FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Normandeau Associates Awarded Hydroacoustics Studies by the New York Power Authority (NYPA)

Bedford, New Hampshire. September 2008 – Normandeau Associates has been awarded a contract by the New York Power Authority (NYPA).  Under this contract Normandeau Associates will evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of a high-frequency acoustic barrier for guiding juvenile blueback herring through bypass routes at the Crescent Hydroelectric Project during their migration down the Mohawk River, New York.  Normandeau Associates will conduct the hydroacoustic studies of Juvenile Blueback Herring using fixed-location and mobile hydroacoustic surveys, as well as Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) technology.  Analysis of the data will assist the NYPA to understand and improve the effectiveness of their fish bypass operations.

About Normandeau Associates, Inc.
Normandeau Associates, Inc., in business for over 35 years, is an employee-owned company known throughout the U.S. for its technical excellence and outstanding client service. The company specializes in natural resource management, water quality monitoring and modeling, habitat restoration, environmental monitoring, and offers considerable project experience in these areas. The Normandeau team has extensive expertise in the biological, chemical and physical sciences and related areas such as environmental planning.

Normandeau Associates was founded in 1970 as a privately owned company. In July 2000, the company became employee-owned. Company management believes that employee ownership will further enhance technical excellence and ability to solve client environmental problems effectively and efficiently. Our professional team works closely with clients, regulators and the public to seek solutions that enhance economic development, meet regulatory requirements, and protect and restore our natural resources and water quality. For more information about Normandeau Associates, Inc. visit our website at www.normandeau.com.

Normandeau Associates Media Contact
Elizabeth Evarts
Marketing
603.472.5191 Ext 115
bevarts@normandeau.com