Low Impact Hydropower Institute
Our Mission: We recognize and support hydropower that prioritizes environmental, recreational, historical, and cultural resource protection.
Our Vision: We envision a world where hydropower puts people and the environment first.
We do this by defining and certifying Low Impact Hydropower using rigorous science-based criteria and public input; providing education and outreach; and structuring our organization to integrate and evolve with community, conservation, and hydropower interests.
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Program Announcements
January 3, 2023
Published by Maryalice Fischer on January 3, 2023
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January 3, 2023: The decision to certify the Upper Raquette River Project became final after the close of the appeals period on December 28, 2022 with […]
December 19, 2022
Published by Maryalice Fischer on December 19, 2022
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December 19, 2022: The decision to certify the High Falls Project became final after the close of the appeals period on December 10, 2022 with no […]
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https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-2-island-park-hydroelectric-project-idaho/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-3-putnam-hydropower-project-connecticut/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-4-falls-creek-hydroelectric-project-oregon/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-5-skagit-project-washington/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-7-beaver-river-project-new-york/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-8-nisqually-project-washington/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-10-worumbo-hydroelectric-project-maine/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-11-pawtucket-project-rhode-island/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-12-tallassee-shoals-project-georgia/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-13-hoosic-river-project-new-york/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-14a-upper-raquette-river-project-new-york/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-14b-middle-raquette-river-project-new-york/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-14c-lower-raquette-river-project-new-york/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-15-bowersock-mills-project-kansas/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-16-winooski-one-chace-mill-hydroelectric-project-vermont/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-17-summersville-project-west-virginia/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-18-smoky-mountain-project-north-carolina/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-19-west-springfield-hydroelectric-project-massachusetts/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-20-salmon-river-hydroelectric-project-new-york/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-21-buffalo-river-hydroelectric-project-idaho/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-22-black-bear-lake-hydroelectric-project-alaska/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-23-raystown-hydroelectric-project-pennsylvania/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-24-mother-ann-lee-hydroelectric-station-kentucky/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-25-pelton-round-butte-project-oregon-2/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-26-goat-lake-hydroelectric-project-alaska/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-27-west-branch-st-regis-hydroelectric-project-new-york/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-29-jordanelle-hydroelectric-project-utah/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-30-lake-chelan-hydroelectric-project-washington/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-31-boulder-creek-hydroelectric-project-montana/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-32-newton-falls-hydroelectric-project-new-york/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-33-willamette-falls-hydroelectric-project-oregon/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-34-black-river-and-beebee-island-hydroelectric-projects-new-york/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-35a-oswego-falls-hydroelectric-project-new-york/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-35b-oswego-river-hydroelectric-project-new-york/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-37-kingsley-dam-hydroelectric-project-nebraska/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-38-rumford-falls-hydroelectric-project-maine/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-39-fifteen-mile-falls-project-vermont-and-new-hampshire/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-40-vernon-project-new-hampshire-vermont/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-42-dodge-falls-hydroelectric-project-vermont/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-43-deer-island-hydropower-project-massachusetts/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-44-ice-house-hydropower-project-massachusetts/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-45-farmers-irrigation-district-hydro-project-oregon/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-46-ashuelot-lower-robertson-hydroelectric-projects-new-hampshire/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-47-ware-river-hydroelectric-project-massachusetts/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-48-androscoggin-hydroelectric-project-maine/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-51-arkansas-river-dam-no-2-hydroelectric-project-arkansas/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-52-penacook-upper-hydroelectric-project-new-hampshire/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-53-bear-river-hydroelectric-project-idaho/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-54-jackson-mills-hydroelectric-project-new-hampshire/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-55-cosgrove-hydroelectric-project-massachusetts/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-56-loring-road-hydroelectric-project-massachusetts/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-57-oakdale-hydroelectric-project-massachusetts/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-58-union-gas-hydroelectric-project-maine/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-59-rice-rips-hydroelectric-project-maine/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-60-oakland-hydroelectric-project-maine/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-61-ashton-hydroelectric-project-idaho/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-62-cutler-hydroelectric-project-utah/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-63-school-street-hydroelectric-project-new-york/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-64-penacook-lower-hydroelectric-project-new-hampshire/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-65-medway-hydroelectric-project-maine/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-66-orono-hydroelectric-project-maine/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-67-stillwater-hydroelectric-project-maine/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-68-woronoco-hydroelectric-project-massachusetts/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-69-north-umpqua-hydroelectric-project-oregon/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-71-dalles-dam-north-fishway-hydroelectric-project-washington/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-72-automatic-hydroelectric-project-maine/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-73-siphon-power-hydroelectric-project-oregon/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-74-mechanicsville-hydro-connecticut/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-76-west-dudley-hydroelectric-project-massachusetts/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-77-winooski-8-hydroelectric-project-vermont/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-78-slack-dam-hydroelectric-project-vermont/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-79-benton-falls-maine/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-80-gardners-falls-project-massachusetts/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-81-arrowrock-project-idaho/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-82-newfound-hydroelectric-project-new-hampshire/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-85-martinsville-hydroelectric-project-vermont/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-86-open-square-hydroelectric-project-massachusetts/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-88-collins-hydroelectric-project-massachusetts/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-89-holyoke-hydroelectric-system-massachusetts/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-90-deerfield-river-hydroelectric-project-vermont-and-massachusetts/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-91-silver-lake-hydroelectric-project-vermont/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-92-pierce-mills-hydropower-project-vermont/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-93-arnold-falls-hydroelectric-project-vermont/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-94-gage-hydropower-project-vermont/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-95-passumpsic-project-vermont/