Comments to Low Impact Hydroelectric Institute re: Conowingo Dam
Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper® submitted preliminary comments to the Low Impact Hydroelectric Institue concerning the imminent relicensing of Conowingo Dam. These comments were the first of many we’ve...
View ArticleRiverkeeper Update: 1/24/2011
Howdy River Folks, and what a great New Year! First, I want to introduce SOLS’ new Operations Director, Guy Alsentzer. He’s going to take over some of the organizational work and some of the...
View ArticleRiverkeeper Update: 3/18/2011
Dear Friends and Stewards, This is your Director of Operations and Staff Attorney, Guy Alsentzer. I’ve spent the past 3 months working on new ways to strengthen SOLS’ and being brought up to speed by...
View ArticleNew Studies On Sediment Behind Susquehanna Dams
Some of you may recall in October of 2009 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) reconvened the “Sediment Task Force” (originally initiated by SRBC in 1999 to investigate the issue of sediment...
View ArticleComments to List American Eel Under Federal Endangered Species Act
After declining to list the American Eel under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in 2007, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) opened a 90-day comment period in late August 2011 soliciting scientific...
View Article2011 and 2008 Conowingo Bathymetry Studies
As part of their duties to provide new science and studies as part of the relicensing process for Conowingo Dam, Exelon Corp. has just released a new study examining the bathymetry behind Conowingo...
View ArticleConowingo Dam & Health of the Chesapeake Bay
2013 is here and along with it significant opportunities to improve the health of the Chesapeake Bay. In particular, opportunities to address excess sediment, nitrogen and phosphorus (nutrient...
View ArticleLower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Intervenes in Conowingo Relicensing
Today Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper, our supporting non-profit Stewards of the Lower Susquehanna, and Waterkeepers Chesapeake asked to be officially included in the relicensing proceedings for the...
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