Hydropower Services

EA has a reputation for providing technically excellent environmental services to the hydropower industry. Since the 1980s, EA has supported more than 80 hydroelectric projects, providing our clients with a national perspective and a broad understanding of the issues facing the hydropower industry in today’s changing marketplace.

Our strong in-house staff includes scientists, engineers, planners, and regulatory specialists, who have extensive experience with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) hydropower licensing and compliance and have been involved in FERC hydropower matters for the past 30 years.

These professionals have significant technical expertise in a variety of resource areas and have conducted numerous environmental resource studies at hydropower facilities, including studies of water quality, instream flows, fish and aquatics, terrestrial resources, and recreational usage.

EA has experience using all three FERC licensing process options for hydropower projects: Integrated Licensing Process (ILP), Traditional Licensing Process (TLP), and Alternative Licensing Process (ALP). EA staff members have experience preparing FERC license applications and NEPA documents for hydropower projects, including scoping documents, EAs, and EISs.

EA staff includes trained facilitators and public outreach specialists, who are experienced at leading collaborative licensing efforts and negotiating settlement agreements.

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Comprehensive Environmental Services

Regulatory

FERC Licensing Planning & Amendments
Agency Consultation and Public Outreach
Meeting Facilitation and Settlement Negotiations
FERC License Implementation and Compliance
Section 401 Water Quality Certification
Section 404 and Section 408 Permits
NPDES Permitting
State and Local Permits

Environmental

Water Quality
Hydraulic Modeling
Freshwater Mussel Assessments
Fish and Aquatic Surveys
Fish Passage and Diadromous Fish Studies
Wetlands and Terrestrial Resources Studies
Recreation and Land Use Planning and Studies
Desktop Entrainment and Impingement Studies
Shoreline and Invasive Species Management Plans
Threatened and Endangered Species Studies

Environmental Engineering

Habitat Restoration and Mitigation
Erosion and Sediment Control
Fishway Design

Virginia mallow (Sida hermaphrodita) observed during an RTE Survey at the Meldahl Hydroelectric Project site

Meldhal

EA supported the City of Hamilton, Ohio and American Municipal Power with initial licensing, license amendments, permitting, and consultation for a new hydroelectric project and transmission line.

GreenUp

EA is supporting the City of Hamilton, Ohio and American Municipal Power with relicensing and consultation for the existing Greenup Hydroelectric Project. Relicensing studies have included fisheries surveys, freshwater mussel survey, aquatic habitat characterization, and desktop entrainment and impingement study.

Willow Island

EA supported American Municipal Power with initial licensing, license amendments, permitting, and consultation for a new hydroelectric project in West Virginia, including a 10+ year freshwater mussel monitoring study.

Recreation signage, Trego Hydroelectric Project, Namekagon River, Hayward, WI

Gile Flowage, Hayward, and Trego Hydroelectric Projects

EA supported Xcel Energy’s relicensing with Recreation Surveys at three Projects in northern Wisconsin.

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