Fish passage technologies : protection at hydropower facilities.


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The focus of this report is technologies for fish passage around hydropower generation facilities and protection against entrainment and turbine mortality. Emphasis is given to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)-licensed hydropower projects where fish protection is a subject of controversy and congressional interest due to the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the Electric Consumers Protection Act (ECPA). Thus institutional issues related to FERC-relicensing are also discussed. (Major points of controversy are high-lighted in box 1.1).







Investigations on the Protection of Fish Larvae at Water Intakes Using Fine-mesh Screening


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Environmental concern over effects of cooling water intakes on fish populations has led those segments of U.S. industry that use large quantities of water to seek development of intakes designed to favor protection of larval fish in waters adjacent to the intakes. This paper describes two studies that were conducted to investigate the feasibility of using an impinge-release intake screening system to minimize mortality of larval fish exposed to water intakes.




Fish Passage Technologies


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Drainage Basin Problems and Programs


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Twort's Water Supply


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Twort's Water Supply, Seventh Edition, has been expanded to provide the latest tools and techniques to meet engineering challenges over dwindling natural resources. Approximately 1.1 billion people in rural and peri-urban communities of developing countries do not have access to safe drinking water. The mortality from diarrhea-related diseases amounts to 2.2 million people each year from the consumption of unsafe water. This update reflects the latest WHO, European, UK, and US standards, including the European Water Framework Directive. The book also includes an expansion of waste and sludge disposal, including energy and sustainability, and new chapters on intakes, chemical storage, handling, and sampling. Written for both professionals and students, this book is essential reading for anyone working in water engineering. - Features expanded coverage of waste and sludge disposal to include energy use and sustainability - Includes a new chapter on intakes - Includes a new chapter on chemical storage and handling