马萨诸塞州列克星敦（2020 年 9 月 17 日）： The Low Impact Hydropower Institute (LIHI) has preliminarily approved the Smoky Mountain Project for a new 8-year term of Low Impact Certification. The Project is located on the Cheoah and Little Tennessee Rivers in North Carolina and Tennessee. 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 with “Smoky Mountain Project” in the subject line, or by mail addressed to the Low Impact Hydropower Institute, 329 Massachusetts Ave, Suite 6, Lexington, MA 02420. All requests will be posted to the website. The applicant will have an opportunity to respond and any response will also be posted. 申请必须在 2020 年 10 月 17 日美国东部时间下午 5 点前收到。完整申请和审核报告可在此处获取 这里. If no appeal requests are received and the decision becomes final, the Certification term for the Project will be March 20, 2020 through March 19, 2028.