Through a preliminary permit issued on Jan 9, 2013, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has granted permission to Corral Creek South Hydro to study the feasibility of developing a 1,100 MW pumped...
An apparent lack of progress supplemented by lack of collaboration and inability to pay for project related recovery costs has urged Coalition members to petition FERC to cancel two preliminary permit...
Source: American WhitewaterOn September 14 , Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar ensured the long-term protection of Thunder Creek, a tributary of the Skagit River, by administratively designating t...
August 13, 2012Today, national, state and Okanogan County-based public interest organizations appealed a decision by Washington State's Department of Ecology that would allow the proposed Enloe da...
Source: Idaho Rives UnitedBOISE — Idaho Rivers United helped achieve a big win for the Bear River in southeast Idaho this week when the Idaho Department of Water Resources denied a water right t...
On July 13th, Washington State's Department of Ecology issued a 401 Water Quality Certificate for the proposed Enloe Dam on the Similkameen River located in Okanogan County.By approving the divers...
Check out the latest update from the Oregonian, including a video, on Condit dam removal and progress on restoring the White Salmon River....
Free Flow Power (FFP), a developer that held a preliminary permit to study feasibility to develop hydropower at Cle Elum Dam on the Cle Elum River near Cle Elum, in Kittitas County, Washington, surren...
Despite strong opposition from stakeholders, including HRC members, FERC has issued a preliminary permit to Boundary Creek Hydro, a subsidiary of Symbiotics seeking to develop hydropower on the Bounda...
On March 19, 2012 Coalition Groups submitted comments on Washington Dept. of Ecology's DRAFT 401 Water Quality Certificate for the proposed Enloe Project (FERC No....
On December 23, 2011, the Oregon Department of Energy issued a Comment Opportunity: Considerations for an Oregon Hydropower Development Assistance Program, requesting comments on whether the ass...
Except for Enloe dam, the Similkameen is a 122 mile free-flowing river with its headwaters on the east flank of British Columbia’s Manning Provincial Park....
Today, the Columbia Bioregional Education Project (CBEP), joined by several conservation groups including American Rivers, American Whitewater, Center for Environmental Law and Policy, North Cascades ...
(Source: American Whitewater)posted October 26, 2011 by Megan Hooker After nearly a century, Washington's White Salmon River in south central Washington is flowing freely again!...
Source: HeraldNet, Oct 13, 2011(http://heraldnet.com/article/20111013/NEWS01/710139924) The plan by the county utility district and other groups restores fish habitat and recreation areas on the...
This weekend heralds the beginning of a three-year process to remove the Elwha and Glines Canyon dams on Washington's Olympic Peninsula. The Elwha River flows through the heart of Olympic Na...
A new website (http://whitesalmontimelapse.wordpress.com/) will maintain a timelapse of the events unfolding during the removal of the Condit dam.The Condit Dam on the White Salmon River in Washington...
Over the past several months, Coalition members have worked to broaden the energy generation base in Washington State by promoting efficiency upgrades at existing dams, focusing on new renewable energ...
HRC Pacific Northwest introduces on-line outreach material on the Coalition, on low-power hydro project impacts, and on dam removal and Northwest (Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington State) success ...
Restore is a special publication of the Hydropower Reform Coalition which provides an overview of dam removal nationally, and planned removals in the Pacific Northwest.The Coalition developed this rep...
In October, Washington State's Department of Ecology gave final approval for removal of the 125 foot Condit Dam on the White Salmon River by issuing a final 401 water quality certificate. Sh...
Regardless of the name (micro, low-power, run-of-river, diversion or impoundment) or the size, all dams disrupt flows, degrade water quality block the movement of a rivers vital nutrients and sediment...
On October 12, 2010 Washington's Dept. of Ecology released its final 401 Water Quality Certificate for removal of Condit dam on the White Salmon River, a tributary to the Columbia....
"Trout on the Wind," a new video about the 2009 removal of Hemlock dam and the restoration of 12 miles of Washington State's Trout Creek, has won the coveted John Muir 2010 F...
