York Haven Power Company needed to meet FERC license requirements for upstream fish passage while maintaining dam safety, reliable hydropower operations, and long-term project viability.

York Haven Power Company needed to meet FERC license requirements for upstream fish passage while maintaining dam safety, reliable hydropower operations, and long-term project viability.

Our client required upstream and downstream fish passage design services for a hydro station along the Yadkin-Pee Dee River to facilitate migration of American shad and American eel as part of their Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) license compliance.

Our client required upstream and downstream fish passage design services for a hydro station along the Yadkin-Pee Dee River to facilitate migration of American shad and American eel as part of their Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) license compliance.

In collaboration with the Conestee Nature Preserve and the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services, Kleinschmidt advanced the new dam project through key phases.

In collaboration with the Conestee Nature Preserve and the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services, Kleinschmidt advanced the new dam project through key phases.

Kleinschmidt has provided high-level assessments of potential upstream and downstream fish passage options that could be included in the facility's planned rehabilitation. Work has included assisting in identifying species management goals, developing design criteria for upstream and downstream passage alternatives, and developing concept-level designs of potential new and modified fish passage facilities.

Kleinschmidt has provided high-level assessments of potential upstream and downstream fish passage options that could be included in the facility's planned rehabilitation. Work has included assisting in identifying species management goals, developing design criteria for upstream and downstream passage alternatives, and developing concept-level designs of potential new and modified fish passage facilities.