Science Response 2008/012
La Romaine hydroelectric complex project – scientific assessment of the impact study, marine component
Context
The Fish Habitat Management Branch (FHMB) has asked Quebec Region’s Science sector to review the La Romaine project impact assessment. Within the framework of this project, Hydro-Quebec Production expects to build a hydroelectric complex of 1,550 MW on the Romaine River, located on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River near Havre-Saint-Pierre. This complex will include four hydroelectric developments with an average annual energy production of 8.0 TWh per year. Within the framework of this project, the DFO will have to determine the project’s effects on fish and on their habitat in freshwater and in the marine environment. The DFO’s Science sector is being solicited to provide science advice essentially pertaining to certain components of the marine environment. The response from the Science sector will likely be used to help FHM meet its obligations under the Fisheries Act (FA), the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA) and the Policy for the Management of Fish Habitat. The request by FHM is to ensure that the DFO possesses all the necessary data and information to determine the project’s potential effects on fish and their habitat. The request was sent to the Science Advice, Information and Support Branch (SAISB) on March 28, 2008.
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