Hydropower Reform Coalition - Wisconsin

Take a class in dam removal!

John Seebach — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:09:59 -0500

The University of Wisconsin, in partnership with Coalition members American Rivers and Trout Unlimited and several other organizations, is home to the nation’s only regular short course on dam removal, entitled "Succeeding with a Dam Removal Project."

The next course will be held in East Lansing, Michigan from November 5-7, 2007. Join the ranks of more than 500 people across the country that have taken the course, and deepened their understanding of how to plan, design and implement successful dam removal and river restoration projects.

Please see the attached brochure for details and registration info.

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FERC amends license for Sturgeon Falls project

John Seebach — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 23:00:00 -0600

Project: Sturgeon Falls : P-2720

FERC issued a license amendment which increased the authorized capacity of the Sturgeon Falls project to 6.4 MW. The licensee requested the amendment after rehabilitating several turbines that were damaged in December, 2005.

10,000 acres of land removed from Peshtigo River projects

John Seebach — Mon, 15 Sep 2003 07:00:00 -0500

In a September 15 order, the Commission granted an application by Wisconsin Public Service Corporation to amend the project boundaries of five of its projects to remove 9,738 acres of land. All but 389 acres will be transferred to the State of Wisconsin to become a part of the Peshtigo River State Forest. The remaining 389 acres are earmarked for private development.

The Commission placed two key conditions on the amendment: a 200-foot buffer zone from the shoreline and certain recreation facilities will remain within the project boundary. Coalition member River Alliance of Wisconsin protested the appropriateness of this amendment and fragmented rebalancing only a few years after relicensing.