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COVER STORY
8 | Oh How Far Weve Come!
By Bethany Duarte
As HydroVision International celebrates 20 years, we look back to learn some
of the factors that have contributed to the events success.
ARTICLES
14 | Legislation May Usher in a New Golden Age for U.S. Hydropower
By Luke Rose and Rebecca K. Blood
With its revival for fscal year 2014, the Hydroelectric Production Incentives
Program shows promise as a new federal revenue stream for hydro facilities.
22 | Lift System Letting You Down? Troubleshooting Problems
By Fred C. Wiesinger, Jr.
The high-pressure jacking oil system is an often-overlooked component that
can cause bearing problems if not properly inspected and maintained.
36 | NERC CIP Version 5: Impact to Hydro Owners and Operators
By Andrew Dressel
Depending on your systems, signifcant work may be needed to implement
Version 5 of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Reliability Standards.
DEPARTMENTS
3 | Perspectives:
Looking Back
4 | Hydro Currents
99 | Featured
Advertisers Company Profles

102 | Sticky Wickets:
Deploying an Ice Boom at

Jenpeg Generating Station
106 | Tech Briefs
46 | Diving In: Creative Repair Solution

at Horse Mesa Dam
By Mike Langen and Mark Estes
A creative option was needed to repair a failed
unit at Horse Mesa because the intake structure is
160 feet below the lake surface.
112 | Canadian Spotlight

116 | Marine
Hydrokinetics
122 | R&D Forum
126 | Dam Safety
& Security
54 | CFD Modeling to Design a Fish Lift Entrance

By Laura Rozumalski and Michael Fullarton
Modeling of the Milford Dam tailrace indicated there were no areas where
fow velocity would prevent fsh from entering the new lift.
62 | Removing Dillsboro Dam: A Wise Decision
By Ty Ziegler, Steve Johnson and Jeff Lineberger
For Duke Energy, the decision to remove a dam that impounds water for
an operating powerhouse avoided significant costs at its other plants.
72 | Cold Weather Survival Training
for Operators of Remote Plants
By Gregory J. Szocs
Manitoba Hydro administers a Cold Weather
Survival program that equips personnel with the
skills to survive when working at remote facilities.
135 | Index to Advertisers
Bill Christman
Chelan County
Public Utility District
Charles I. Lipsky,
P.E.
Consultant
Linda Church
Ciocci
National Hydropower Association
Patrick A. March
Hydro Performance
Processes Inc.
Douglas A. Dixon,
PhD
EPRI
Ginger Gillin
GEI Consultants Inc.
78 | Back to our Roots: The Return of an Old Friend for Bearing Rehab
By Alan Sullivan and Phil Thompson
Faced with the need for an effcient bearing solution for the 242-MW Osage
plant, Ameren found bearings made of lignum vitae wood ft the bill.
88 | Computational Tools to Assess Turbine Biological Performance
By Marshall C. Richmond, John A. Serkowski, Cindy Rakowski, Brad Strickler,
Molly Weisbeck and Curt Dotson
The BioPA method is being used to help ensure the safety of fish passing
through new turbines at the 912-MW Priest Rapids project.
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130 | From the Web
John Gulliver, PhD

University
of Minnesota
Jacob Irving
Canadian
Hydropower
Association
Gregory D. Lewis,
P.E.
Duke Energy
Corporation
Henry Martinez
Southern
California Edison
Paul Norris
Ontario
Waterpower
Association
Lee H. Sheldon,
P.E.
Hydropower
Consulting
Engineer
Tom Spicher
Hydro Y.E.S.
Paul Willis, P.E.
Consulting
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Perspectives
Looking Back
1994 20 years ago:
Gasoline was $1.10 per gallon. A U.S. postage
stamp cost 29 cents. Apple released its frst Macintosh computer using the new PowerPC Microprocessors. 10% of the people in the U.S. used a
mobile telephone. And, the frst version of a web
browser, Netscape Navigator, was launched.
In the hydroelectric industry, 29 new projects
were completed in North America during 1994,
offering more than 800 MW of new electrical
capacity. These plants ranged in size from the
90-kW Placentia Avenue hydro plant in California
to the fnal units of the 840-MW Laforge-1 facility, part of the massive James Bay development in
Quebec, Canada.
Selected headlines appearing in Hydro Review
that year give insight about the events in and the
mindset of the industry 20 years ago:
Initial surveys found little damage to dams and
hydro facilities from the January 17 earthquake
that devastated much of Los Angeles.
The National Hydropower Association has issued
a draft proposal aimed at making the relicensing
process more effcient and effective.
Hydro-Quebec has reached agreements with
the Grand Council of the Cree and with Inuit
natives on several issues involving the $13.3 billion Grande Baleine hydro project.
Commissioner Daniel Beard passed out chocolate cigars April 13 to announce the birth of a
new Bureau of Reclamation having 550 fewer
employees and reduced layers of management.
Canadian Environment Minister Sheila Copps
announced the government has approved a
package of environmental assessment regulations
that will implement the 1992 Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, which goes into effect
in January 1995. Federal proclamation of the
act paves the way for creation of the Canadian
Environmental Assessment Agency and ends the
costly and controversial Environmental Assessment Review Process, which the ministry said
has caused long delays and industry uncertainty.
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An amendment approved by the U.S. Senate

would provide $1 million in federal money
for research and development of an advanced
hydro turbine.
In recent weeks, the National Marine Fisheries Service and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ordered operators of several
hydroelectric projects at dams on the Snake and
Columbia rivers to spill water with the aim of
enhancing the restoration of certain stocks of
salmon in these rivers. These actions will add
$25 million to $30 million to the Northwests
electricity bills this year, on top of $22 million
previously committed to spills.
1994 also was the start of HydroVision, an
innovative new event touting an atmosphere that
encourages open-mindedness and dialogue in a
relaxed setting. Russ Earnest, deputy assistant
director of ecological services for the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service and member of the conference steering committee, said of the event: I
think this should be a conference where we check
our egos and positions at the door, and sit down
and work together.
Today, 20 years later, the HydroVision event
brought to you by offcial media sponsor Hydro
Review continues to serve as an annual gathering place for all types of people working in hydro to
sit down and work together.
On behalf of my colleagues in the PennWell
Hydro Group, I thank you the readers of and
advertisers in this magazine for your continued
support of this event and of hydro in general over
the past 20 years.
Heres to another 20!
Publisher and Chief Editor
Bill dictates treatment of non-federal hydropower on

