Washington State hydropower development/resource protection plan

Technical Report · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:5663189

The purpose of the second draft plan is to meet the requirements of a comprehensive plan under the Federal Power Act. The Electric Consumers' Protection Act of 1986 clarified the meaning of Section 10(a) of the Federal Power Act concerning comprehensive plans and their effect on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) licensing process. The Act made explicit the right of a state or state resource agency to prepare a comprehensive plan for a waterway or waterways'' and to have this plan be given the consideration by FERC. In 1989, the Washington State Legislature passed comprehensive hydropower planning legislation, an act related to hydropower development/resource protection.'' The legislation directed the development of a state comprehensive hydropower plan to serve the broad public interest regarding development of cost-effective electricity and conservation of river- related environmental values. The second draft plan represents the work of the Washington State Energy Office; the Washington State Departments of Ecology, Fisheries, Wildlife, and Natural Resources; the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission; and the Department of Community Development's Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation. The history and concept of a state hydropower comprehensive plan. The purpose, scope and methodology for developing the plan are outlined. A Washington State River Resource/Hydropower Database is described. An evaluation of Environmental values and Hydropower Development to include resource protection areas is presented. Finally, state agency permitting and planning processes for hydropower development and resource protection are described.

• Research Organization: Washington State Energy Office, Olympia, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: WASEO; Washington State Energy Office, Olympia, WA (United States)
• OSTI ID: 5663189
• Report Number(s): WSEO-92-016; ON: DE92011819
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

13 HYDRO ENERGY
130400 -- Hydro Energy-- Legislation & Regulations
130600* -- Hydro Energy-- Environmental Aspects
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
296000 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Electric Power
COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
COMPLIANCE
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
ELECTRIC POWER
ENERGY SOURCE DEVELOPMENT
ENERGY SOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
FEDERAL REGION X
HYDROELECTRIC POWER
LAWS
LICENSING
NORTH AMERICA
PLANNING
POWER
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
STREAMS
SURFACE WATERS
USA
WASHINGTON
WATERSHEDS
WILDERNESS PROTECTION ACTS