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 hydro-electric power project under the auspices of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The Terror River is located on Kodiak Island in Alaska. The river is within the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge; it supports excellent runs of several species of Pacific Salmon which are both commercially important and a prime source of nutrition for the Kodiak brown bear. This paper discusses both the fish and wildlife questions, but concentrates on instream uses and how protection of these uses was decided. In this focus the paper explains the FERC process, gives a history of the Terror Lake Project, and, ultimately, makes recommendations for improved management of controversies within the context of FERC licensing procedures. 64 references.
- Research Organization:
- Fish and Wildlife Service, Fort Collins, CO (USA). Western Energy and Land Use Team
- DOE Contract Number:
- AI07-82ID12361
- OSTI ID:
- 5045404
- Report Number(s):
- W/IFG-83/W23; ON: DE84009805
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Paper copy only, copy does not permit microfiche production
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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