Big Beaver Valley, Skagit River, WA Photo by Nick O'Neil

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From South Yuba River Citizens League   1/21/2026

The PERMIT Act Passed the House: What It Means for the Yuba River Watershed

From California Sportfishing Protection Alliance   11/1/2025

Measuring Flow to Support New Interim Flow Requirements in the Shasta River

From California Sportfishing Protection Alliance   11/1/2025

Flood plain restoration below Camanche Dam

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Guides, Presentations, Trainings   11/1/2005

Rivers of Power: A Citizen’s Guide to River Restoration through Hydropower Reform

Learn about hydropower's impacts in California, ways these dams harm rivers, how citizens can restore rivers using the FERC licensing process, licensing success stories, and more.

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Articles, fact sheets, reports › National › Natural, Cultural & Recreational Resources   9/19/2025

A Comparison of the Environmental Effects of Open-Loop and Closed-Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower

National › Guides, Presentations, Trainings › Natural, Cultural & Recreational Resources   9/19/2025

Evaluating Photosimulations For Visual Impact Assessment

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Pacolet P-2621

 Active license Conventional Hydro + Small Hydropower ( ≤ 10 MW)

FERC project name: Pacolet

The project is located on the Pacolet River in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, and does not occupy federal lands. The project consists of following two developments:

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