Explore locations

There is no perfect location available, so we need to carefully balance priorities when selecting a site. We consider the following:

• proximity to town, as the water has to be piped to the lagoon; 
• elevation between the lagoon and the town, since pumping water uphill requires more energy and increases costs; 
• safety from geohazards like flooding, landslides and melting permafrost;
• availability of a large area of land for the lagoon to function properly; 
• adherence to the town’s official community plan and zoning bylaw, which dictates how land can be used; 
• adequate land quality to support the lagoon’s structure; and 
• avoidance of notable heritage lands.

In the application below, you can learn more about how the working group is balancing priorities. Click through the map layers on the bottom right-hand side to explore different considerations. You can show and hide the "legend and layers" selector to see more of the map.

• The heritage information layer shows notable heritage locations.
• The Callison sites layer shows the areas we’re investigating.
• The mining claims layer shows registered mining claims.
• The land availability layer shows where land is unavailable due to it being privately owned or for other reasons.
• The geohazard risk levels layer shows where flooding, landslides and permafrost are more likely to occur.
• The operations and maintenance costs layer shows the areas where it's more expensive to run the facility based on pumping water uphill or over long distances.
• The slope grade shows how steep the area is. It is difficult and expensive to build on a steep slope.