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-96-red-bridge-hydroelectric-project-massachusetts/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-97-cavendish-hydroelectric-project-vermont/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-98-weybridge-hydroelectric-project-vermont/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-99-middlebury-lower-vermont/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-100-south-milton-hydroelectric-project-new-hampshire/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-102-putts-bridge-hydroelectric-project-massachusetts/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-104-rolfe-canal-hydroelectric-project-new-hampshire/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-105-occum-project-shetucket-river-connecticut/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-106-greenville-hydroelectric-project-connecticut/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-107-carver-falls-hydroelectric-project-vermont/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-108-gilman-hydroelectric-project-new-hampshire/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-109-prospect-no-3-hydroelectric-project-oregon/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-111-methuen-falls-hydroelectric-project-massachusetts/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-112-indian-orchard-hydroelectric-project-massachusetts/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-113-milford-hydroelectric-project-maine/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-114-mahoning-creek-hydroelectric-project-pennsylvania/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-115-glendale-hydroelectric-project-massachusetts/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-116-holtwood-hydroelectric-project-pennsylvania/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-117-clement-dam-project-new-hampshire/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-118-webster-pembroke-project-new-hampshire/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-119-crescent-hydroelectric-project-massachusetts/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-120-greggs-falls-hydroelectric-project-new-hampshire/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-121-lawrence-hydroelectric-project-massachusetts/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-122-downers-mills-project-vermont/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-123-stevens-mill-project-new-hampshire/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-124-comtu-falls-project-vermont/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-125-hunts-pond-dam-project-massachusetts/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-127-crocker-dam-project-ma/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-128-otter-creek-project-vt/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-129-north-gorham-project-maine/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-130-chicopee-valley-aqueduct-cva-fish-hatchery-project-ma/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-131-chester-diversion-hydroelectric-project-idaho/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-133-byron-weston-no-2-hydroelectric-project-massachusetts/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-134-vergennes-hydroelectric-project-vermont/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-135-ladds-mill-hydroelectric-project-vermont/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-136-new-home-dam-hydroelectric-project-massachusetts/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-137-eel-weir-hydroelectric-project-maine/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-138-dundee-hydroelectric-project-maine/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-139-gambo-hydroelectric-project-maine/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-140-little-falls-hydroelectric-project-maine/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-141-mallison-falls-hydroelectric-project-maine/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-142-lowell-hydroelectric-project-ma/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-143-middle-fork-irrigation-district-project-hydro-plants-no-1-and-no-2-oregon/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-144-emeryville-hydroelectric-project-new-york/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-145-opal-springs-hydroelectric-project-oregon/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-146-essex-19-hydroelectric-project-vermont/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-147-brooklyn-dam-project-new-hampshire/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-148-waterbury-project-vermont/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-149-pownal-project-vermont/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-150-eastman-falls-project-new-hampshire/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-151-west-delaware-tunnel-project-ny/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-152-burnshire-hydroelectric-project-virginia/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-153-gorham-hydroelectric-project-new-hampshire/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-154-barton-village-hydroelectric-project-vermont/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certiicate-155-hydraulic-race-hydroelectric-project-new-york/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-156-piercefield-hydroelectric-project-new-york/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-157-yaleville-hydroelectric-project-new-york/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-158-chasm-hydroelectric-project-new-york/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-159-macomb-hydroelectric-project-new-york/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-160-canaan-hydroelectric-project-new-hampshire-vermont/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-161-oswegatchie-river-hydroelectric-new-york/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-162-hooksett-hydroelectric-project-new-hampshire/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-163-deer-rips-androscoggin-no-3-hydroelectric-projects-maine/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-164-feeder-dam-hydroelectric-project-new-york/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-165-hanover-pond-dam-hydroelectric-project-connecticut/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-166-quinebaug-five-mile-pond-hydroelectric-project-connecticut/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-167-millinocket-dolby-hydroelectric-project-maine/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-168-milo-hydroelectric-project-maine/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-169-cataract-hydroelectric-project-maine/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/dwight-project-lihi-170/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-171-stewarts-bridge-hydroelectric-project-new-york/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/glens-falls-project-lihi-certificate-172-new-york/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-173-sawmill-hydroelectric-project-new-hampshire/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-174-cross-power-hydroelectric-project-new-hampshire/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-175-upper-gorham-hydroelectric-project-new-hampshire/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-176-shelburne-hydroelectric-project-new-hampshire/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-177-sherman-island-hydroelectric-project-new-york/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-178-freedom-falls-project-me/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certifcate-179-white-river-lock-and-dam-no-1-hydroelectric-project-arkansas/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-180-white-river-lock-and-dam-no-2-hydroelectric-project-arkansas/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-181-white-river-lock-and-dam-no-3-hydroelectric-project-arkansas/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-182-bonny-eagle-project-maine/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-183-north-twin-project-maine/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/narrows-road-project-massachusetts/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-185-upper-lachute-project-new-york/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-186-lower-lachute-project-new-york/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-187-willow-island-project-ohio-west-virginia/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-188-cascade-project-new-hampshire/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-189-mattaceunk-project-me/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-190-braddock-locks-and-dam-pa/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-191-american-tissue-project-maine//
https://lowimpacthydro.org/high-falls-project-new-york/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/complete-application-received-folsom-dam-project-california/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/brassua-project-me/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/belleville-project/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/meldahl-project/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/south-berwick-project-new-hampshire-maine/
https://lowimpacthydro.org/rollinsford-project-new-hampshire-maine/
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