Thu, November 16, 2017.  12pm.  Revelstoke Community Centre – MacPherson Room

Presenter: Alan Thomson, MRM P.Eng. Water Resources Consultant, Mountain Station Consultants, Nelson, British Columbia.

In preparation for negotiations concerning the Columbia River Treaty with the United States, Alan and a team of Canadian Columbia River basin experts have studied Arrow Lakes Reservoir literature, data and operations to explore and develop alternative reservoir operation scenarios that may enhance ecosystem function while maintaining power generation and flood risk management functions. Their report is found on the provincial CRT blog site here.

Alan’s presentation will introduce the Columbia River Treaty, some of the environmental and other impacts due to operation on the Arrow reservoir for primarily hydrogenation and flood control purposes, and then summarize one Arrow Lakes reservoir operational scenario that shows promise for addressing some known environmental impact concerns in the reservoir.