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers infrastructure
Text contained in the recently enacted Water Resources Reform
and Development Act clarifes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regulatory process for private hydroelectric power development on federally-owned infrastructure. The bill received
bipartisan support from both chambers of Congress before
being signed by President Barack Obama on June 10.
Hydropower-specifc language was ultimately adopted into
the Senate version of the bill in Section 1008: Expediting Hydropower at Corps of Engineers Facilities. Per this section, Congress
has declared that it is the policy of the U.S. that:
Development of non-federal hydroelectric power at Corps
civil works products should be given priority;
Corps approval of non-federal hydroeletric power at its
civil works products shall be completed by the Corps in a timely
and consistent manner; and
Approval of hydropower at Corps civil works projects
shall in no way diminish the other priorities and missions of the
Corps, including authorized project purposes and habitat and
environmental protection.
Sec. 1008 also stipulates that the Corps must submit a report
to the Senate Committee on Environmental and Public Works
and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
beginning on a biennial basis two years from the bills enacement. The report will describe initiatives carried out to encourage the development of hydropower by non-federal entities at
Corps civil works projects, list all new hydropower activities by
non-federal entities approved at Corps civil works projects in
that fscal year, describe the status of each pending application
from non-federal entities, and more.
Pennsylvania announces grants, loans for
hydropower development
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett and the states Department
of Environmental Protection have announced a grant and loan
program designed to encourage the deployment of renewable generating technologies, including hydroelectric power. Announced
through the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority
(PEDA) an independent public fnancing agency established in
1982 the program will offer about US$12.5 million for hydro,
solar, wind and biomass projects on a competitive basis.
Eligible applicants include non-proft organizations; Pennsylvania schools, colleges and universities; any Pennsylvania municipality; and public or private corporations, partnerships, limited
liability companies, associations and other legal business entities.
Such projects further our goal to develop a diverse and
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robust energy sector here in Pennsylvania, in a manner that

protects our environment and uses our resources smartly and
effciently, Corbett said.
Applications are due by Aug. 15 and must be submitted
through www.grants.dcnr.state.pa.us/index.aspx. The state will
award the grants in the fall.
BC Hydro names new president and CEO
Canadian utility BC Hydro has announced the appointment of
Jessica McDonald as its new president and chief executive offcer, effective July 14, ending a three-month search that began
when current President and CEO Charles Reid announced
plans to retire.
McDonald has held a number of posts under various administrations in the BC government since 1991 and most recently
served as an independent consultant specializing in management, organizational performance, and commercial mediation
and negotiation. She served as deputy minister to the Premier,
cabinet secretary and head of public service from 2005 to 2009,
where she was responsible for overseeing all government operations, including 36,000 employees and a US$36.6 billion budget.
While in this position, McDonald led landmark discussions on
the relationships between government and First Nations groups.
Im very excited about this opportunity, McDonald said.
BC Hydro has an important role to play in growing British
Columbias economy, and I look forward to leading a dedicated,
skilled workforce and a strong capital investment program so
that our customers can continue to beneft from an affordable,
reliable and safe electricity system.
Tri-County Water commissions 8-MW Ridgway Dam
Colorados Tri-County Water Conservancy District has commissioned the 8-MW Ridgway Dam hydropower complex. Built
on a U.S. Bureau of Reclamation-owned dam along the Uncompahgre River, construction of the US$18 million plant began in
November 2012.
The plant includes two turbine-generator units one 800kW system and a 7.2-MW system. The smaller unit will produce
power in winter fows of 30 to 60 cubic feet per second, while the
other will use 500 cfs fows during the summer.
Here in the arid west, reliable drinking and irrigation water
to grow our local food necessitates water storage facilities like
Ridgway Dam, Trout Unlimited representative Cary Denison
said. It makes sense to develop hydro at Ridgway Dam for the
generation of new, emissions-free energy, using an existing clean
energy resource which would otherwise be wasted.
Power generated by the project will be sold to the city of
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Tri-County Water funded the project in large part with a $13
million 30-year loan from the Colorado Water Conservation
Board, with an additional $2 million from a 20-year loan from the
Colorado Water Resources and Power Development Authority.
Voith Hydro ships distributors, stators to
AMPs Smithland project
Voith Hydros manufacturing plant in Hannibal, Ohio, has made
a shipment of three stators and three distributors to American
Municipal Powers 72-MW Smithland project in Kentucky.
The supplier has previously provided equipment for AMPs
other Ohio River projects, including 88-MW Cannelton and
105-MW Meldahl in Kentucky and 44-MW Willow Island in
West Virginia. Voith Hydros shipment to Smithland is the last
it will make for the Ohio River projects, which, when taken
together, the company said, represents the largest new hydropower development undertaken in the U.S. in recent years.
The shipment of stators and distributors to the Smithland
hydroelectric project is another exciting development in a project that will soon bring thousands of households and businesses
clean and affordable hydroelectric power, Voith Hydro President and Chief Executive Offcer Kevin Frank said.
FERC licenses three hydro projects totaling 121 MW
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission licensed three
hydro projects in Louisiana and Illinois totaling 121 MW in April.
The Energy Infrastructure Update for April 2014, compiled by
FERCs Offce of Energy Projects, also included approval of a
license amendment and an application for a project in California.
FERC issued three licenses, to:
Red River Hydro LLC, a subsidiary of Symbiotics LLC,
for the 78-MW Overton Lock and Dam project on the Red River
in Rapides Parish, La., which will utilize the John H. Overton
Lock and Dam operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers;
BOST3 Hydroelectric LLC for the 36.2-MW Red River
Lock and Dam No. 3 project, on the Corps Lock and Dam 3 on
the Red River in Natchitoches Parish, La.; and
Shelbyville Hydro LLC, a subsidiary of Symbiotics, for
the 6.8-MW Lake Shelbyville Dam project on Illinois Kaskaskia
River at the Corps Lake Shelbyville Dam.
FERC issued a license amendment to BMB Enterprises Inc.
increasing capacity of the 650-kW Sixmile Creek project in Utah
to 1.36 MW. Although licensed in 1987 on Sixmile Creek, the
projects only constructed facilities are a diversion dam and fsh
bypass due to delays. BMB applied for the amendment to allow
four turbine-generators instead of two and a larger-diameter
penstock. And Rugraw LLC fled an original license application
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in April for the 5-MW Lassen Lodge project on the South Fork
Battle Creek in Tehama County, Calif.
The April 2014 update may be obtained at www.ferc.gov/
legal/staff-reports/2014/apr-infrastructure.pdf.
Colorado enacts small hydro development bill
A bill enacted in late May by Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper will help aid the development of small hydroelectric
power within the state. Hickenlooper signed the legislation
offcially HB14-1030 at the 7.5-MW South Canal hydro
plant in Montrose, which began operation in June 2013.
The new law streamlines state environmental review for small
hydro projects without weakening or changing any underlying
state environmental requirements, according to the Colorado
Small Hydro Association (COSHA). The bill directs the Colorado Energy Offce to facilitate project review by state agencies
in a timely manner commensurate with federal agency timelines,
making it possible for an applicant to simultaneously clear both
federal and state reviews as quickly as 60 days for non-controversial projects.
The bill also streamlines the electrical inspection process by
citing National Electrical Code (NEC) standards that electricians should be guided by when installing small hydro. According
to COSHA, electrical inspectors will now determine if a project
meets NEC standards for safety, quality and code compliance.
COSHA said the bill could ultimately create more than 500
new jobs in Colorado, where an estimated 100 MW of small
hydroelectric power potential could be developed. A further 30
MW of capacity could come from in-conduit sources, according
to an agricultural hydropower assessment released by the Colorado Department of Agriculture in January.
Kaukauna Utilities completes Badger plant upgrade
Kaukauna Utilities marked the completion of an overhaul to
its Badger small hydropower project in mid-May with a formal
dedication ceremony.
The 7-MW plant, which formerly included the 105-year old
old Badger and 85-year old new Badger, was combined into
a single two-unit plant that has more capacity than the previous
two plants combined.
The Boldt Company was the general contractor for the project, responsible for overseeing many of the major works associated with the upgrade. The Wisconsin-based company also
helped coordinate with the utility, area residents and an adjacent
school to maintain safety around the project site.
Voith Hydro supplied two Kaplan turbines, automation
equipment and speed increasers. Kaukaunas retroftting of
the Badger plant refects a growing trend within Americas
hydropower industry, Voith Hydro said, with an emphasis
on upgrading existing facilities and adding capacity to nonpowered infrastructure.
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As HydroVision International, the worlds largest hydropower event, celebrates 20 years, we

