Use of mediation to resolve the dispute over low-head hydroelectric development at Swan Lake
In 1978, the Maine Hydroelectric Development Corporation announced that the company planned to renovate five dams on the Goose River near Belfast, Maine to generate electricity. The most important part of the plan involved the use of the first of the dams, at the lower end of Swan Lake, to regulate...
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ftunivnotexas:info:ark/67531/metadc1186086 2023-05-15T17:34:52+02:00 Use of mediation to resolve the dispute over low-head hydroelectric development at Swan Lake O'Connor, D. 1980-08-01 Pages: 111 Text https://doi.org/10.2172/6722138 https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1186086/ English eng New England Environmental Mediation Project, Boston, MA (USA) rep-no: DOE/RA/50167-01 grantno: AC01-77PR50167 doi:10.2172/6722138 osti: 6722138 https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1186086/ ark: ark:/67531/metadc1186086 Hydroelectric Power Plants Institutional Factors Usa 130400* -- Hydro Energy-- Legislation & Regulations Adversaries Socio-Economic Factors Environmental Impacts 130600 -- Hydro Energy-- Environmental Aspects Planning 29 Energy Planning Policy And Economy North Atlantic Region Legal Aspects North America Power Plants Decision Making 293000 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Policy Legislation & Regulation 13 Hydro Energy Maine Intervenors Report 1980 ftunivnotexas https://doi.org/10.2172/6722138 2018-11-10T23:08:25Z In 1978, the Maine Hydroelectric Development Corporation announced that the company planned to renovate five dams on the Goose River near Belfast, Maine to generate electricity. The most important part of the plan involved the use of the first of the dams, at the lower end of Swan Lake, to regulate the flow of water to the downstream dams. For Maine Hydro, management of the Swan Lake dam could make an otherwise marginal proposal lucrative. However, Swan Lake is vitally important to the residents of Swanville. The town was so concerned about the impact of this proposed hydroelectric project that it petitioned the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to deny Maine Hydro's application on the grounds that it would damage the environment, reduce property values and eliminate recreational opportunities for its citizens. This report was written by the mediator of the dispute and represents the views and behavior of the parties as the mediator understood them. It is intended to present the mediator's observations in a way which will inform and assist others who may someday face a difficult situation like the one the Town of Swanville and Maine Hydroelectric Development Corporation faced, and successfully resolved, in the spring and summer of 1979. Report North Atlantic University of North Texas: UNT Digital Library Low Head ENVELOPE(-58.133,-58.133,-62.150,-62.150) |
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In 1978, the Maine Hydroelectric Development Corporation announced that the company planned to renovate five dams on the Goose River near Belfast, Maine to generate electricity. The most important part of the plan involved the use of the first of the dams, at the lower end of Swan Lake, to regulate the flow of water to the downstream dams. For Maine Hydro, management of the Swan Lake dam could make an otherwise marginal proposal lucrative. However, Swan Lake is vitally important to the residents of Swanville. The town was so concerned about the impact of this proposed hydroelectric project that it petitioned the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to deny Maine Hydro's application on the grounds that it would damage the environment, reduce property values and eliminate recreational opportunities for its citizens. This report was written by the mediator of the dispute and represents the views and behavior of the parties as the mediator understood them. It is intended to present the mediator's observations in a way which will inform and assist others who may someday face a difficult situation like the one the Town of Swanville and Maine Hydroelectric Development Corporation faced, and successfully resolved, in the spring and summer of 1979. |
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