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.