Feasibility of low head hydroelectric development at High Falls State Park, Monroe County, Georgia

Technical Report · Tue May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5858705· OSTI ID:5858705

The overall objectives of this project were to: assess the feasibility of a hydropower facility at High Falls State Park in Georgia from technical, environmental, and economic viewpoints; assess the economic, environmental, social, institutional, and marketing constraints and impacts that affect the development of a hydropower facility; prepare a set of conceptual design drawings and specifications concerning the facility, distribution system, location, equipment size, duty cycle, and other performance parameters; develop a construction schedule with estimated costs; and prepare a report that provides the basis for a design proposal for the facility implementation. The three sites that were considered are technically and economically feasible; but only the proposed site at the dam is environmentally feasible. Therefore, this site would normally be recommended for implementation. However, several institutional issues exist that must be addressed in more detail and resolved before a final recommendation can be made. For the proposed site, the following major conclusions are listed: the site is technically feasible; hydroelectric equipment is available to satisfy the design requirement; construction will not present a major problem; a feasible arrangement is possible for the consumption of all produced power; operation of other park activities will be minimally disrupted; both visual and operational constraints are within the state guidelines; and the benefits are greater than the costs and, thus, the facility is economically feasible.

• Research Organization: Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources, Atlanta (USA); Georgia Inst. of Tech., Atlanta (USA); Cadre Corp., Atlanta, GA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5858705
• Report Number(s): DOE/ID/01762-1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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