The Hydropower Reform Coalition is a consortium of national, state, and local conservation and recreation organizations working to achieve river conservation and restoration through improved operation of hydropower dams. Formed in 1992, the Coalition is dedicated to improving the quality of rivers, ensuring continued public access to rivers, and reforming the relicensing process to ensure river protection in every FERC licensing. To achieve these goals, Coalition members intervene in relicensings across the country.
The Coalition coordinates these relicensing efforts to strengthen members’ individual advocacy efforts; develops legal and strategic guidance documents for use in individual proceedings; and works with natural resource agencies on the state and federal level to improve their involvement in individual proceedings. The Coalition also advocates policy and practice improvements at FERC and resource agencies and meets regularly with the hydropower industry to educate them to our issues and improve relationships in individual proceedings.
The Coalition has a Steering Committee of thirteen organizations, and a general membership of more than 150 additional organizations in more than 40 states. For additional information about the Coalition or its work, contact us at (202) 347-7550 or coordinator@hydroreform.org. All of these materials are available from our website at www.hydroreform.org.
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