Conducting a FERC Environmental Assessment: A Case Study and Recommendations from the Terror Lake Project

This paper is an account of the process that evolved during acquisition of the license to operate the Terror Lake hydroelectric power project under the auspices of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The Terror River, the project site, is located on Kodiak Island in Alaska. The main con...

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Main Authors: Olive, Stewart W., Lamb, Berton L.
Other Authors: PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER FORT COLLINS CO
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1984
Subjects:
Ecology
Hydrology
Limnology and Potamology
Water Pollution and Control
*ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
*WATER QUALITY
*HABITATS
*WILDLIFE
*STREAMFLOW ANALYSIS
ALASKA
CASE STUDIES
NEGOTIATIONS
TERROR LAKES
HYDROELECTRIC POWERS
Kodiak
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA322788
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA322788
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Summary:This paper is an account of the process that evolved during acquisition of the license to operate the Terror Lake hydroelectric power project under the auspices of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The Terror River, the project site, is located on Kodiak Island in Alaska. The main controversy requiring negotiation stemmed from the fact that the intended development area was within the boundaries of the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge. Conflicting views about potential impacts of the project, especially on fish, wildlife, and instream flows, were ultimately reconciled through interagency negotiations. Included is a detailed account of the events which constituted the negotiations, and suggestions for strategies in future FERC licensing efforts.

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