2021年12月1日： The Low Impact Hydropower Institute (LIHI) has preliminarily approved the Willow Island Project located on the Ohio River in Ohio and West Virginia for a 5-year term of Low Impact Certification.

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“柳岛项目”，或邮寄至低影响水电研究所，地址：1167 Massachusetts Ave, Office 407, Arlington, MA 02476。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 December 31, 2021. 完整申请和审核报告均可用 这里.

If no appeal requests are received and the decision becomes final, the Certification term for the Project will be August 17, 2021 through August 16, 2026.