October 21, 2020: The decision to certify the Stewarts Bridge Project became final after the close of the appeals period on October 17, 2020 with no appeals filed. The Certification term is from June 25, 2020 – June 24, 2025.

September 17, 2020: The Low Impact Hydropower Institute (LIHI) preliminarily approved Low Impact Certification (pending LIHI #171) for the Stewarts Bridge Hydroelectric Project located on the Sacandaga River in New York.

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 “Stewarts Bridge 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 October 17, 2020. 
The full application and reviewer’s report are available below. If no appeal requests are received the certification term will be June 25, 2020 through June 24, 2025.

June 26, 2020: The Low Impact Hydropower Institute has received a complete application for Low Impact Certification of the Stewart’s Bridge Hydroelectric Project.  LIHI is seeking public comment on this application.  Specifically, we are interested in knowing whether you think the Project meets the LIHI Low Impact Certification Criteria, as revised in the 2nd Edition Handbook.  Please review the program and criteria in LIHI’s revised 手册 然后查看下面该项目的申请材料。

Comments that are directly tied to specific LIHI criteria (flows, water quality, 鱼道等）将非常有帮助，但所有评论都会被考虑。评论可以通过电子邮件提交给研究所 comments@lowimpacthydro.org with “Stewart’s Bridge Project Comments” in the subject line, or by mail addressed to the Low Impact Hydropower Institute, 329 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 6, Lexington, MA 02420.  Comments must be received on or before 5 pm Eastern time on August 25, 2020 予以考虑。所有评论都将发布到网站上，申请人将有机会作出回应。任何回应也将发布。

项目描述：

The Stewart’s Bridge Project (联邦能源管理委员会 No. 2047) is located at river mile 3 on the Sacandaga River in the town of Hadley, Saratoga County, New York. The Sacandaga River is a tributary to the Hudson River.   Great Sacandaga Lake (FERC No. 12252) controls 1,044 square miles of the drainage area that contributes to the hydroelectric projects on the Hudson River. Discharges from the reservoir are regulated by the Hudson River Black River Regulating District.

The project works include a 1,646-foot long by 112-foot high earthen 坝 with a concrete gated 泄洪道. The dam was constructed in 1951. The dam impounds a 480-acre reservoir which extend about 3 miles upstream to the tailwaters of the E.J. West project at the Conklingville 坝. Water is conveyed through a 216‐foot‐long steel 压力水管 to the main 发电站. A 275‐foot‐long penstock connected to the main penstock conveys water to the minimum flow powerhouse which was constructed in 2013. The main powerhouse contains one vertical 弗朗西斯式水轮机 with a capacity of 30 MW and the minimum flow powerhouse contains one axial flow unit with a capacity of 2.55 MW.   The FERC project boundary covers 700 acres (210 acres of land and 490 acres of water).

The project operates with a 1.0‐foot impoundment fluctuation limit. A base flow between 300 and 350 cfs is required year round based on the reservoir elevation. The project generates approximately 126,105 MWh annually and operates as a 达到顶峰 facility in tandem with E.J. West.

文件：

• Stewarts Bridge LIHI Application_Stage I Final