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Collected stories from the Tri-City Herald about the controversy surrounding the possible breaching
of the Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, Little Goose, and Lower Granite dams on the Lower Snake River
in Washington State.
http://www.snakedams.com/
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REPP-CREST: Hydropower
Basic overview of small systems, with links.
http://solstice.crest.org/hydro/index.html
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Three Gorges Probe
Information about the scientific, technical, economic, social, and environmental effects of
completing the Three Gorges dam in China, as well as the alternatives to the dam.
http://www.threegorgesprobe.org
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Hydro Research Foundation
U.S. organization that promotes hydropower by facilitating research and providing educational
opportunities. Includes public information.
http://www.hydrofoundation.org/
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El Dorado Irrigation District FERC Project 184 Relicensing
Documents associated with the hydro-electric relicensing project, primarily located in the El
Dorado National Forest in California. Includes calendar, scientific studies, and a list server for
project information.
http://www.project184.com
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Hydro Electric Overview
Basic information and FAQs about small systems, provided by the Jade Mountain company.
http://www.realgoods.com/renew/shop/list.cfm?dp=1200
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Bureau of Reclamation Hydropower Program
U.S. government agency. General information including the history of hydropower development, a
glossary of terms, and major producers.
http://www.usbr.gov/power/edu/edu.htm
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U.S. DOE Hydropower Program
Information about hydroelectric power, state resource assessments, technolgy research and
development, environmental concerns, and advanced hydropower turbines.
http://hydropower.inel.gov
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Pump Turbines Threaten Fisheries of Lakes Russell and Thurmond
Photographs and descriptions of problems caused by pump turbines.
http://www.dnr.state.sc.us/wild/turbine.html
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Laboratory Studies of the Effects of Pressure and Dissolved Gas Super Saturation on Turbine-Passed Fish
Test design by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to assess how changes in water pressure
and dissolved gas concentrations can affect the survival of fish passing downstream through
turbines or tailwater environments at hydroelectric dams.
http://www.inel.gov/x-web/other/framed.shtml?http://hydropower.inel.gov
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Water Wheel Factory
Reference and historical information, kits, pictures, and plans for water wheels and water
turbines.
http://www.waterwheelfactory.com
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Industrial Screen Products
Product and contact information for manufacturer of wire fish screens that prevent entrainment,
injury, or death of targeted aquatic species by physically stopping fish from entering a water
intake.
http://wedgewire.com/fish.htm
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Protect Idaho Rivers
Information about dam relicensing and related issues on Idaho rivers including the Salmon, Snake,
Bear, Moyie, and Boundary Creek.
http://www.idahorivers.org/hydropower.energy.htm#anchor617022
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Hydropower Reform Coalition
Federal, state, and local conservation and recreation organizations working to reform policies and
achieve improvements to rivers altered by dams with resources for citizen participation in the
relicensing process.
http://www.amrivers.org/template2.asp?cat=2&page=123&id=945&filter=146
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Rutherford Creek Project
Proposal for a small-scale, run-of-river, hydroelectric development in British Columbia.
http://www.rutherfordpower.com
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California Hydropower Reform Coalition
Conservation and community organizations working to reduce the impacts of FERC licensed hydropower
projects on the rivers of California. Contains relicensing resources.
http://www.calhrc.org
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Pico Hydro
Network specializing in very small hydro systems, up to 5 kilowatts. Includes articles, down
loadable publications, and links.
http://eee.ntu.ac.uk/research/microhydro/picosite/
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Saint Lawrence FDR Power Project Relicensing
Description of the project, the relicensing process, and a newsletter about the relicensing
process.
http://www.stl.nypa.gov
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RETScreen International - Renewable Energy Project Analysis Software
Free software provided by Canada to evaluate renewable energy projects. Evaluate the energy
production, life-cycle costs, and greenhouse gas emissions reduction for central-grid and
isolated-grid connected small hydro projects.
http://retscreen.gc.ca/ang/menu.html
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International Small-Hydro Atlas
Technological and regulatory information related to project development, including project sites,
organizations, contacts, literature, assessment tools and methodologies,opportunities for research
and development, and financing guidelines.
http://www.small-hydro.com
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Federal Power Act
Statutory framework for the U.S. regulation of the construction, operation, and maintenance of
dams, water conduits, reservoirs, power houses, and transmission lines related to the utilization
of water resources.
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/16/ch12.html
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Lake Murray, Saluda River, Columbia, South Carolina Dam Re-Licensing
Resources for citizen involvement in the re-licensing of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Project 516.
http://parkinhunter.tripod.com/lake_murray_page.html
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Microhydro Web Portal
Information about run-of-the-river systems up to 300 kilowatts. Includes the microhydro discussion
group, microhydro basics, and links.
http://www.geocities.com/wim_klunne/hydro/index.html
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Emerson Falls Hydro Inc.
Located on the grounds of an old federal fish hatchery in Vermont. Describes the generating
station's history, the equipment used, impacts to the environment, and contributions to the local
economy. Includes a 360-degree online tour.
http://www.emersonfallshydro.com/idex.html
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Power Matters - Hydroelectric Power
Tennessee Valley Authority site with a description and diagram of a generic hydroelectric dam and a
pumped storage facility.
http://www.tva.gov/power/hydro.htm
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Hydro Information Systems Turbnpro Version 3 Software
Software for the selection of hydroelectric turbines. Determines preferred turbine size, type, and
arrangement from site data. Predicts the performance and energy production for the site.
http://www.turbnpro.com
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Electricity from Hydropower
Describes small-scale hydroelectric technology (portable to 15 kilowatts, stationary from 50
kilowatts to 5 megawatts) utilizing new high efficiency (84%) cross-flow turbines, available from
FINESA, Inc., Prague, Czech Republic.
http://web.telecom.cz/hydropower
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Turning to Hydropower
Site by the Foundation for Water and Energy Education. Promotes and provides extensive information
about hydropower in the U.S. Northwest.
http://www.fwee.org/
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International Centre for Hydropower
ICH promotes the development and utilization of hydroelectric power resources through education and
training, project development, energy conservation and courses and seminars in environmental
management.
http://www.ntnu.no/ich
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Dam-Reservoir Impact & Information Archive: DRIIA
Information on dams, water diversions, impoundments, and hydroelectric projects, their impacts,
and related links.
http://www.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca/dams/
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Water Power
Basic information that includes discussions of hydroelectric dams, water wheels, ocean heat power,
wave power, and related topics.
http://hydroelectricity.hypermart.net/
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Bujagali Hydro Project
Official website for a proposed hydroelectric facility to be located on the Victoria Nile in
Uganda. Project information, environmental impact assessment, frequently asked questions and
related information.
http://www.bujagali.com
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National Hydropower Association
U.S. trade association. A comprehensive site containing policy information, relicensing
information, and generally promoting industry interests.
http://www.hydro.org
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Hydropower in Hawaii
Role of hydroelectric generation in Hawaii, including descriptions of specific facilities, facts,
and links.
http://www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/ert/hydro_hi.html
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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Hydropower
U.S. regulatory agency for hydropower. Includes project specific license information and a
comprehensive overview of federal policies and procedures for hydro licensing.
http://www.ferc.fed.us/hydro/hydro2.htm
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