We are a leading provider of environmental services for the waterpower (hydroelectric) industry. We have been developing and implementing strategies and programs that help our clients achieve regulatory compliance and optimum facility performance for over 40 years.

We have worked on over 100 hydroelectric and pumped-storage projects, in more than 23 states, and at project locations ranging from large river systems such as The Dalles on the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest, to smaller project sites such as Brassua Lake in Maine. We have completed environmental assessments for major projects with generating capacities exceeding 1,000 MW. Many of our scientists are recognized today by regulators, NGO’s, stakeholders, and energy clients for their industry knowledge and technical expertise.

We work closely with you to address Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) licensing/relicensing issues and state permitting requirements related to:

• FERC process management and public involvement
• License compliance strategy development, study plan development, stakeholder negotiations, study implementation, compliance tracking
• Migratory fish passage and biology
• Instream flow, habitat modeling, and hydrologic alteration studies
• Water quality assessments and modeling
• Wetland and riparian habitat assessment and mitigation
• Mussel and macroinvertebrate assessments
• Recreation studies
• Radio, acoustic, and sonic telemetry
• Complex angler creel surveys
• Population modeling
• Complex database design, management and statistical analyses
• Turbine/spillway passage survival and entrainment
• Reservoir fluctuation, bathymetric, and shoreline assessments
• Erosion and sediment transport evaluations
• Protection, mitigation and enhancement effectiveness evaluations
• Hydroacoustic surveys
• Turbine operational modifications

Successful licensing and relicensing of waterpower projects requires an experienced team with extensive knowledge of state and Federal hydropower regulations and reporting requirements. We work closely with your relicensing team to develop successful strategies that address environmental issues related to your project while focusing on operation optimization.

We recognize that each FERC project is unique, therefore we work closely with you during your licensing/relicensing process, from selecting the best relicensing strategy for your project, to facilitating team meetings, developing study plans, implementing the studies, and preparing application exhibits. Call us today to see how we can help you succeed with your hydroelectric project.