Industry News

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The Governing Board of the Low Impact Hydropower Institute (LIHI) granted low-impact certification to hydroelectric projects in Vermont, Oregon, and New Hampshire.rnDuring their November 2009 meeting, board members certified the 7.4-MW Winooski One run-of-river hydroelectric project on the Winooski River in Burlington, Vt. The board also certified two small projects operated by the Farmers Irrigation District on tributaries of Oregon's Hood River and the 840-kW Lower Robertson and 870-kW Ashuelot projects in New Hampshire.rnLIHI said all of the projects "have avoided or reduced their environmental impacts pursuant to LIHI criteria."rnThe Winooski One project has a refurbished spillway with crest gates abutting a historic timber crib dam. The dam is on the National Register of Historic Places. What's more, fish passage facilities and a riverside park and trail were built as part of the project.