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Benefits of fish passage and protection measures at hydroelectric projects

Conference ·
OSTI ID:10165215
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The US Department of Energy`s Hydropower Program is engaged in a multi-year study of the costs and benefits of environmental mitigation measures at nonfederal hydroelectric power plants. An initial report (Volume 1) reviewed and surveyed the status of mitigation methods for fish passage, instream flows, and water quality; this paper focuses on the fish passage/protection aspects of the study. Fish ladders were found to be the most common means of passing fish upstream; elevators/lifts were less common, but their use appears to be increasing. A variety of mitigative measures is employed to prevent fish from being drawn into turbine intakes, including spill flows, narrow-mesh intake screens, angled bar racks, and lightor sound-based guidance measures. Performance monitoring and detailed, quantifiable performance criteria were frequently lacking at non-federal hydroelectric projects. Volume 2 considers the benefits and costs of fish passage and protection measures, as illustrated by case studies for which performance monitoring has been conducted. The report estimates the effectiveness of particular measures, the consequent impacts on the fish populations that are being maintained or restored, and the resulting use and non-use values of the maintained or restored fish populations.
Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-84OR21400
OSTI ID:
10165215
Report Number(s):
CONF-930870--2; ON: DE93015458
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Related Subjects

13 HYDRO ENERGY
130600
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
EFFICIENCY
ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
FISH PASSAGE FACILITIES
HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS
MITIGATION