2021年11月5日： The Low Impact Hydropower Institute (LIHI) has preliminarily approved the Gardners Falls Project located on Deerfield River in Massachusetts 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 主题行中请注明“Gardners Falls Project”，或邮寄至 Low Impact Hydropower Institute，地址：1167 Massachusetts Ave, Office 407, Arlington, MA 02476。所有申请都将发布在网站上。申请人将有机会作出回应，任何回应也将发布。 请求必须在 2021 年 12 月 5 日东部时间下午 5 点之前收到。 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 February 18, 2021 through February 17, 2026.