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:

條件一： The facility Owner shall provide the revised Operations and Flow Monitoring Plan and the amended or extended USFWS 協議備忘錄 within 90 days of finalization of each document with resource agencies.  Any changes in operations or required 魚道 measures shall be reported to LIHI in annual compliance submittals.

 條件2：  The facility Owner shall report to LIHI on the status and completion of the partial 壩 removal and mitigation measures under the SHPO MOA in annual compliance submittals until all work is completed and approved by the SHPO and 聯邦能源監管委員會.

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 “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 這裡.

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.