Site C Reservoir filling set to begin early next week

BC Hydro has announced filling of the Site C reservoir is scheduled to begin early next week.

By Caitlin Coombes

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August 23, 2024

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BC Hydro has announced filling of the Site C reservoir is scheduled to begin early next week. (Energeticcity.ca)

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – BC Hydro has announced filling of the Site C reservoir is scheduled to begin early next week.

According to a press release, the reservoir will take four months to fill, and water levels will rise between 30 centimetres and three metres per day.

Members of the public are strongly urged to stay off the water and away from the reservoir shoreline during and after the filling until the area is deemed safe.

The area will be monitored for slope stability and erosion for the next two years, and all public boat launches between Fort St. John and Hudson’s Hope have been closed until at least the spring of 2026.

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Caitlin Coombes

A newcomer to the Peace region, Caitlin flew from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, to be the Civic Reporter at Energeticcity.

Wanting to make a career of writing, Caitlin graduated from Carleton University’s School of Journalism and moved to P.E.I. to begin writing for a local newspaper in Charlottetown.

Caitlin has been an avid outdoorswoman for most of her life, skiing, horseback riding and scuba diving around the world.

In her downtime, Caitlin enjoys reading, playing video games, gardening, and cuddling up with her cat by the window to birdwatch.