Vattendragens kulturarv Konsekvenser för vattenkraftens kulturmiljöer till följd av Vattenverksamhetsutredningen

Abstract

Waterways within the cultural heritage are the subject of this essay. The aim is to explore how the cultural environments among hydroelectric power stations are affected by environmental objectives with interests in biological diversity, natural assets and conservancy. The starting point of this essay is based on the hypothesis that there is a lack of perspective in how cultural heritage are handled in the “Vattenverksamhetsutredningen”, a governmental enquiry about both new and changed legislation for water activities. The essay is a survey about the cultural environments role in SOU 2013:69 “Ny tid ny prövning – förslag till ändrade vattenrättsliga regler” and SOU 2014:35 “I vått och torrt – förslag till ändrade vattenrättsliga regler”, which form the basis for new regulations. To embody the subject of the essay, I have made a case study among hydroelectric power in the county of Halland, with focus on two power stations; Herting in the city of Falkenberg and Rydöbruk in the municipality of Hylte. These two objects was not chosen by the aim of similarity, but in order to indicate how cultural values are, or have been handled. The implication, based on the material I have studied, is that a several of cultural environments among small hydroelectric power stations are being negatively affected by physical and economical changes, as a result of forthcoming new regulations.