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Definition: Projects that generate electricity from waves or directly from the flow of water in ocean currents, tides, or inland waterways.

FERC issued a dam safety directive on February 20, 2020, requiring Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD) to immediately lower the reservoir restriction to elevation 565.0 (the reservoir is currently below this elevation, so no immediate action is required by SCVWD).

Contact Information

To ensure the Commission has the most up-to-date project contact information, the licensee/exemptee is required to designate a Primary Person of Record who is responsible for the project for non-dam-safety issues.

A preliminary permit, issued for up to four years, does not authorize construction; rather, it maintains priority of application for license (i.e., guaranteed first-to-file status) while the permittee studies the site and prepares to apply for a license.

Pumped storage projects move water between two reservoirs located at different elevations (i.e., an upper and lower reservoir) to store energy and generate electricity.

If you own, or are proposing to develop a hydroelectric project you may require a license from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Section 23(b)(1) of the Federal Power Act requires an e

• Security Program for Hydropower Projects Revision 3A
• Revision 3 and 3A Changes
• Frequently Asked Que

Incident Description

Major damage occurred to the Oroville Dam Service Spillway during spillway operation on February 7, 2017.

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