take a look back to see how far its come and learn some of the factors that have contributed
to its success.
By Bethany Duarte
Bethany Duarte is associate
hen the great philosopher Confucius said

Study the past if you would defne the
future, he was not referring to the hydro industry
or conferences and exhibitions. The quote rings
true, however, especially when considering the 20year strong history of HydroVision International.
As we take the time to celebrate this great
milestone, we also are looking back on our history
and, specifcally, the individual components and
behind-the-scenes work that have made HydroVision International THE hydropower event to
attend every year.
editor of Hydro Review

and track facilitator of the
Wave, Tidal and In-Stream
Power panel presentation
track at HydroVision
International 2014.
Laying the foundation

Like any great piece of infrastructure, the foundation of HydroVision International has played an
important role in its success and longevity over the
past two decades.
Created in 1994 as a more relaxed, informal

alternative to other hydro events in the market,
HydroVision International started off with the
unique approach of bringing all sectors of the
industry and those regulating and/or opposing the
industry together to share the lessons learned from
the previous year, while casting fresh vision for the
year to come. Courtesy of its unique atmosphere,
the event has been described by past attendees
as a prime environment for connection and collaboration between the knowledge-seekers and the
product and service suppliers. In the early years,
this resembled networking events held poolside in
the blistering Phoenix heat or wine tasting in tennis
shoes and hard hats during a hydro plant technical
tour in California, mixed with technical paper sessions and six distinct conference tracks with expert
panelists discussing the hot topics of the year.
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Long-time HydroVision International attendee and steering

committee veteran Michael Murphy of TRC recalls his frst time
at the event in 1996, when the group was still small enough,
we could all ft in one hotel. Maybe we had a little more than a
thousand at that point, but now weve grown!
Over the past two decades, the event has grown dramatically,
with overall attendance increasing from 900 in 1994 to 3,100
in 2013, with even more expected to be present this year. We
started off with 77 exhibitors in 1994, a number that has grown
to more than 300 exhibiting companies this year.
Simply put, HydroVision International is bigger than ever.
With a well-balanced mix of conference session tracks and
exhibition opportunities for product and service providers, it has
become the hub for learning, networking, marketing and business building, all under one roof.
HydroVision is the most effcient way to catch up with
industry associates, make new contacts and learn about industry
innovations across a broad spectrum of interests, says Michael
Bahleda, vice president of Bahleda Management and Consulting
LLC and track facilitator for the policies and regulations track.
Stanley Hayes, vice president of MWH Global and veteran
attendee of the event, put it this way: HydroVision International
[is] unsurpassed in offering wide-ranging technical content for
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professional development; opportunities for collaboration and

networking with a truly international mix of hydropower professionals; and exciting prospects for future projects and work.
Attendees cite the following as valuable to them:
The ever-increasing number of co-located workshops and
meetings being held on Monday and Tuesday and 70 unique conference sessions occurring on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday;
A dynamic exhibit foor; and
Since 1994, HydroVision International has been held in many major cities, including Phoenix, Orlando, Sacramento, Louisville, Denver and Nashville.
Marla Barnes, then with HCI Publications, and other attendees look over documentation on a plant tour at the frst HydroVision International in 1994.
Networking events providing priceless opportunities for

connection and collaboration.
David Youlen, executive vice president of development at
Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, has been at all the HydroVision
events except for one. He noted the tremendous growth from the
frst event to the present, as well as the fun memories of handing
out prizes during conference sessions, wearing shorts and golf
shirts as panelists, and performing skits in hard hats and with
large paper tools in hand at the opening keynote. I have loyalty
to this event, which is very important to the industry, he says.
Another of these loyal attendees is engineer Lee Sheldon, who
proudly told me last year that he still had each and every attendee
bag distributed at HydroVision International since the beginning.
From the drawing table
Perhaps one of the largest contributors to the success of HydroVision International over the years, specifcally on the conference
side of the building, is the work done almost a year in advance by
the Steering Committee.
The Steering Committee was frst brought together in 1993
to develop content for the 1994 event, held in Phoenix. The
group was composed of the proverbial minds of the industry,
representing power producers, equipment and service suppliers,
environmental and engineering frms, developers, legislators and
Technical tours of hydropower plants near the event site have always been an
important component of HydroVision International.
other players in the market. They met for a day-long meeting to

project the hydro vision for the following year. Out of these
discussions came detailed conference tracks and sessions, as well
as suggestions for the best speakers to tackle each topic.
The process and format was refreshing as it encouraged new
ways to develop the program and to conduct the sessions, says
Youlen, who is one of the longest-serving members of the committee. Twenty years later, this model is still being used to develop the
rich and informative content offered at HydroVision International.
The 2015 Steering Committee already met (in May 2014
in Portland, Ore., the location of next years event). Following
that meeting, Conference Committee Chair Elizabeth Ingram
expressed why, of all the meetings she attends and participates
in, this one is her favorite: More than 50 infuential, experienced, respected hydro industry representatives walk into a room
and sit down together before a blank slate. Literally. We have
not done any planning work in advance of this meeting. They
then spend the next couple of hours brainstorming hot topics
in their respective conference tracks. Whats coming down the
pike? What are hydro industry members going to be facing with
regard to, for example, civil works and dam safety next July?
By the end, committee members have selected the seven
panel presentation sessions for each of the seven HydroVision
International tracks. The steering committee members continue
to work together from their remote locations to refne the session
descriptions, recruit moderators and panelists, and pull together
sessions that will both attract and educate those in attendance.
Bahleda has been on the HydroVision International Steering
Committee since 2000. From the frst energetic planning meetings throughout the preparation, Im impressed with the enthusiasm people bring to the process and the desire to share information and discuss the big issues facing the industry, he says.
In addition to these panel discussion sessions, the conference
also features a technical papers program, in which another group
of industry technical experts pore over hundreds of abstracts
submitted by hydro professionals and select the cream of the
crop for presentation in either an oral presentation or a visual
display in the Poster Gallery. This element of the conference
program ensures a venue in the industry for bringing forward
cutting-edge technology advances and innovations. Such technical information-sharing is vital to the growth of the industry,
Conference Committee Chair Ingram said.
Casting the vision
The tremendous growth in attendees and overall scope of the
event over the past 20 years has been an exciting progression.
I attended the frst HydroVision in Phoenix, 20 years ago,
and seeing how far HydroVision and the industry have come
since then is fantastic, says Carl Atkinson, director of sales and
marketing at Voith Hydro Inc..
Every year, the organizers of HydroVision International seek
to add new elements to the event New for 2014 is:
A Power Producer Training Program for employees of
utilities, power producers, electric cooperatives, power-producing
municipalities, government agencies, and Crown corporations.
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The Women with Hydro Vision

