Pressure mounting for flooding of Muskrat Falls reservoir: Nalcor CEO
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Unless flooding of a reservoir near the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project is completed within the next three weeks, the construction site could be inundated with water from the Churchill River as winter sets in and temperatures plunge, the man in charge of the Labrador megaproject says.
Stan Marshall, CEO of Nalcor Energy, said Tuesday the Crown corporation is keen to start flooding this weekend, but it is still waiting for provincial approval.
“It’s snowing up there already,” Marshall said in an interview. “We have to move soon … Winter is upon us in Labrador.”
Flooding was postponed last week when about 50 protesters descended on the site and demanded a meeting with Premier Dwight Ball, who promised a delay until after the marathon meeting that ended early Wednesday in St. John’s.