February 21, 2023:  The Low Impact Hydropower Institute (LIHI) preliminarily approved Low Impact Certification for the Belleville (pending LIHI #193) & Meldahl (pending LIHI #194) Hydroelectric Projects. Belleville is located on the Ohio River in Ohio and West Virginia, and Meldahl is located on the Ohio River in Ohio and Kentucky.

Esta decisión es preliminar, a la espera del plazo de apelación de 30 días. Solo quienes comentaron sobre las solicitudes iniciales durante el plazo de 60 días pueden presentar una apelación. Dicha apelación debe incluir una explicación de por qué los Proyectos no cumplen con los criterios de LIHI. Las solicitudes de apelación pueden enviarse por correo electrónico a comentarios@lowimpacthydro.org with “Belleville & Meldahl Projects” in the subject line, or by mail addressed to the Low Impact Hydropower Institute, 1167 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington, MA 02476. All requests will be posted to the website. The applicant will have an opportunity to respond and any response will also be posted. Requests must be received by 5 pm Eastern time on March 23, 2023.

If no appeal requests are received the certification terms will be September 21, 2022 through September 20, 2032.

The full Belleville application and reviewer’s report are available AQUÍ. The full Meldahl application and reviewer’s report are available AQUÍ.