Awards Program and Luncheon, to
recognize women who have made and/
or are continuing to make signifcant
contributions to the hydro industry by
sharing their unique talents and vision
to improve and advance various sectors
of the industry.
Exhibitor Showcase scheduled
demonstrations in specifc booths on the

exhibit foor at specifc times.
Event Director Marla Barnes also
points to the objective of making HydroVision International the gathering place
for all things hydro each year. We want
to make attending this event effcient
and productive for all concerned. Having
a week of activities, organized by both
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HydroVision International is truly
a hydro week, with offerings as farranging as the traditional exhibition and
conference sessions to a 5K fun run (the
Turbine Runner 5K). In between those
extremes are seven membership meetings organized by various associations;
six workshops organized by the Hydro
Training Institute, Pioneer Motor Bearing Company, Iris Power, VibroSystM,
the Hydro Research Foundation, and
EPRI; three technical tours of hydroelectric plants in Tennessee and Kentucky;
and a golf tournament. Theres bound to
be something for everyone.
Another 20 years
When asked about where the next 20
years will lead for HydroVision International, Barnes says: I think an annual
get-together for the hydro industry is
vital. Theres no substitute for looking
someone in the eye, shaking his or her
hand, and having face-to-face discussions that can lead to new business, new
ideas, and new solutions. My desire is for
our team to listen to the marketplace and
deliver an event that creates an atmosphere for people no matter their age,
gender, location or subject interest
to gather together to share insights and
discuss the most pressing challenges of
the day and fnd solutions they can take
home and put into place to improve their
day-to-day work.
She also wants the event to continue
to change and evolve to meet the needs
of the marketplace, and to help hydro
professionals look forward beyond the
immediacy. The vision part of HydroVision is what makes this event unique,
Barnes said. Its important for the event
to address immediate information and
business needs, but also to be a place for
anyone working in hydro to get a glimpse
of what may be coming around the
next corner, what will be the challenges
and the opportunities in store for them.
Twenty years from now, I want this event
and this industry to continue to be looking forward.
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Regulations & Policies
The 3.3-MW Chester Diversion project, being built by Fall River

Rural Electric Cooperative, will be eligible for Hydroelectric
Production Incentives Program payments once the program is
online.
Legislation May Usher in a

New Golden Age for U.S. Hydropower
With its revival for fscal year 2014, the Hydroelectric Production Incentives Program shows
promise as a new federal revenue stream for hydro facilities.
By Luke Rose and

Rebecca K. Blood
Luke Rose is principal of

The Rose Company LLC
and a registered lobbyist
for hydro facility owners
and developers. Rebecca
Blood is vice president of
Wexler & Walker Public
Policy Associates and
advisor to the National
Hydropower Association.
federal incentive payment program enacted

into law almost a decade ago has been revived
and merits the attention of hydropower developers with projects in the U.S. Section 242 of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 authorized the Hydroelectric Production Incentives Program (HPIP).
It became law with broad bipartisan support and
was intended to jumpstart the conversion of nonpowered dams (NPDs) with the addition of hydroelectric facilities and to accelerate the addition of
new generation at existing hydro plants.
HPIP offers an incentive payment for every
kilowatt-hour of electricity generated and sold at
qualifying facilities for up to 10 years. Owners of
these plants would be eligible for up to $750,000
per year in payments, or $7.5 million during the
entire 10-year incentive period. For a number of

reasons, the program never received funding and
was soon forgotten by most of Congress, the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE), and the hydroelectric community.
Earlier this year, it was brought back to life by
Congress and is being implemented by DOE now.
Ten years in the making
Production incentives for expanding energy
production capacity were not a new idea when
HPIP was originally considered. For example, the
Renewable Energy Production Incentives (REPI)
program was created by the Energy Policy Act of
1992 and made incentive payments to owners
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facilities once these plants were online
and selling electricity. REPI has been
credited with helping developers to win
needed fnancing to support their debt
service. It began with less than $700,000
in 1995 and ended in 2008 after making
more than $54 million in payments to
the owners of renewable energy facilities
at 1.5 cents per kWh (adjusted annually for infation).

When structuring fnancial packages,
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with a revenue stream in addition to the
sale of electricity. Lenders like that.
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(D-NY). The concept had broad bipartisan support in Congress. Now-retired
Congressman John Shadegg (R-AZ)
reintroduced it in 2003. The legislation gained enough support that it was
included in proposed legislation to reauthorize the Energy Policy Act of 1992 in
both the House and Senate.
The effort to enact a sweeping reauthorization of the 1992 act failed, but
Congress interest in hydroelectric production incentives continued. The program was reintroduced as legislation in
2005 and was included the Energy Policy
Act of 2005, the bill that would eventually
be signed into law by President George
W. Bush.
The legislation authorized DOE to
issue incentive payments for electric
production at converted NPDs and
additional production at existing plants.
Unfortunately, it made the program and
several others subject to appropriations. That means that DOE must direct
funding to it or Congress must explicitly
identify HPIP in the annual budget process. In the following years, HPIP was
never funded.
A crack in the funding dam
As a result of the enactment of HPIP
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and adding generating capacity to existing plants. At that time, the process for
winning Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC) approval of project
licenses had not been streamlined. While
a number of smaller projects did come
online, most were still held up at FERC
awaiting approval.
As more hydroelectric projects were
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The single most useful program

