February 2, 2021: The Low Impact Hydropower Institute (LIHI) has received a complete recertification application from Saywatt Hydroelectric, LLC for the Mechanicsville Project located on the French River in Connecticut.

This is the second time the project will be reviewed using LIHI’s 2nd Edition Handbook. LIHI developed a streamlined application format for such projects to facilitate review in accordance with Section 6.1 of the 2nd Edition Handbook. This review process verifies the information submitted, considers any public comments received when the application is deemed complete, and assesses whether there have been any material changes at the facility or in the LIHI Handbook that affect compliance with the LIHI Criteria.

LIHI 正在征求对此申请的意见。与特定 LIHI 标准（流量、水质、 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 LIHI，地址为 comments@lowimpacthydro.org with “Mechanicsville Project Comments” in the subject line, or by mail addressed to the Low Impact Hydropower Institute, 1167 Massachusetts Avenue, Office 407, Arlington, MA 02476. Comments must be received at the Institute on or before 5 pm Eastern time on April 4, 2021 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。

项目描述和完整申请可以在这里找到 这里. The current application, the prior recertification application, and the prior review report under the 2nd Edition Handbook, as well as the other relevant documents, can be found in the Files section at the bottom of the project’s webpage.