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FEDERATION OF WESTERN OUTDOOR CLUBS









SMALL-HYDROELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION
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ISSUE
Several years ago the government authorized the increase in hydroelectric power plants by favoring small-sized units with economic incentives and the requirement that their output be accepted on the grid of the large distributors.  In some cases, the small power producers are using small mountain streams whose alteration seriously affects the riparian and aquarian habitat, fish and wild animals, and the aesthetic beauty of the area.

WHAT TO DO

The Federation of Western Outdoor Clubs recommends that federal authorizing agencies for small hydropower plants take greater care in meeting requirements for protecting the ecology as well as the aesthetics and the environment of the proposed power plant sites.  Proliferation of these small hydroplants should be significantly reduced.



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