The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, a think-tank based in Vancouver, says that Progress Energy has built at least 16 dams in northeast B.C. to hold water used for fracking operations without the proper approvals.
In a press release, the CCPA says that two of the dams built by Progress are taller than a five-story apartment building, which means they qualify as “reviewable” projects by the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office and should have been assessed before being built.
However, the CCPA says that the EAO was never contacted before the dams were built, and is only now investigating five years after construction began. The report adds that in 13 other cases, Progress has retroactively applied for water licenses and dam approvals with the B.C. Oil and Gas Commission.
Energeticcity.ca – May 3, 2107.
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