One developer described HPIP as the
single most useful thing DOE can do
to help small hydro developers. Another
identifed limitations in other federal
incentive programs for hydropower that
arent useful for developers of small
hydro projects, like renewable energy
tax credits that are diffcult to monetize
report from Oak Ridge National Laboratory about the hydroelectric generating
potential of NDPs throughout the U.S.,
the team was able to reignite congressional interest in the program. A renewed
effort in Congress was successful and
won $3.6 million for the program in
fscal year 2014 (Oct. 1, 2013, through
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Their opinions refect the sentiment of
the National Hydropower Associations
(NHA) Small Hydro Councils 2010
report, which identifed soft costs as a disproportionate disadvantage for the developers it represents. It stated, The soft
costs of small hydro project engineering,
environmental analysis and permitting
are much the same as for larger projects,
driving the cost per kW/capacity for small
projects signifcantly above the cost per
kW/capacity of larger projects. In addition, fnancial institutions incur soft costs
of analysis and approval of projects that
are about the same regardless of the size
of a project. These additional costs make
the fnancing hurdle for small hydro more
diffcult to overcome.
HPIP is uniquely suited to help address
these problems. It makes payments on a
per-kilowatt-hour basis, regardless of the
size of the project. It provides an additional revenue stream for developers to
identify when talking to lenders and other
fnancial partners. Small developers and
independent power producers are not
able to leverage a ratepayer base to win
fnancing for their projects to cover the
soft costs. A second revenue stream is the
extra nudge they need to push their projects over the hump.
Program specifcs
The authorizing statute lays out the
details of how HPIP will operate. It will
make payments of about 2.3 cents per
kWh of electricity generated by qualifying facilities. The original legislation
references 1.8 cents per kWh adjusted
annually for infation, meaning future
payments will increase annually. Unlike
other renewable energy incentive programs, HPIP is only available to completed projects.
A generating facility is eligible for the
program if a turbine or other generating
device (referred to only as turbines)
is added to an existing dam or conduit.
To be considered existing, construction of the dam or conduit must have
been completed before Aug. 8, 2005.
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Only turbines that started generating
electricity within the eligibility window
will qualify for the program: from Oct.
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turbines will be eligible to receive payments for 10 fscal years. No payments
may be made after Sept. 30, 2025. In
other words, every qualifying project
that is online by Sept. 30, 2015, is in the

program for 10 years.
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guidelines and open an expected 30-day
application period.
Funding for HPIP was enacted into
law in January 2014, and DOE got right
to work. It held meetings with interested
parties, worked with NHA, and most
recently held meetings with hydroelectric
project developers and owners to discuss
the program. DOEs Offce of Energy
Effciency and Renewable Energy is
leading the work.
At a recent meeting with hydropower
industry members, a department representative explained that it was trying
to make the program easy for you [the
applicants] and straightforward for us.
Unlike with REPI, DOE has
announced that it will issue guidelines
for HPIP rather than going through the
longer, more arduous rulemaking process. Once the program is fnalized, any
owner or operator of a qualifed hydroelectric facility will be able to apply to
DOE for payments by submitting, in any
manner the owner/operator chooses, the
information required by the fnal guidelines. The information expected to be
required includes:
Basic owner/operator information,
including contact information and proof
of ownership;
Description of why the hydro facility meets the eligibility requirements; and
Electricity generated during the
generation window (the time period during which payment-eligible electricity
was generated).
Each applicant will also need to be
registered in the offcial U.S. government system for making payments, the
System for Award Management (SAM).
All federal payments are now made electronically. Applicants registering in SAM
provide basic information about the
organization and bank information for
the routing of payments.
A new golden age of
American hydro?
HPIP has the potential to start a new
Golden Age of hydroelectric power
development at existing dams and conduits in the U.S. The 2012 ORNL report
on the potential for adding hydropower
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to existing dams throughout the nation

focused on existing NPDs because, it
said, many of the monetary costs and
environmental impacts of dam construction have already been incurred at
NPDs, so adding power to the existing
dam structure can often be achieved at
lower cost, with less risk, and in a shorter
timeframe than development requiring
new dam construction.
There are more than 80,000 dams and
conduits around the U.S. that produce
no power at all. ORNL identifed more
than 8 GW of capacity that could be
added from the 100 largest NPDs and 3
GW alone that could be added from just
the 10 largest dams. Adding generation
to existing hydro plants could explode
those numbers.
In August 2013, two laws were
enacted to help streamline the licensing
processes for small hydropower development. The frst law exempts agricultural,
municipal or industrial conduit projects
with a capacity of less than 5 MW from
FERC licensing, long the bane of small
hydro developers. It allows projects with
a capacity up to 10 kW to be exempted
from licensing by rule or order and
requires FERC to examine how to limit to
two years the licensing process (including prefling) for all future hydropower
development at NPDs and closed-loop
pumped-storage projects.
The second law required the U.S.
Department of Interiors Bureau of Reclamation to categorically exclude from
the National Environmental Policy Act
process small conduit projects. We are
hopeful that the success of these laws will
allow Congress to streamline the licensing and environmental processes for
larger hydro projects.
We have massive potential and a
streamlined FERC licensing process.
What is missing from the equation are
developers with the fnancial backing
to begin tackling the conversion of the
80,000-plus NPDs and conduits. Large
hydro projects on major waterways will
require deep pockets, but they will be
attractive to investor-owned and community-owned utilities with the fnancial
wherewithal to make them happen.
Smaller projects on existing dams and
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conduits are no less attractive to the communities they are in and the ratepayers
who live nearby. The most complicated,
subject-to-delay, and politically charged
part of the projects is building the dams
or conduits. At existing sites, the hard
work has already been done.
As the ORNL report said, The
abundance, cost, and environmental

favorability of NPDs, combined with the
reliability and predictability of hydropower, make these dams a highly attractive source for expanding the nations
renewable energy supply. They can be
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Equipment Issues
Lift System Letting You Down?

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The high-pressure jacking oil system on a hydrodynamic bearing is an often-overlooked component that can cause bearing problems if not properly inspected and maintained.
By Fred C. Wiesinger, Jr.
Fred Wiesinger, B.S.M.E.,

is technical services
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f the many mechanical inventions attributable to early mankind, arguably the most signifcant was the wheel. Undoubtedly, the frst man
to use a wheel discovered the need to reduce the
resistance between the wheel and axel in motion.
The frst fuid flm bearing was likely animal fat
applied to a wooden axel to make a wheel spin
with less friction.
Rudimentary application and observations of
success and failure were the early design guides
used until testing conducted by English inventor
and railway engineer Beauchamp Tower in 1883.
Osbourne Reynolds, an innovator in the understanding of fuid dynamics, took Towers experimental results, applied mathematics to model the
results and created the frst predictive analytical
tools for hydrodynamic lubrication, which still
form the basis of calculations in use today.
German engineer Richard Stribeck and American engineer Mayo D. Hersey conducted further
testing and documentation of the different regimens of lubrication within two lubricated surfaces.
Stribeck frst published the results of these experiments in 1901, leading to what we refer to today as
the Stribeck Curve. This work was further refned
by Hersey, leading engineers to refer to this as the
Stribeck-Hersey Curve. This curve shows that friction and wear are at a maximum during relatively
low-speed operation. Attentive end-users have
observed this for years in thrust bearings in vertical
hydroelectric generators, where the weight load of
the rotating mass is ever-present.
In the early years of operation of these units,
many methods were applied in an attempt to
minimize the friction and damage during start-up
conditions. In 1912, American engineer Albert
Kingsbury, who invented a tilting pad thrust bearing, found that scraping the babbitt surface on
the thrust bearings reduced the start-up friction.
During this same time frame, many operators of
hydroelectric generators would manually jack
up these vertical units, allowing fresh oil to fow
between the operating surfaces. The load was
manually released and the unit was started quickly

