| The following government websites are for permitting and licensing of new hydro power projects. Government of BC guide to developing a waterpower facilities Environmental Assessment process in BC Proponent’s Guide to EA process BC Hydro’s handbook for developing micro-hydro BC Waterpower Projects website Waterpower Application Checklist Water licence fee in BC Water rentals are set out in the Water Regulation, which can be viewed here
Crown land rental rates for the various project components of the project can be viewed here
To find Water License Applications in your area go to http://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/wtrwhse/water_licences.input
In the field labeled Purpose - select Power - General. In the field labeled Water District - select your area, i.e. "Revelstoke" or “Kaslo”. "Current" Water License Status means Applicant has been granted a license. "Active" status means still trying to get a license. Most Applicants are trying.
The following Province of British Columbia websites have additional information available on water power projects in BC.
A Guidebook for independent power producer development which details regulatory and legislative requirements for water power and other power project development is available by clicking here ;
Information on the status of Crown land applications and reasons for decisions is available at http://www.arfd.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp (includes water power projects);
British Columbia’s laws and regulations are available at http://www.bclaws.ca/;
The Environmental Assessment Office website has documentation on all power project reviews. The project reports and the specific requirements that proponents must meet as a condition of their Environmental Assessment Office certificates are available at http://www.eao.gov.bc.ca;
Water licences include requirements for minimum flows and environmental monitoring and other measures for environmental protection. All water licence information is available at the following web links: ftp://ftp.env.gov.bc.ca/pub/outgoing/lic_images/ (where licences can be found listed by licence number) and http://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/wtrwhse/water_licences.input (where specific streams or water licence types (e.g. water power) can be searched to find specific licence numbers for specific projects); and
A document on “Opportunities for Local Government and Public Participation in Provincial Regulatory Processes for Independent Power Producers’ Projects,” describes the regulatory processes and requirements of the provincial Water Act, Land Act and Environmental Assessment Act, and is available at http://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/EAED/AEPB/AEPS/Documents/MiniGuide.pdf. | 
