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Smith Mountain Gets A New 30-year License

By: Rupak Thapaliya  Wednesday December 16, 2009
Region: South
Key Words: ILP | new license | Roanoke River
States: Virginia

Yesterday, FERC issued a new 30-year license to American Electric Power (AEP), a subsidiary of Appalachian Power Company, for continued operation of the 636 MW Smith Mountain Project.

 


Coalition Members Reach Settlement in Saluda Project

By: Rupak Thapaliya  Monday August 17, 2009
Project: Saluda : P-516

Coalition members American Rivers, American Whitewater, and Coastal Conservation League along with state and federal agencies have reached an agreement for the Saluda hydroelectric project on the Saluda River in South Carolina.

 


North Carolina Seeks To Take Over Yadkin Project

By: Rupak Thapaliya  Tuesday April 7, 2009
Region: South
Project: Yadkin : P-2197

The state of North Carolina has intervened in the licensing of Yadkin hydroelectric project and is seeking to take over the project.

 


Tallassee Shoals Project in GA Looks to Get LIHI Certification- Again

By: Rupak Thapaliya  Thursday March 5, 2009
Region: South
Key Words: GA | LIHI | Middle Oconee River
States: Georgia

First certified in 2004, the Tallassee Shoals hydroelectric project on the Middle Oconee River in Georgia has applied for recertification of the facility with the Low Impact Hydropower Institute (LIHI).

 


Morgan Falls licensed for 30 years

By: Rupak Thapaliya  Wednesday May 28, 2008
Region: South
States: Georgia

FERC has granted a 30-year license for operation of the Morgan Falls hydroelectric project located on the Chattahoochee River about 12 miles upstream of Atlanta, Georgia.


New License Issued for Tapoco Project

By: John Seebach  Wednesday January 19, 2005
Region: South
Key Words: ALCOA | FERC | new license | settlement
Project: Tapoco : P-2169

Tennessee's only licensed hydropower project was granted another license today. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a new license for ALCOA's Tapoco project on the Little Tennessee River in North Carolina and Tennessee.


Tennessee's Tapoco Project earns Low Impact certification

By: John Seebach  Wednesday January 12, 2005
Region: South
Key Words: ALCOA | LIHI
States: Tennessee
Project: Tapoco : P-2169

The Tapoco hydropower project lies on the Little Tennessee and Cheoah rivers in Tennessee and North Carolina. Under a comprehensive settlement agreement and license, owner Alcoa will preserve virgin tracts of forest lands and restore flows to these Smoky Mountain streams. Now the project has earned Low Impact Certification from our partners at the Low Impact Hydropower Institute.


Whitewater Boating Tests a Great Success at Catawba's Great Falls

By: John Seebach  Sunday October 24, 2004

Located just one hour from the Charlotte, NC and Columbia, SC metropolitan areas, the Great Falls of the Catawba River has potential as a whitewater boating hotspot for the area. On October 23 and 24, a flow study conducted by Duke Power and attended by kayakers from throughout the region confirmed that Great Falls holds great promise as a highly coveted recreational boating stretch.


Thirsty For More: Augusta Shoals Appeals Water Quality Certification

By: John Seebach  Monday July 5, 2004
Region: South
States: Georgia

The Coastal Conservation League and American Rivers appealed Georgia's water quality certification for the City of Augusta's operation on the Augusta Canal and Diversion Dam. Lack of terms and conditions for any stream flow to be maintained in the four-mile long Augusta Shoals, a stretch of river whose flow is diverted at the dam, served as the basis for January' s appeal.

The certification also did not include conditions to protect federally and state endangered species that occur in the shoals, nor did it require construction of a fish passage facility to allow migrating fish access to upstream waters.


Environmental Groups Advocate for improved Saluda River Water Quality

By: John Seebach  Wednesday November 12, 2003
Project: Saluda : P-516

On December 11, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) approved new standards for dissolved oxygen (DO) levels in the Saluda River in South Carolina. These standards are supported by environmental groups - including the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League (SCCCL) - that are currently engaged in hydropower relicensing on the Saluda River. These standards await final approval from the DHEC Board, followed by a legislative process that will allow the South Carolina Legislature time to act on the proposed change. Other groups in favor of the standards include American Rivers and the Saluda Scenic River Advisory Council.


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