in an attempt to beat the time required for the rotor
weight to squeeze out the oil. As individual unit
capacities grew, engineers recognized the need for
a more elegant solution to minimize start-up wear.
A reminder of the principles at work in these
bearings is helpful. In a hydrodynamic bearing,
internal pressure is developed as a result of the
interaction of relative movement of the rotor and
bearing, a converging clearance space, and a viscous fuid. This pressure then, acting over the area
of the bearing, supports the load. In a hydrostatic
bearing, oil is injected into a bearing at a high
pressure, developed by an external pumping system. This pressure then, acting over the bearing
area, supports the load. The logical solution was
to develop a bearing that could start as a hydrostatic bearing and then convert to hydrodynamic
operation once there was suffcient relative velocity (or more correctly, suffcient hydrodynamic
pressure) to fully support the load. This is the
model that is still in use today. The engineering
challenge was and still is to create a high-pressure
lift system that is as robust as the fuid flm bearing it is intended to enhance.
When you consider the critical portion of the
bearing where the hydrostatic oil is delivered and
the relatively meager oil flm of even a large thrust
bearing, it is obvious that leakage of any oil from the
high-pressure system will impact the load capacity
of the bearing and adversely affect operation of the
generator. With this in mind, there are a number of
design elements to consider when installing a new
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The frst element to think about is the path of the
high-pressure oil through the bearing to the babbitt surface. Drilling connecting holes is the least
expensive method; however, do not overlook the
mechanical integrity of the bearing itself. Newly
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from the connection point to the oil
groove in the babbitt surface. But if the
quality of the base material is unknown or
in question, it would be worth considering
sleeving or otherwise keeping the oil from
coming into contact with the base material.
In addition, if the material displays
characteristics that call into question the
technique used or outcome of the process

of babbitting the bearing, a nozzle or
some other sleeve may be used to keep the
high-pressure oil from entering the babbitt bond region. Some OEMs (original
equipment manufacturers) always design
with such a nozzle to eliminate concerns
with the babbitt bond directly adjacent to
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A cardinal issue to take into account with
regard to a high-pressure lift system is
the risk it poses to the proper operation
and reliability of the bearing system. If
youre puzzled by the irony of such an
upgrade feature putting the reliability
of the bearings performance at risk, consider carefully the hydraulic components
that make up (or ought to) the highpressure lift system.
For example, take the application of a
check valve to each thrust bearing shoe.
This could be regarded as an unnecessary expense, but a properly installed and
sealed check valve ensures that none of
the hydrodynamic pressure will leak out
of the bearing oil flm in the event of a
failure of any of the upstream elements.
The check valve must provide long life
and be installed in a way that practically
eliminates leakage where it is connected
to the bearing shoe.
In looking at the other side of the
high-pressure system, the importance
of pressure-compensated fow-control
valves on the supply line for each bearing shoe cannot be understated. They will
help keep damage to any one leg of the
system from stealing all of the pressure
and potentially will allow continued operation of the unit until a convenient outage
can be scheduled to fx the offending part.
Even the selection and installation of
a component as unremarkable as tubing
must be done with care. The interconnecting tubing between the oil supply
manifold and bearing shoes must be
selected based on a number of factors
and installed in such a way to allow the
shoes to freely tilt and move in service.
Because of this, and in consideration of
electrical insulation properties, designers
often specify non-metallic fexible tubing for this connection. However, when
selecting tubing, examine how compatible it will be, both internally and externally, when it is fully immersed in oil in
the bearing housing.
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areas of high turbulence, such as the
plane where the thrust runner meets
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the British expression about driving a car:
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You are not going to save any money if
a cheap motor-driven pump fails prematurely and results in unscheduled down
time for the generator. Be mindful of the
quality and reliability of the smaller items
in the high-pressure lift system.
Failure of the check valve assembly on this large

horizontal generator resulted in damage to the shaft
because it was not discovered until there was suffcient damage that the unit would not clear a permissive on the start-up sequence.
The shaft of this unit suffered damage, including a

deep groove machined in the shaft, from the failed
check valve assembly.
fexible tube. Recall, too, that fexible tubing tends to attempt to straighten out
when pressurized, which has resulted
in some high-pressure fttings actually
loosening in service. This phenomenon

should serve as a warning when routing
and anchoring fexible tubing.
Finally, when selecting the other parts
Maintenance items
The addition or existence of a highpressure lift system must not be ignored
when planning maintenance on a hydro
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inspected. Proper operation of check
valves and fow-control valves should
not be assumed based on successful
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about how such a tiny portion of the for all of the parts is the bearing itself.
I recently visited a hydro plant with a high-pressure lift system could cause sig- In this case, you could see the internal
large horizontal generator. The rotor was nifcant damage if things go wrong. This parts extending out of the check valve.
heavy enough that the OEM had applied
could have been a catastrophic event if
The spring and check assembly did a
high-pressure jacking oil to reduce the the nozzle had turned slightly and wedged
fair amount of damage to the shaft in this
friction and minimize the wear during
itself into the bearing.
machine, as this failure was only discovstart up of this large machine.
ered after there was suffcient
The OEM had also included a
damage that the unit would
combination check valve/nozA high-pressure jacking oil system
not lift and clear a permissive
zle to achieve the gains noted
on the start-up sequence.
above, namely: eliminating the
extends the life of a rotating machine
Not long ago, I received an
possibility of bleeding back
e-mail report describing damhydrodynamic pressure and
with fuid flm bearings and makes
age to a thrust bearing in a
keeping the high-pressure oil
large hydroelectric generator.
away from the babbitt bond
maintenance easier when properly
The machine was being put
line of the bearing.
back on line after a mainteDuring a routine inspecinstalled and periodically inspected.
nance outage that involved
tion, maintenance personnel
disassembling and rebuilding
discovered the check valve/
the entire thrust bearing. On
nozzle assembly had come loose within
One of our customers, the operator of
the day of drama, the unit operated at full
the bearing. Fortunately for this cus- yet another large horizontal generator, load for a number of hours, when sudtomer, this had done just minimal damage experienced a failure of the check valve denly the thrust shoe temperature indicato the journal. However, this is the kind
assembly. When you consider where these tors climbed from about 70 degrees Celof experience that gives rise to nightmares check valves are located, the next stop sius, the historical operating temperature,
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The thrust shoes on this unit, which was being put back on line after a maintenance outage, suffered severe
damage after temperature indicators climbed to about 145 degrees Celsius.
to about 145 C. The operators shut down

