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:

条件 1： 设施所有者应提供修订后的运营和流量监测计划以及修订或延长的 USFWS 协议备忘录 within 90 days of finalization of each document with resource agencies.  Any changes in operations or required 鱼道 措施应在年度合规报告中向 LIHI 报告。

 条件2：  The facility Owner shall report to LIHI on the status and completion of the partial 坝 removal and mitigation measures under the SHPO MOA in annual compliance submittals until all work is completed and approved by the SHPO and 联邦能源管理委员会.

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 “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 这里.

如果没有收到上诉请求并且决定成为最终决定，则该项目的认证期限为 2020 年 2 月 23 日至 2025 年 2 月 22 日。