Lexington MA (July 31, 2020): The Low Impact Hydropower Institute (LIHI) has preliminarily approved the Stevens Mill Project (LIHI #123) for a new 5-year term of Low Impact Certification. The Certificate includes the following conditions:

条件 1： 设施所有者应在向 LIHI 提交的年度合规报告中，报告对 协议备忘录, any changes in requirements under the MOA, or if modifications have been made to the Operations and Flow Monitoring Plan.  If any changes were made, the facility owner will provide a brief summary of those changes.

条件2： The facility Owner shall conduct forebay dredging in 2020 if site conditions allow, or as soon as conditions do allow.  The Owner shall continue to consult with resource agencies on downstream passage in accordance with the MOA and shall notify LIHI of any changes in downstream passage measures in annual compliance submittals.

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 请将申请主题栏注明“史蒂文斯·米尔项目”，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。 申请必须在 2020 年 8 月 30 日美国东部时间下午 5 点之前收到. 完整申请和审核报告可供查看 这里.

If no appeal requests are received and the decision becomes final, the Certification term for the Project will be March 5, 2020 through March 4, 2025.