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Hydropower Relicensing
Hydropower relicensing under the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) requires significant resources to design and conduct environmental studies, develop mitigation and enhancement measures, prepare complex licensing documents, and negotiate with a wide variety of governmental and non-governmental organizations. These detailed studies and plans are essential to meet the needs of hydropower operators and resource goals and objectives of relevant regulatory agencies.
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Iron Gate dam on the Klamath River, California.
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Find out about various Hydropower Projects that involve E&S Environmental.
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Iron Gate dam on the Klamath River, California.
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Environmental Study Plans – It is important to establish a set of plans which outline and define a course of action that will fulfill requirements for hydropower operators, regulatory agencies, and environmental organizations. These study plans are critical to describe current water quality in the project, determine potential effects that hydropower operations might have on water quality, and ultimately meet the mandatory guidelines of the Clean Water Act, Federal Power Act, National Environmental Protection Act, Endangered
Species Act, and other State and Federal regulations.
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Environmental Field Studies – After establishing a study plan to meet the needs of a particular hydropower project, field studies are crucial to describe existing conditions and help determine consequences a hydropower project may have on the river system.
Learn more about environmental field studies.
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Stream measurements taken on Jenny Creek near Yreka, California.
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Licensing Documents – Licensing and Relicensing Documents are prepared to the specifications of FERC in support of Draft and Final License applications. Find out some of the agencies and organizations E&S has been involved with regarding Hydropower Licensing Documents and view some examples of the Documents Prepared.
Stakeholder Interaction – To maintain contact and open communication, public and technical working group meetings are held with various interested parties, such as Native American Tribes, environmental groups, citizen groups, and federal and state agencies. These group meetings provide a forum to present information, review study plans, develop mitigation measures, negotiate license conditions, and generally ensure a cooperative and coordinated process for project relicensing. Some entities that must be consulted include:
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National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS);
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS);
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National Park Service (NPS);
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA);
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Federal agency administering any United States lands or facilities to be used or occupied by the project;
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Relevant state fish and wildlife agencies;
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State water resources management agencies;
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Certifying agency under Section 401(a)(1) of the CWA;
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State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO);
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Indian tribes that may be affected by the project;
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Relevant federal, state, and interstate resource agencies;
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and any potentially affected adjacent landowners.
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