Lexington MA (August 6, 2020): The Low Impact Hydropower Institute (LIHI) has preliminarily approved the Webster Pembroke Project (LIHI #118) for a new 5-year term of Low Impact Certification. The Certificate includes the following conditions:

Condition 1 : The facility Owner shall provide the revised Operations and Flow Monitoring Plan and the amended or extended USFWS MOA within 90 days of finalization of each document with resource agencies.  Any changes in operations or required passage des poissons measures shall be reported to LIHI in annual compliance submittals.

 Condition 2 :  The facility Owner shall report to LIHI on the status and completion of the partial barrage removal and mitigation measures under the SHPO MOA in annual compliance submittals until all work is completed and approved by the SHPO and Fédération internationale de radio-télévision (FERC).

Cette décision est préliminaire en attendant la période d'appel de 30 jours. Seuls ceux qui ont commenté la demande initiale pendant la période de commentaires de 60 jours sont éligibles pour déposer un appel. Un tel appel doit inclure une explication sur la raison pour laquelle le projet ne répond pas aux critères du LIHI. Les demandes d'appel peuvent être soumises par courrier électronique à commentaires@lowimpacthydro.org with “Webster Pembroke Project” in the subject line, or by mail addressed to the Low Impact Hydropower Institute, 329 Massachusetts Ave, Suite 6, Lexington, MA 02420. 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 September 5, 2020. The full application and reviewer’s report are available ICI.

If no appeal requests are received and the decision becomes final, the Certification term for the Project will be February 23, 2020 through February 22, 2025.