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 project.
Settlement Leads to Licensing of Cushman Project
By: Rupak Thapaliya Friday July 23, 2010
Project:
Cushman : P-460
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 project.
![]() FERC Reinstates School Street License
By: Rupak Thapaliya Friday April 16, 2010
Region: Great Lakes Key Words: alternatives | Amendment | court decision | FERC policy | intervention | Mohawk | settlement States: New York
Project:
School Street : P-2539
In a ruling issued yesterday, FERC reinstated the license for School Street project issued in February 2007, thereby giving a serious blow to Green Island Power Authority’s (GIPA's) plan to get a license for their proposed 100 MW Cohoes Falls project, just downstream of the current School Street site. ![]() Agreement To Restore Fisheries at Sullivan Creek and Continue Generation at Boundary Project
By: Rupak Thapaliya Friday April 2, 2010
Region: Northwest Key Words: dam removal | ecosystem restoration | license surrender | Pend Oreille | settlement | sullivan creek States: Washington
Project:
Boundary : P-2144 | Sullivan Creek : P-2225
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 River, enhanced operation of Sullivan Dam on the natural Sullivan Lake, and the removal of Mill Pond Dam on Sullivan Creek. ![]() Staff Recommend Licensing of Saluda Hydro Project In South Carolina
Project:
Saluda : P-516
The FERC staff issued a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) today for the 207.3 MW Saluda hydroelectric project on the Saluda River in Lexington, Richland, Newberry, and Saluda counties, South Carolina.
![]() Agreement Paves Way For a Healthy Klamath RiverA 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. ![]() Court Vacates License Order, Says FERC Should Have Analyzed All Alternatives
Project:
School Street : P-2539
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated a 2007 FERC license order for the School Street Project and asked FERC to revisit the proceeding. ![]() Coalition Members Reach Settlement in Saluda Project
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.
![]() Settlement reached for Klamath's future
By: Rupak Thapaliya Wednesday January 16, 2008
Project:
Klamath : P-2082
After years of negotiation the Klamath Settlement Group has finalized the Klamath River Basin Restoration Agreement (KBRA). ![]() The cost of removing dams on Michigan's Muskegon Au Sable and Manistee rivers
Project:
Croton : P-2468 | Hardy : P-2452 | Rogers : P-2451
A condition of a 1992 settlement required Consumers Energy to study retirement of its eleven hydropower dams and publicly report on its findings. ![]() Clackamas River's Final Environmental Impact Statement Released
By: Rebecca Sherman Thursday December 21, 2006
Project:
North Fork : P-2195 | Willamette Falls : P-2233
On December 21, 2006, FERC released the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for the five-dam Clackamas River Project only miles east of Portland, Oregon. While the final is an improvement over the draft, Clackamas River settlement parties say that there are still many problems with FERC's treatment of measures from the settlement agreement. ![]() |
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