On July 15, 2010 FERC approved a settlement reached in January 2009 by the City of Tacoma, Skokomish Tribe, and state and federal agencies and issued a 50-year license for the Cushman hydroelectric pr...
FERC has issued a 40-year license to the Granite County to operate a 2MW project on the Georgetown Lake dam.The proposed project would be located on Flint Creek at the existing Georgetown Lake dam in ...
Through an order issued on June 2, 2010, FERC has certified the increased hydropower generation from Mystic Lake hydropower project (P-2301) in Montana to be eligble for tax credits under Section 1301...
Coalition members American Whitewater, Selkirk Conservation Alliance, and The Lands Council have signed two settlement agreements that call for continued operation of Boundary Dam on the Pend Oreille ...
HRC Coalition members in Washington State filed comments on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) December 28, 2009 notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis for the Enloe Hydroelectric Pro...
The last day of 2009 saw seven hydropower projects filing their application for certification with the Low Impact Hydropower Institute....
The Snohomish County PUD No. 1 in Washington has further advanced in its intent to build and operate a tidal energy project in the Admirarty Inlet....
This week FERC released its Environmental Assessment (EA) for a proposed hydroelectric project on the Flint Creek near Philipsburg, Montana.Granite County filed an application last year to operate the...
The Low Impact Hydropower Institute (LIHI) has certified three more projects that meet their low-impact certification criteria....
A draft agreement, known as the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement (KHSA) that may lead to the removal of four Klamath River dams, was released earlier this week.The Hydroelectric Agreement al...
FERC has released an Environmental Assessment for the Carmen-Smith project (P-2242) located on the McKenzie river in Lane and Linn counties in Oregon.Among other things, the EA has recommended constru...
Clark Canyon Hydro has received a new original license to add hydropower to an existing dam on the Beaverhead river in Beaver County, Montana.Clark Canyon Hydro plans to add two turbines with a combin...
Hemlock Dam, on Washington's Trout Creek, was removed on August 4th, 2009. The 26 foot dam was originally constructed in 1935-36 by the Civilian Conservation Corps to provide for hydropower gen...
Avista Corporation has received a new 50-year license to operate its Spokane River hydroelectric projects (P-2545).Of the five developments, Post Falls is located in Idaho while the other four- Upper ...
Avista Utilities, Sierra Club, and Center for Environmental Law & Policy have worked out an agreement for year-round flows in the Spokane River, including flows through the bypassed reach below Up...
Hydropower and Washington’s Renewable Energy Goals -- A Hydropower FAQ In Washington State,river groups have joined with renewable energy advocates to keep pending Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) ...
PPL Montana has received approval from FERC to generate more power at the Rainbow development, one of nine hydroelectric developments in its Missouri-Madison project (P-2188).The license amendment app...
FERC has issued a 43-year license to the Chelan County PUD in Washington for continued operation of the Rocky Reach Hydroelectric Project (P-2145).The license issued last week is based on the Rocky Re...
Finavera Renewables, the first licensee for a wave energy project, has surrendered its license before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission....
Three new reports show that removing the four dams on Klamath River will benefit the health of the river and salmon in the long run.A joint press release issued by American Rivers and the Karuk Tribe,...
Following the DC Circuit Court in 2006, Tacoma Power, Skokomish Tribe, agencies and other stakeholders have signed a settlement agreement that will govern the operations of the Cushman Hydroelectric p...
Proposed dams move forward on Washington's Similkameen River. Enloe Dam (Project No. 12569-001) announces scoping meetings, preliminary permit issued for Shankers Bend Project (Project No....
Washington State proposes to increase its Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) goals to now require large utilities to obtain 25% of their electricity from new renewable resources by 2025....
Deadline for Intervention for Washington's Enloe Project (P-12569) December 29, 2008 NOTICE OF APPLICATION ACCEPTED FOR FILING AND SOLICITING MOTIONS TO INTERVENE AND PROTESTS(October 29, 2008)Tak...
