EN25(1) Status of Reservoir Archaeology Management Plans
The operations of BC Hydro reservoirs may be impacting archaeological sites that are protected by the B.C. Heritage Conservation Act. Various First Nations have expressed concerns over impacts to archaeological resources in reservoir drawdown zones. The presence or absence, location, and degree of our impacts to these sites is largely unknown at this time. BC Hydro has developed a database of previously surveyed areas, locations of registered archaeological sites in reservoirs, and defined the zone of potential impact associated with reservoirs. During F2007, this information will be considered in the development and approval of a strategy and business case to address the risks associated with the Heritage Conservation Act.
Last Modified: Jul 17, 2006
