Last week, FERC issued a 40-year license for continued operation of Bar Mills hydroelectric project in York County, Maine.
Bar Mills project in Maine licensed for 40 years
By: Rupak Thapaliya Wednesday September 3, 2008
Project:
Bar Mills : P-2194
Last week, FERC issued a 40-year license for continued operation of Bar Mills hydroelectric project in York County, Maine.
![]() Fort Halifax dam comes down, Sebasticook revivesWith the start of dam breaching, this week marked an end to the long controversy in removal of Fort Halifax dam ![]() LIHI Certifies one and recertifies another hydroproject in the Northeast
Project:
Worumbo : P-3428 | Oswego Falls : P-5984 | Oswego River : P-2474
The Low Impact Hydropower Institute has certified the Oswego River Project , on the Oswego River, New York and Worumbo project on the Androscoggin River, Maine as low impact hydropower projects. ![]() Tax credit certification for hydroproject in Maine
By: Rupak Thapaliya Friday June 27, 2008
Project:
Rumford Falls : P-2333
FERC issued a letter today certifying Rumford Falls Project in Maine for tax credit eligibility under the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ![]() American Rivers & NOAA now accepting proposals for river restoration grants
By: John Seebach Monday October 1, 2007
Key Words: community-based restoration program | dam removal | fish passage | grant | NOAA | stream barriers States: California | Connecticut | Delaware | District of Columbia | Idaho | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New York | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island | Vermont | Virginia | Washington American Rivers seeks proposals for river restoration project grants as part of its partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Community-based Restoration Program. ![]() Supreme Court Upholds States' Right to Protect Rivers from Hydropower Dams
By: John Seebach Monday May 15, 2006
Key Words: 401 | American Rivers | Clean Water Act | Friends of the Presumpscot | litigation | Supreme Court
![]() The Hydropower Industry Attacks the Clean Water ActWASHINGTON, DC - The hydropower industry is about to get its day in court in a Clean Water Act case before the U.S. Supreme Court this February. If the industry wins, rivers everywhere will lose. ![]() U.S. Supreme Court takes Clean Water Act case on Maine dams
By: John Seebach Friday October 28, 2005
In an unexpected addendum today, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear two wetlands cases and one case on the Clean Water Act's application to hydropower dams. These three cases are expected to show the Court's posture on the reach of the Clean Water Act. ![]() Battle Won at Fort Halifax
By: John Seebach Monday May 31, 2004
The 1.5-megawatt Fort Halifax Project on the Sebasticook River in Maine remains to be partially removed despite an effort by local interest groups to appeal the decision. ![]() The Maine Event: Worumbo Receives LIHI Certification
By: John Seebach Thursday May 20, 2004
Project:
Worumbo : P-3428
The Low-Impact Hydropower Institute' s (LIHI) governing board voted unanimously on May 20th to certify the Worumbo hydroelectric dam, located on Maine's Androscoggin River. The facility, owned and operated by the Miller Hydro Group, became Maine's first hydroelectric project and the tenth project nationwide to receive certification as a low impact dam from LIHI, which began giving certifications in March 2001. ![]() |
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