Recreation monitoring

Conference · Sun Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:220096

DiGennaro, B ^[1]; Merklein, G H ^[2]

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1. EDAW, Inc., San Francisco, CA (United States)
2. EDAW, Inc., Atlanta, GA (United States)

Recreational use and recreational facilities are common features at hydropower projects. In fact, the hydropower industry is a major supplier of recreational opportunities contributing to tourism and rural economic growth in many communities across the country, As demands for public recreation have grown, pressure on the hydropower industry to provide more public access and more facilities has increased. This paper looks at recent developments in the FERC licensing and compliance arenas with regard to planning for and monitoring recreation at hydropower facilities. The paper highlights the increased occurrence of recreation monitoring requirements in license articles and discusses methods for complying with such requirements. The paper also looks at how monitoring data can be used to avoid unnecessary developments and to better plan for future recreation use.

• OSTI ID: 220096
• Report Number(s): CONF-9507190--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

13 HYDRO ENERGY
HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS
LICENSING
LICENSING REGULATIONS
MONITORING
RECREATIONAL AREAS
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS
US FERC