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Shortly afterwards, I was scheduled to
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because of a thrust bearing failure on
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damage mechanism as contamination of
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and those in my mind from the previously
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experienced a failure of one of the components of the jacking oil system. Perhaps
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was attributed to contamination of the lubrication
system but actually arose from failure of the sealing
washers in the high-pressure jacking oil system.
The sealing washers in the high-pressure oil jacking system of one unit were identifed as the culprit
causing a unit shutdown.
Based on my experience, my impression is that most turbine-generator engineers take the high-pressure jacking oil
system for granted, as if it were bulletproof. They seldom take time to review
its condition, even when the operation of a
thrust bearing inexplicably changes. Nor

do they recognize the system as a potential cause of serious bearing damage.
On the contrary, remember that the
delivery port on any high-pressure jacking oil system is located at the most critical
point on the bearing. Leakage of hydrodynamic oil, no matter how small, from
this location will immediately impact the
load-carrying capacity of the bearing.
Quite often OEMs employ a combination of check valves and orifces to minimize the potential of back fow through
the system. Each of these should be
inspected and checked for proper operation when disassembling any bearing with
a high-pressure jacking oil system. It is
equally important to check the oil-tight
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their fnal connection to the bearing.
In short, a high-pressure jacking oil
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NERC CIP Version 5: Impact to

Hydro Owners and Operators
The new Version 5 of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Reliability Standards must be implemented by all hydroelectric project owners and operators. Depending on the classifcation
of your systems, signifcant work may be needed.
By Andrew Dressel
Andy Dressel is director of

regulatory services and
legal counsel with Grid
Subject Matter Experts, a
frm that provides support
and training with North
American Electric Reliability
Corporation compliance.
yber attacks especially as they pertain to

such critical infrastructure as Bulk Electric
System1 (BES) Facilities, dams and water facilities
has been the subject of news headlines and Hollywood movies for some time now. Version 5 of the
Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Reliability
Standards were approved by the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC) in November 2013 in an effort to reduce the likelihood of
major cyber (and now physical) attacks on critical
electric infrastructure and prevent the worst-case
scenarios from becoming reality. The Version 5
standards are to be implemented in 2016 and 2017
and will have far-reaching implications across
the utility industry including all hydroelectric
Generator Owners and Operators listed on the
North American Electric Reliability Corporation
(NERC) Compliance Registry because before
the enforcement dates every registered entity will
now have to install at least some or improve their
current electronic and physical security protection
of their network-connected Facilities.
Background on CIP standards
Section 1211 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
granted FERC the jurisdiction to certify an Electric
Reliability Organization (ERO) that would create
and enforce electric reliability standards for users,
owners and operators of the bulk-power system.
The act defned the term reliability standard as: A
requirement, approved by the Commission under
this section, to provide for reliable operation of the
bulk-power system. This term includes requirements for the operation of existing bulk-power
facilities, including cybersecurity protection .
On April 4, 2006, NERC petitioned to become
the ERO and submitted its frst set of Reliability
Standards, including the frst cyber security standards, in separate flings to FERC. (This was not
NERCs frst foray into cyber security. On Aug. 13,
2003, NERC then an industry trade organization issued Urgent Action 1200, which laid out
the initial structure for the later CIP standards and

ensure(d) transmission reliability through protection from cyber attacks by requiring the identifcation and documentation by the critical cyber assets
and certain measures to protect those assets from
cyber intrusion.) FERC certifed NERC as the
ERO on July 20, 2006.
After a FERC staff report raised concerns with
several of the submitted standards, NERC submitted its frst full set of CIP standards Version 1
on Aug. 28, 2006. In January 2008, FERC Order
706 approved Version 1 of the CIP standards,
which addressed many cyber security topics:
Critical Cyber Asset Identifcation (CIP-002)
Security Management (CIP-003)
Personnel and Training (CIP-004)
Electronic Security Perimeters (CIP-005)
Physical Security of Critical Cyber Assets
(CIP-006)
Systems Security Management (CIP-007)
Incident Reporting and Response Planning
(CIP-008)
Recovery Plans for Critical Cyber Assets
(CIP-009)
These standards became enforceable July 1,
2008. FERC did not, however, approve these standards without reservations. FERC raised numerous concerns regarding the completeness of effectiveness of the version in Order 706 and therefore
issued numerous directives for NERC to address.
NERC chose to address the directives in a
phased manner, addressing those that required little substantive change and would meet little resistance from the ballot body, composed of industry
participants, frst. Consequently, the structure of
the CIP standards remained largely intact with
only minor substantive changes through Version 2
(approved Sept. 30, 2009, and implemented April
1, 2010) and Version 3 (approved March 31, 2010,
and implemented Oct. 1, 2010) as NERC plucked
the low-hanging fruits.
Under versions 1 through 3, the vast majority
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of responsible entities only had to develop

and perform an annual risk-based assessment methodology under CIP-002 and
appoint a CIP Senior Manager under
CIP-003. Once those tasks were completed, most responsible entities were
fully compliant with the CIP standards
and were not required to implement any
cyber security controls.
However, these earlier versions did not

satisfy all of the concerns FERC voiced
in Order 706, and FERC in its Sept. 30,
2009, order approving Version 2 directed
NERC to submit a schedule to meet all
of the Order 706 directives. That schedule was submitted as part of NERCs
Dec. 29, 2009, compliance fling that
included Version 3 of the CIP standards.
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To ensure that NERC could meet all the

directives within its self-imposed (and
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two standards development projects
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new directives to the existing framework
(Version 4) and one that restructured
the CIP standards Version 5. Version 4
was approved on April 19, 2012, before
Version 5 was fnished, but Version 4 will
never be implemented by NERC because
neither the industry nor regulators liked
how Version 4 turned out.
CIP Version 5
On Nov. 22, 2013, FERC issued Order
791 approving Version 5 of the CIP
standards. Version 5 represents the most
signifcant changes to the CIP standards
since their creation. The eight CIP standards from the earlier versions (CIP-002
through CIP-009) were replaced with 10
(CIP-002 through CIP-011). These standards still have not reached a steady state
as multiple revisions to the Version 5 standards to address the Order 791 directives
are under development and one new standard, CIP 014-1 Physical Security was
recently submitted to FERC for approval.
Generally speaking, Version 5 mirrors
the old structure CIP-002 remains the
gatekeeper standard, CIP-003 addresses
security management controls, and so
on except that CIP-010-1Confguration Change Management and Vulnerability Assessments has been split out
and expanded from its more limited role
in CIP-007-3 and CIP 009-3 and CIP011-1 Information Protection combines
elements of the old CIP-003-3 and CIP009-3 but adds in new protections for
BES Cyber System Information.
Once you look under the hood, however, you will see the changes are much
more comprehensive. There are substantial changes to the terminology around
the new CIP standards. The new standards use 19 new or revised defnitions
and eliminate two defnitions (with several new defnitions likely to be proposed
as part of the next revisions submitted
in response to Order 791). The biggest
change in terminology is that there will
no longer be Critical Assets or Critical
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Assets and BES Cyber Systems are now

