A report released by the Department of Interior this week confirms that the benefits of removal of four Klamath River dams far outweigh the costs.

The last day of 2009 saw seven hydropower projects filing their application for certification with the Low Impact Hydropower Institute. In 2009 alone, the Institute issued certifications for nine projects throughout the country. So far, there are 46 LIHI certified projects in 24 states.

The Low Impact Hydropower Institute (LIHI) has certified three more projects that meet their low-impact certification criteria. The three projects are Winooski in Vermont, Farmers Irrigation District in Oregon; and the Robertson and Ashuelot in New Hampshire.

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.

FERC has released an Environmental Assessment for the Carmen-Smith project located on the McKenzie river in Lane and Linn counties in Oregon.

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.

PowerPoint for Hydropower as a clean, renewable energy, at the University of Oregon School of Law. February 2008

Klamath Riverkeeper is organizing a benefit dinner on Mar 14 in Bayside, CA to help bring down the four obsolete dams in the Klamath River.

FERC has rejected a preliminay permit application filed by Principle Power Hydro for hydropower production from McKenzie River in Lane county, Oregon.

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.