Description
The Warrior River Hydroelectric Project includes the Lewis Smith and Bankhead developments.
The Lewis Smith development is located in north central Alabama in the headwaters of the Black Warrior River on the Sipsey Fork in Cullman, Walker, and Winston Counties.
The Bankhead development is located in west central Alabama downstream of the Lewis Smith development, on the Black Warrior River in Tuscaloosa County.
The Lewis Smith development occupies 2,691.44 acres of federal lands administered by the U.S. Forest Service, and the Bankhead development occupies 18.7 acres of federal lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management.
Issues
ESA listed species-mussel
River restoration
Map
Milestones
| Date | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 3/31/2010 | License Order Issued | |
| 3/7/2008 | EA Released |
News Related to Warrior River
Black Warrior Project Gets FERC License
On March 31, FERC issued a 30-year license to Alabama Power Company to operate its Warrior project (P-2165) on the Black Warrior River in Alabama.
