Fish passage technologies : protection at hydropower facilities.
| Author | : |
| Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 174 |
| Release | : 1995 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781428920163 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1428920161 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (61 Downloads) |
Download or read book Fish passage technologies : protection at hydropower facilities. written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1995 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The focus of this report is technologies for fish passage around hydropower generation facilities and protection against entrainment and turbine mortality. Emphasis is given to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)-licensed hydropower projects where fish protection is a subject of controversy and congressional interest due to the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the Electric Consumers Protection Act (ECPA). Thus institutional issues related to FERC-relicensing are also discussed. (Major points of controversy are high-lighted in box 1.1).
