC-680.70)
- Wildfire risk programs beyond vegetation clearance (see BC-1580.60)
- Generic inspection rounds on assets (see BC-680.40.10)
Decomposes into · 4
- BC-1520.30.10Trim Cycle PlanningPlan trimming by circuit and corridor based on growth rates, clearance rules and outage risk.
- BC-1520.30.20Hazard Tree MitigationFind dead, leaning or diseased trees outside the corridor that could strike the network and remove or reduce them.
- BC-1520.30.30Vegetation Clearance AuditsCheck completed work and corridors against clearance standards and send back what falls short.
- BC-1520.30.40Corridor Herbicide & MowingControl brush and regrowth on rights-of-way with mowing and approved herbicide within environmental limits.