Marshall University has announced plans to install a 1.3 kW micro hydro plant to be used as a demonstration and education project in the Morris Creek Watershed near Montgomery.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a US$34,800 contract to Warren Environmental Equipment Inc. for work at the 525-MW Libby hydropower project on the Kootenai River in Montana.

The U.S. Forest Service has awarded a contract worth US$1 million to Allied Engineering for fish protection work on lands in the Intermountain West.

Hydropower project operator Seattle City Light general manager and CEO Jorge Carrasco has been awarded the American Public Power Association’s (APPA) Alan H. Richardson Statesmanship Award for his utility’s commitment to achieving public power goals.

St. Catharines Hydro Generation Inc. (SCHGI) is welcoming the public to tour its 5.75-MW Heywood hydropower project as part of the Ontario Waterpower Association's 2013 Open Doors campaign.

The Bureau of Reclamation Technical Service Center is opening its doors for attendees of the world's largest hydroelectric power event, but space is limited and the deadline to register is Friday, June 21.

Parts and technology manufacturer Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has been awarded a contract to supply materials for the Bureau of Reclamation's Grand Coulee Powerhouse III refurbishment project.

Miles named director of Corps' Hydroelectric Design Center

Inspections begin after barge sections hit Marseilles Dam

Study plan approved for Alaska's 600-MW Susitna-Watana

Report to FERC shows no adverse effects from Maine tidal project

Innergex secures deal for Northwest Stave River project

FERC director backs development legislation before Congress

Website offers data on hydro facilities worldwide

Over time, water flowing through the three penstocks at the 90-MW Cushman No. 2 powerhouse resulted in pits and eroded areas on the butterfly valves used to shut off water supply to the turbines.