On October 31 2008, Conservation Partners American Rivers, American Whitewater, the Center for Environmental Law and Policy, the North Cascades Conservation Council, and the Columbia River BioRegional...
Last Friday, FERC issued a 50-year license to the Puget Sound Energy Inc....
In a recent decision (see the attachment below) issued by the US Court of Appeals, a judge decided that Snoqualmine Falls hydroelectric project does not interfere with a local tribe's religious fr...
The proposed 60-MW Hook Canyon project in Utah received a huge blow when the Governor of Utah decided that the voice of the general public and the value of the Bear lake for tourism and local ec...
Last week, FERC issued a 40-year license to the Grant County PUD to operate the Priest Rapids hydro project....
As preparations are being made to dismantle the Elwha and Glines Canyon dams on the Elwha River in 2009, the University of Idaho has developed a web portal with information on dam removal and watershe...
Following a rehearing request by American Whitewater, Forest Service and Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife, FERC ruled that the license for this project in Pend Oreille county, WA is still ...
The Milltown dam at the confluence of Blackfoot and Clark Fork rivers, just upstream of Missoula, MT, had been accumulating toxic wastes from mining uprivers including arsenic, zinc, copper and other ...
The attached PowerPoint was given during a lunch presentation at the University of Oregon's School of Law. Topic of discussion: Hydropower as a clean, renewable energy source....
Besides FERC issuing the first ever hydrokinetic license for Washington's Makah Bay Project (FERC No....
On December 2nd, 2007, FERC issued the first ever hydrokinetic license for the Makah Bay Offshore Wave Pilot Project (FERC No....
In early February, 2008 Federal and state agenceis, and Washington environmental and recreational organizations filed comments on the Public Utility District No....
American Rivers is seeking proposals for projects that aim for restoration of diadromous fish through dam removal projects....
A benefit dinner is being organized to remove dams from the Klamath River that have been disturbing the habitat for salmon, trout and other species for a long time....
Citing deficiencies in a number of aspects, FERC has rejected the application (Project No....
Comments on Draft Recommendations for meeting the Washington Climate Change Challenge Washington Departments of Ecology (Ecology) and Community, Trade, and Economic Development (CTED) draft recommen...
Enloe Hydroelectric Project, FERC No. 12569Public Utility District No....
The license for Makah Bay project is the first ever issued by FERC for a wave, tidal or current energy project in the United States....
The public deadline to submit comments on Washington State's rulemaking on Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) was November 16, 2007....
The Sullivan Creek Project was constructed by the Inland Portland Cement Company in 1909, and was used to generate power until 1956, when the Project’s wood flume was damaged....
Private developers have applied for permits for 450 dams on more than 300 rivers and streams in British Columbia....
Oregon Wave Energy Partners, LLC has filed a preliminary permit application for a proposed wave energy project that would be located 3-6 miles offshore in Lincoln County, Oregon....
Oregon Wave Energy Partners, LLC has filed a preliminary permit application for a proposed wave energy project that would be located 2.5 miles offshore in Coos County, Oregon....
FERC has approved a license amendment for the Lake Dorothy project....
FERC is soliciting comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions on the relicense application for the Blue Lake project on Alaska's Sawmill creek....
Eugene Water and Electric Board has submitted its license application for the Carmen-Smith project on Oregon's McKenzie River. The deadline for additional study requests is January 23, 2007....
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Responding to public demand (and, in several cases, to direct requests from members of Congress), FERC staff held a series of meetings so that the public could raise concerns the Klamath project....
AquaEnergy Group filed a license application with FERC for its proposed Makah Bay tidal hydrokinetic project (P-12751)....
FERC issued a preliminary permit for a proposed 330MW project on the Chakachamna River in Alaska....
On August 22nd, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision in City of Tacoma v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission....
The Eugene, OR Register Guard just published an editorial that does a good job of connecting the dots between the damage caused by PacifiCorp's Klamath river project and the West Coast's devas...
