Hydroelectric

Hydroelectric Power Capabilities

ASA Analysis & Communications, Inc. can assist you with hydroelectric generation facility permitting and associated natural resource surveys. Staff members have experience in designing and conducting surveys, preparing Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) licensing documents, and participating in natural resource agency consultation for facilities in a wide diversity of settings. ASA staff involvement with hydroelectric permitting has encompassed a diversity of responsibilities, including consulting for electric utility companies and representing state resource agencies as an agency staff biologist. This diversity provides insights into issues and interests from both the applicant’s and the permitting agency’s perspective, thus facilitating the licensing consultation process and negotiations.

ASA offers expertise in a variety of scientific specialties to conduct aquatic studies in support of hydroelectric licensing, including:

* St. Lawrence-FDR Project, St. Lawrence River, NY

* Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy Project, East River, NY

* Raquette River Project, Raquette River, NY

* Black River Project, Black River, NY

* Hudson River Project, Upper Hudson R, NY

* Yadkin-Peedee Project, Yadkin and Peedee rivers, NC and SC

* Catawba-Wateree River Project; Catawba, Wateree, Tuckasegee, and Nantahala rivers, NC

* Cabinet Gorge Dam and Noxon Rapids Dam, Clark Fork River, MT

* Stations 2, 5, 26, and 160, Genesee River, NY

* Albeni Falls Dam, Pend Oreille River, WA

* Prospect Project, Prospect, OR

* Box Canyon Dam, Pend Oreille River, WA

ASA Hydroelectric Licensing Experience:

* Study design

* Traditional sampling gear deployment for fish and other aquatic organisms

* Hydroacoustic assessments of fish distribution and abundance involving mobile and fixed aspect transducers

* Bathymetric, substrate, submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV), and water current mapping using scientific-grade hydroacoustics and Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP)

* Habitat mapping using DGPS and GIS

* Instream flow assessment, including Incremental Instream Flow Methodology (IFIM) or other methods

* Water and sediment quality assessment

* FERC Pre-application Document (PAD) and Exhibit E preparation

* Clean Water Act §401 water quality certification

* Fish protection at turbine intakes

* Habitat enhancement and impact mitigation

* Hydrokinetic project licensing