Feasibility of proposed Eyremore dam and reservoir to be studied in southern Alberta – Lethbridge [Video]

A $5-million study will look into whether it’s feasible to build a new Eyremore Dam and Reservoir on the Bow River, but already it’s drawn the ire of environmental groups.

“It’s going to impact the nearby lands, the flooding that will happen once the dam is operational,” said Ruiping Luo, a conservation specialist with the Alberta Wilderness Association.

The organization has some big concerns about the dam and reservoir.

According to the province, the project would be located about 43 kilometres downstream of the Bassano Dam, southwest of Brooks and Lake Newell.

“The location they’ve chosen is in an environmentally significant area and it’s on native prairie. And native Prairie especially is something that we’ve already lost a lot of in Alberta. And with that native Prairie we’re losing a lot of the species at risk, a lot of the wildlife that relies on that habitat,” added Luo.

Members of the …