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.

Cette décision est préliminaire, dans l'attente d'un délai d'appel de 30 jours. Seuls les candidats ayant commenté les demandes initiales pendant ce délai de 60 jours sont autorisés à déposer un recours. Ce recours doit inclure une explication expliquant en quoi les projets ne répondent pas aux critères du LIHI. Les demandes de recours peuvent être soumises par courriel à l'adresse suivante : commentaires@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 ICI. The full Meldahl application and reviewer’s report are available ICI.