For Immediate Release: March 27, 2006Contacts: Kristen Boyles, Earthjustice: 206.343.7340 x33Glen Spain, PCFFA: 541-521-8655Tim McKay, NEC: 707-822-6918San Francisco, CA - On the eve of a potential s...
FERC's deadline for all interested parties in the Hells Canyon dams to file their recommendations for terms and conditions in the new license was January 26, 2006....
On July 11th, 2005, the Commission issued a new license for the Box Canyon Project on the Pend Oreille River in northeastern Washington and Idaho....
The Endangered Species Act directs two federal agencies to save endangered species in part by protecting the places the species needs to recover....
The Coalition was pleased as punch to see Portland General Electric (PGE) showcase its new commitments to fish recovery - taking the connection between environmental restoration and its hydropower da...
A study from Idaho Rivers United shows that salmon and steelhead restoration isn't only the right thing to do, it's pretty great for our pocketbook, too.From IRU's press release:Study &mda...
According to a report by the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, the Pacific Northwest has saved almost 3,000 MW since 1978 by investing in conservation....
Coalition members Idaho Rivers United and American Whitewater helped make a settlement promise become a reality: dam removal on the overregulated Bear River in Idaho.Read the full press release from ...
Today the National Marine Fisheries Service (or NOAA Fisheries) issued its hatchery policy, listing determinations for 16 populations of salmon in the West, and an extension on determinations for ...
The California Hydropower Reform Coalition and Pacific Northwest region of the Hydropower Reform Coalition submitted comments this Friday, November 12, 2004 on the National Marine Fisheries Service...
A comprehensive settlement has been reached (hurrah!) on the Lewis River projects in Washington....
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is considering adjustments to the upper boundary of a federal Wild and Scenic designation on the Lower Crooked River in central Oregon in order to accommodate hyd...
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a surprise on Wednesday when it granted Gustavus Electric Company a license to construct a hydropower project in Glacier Bay National Park.The project i...
Bill Sedivy, Idaho Rivers United o) 208-343-7481 h)208-853-3429 Sara Eddie, Advocates for the Westc) 208-890-6630Court of Appeals upholds denial of permits for new Snake River dams The U.S....
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued new 30-year licenses for five projects on the middle Snake River in Idaho on July 28, 2004....
Contact: Steve Rothert of American Rivers, 530-277-0448Curtis Knight of California Trout, 530-926-3755Chuck Bonham of Trout Unlimited, 510-528-4164Brian Barr of World Wildlife Fund, 541-488-2716KLAMAT...
A 2004 historic settlement agreement will allow fish to pass three enormous dams on the mainstem Deschutes for the first time in decades....
Court finds agency' s delay on ESA consultation petition “nothing less than egregious” SEATTLE – Today, calling the agency' s delay “egregious,” a federal court ordered the Federal Energy Regu...
The Cushman Project lies on the North Fork Skokomish River in Washington....
Boise — Nearly 8 of 10 voters who live in the Idaho Power service area think the company should be held responsible for restoring the ecological health of Hells Canyon, according to an independe...
On August 6th, FERC granted a petition requesting consultation with federal fish agencies over the impacts of Hells Canyon dams on endangered fish species.The order is significant for FERC-regulated h...
Roseburg, OR-- Seven conservation groups today sued the federal government for issuing an environmentally damaging hydropower license for a hydroelectric project on the North Umpqua River....
You may have seen our billboards up in Sacramento (on I-80 East near Leisuretown), Seattle (corner of 4th and Cherry), and Portland (corner of Burnside and NW 22nd).Whether or not you've seen the ...
Seth Cool, Northwest Ecosystem Alliance, (360) 671-9950, x16Tom O' Keefe, American Whitewater, (206) 527-7497 DECISION OPENS DOOR FOR RESOURCE PROTECTIONS AT NOOKSACK FALLSBELLINGHAM, WA&mdas...
Salem, Ore. -- Today, Governor Theodore R....
Portland, Ore. -- Gov....