Lexington MA (June 2, 2020):  On May 29, 2020 the Low Impact Hydropower Institute (LIHI) preliminarily approved the Prospect No. 3 Project (LIHI #109) for a new 5-year term of Low Impact Certification. The Certificate includes the following conditions:

条件 1：  The facility Owner shall submit results of the 2020 dissolved oxygen and macroinvertebrate monitoring study reports to LIHI within 60 days of report finalization.  Submittals shall include all agency correspondence and consultation related to study results. LIHI reserves the right to modify or rescind the Certification depending on study results.  The facility Owner shall provide to LIHI in annual compliance submittals, a summary of all resource agency consultation, and any agency determinations that adaptive management measures are required for ramping rates, dissolved oxygen, macroinvertebrates, or total dissolved gas.  The summaries shall include copies of approved adaptive management plans and schedules for their implementation.

条件2： The facility Owner shall provide to LIHI in annual compliance submittals, a summary of activities related to the four off-site fish passage mitigation measures until all measures have been installed and related post-construction monitoring has been completed.  Submittals shall include all agency consultation during project planning and implementation, and approvals of installed measures.

此决定是初步决定，需等待 30 天的申诉期。只有在 60 天的评论期内对初始申请发表评论的人才有资格提出上诉。此类上诉需要说明该项目为何不符合 LIHI 标准。上诉请求可以通过电子邮件提交至 comments@lowimpacthydro.org with "Prospect No. 3 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 July 2, 2020. The full application and reviewer's report are available 这里.

If no appeal requests are received and the decision becomes final, the Certification term for the Project will be December 31, 2019 through December 30, 2024.