Read this story from the Similkameen Spotlighton Fortis BC ‘s concept for a dam on the Similkameen River, near Princeton BC. The river has been the subject of dam proposals in the past – on the US side of the border – and this plan by Fortis was first raised in 2008. (Feb. 14, 2012)

FortisBC is still looking into putting a dam on the Similkameen River.

The potential project has been discussed since 2008 when a group of stakeholders in the U.S. and Canada began looking into its feasibility.

The location being considered by FortisBC in around five kilometres south of Princeton near the Copper Mountain Mine.

One option is a 180-metre (590-foot) high dam, but Fortis hasn’t decided exactly how tall the structure will be.

If a 180-metre dam was built, it would be three times higher than BC Hydro’s controversial proposed Site C dam near Fort St. John.

It would be nearly the same height as the W.A.C. Bennett Dam in Northeast B.C., which holds the province’s largest reservoir.

It’s too early to tell if the dam is going to be built, said FortisBC spokeswoman Lisa Corcoran.

FortisBC isn’t sure how long the process will be, but it will likely take years to decide if the dam will be built, she said.

Read more: http://www.similkameenspotlight.com/news/139331358.html