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» Bureau of Reclamation Hydropower Program    U.S. government agency. General information including the history of hydropower development, a glossary of terms, and major producers.    http://www.usbr.gov/power/EDU/edu.html

» California Hydropower Reform Coalition    Conservation and community organizations working to reduce the impacts of FERC licensed hydropower projects on the rivers of California. Contains relicensing resources.    http://www.calhrc.org

» Dam-Reservoir Impact & Information Archive: DRIIA    Information on dams, water diversions, impoundments, and hydroelectric projects, their impacts, and related links.    http://www.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca/dams/

» El Dorado Irrigation District FERC Project 184 Relicensing    Documents associated with the hydro-electric relicensing project, primarily located in the El Dorado National Forest in California. Includes calendar, scientific studies, and a list server for project information.    http://www.project184.com

» Electricity from Hydropower    Describes small-scale hydroelectric technology (portable to 15 kilowatts, stationary from 50 kilowatts to 5 megawatts) utilizing new high efficiency (84%) cross-flow turbines, available from FINESA, Inc., Prague, Czech Republic.    http://web.telecom.cz/hydropower

» Federal Power Act    Statutory framework for the U.S. regulation of the construction, operation, and maintenance of dams, water conduits, reservoirs, power houses, and transmission lines related to the utilization of water resources.    http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/16/ch12.html

» Hydro Information Systems Turbnpro Version 3 Software    Software for the selection of hydroelectric turbines. Determines preferred turbine size, type, and arrangement from site data. Predicts the performance and energy production for the site.    http://www.turbnpro.com

» Hydro Research Foundation    U.S. organization that promotes hydropower by facilitating research and providing educational opportunities. Includes public information.    http://www.hydrofoundation.org/

» Industrial Screen Products    Product and contact information for manufacturer of wire fish screens that prevent entrainment, injury, or death of targeted aquatic species by physically stopping fish from entering a water intake.      http://wedgewire.com/fish.htm

» International Centre for Hydropower    ICH promotes the development and utilization of hydroelectric power resources through education and training, project development, energy conservation and courses and seminars in environmental management.    http://www.ntnu.no/ich

» International Small-Hydro Atlas    Technological and regulatory information related to project development, including project sites, organizations, contacts, literature, assessment tools and methodologies,opportunities for research and development, and financing guidelines.    http://www.small-hydro.com

» Lake Murray, Saluda River, Columbia, South Carolina Dam Re-Licensing    Resources for citizen involvement in the re-licensing of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Project 516.    http://parkinhunter.tripod.com/lake_murray_page.html

» Microhydro Web Portal    Information about run-of-the-river systems up to 300 kilowatts. Includes the microhydro discussion group, microhydro basics, and links.    http://microhydropower.net

» National Hydropower Association    U.S. trade association. A comprehensive site containing policy information, relicensing information, and generally promoting industry interests.    http://www.hydro.org

» Pico Hydro    Network specializing in very small hydro systems, up to 5 kilowatts. Includes articles, down loadable publications, and links.    http://eee.ntu.ac.uk/research/microhydro/picosite/

» Power Matters - Hydroelectric Power    Tennessee Valley Authority site with a description and diagram of a generic hydroelectric dam and a pumped storage facility.    http://www.tva.gov/power/hydro.htm

» RETScreen International - Renewable Energy Project Analysis Software    Free software provided by Canada to evaluate renewable energy projects. Evaluate the energy production, life-cycle costs, and greenhouse gas emissions reduction for central-grid and isolated-grid connected small hydro projects.    http://retscreen.gc.ca/ang/menu.html

» Saint Lawrence FDR Power Project Relicensing    Description of the project, the relicensing process, and a newsletter about the relicensing process.    http://www.stl.nypa.gov

» Snake Dams    Collected stories from the Tri-City Herald about the controversy surrounding the possible breaching of the Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, Little Goose, and Lower Granite dams on the Lower Snake River in Washington State.    http://www.snakedams.com/

» Three Gorges Probe    Information about the scientific, technical, economic, social, and environmental effects of completing the Three Gorges dam in China, as well as the alternatives to the dam.    http://www.probeinternational.org/catalog/three_gorges_probe.php

» Turning to Hydropower    Site by the Foundation for Water and Energy Education. Promotes and provides extensive information about hydropower in the U.S. Northwest.    http://www.fwee.org/

» U.S. DOE Hydropower Program    Information about hydroelectric power, state resource assessments, technology research and development, environmental concerns, and advanced hydropower turbines.    http://hydropower.inel.gov

» Water Wheel Factory    Reference and historical information, kits, pictures, and plans for water wheels and water turbines.    http://www.waterwheelfactory.com