The amount of flooded land is insignificant. Environmental impacts are also overblown as Site C is basically a run of river facility that leverages existing storage of the Bennett Dam. The damage is already done. That being said, the cost is completely out of range. Even at half the cost, Site C makes no sense. In inflation adjusted terms, it will cost far more than the Bennett Dam, which was a far larger project (more than 2X the capacity, 19x flooded area, 3x height, 2X width).
Last edited by Doug; May 5, 2019 at 6:20 PM.
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