Projects & Studies
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Critical Infrastructure Security Program (CISP)
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Dam Bridge and Gate Painting: Upper St. Anthony Falls through Lock and Dam 10
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East Two Rivers at Tower, Minnesota
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Effects of Recreational Boating on the Upper Mississippi River System
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General Investigations: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission(FERC) Licensing
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General Investigations: Hydropower, Crown Hydro, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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General Investigations: Hydropower, Ford Plant, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Hydropower, LSAF Hydro, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Hydropower, Lock and Dam 2, Hastings, Minnesota
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Hydropower, Upper St. Anthony Falls, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Integrated Watershed Study: Minnesota River Basin in Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota and Iowa
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Lock & Dam 10 Stage 2
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Lock Tow Haulage Units
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Lock and Dam 4 Embankment Environmental Assessment
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Locks and Dams 2 - 10, Embankment Maintenance Study
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Lower Pool 4 Channel and Dredged Material Management Study
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McMillan Island, Mississippi River Channel Maintenance
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Minnesota River Navigation Project
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Mississippi Headwaters Reservoirs Dam Safety Issues
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Mississippi Headwaters Reservoirs Project Sites
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Mississippi River Locks and Dams Nos. 2-10 Embankment Rehabilitation
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Mississippi River Major Maintenance / Rehabilitation
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Mississippi River: Lock & Dam 3 Navigation Safety and Embankments, Minnesota and Wisconsin
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Navigation and Environmental Sustainability Program (NESP)
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Navigation, Mississippi River, Lock Bulkheads and Slot Installation, Minn/Wisc/Iowa
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Operation and Maintenance, Lock and Dam 10 Stage 2
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Reconnaissance Study: Minnesota River Basin in MN, SD, IA and ND
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Recreational Boating Study of the Mississippi River, Pools 4 to 9, Summer 2003
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River Resource Values and Expectation
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Small-Boat Harbor Dredging, St. Paul, Minnesota (Harbor Dredging)
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St. Croix River: Endangered Mussel Conservation - Zebra Mussel Control
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Upper Mississippi River - Illinois Waterway System Navigation Study
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Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Project - Locks & Dams
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Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Project Channel Maintenance; MN, WI, IA
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Warroad Harbor and River Harbor Dredging
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Hydropower, Lock and Dam 2, Hastings, Minnesota
Location/Description
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The city of Hastings, Minn., holds Federal Energy Regulatory Commission license number 4306, which granted it the authority to design, construct and operate a hydropower facility on the Mississippi River at Lock and Dam 2 in Hastings. The current hydropower facility consists of a power house located adjacent to the dam, which contains two 2,200-kilowatt turbine/generators and a power distribution system.
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Background
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FERC issued License 4306 to the city of Hastings on June 10, 1985. Construction began in 1986 and was substantially completed in 1987.
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Status
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In 2006, Hydro Green Energy, LLC, a private company, approached the city of Hastings with a proposal to expand the capacity of the existing hydropower plant at Lock and Dam 2. The proposal included installation of barge-mounted generating units located downstream of the existing hydropower plant. The hydrokinetic power systems generate electricity exclusively from moving water. The power generated by the floating plant would be fed into the existing plant and distributed to the electrical grid.
This proposal is a pilot project for the Hydro Green technology. Success at this site might generate interest in using the technology in other parts of the country. The proposal required an amendment to the city of Hastings' existing FERC license.
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The city of Hastings and Hydro Green conducted an informational meeting on April 6, 2007, with the Corps, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and Dakota County.
The city of Hastings submitted an application for amendment of its license on April 24, 2008.
Comments from various agencies are posted on the FERC eLibrary (http://elibrary.ferc.gov) under docket number P-4306.
On July 3, 2008, FERC indicated that the due date for comments and motions to intervene had passed and that it was in the process of preparing an environmental assessment. FERC indicated that action on the license would be taken as quickly as possible.
The target date to begin installation of the Hydro Green component of the hydropower plant is October 2008.
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Authority
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Licensing of hydropower facilities is governed by Part I of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. §§ 791(a) – 825(r). Licensing at Corps facilities is also governed by a 1981 Memorandum of Understanding between FERC and the Department of the Army.
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Fiscal
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No pertinent information.
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