LIHI Certificate #45 - Farmers Irrigation District Hydroelectric Project, Oregon

Farmers Irrigation District Hydroelectric Projects are located on canals discharging to the main stem of the Hood River near the ColumbiaRiver Gorge about 60 miles west of Portland, Oregon. The project including penstocks and powerhouses, were constructed in the mid-1980s to produce renewable energy for the Bonneville Power grid and provide revenue to the District to be used for water conservation, stream restoration, and fish screen projects. The project consists of two powerhouses. The upper powerhouse (No. 3) contains a 1.8 MW generator with a horizontal axis Pelton turbine; the lower powerhouse (No. 2) contains two generators – 1.0 MW and 2.0 MW – driven by horizontal axis Francis turbines. Each plant has its own switchgear, and electricity flows from both plants to a single substation, which is connected directly to the Bonneville grid.

The projects are run-of-river, and no dams are associated with the project's six water diversion systems. Water flows to the upper powerhouse (Plant No. 3) forebay through the 10-mile long Lowline canal and pipe system; water to the lower plant forebay flows through the 5-mile long Farmers canal and pipe system. The project has no reservoir storage other than the forebay, canal, and pipe systems. A 5-mile long, 36-inch diameter penstock provides water to the upper turbine, and a 2-mile long, 48-inch diameter penstock conveys water to the lower turbines. Water from the upper plant also flows through the lower plant. Farmers Irrigation District owns the project facilities and holds easements for the canals, pipes, forebays, penstocks, and transmission lines.

The District diverts its project water through self-cleaning, horizontal fish screens, a technology developed by the District that allows fish to pass through the diversion systems without harm. The District maintains year-round minimum flows in Green Point Creek, a premier anadromous fish-bearing stream that is one of the sources of water for the upper plant. Plant No. 3 is operated at reduced capacity if Green Point Creek flow drops below the minimum, and the plant typically does not run at all during the summer months. In the 1990s, the Hood River was listed for threatened salmon and steelhead, and the Hood River was also placed on the Clean Water Act 303d list for water temperature. In the response to these listings, in a concerted effort to ensure that the District's power plants are low impact, the District works with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs to alter plant operation to enhance Hood River mainstem in-stream flow during the summer months and ensure that the District's project does not increase water temperature.

項目名稱 農民灌溉區
理海證書編號 45
LIHI 證書期限 March 25, 2014 - March 25, 2019 Extended to June 30, 2020
擁有者 農民灌溉區
狀態 俄勒岡州
地點 位於哥倫比亞河峽谷附近的胡德河主幹道上，距離俄勒岡州波特蘭以西約 60 英里。 2 號工廠在河道 4.5 英里處向胡德河排放廢水
裝置容量 4.8兆瓦
平均年發電量 22,000 MWh
設施類型 導管
聯邦能源監管委員會編號 FID No. 2 P-7532 exempt 1984 FID No. 3 P-6801 exempt 1983

認證歷史

2020 年 6 月 18 日：  低影響水力發電研究所 (LIHI) 已初步批准農民灌溉區計畫 (LIHI #45) 獲得新的 5 年期低影響認證。此證書包含以下條件：

條件一： The facility Owner shall continue to operate the Project in accordance with the 2019 Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with ODFW and ODEQ and provide status updates to LIHI in annual compliance statements.  Updates should specify if operations are modified as a result of the adaptive management program, or if the MOA is revised during the LIHI term.

該決定是初步決定，需等待 30 天的上訴期。只有在 60 天的評論期內對初始申請發表評論的人才有資格提出上訴。此類上訴需要包括有關該項目為何不符合 LIHI 標準的解釋。申訴請求可以透過電子郵件發送至 評論@lowimpactHydro.org with "Farmers Irrigation District 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. 申請必須在 2020 年 7 月 18 日美國東部時間下午 5 點前收到. The full application and reviewer's report are available below.

如果沒有收到上訴請求並且決定成為最終決定，則該計畫的認證期限為 2019 年 3 月 25 日至 2029 年 3 月 24 日。

2020年3月31日：  低影響水力發電研究所已收到農民灌溉區水力發電計畫低影響重新認證的完整申請。 LIHI 正在就此申請徵求公眾意見。具體來說，我們想知道您是否認為該項目符合第二版手冊中修訂的 LIHI 低影響認證標準。請查看 LIHI 修訂版中的計劃和標準 手冊 然後查看下面該項目的申請資料。

與特定 LIHI 標準（流量、水質、魚類通道等）直接相關的評論將最有幫助，但所有評論都會被考慮。意見可以透過電子郵件提交給研究所 評論@lowimpactHydro.org 主題行為“農民灌溉區計畫評論”，或郵寄至低影響水電研究所，地址：329 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 6, Lexington, MA 02420。  評論必須在 2020 年 5 月 30 日東部時間下午 5 點或之前收到 予以考慮。所有評論都將發佈到網站上，申請人將有機會回應。任何回應也將被發布。

2014年4月22日： 農民灌溉區水力發電計畫已獲得第二個五年期限的認證，有效期為 2014 年 3 月 25 日，到期日為 2019 年 3 月 25 日。

2014年1月27日： 低影響水電研究所已收到農民灌溉區的第二期認證申請。申請資料可在下面的「文件」部分找到。

2009 年 11 月 20 日： 農民灌溉區計畫已認證為低影響項目，有效期五年，自 2009 年 3 月 25 日生效，至 2014 年 3 月 25 日到期。

2009年3月25日： 農民灌溉區已提交了小型水力發電計畫的認證申請。公眾評論期將持續 60 天，於 2009 年 5 月 25 日結束。

文件：

2020 年重新認證

2014年重新認證

2009年認證