The Wilderness Committee's latest educational report, Defend BC's Wild Rivers, takes a closer look at private hydropower development in BC.

The report highlights the considerable non-compliance occurring at independent power projects (IPPs) operating in the province. For example, the Wilderness Committee has unearthed government documents showing numerous incidents of environmental non-compliance at IPPs, including ramping problems (fluctuating water levels that can strand and kill fish).

Unfortunately, fish aren't the only ones feeling the impacts of the industrialization of BC's rivers. This report also addresses the financial threat that private power poses to BC Hydro, which is currently on the hook for over $50 billion in contractual agreements to IPPs...all for expensive power that we don't even need.

Read this paper to find out:

• How we can protect our wild rivers and safeguard BC Hydro
• What confidential government documents have revealed about environmental accidents at IPPs
• How recent changes to federal environmental laws have put more of BC's rivers at risk
• How a change in the definition of "self-sufficiency" could change the landscape for river diversion projects in BC

To read the full report, click here.