Lexington MA (August 21, 2020): The Low Impact Hydropower Institute (LIHI) has preliminarily approved the Dwight Project (pending LIHI #170) for a 5-year term of Low Impact Certification. The Project is located on the Chicopee River in Massachusetts.

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 请在邮件主题中注明“德怀特项目”，或邮寄至低影响水电研究所，地址：329 Massachusetts Ave, Suite 6, Lexington, MA 02420。所有申请都将发布在网站上。申请人将有机会回复，回复也将发布。 Requests must be received by 5 pm Eastern time on September 20, 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 April 3,2020 through April 2, 2025.