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Practitioner’s Guide to Hydropower Dam Removal

Case Studies › Decommissioning and removal › Hydro GuidesFrom Hydropower Reform Coalition, American Rivers  |  10/10/2023

This is a comprehensive guide for dam owners and practitioners on removing hydropower dams regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Removing dams is a common practice and a good option for dam owners or licensees who determine that the expense of ownership is too great relative to the benefits provided by their dams.

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Free Rivers: The State of Dam Removal in the U.S.

Case Studies › Decommissioning and removal › ReportsFrom American Rivers  |  3/22/2022

Hydro project
MA

Northfield Mountain P-2485

 Active license Pumped Storage

 Connecticut River

FERC project name: Northfield Mountain Pumped Storage

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Native American Tribes and Dam Removal: Restoring the Ottaway, Penobscot and Elwha Rivers

Academic Articles › Decommissioning and removal › Tribal ResourcesFrom Water Alternatives  |  2/2/2022

Hydro project
NH

Somersworth P-3820

 Active license, Non-operating Conventional Hydro

 Salmon Falls River

FERC project name: Somersworth