Will the power station’s operations affect water levels above or below Bala’s North and South Dams?
Our Bala Falls generating station will only be able to draw from the seasonally available flows while respecting the strict water level limits set out in the Muskoka River Water Management Plan. By operating within these constraints and employing sophisticated continuous monitoring and control equipment, e.g., refined management of routine flow as compared to the current stop-log control, our facility is expected to improve water level control and moderate some of the fluctuations that have been experienced immediately upstream and downstream of Bala’s dams in recent years. Data from our engineering studies confirmed these predictions and were presented at several public meetings earlier this fall.
