“Green” hydro power: understanding impacts, approvals, and sustainability of run-of river independent power projects in British Columbia
Cumulative Impacts, Environmental Assessment, Habitat, Hydroelectric, IPP, public consultation, Run-of-River, Water ManagementSummary Since 2002, the provincial government has required that new sources of electricity come from the private sector. The most popular type of power project now being developed is "run-of-river" hydropower. Large numbers of these projects…