Portland, Maine (September 22, 2011) – The Low Impact Hydropower Institute (LIHI) at their September 22, 2011 meeting the Institute’s Governing Board determined that the Henry M. Jackson Hydroelectric Project meets the LIHI Certification Criteria.  In reaching its decision to certify the Henry M. Jackson Hydroelectric Project, the LIHI  Governing Board reviewed the application for certification, as well as the Application Reviewer’s report.  The Board’s vote to certify the Henry M. Jackson Hydroelectric Project was unanimous and the Board approves certification for the Henry M. Jackson Hydroelectric Project for eight-years[1] with the following project specific conditions: 

Due to the newness of the FERC license and current uncertainty with its final adoption as issued, LIHI reserves the right to withdraw its certification should either event occur which modifies the Project's compliance with the LIHI criteria:

1. That the FERC license issued September 2, 2011 is adopted without challenge by the District. The deadline for a rehearing request is October 2, 2011, which is 30 days from license issuance; and,

2. That no requests for rehearing are filed by any resource agency that was signatory to the Settlement Agreement that would result in substantive modification of the conditions established in the Settlement Agreement which are pertinent to the LIHI certification process.

The effective certification date for the Henry M. Jackson Hydroelectric Project is April 7, 2011 and will expire on April 7, 2019.   Any Commenter may submit a letter to the Executive Director within 30 days of the posting of the Certification Decision on the Institute’s Web page.  An appeal request must include specific reasons why the hydropower facility should have failed one or more criteria.  If an individual or organization did not comment on the initial Application Package, they may not file an appeal.