the focus of the CIP standards.
CIP-002-5 replaces the risk-based
assessment methodology self-identifcation method with a bright line criteria
that classifes the impact a BES Cyber System could have as High, Medium or Low
Impact. All BES Facilities will be deemed
to have at least a Low Impact and all
registered entities will have some responsibility to achieve compliance with the new
standards. The level of effort required to
meet and remain compliant can be signifcant depending on prior experience with
CIP and the designation of Facilities as
High, Medium, or Low Impact.
Only the most impactful Facilities will have High Impact BES Cyber
Systems. This category includes Reliability Coordinator Control Centers and

large Balancing Authority, Transmission
Operator, and Generator Operator Control Centers. High Impact BES Cyber
Systems are subject to additional requirements as well as being held to more scrutiny by regional entities.
It is helpful to place your organization
into one of the following categories of
entities preparing for the imposition of
CIP Version 5. Registered entities that:
1. Already have Critical Cyber Assets
under CIP Version 3. These entities
will almost certainly end up with High
or Medium Impact Cyber Systems.
2. Have not declared Critical Cyber Assets
under Version 3 but have discovered (or
should have discovered by now) that
they have Medium Impact BES Cyber
Systems. These entities are in for a very
heavy lift with a short runway.
3. Have Low Impact BES Cyber Systems.
These entities will have additional distinct controls but not the full weight of
all the regulations.
The frst category should already be
familiar with the majority of Version 5.
However, there are several new or additional actions that these entities will need
to take, including, but not limited to:
Beef up their cyber security policy
or policies for CIP-003;
Ensure that their Electronic Security Perimeter (ESP) extends to the high
water mark of their High and Medium
Impact BES Cyber Systems;
Monitor in- and outbound traffc
from an ESP for malicious communications;
Utilize encryption, multi-factor
authentication, and intermediate devices
for Interactive Remote Access;
Implement a robust patch management process for tracking, evaluating and
installing security patches for applicable
Cyber Assets;
Create a baseline of all ports and
services;
Bolster their change management
and vulnerability assessment processes; and
Ensure all BES Cyber System Information is properly stored or disposed.
The second category, those with the
heavy lift, are in the worst position.
These entities have less than two years to
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develop and implement a fully functioning CIP compliance program. This means
implementing numerous specifc controls
and procedures that require a signifcant
change in work, procedures and culture.
The fnal category, those with only
Low Impact BES Cyber Systems, have
more time to do less work. There is only
one requirement approved for Low
Impact BES Cyber Systems, that entities

have a cyber security policy or policies
that address cyber security awareness (i.e.
training), physical security controls, electronic access controls for external routable
protocol connections and Dialup Connectivity, and incident response to a Cyber
Security Incident. However, in Order 791,
FERC stated it was concerned with the
lack of objective criteria for evaluating

Low Impact protections and directed
NERC to require specifc controls,
develop objective criteria or otherwise
clarify what is expected from Low Impact
BES Cyber Systems. The most recent
revisions of this standard incorporate elements of CIP-004, 005, 006 and CIP-008,
so the workload for Low Impact Facilities
may increase substantially before the paint
is dry on the Order 791 revisions.
Areas of concern
There are several areas of concern with
Version 5, discussed below.
High watermarking
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The biggest area of concern may be the

high water marking to determine the
required extent of your ESPs. This concept
seeks to ensure all Cyber Assets connected
to the logical controls associated with High
or Medium Impact BES Cyber Systems
receive the same level of protection as the
BES Cyber Assets in such systems. This
means your ESP must enclose all Cyber
Assets networked with the BES reliability operating services such that there is a
logical boundary between them and outside networks. Such Cyber Assets will be
known as Protected Cyber Assets.
This concept of high water marking
can become especially complex when
assets are commingled with a neighboring entity or a separate function, such as
water controls with power controls. While
NERC has promised guidance on this
topic, none has been issued. Due to the
way CIP-005-5 and CIP-002-5 are written and, depending on how your neighbor
defnes its BES Cyber Systems and has
confgured its equipment, it is entirely
possible your neighbors actions could
put you into a messy situation. We advise
our clients to investigate all potential high
water marks regardless of their own High,
Medium, or Low designation. There are
ways of providing separation, but these
situations need to be analyzed both by
your entity and your neighbors.
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CIP-007-3, the new standards increase the

level of complexity of these assessments
for High Impact BES Cyber Systems.
Tips
If you havent begun your preparation
for CIP Version 5, start now. Begin by
categorizing your BES Cyber Systems
in accordance with CIP-002-5 to gain
an idea of how much work needs to be
done. The April 1, 2016, implementation
date (for Medium and High Impact BES
Cyber Systems) does not provide a lot of
time to prepare for compliance, especially
if you are in a heavy lift situation. Also,
you may have to perform an inventory of
all Low Impact BES Cyber Systems or
assets, just to make sure each asset is not
part of a Medium or High Impact BES
Cyber Systems high water mark.
There are lots of resources available,
and you should take advantage of them:
Attend informational sessions,
webinars and outreach events by NERC,
the Regional Entities and consultants.
Reach out to colleagues and neighboring utilities to develop best practices.
Become familiar with the National
Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST) Framework for Improving Critical
Infrastructure Cybersecurity and the U.S.
Department of Energys Electricity Subsector Cybersecurity Capability Maturity
Model (ES-C2M2).
Contact the Department of Homeland Security. DHS formed the Critical
Infrastructure Cyber Community (C3)
program to encourage use of the [NIST]
Framework to strengthen critical infrastructure cybersecurity. This program
will provide training and assistance for
government-owned entities at all levels.
Hire a consultant with CIP experience. CIP compliance requires a blend of
information technology, operations and
regulatory expertise. Even if you have the
required expertise on staff, they may not
be able to get your program ready on time.
Note
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When a unit at Salt River Projects 129-MW Horse Mesa project suffered a catastrophic failure,
a creative option was needed to repair the unit, whose intake structure is 160 feet below the
lake surface. The solution chosen, called saturation diving, involved using special equipment to replicate living at underwater pressures during the task.
By Mike Langen and

Mark Estes
Mike Langen is vice

president of marine
construction with Global
s temperatures pushed upwards of 100

degrees in June 2012, crews at Phoenix-based
electrical utility Salt River Project (SRP) knew that
demand for electricity would also rise. Operators
began powering up Unit 4 at the 119-MW Horse
Mesa project to help meet the mid-day demand
cycle. But, during the unit start up, operators heard
loud noises in the penstock and shut the unit down
immediately to investigate.
What they were about to discover would send
the nations third largest public power utility on a
15-month effort to repair and improve one of their
most important assets.
Diving & Salvage and Mark

Estes is a senior corporate
communications strategist
with the Salt River Project.
Project background
Horse Mesa Dam, located about 65 miles northeast of Phoenix, is the largest of SRPs four
hydroelectric facilities, located along the Salt River

in Arizona. The dam was constructed between
1924 and 1927. It has three conventional turbinegenerator units. Unit 4, a pumped-storage hydroelectric unit, was installed in 1972. It is used in
coordination with another pumped-storage unit
downstream at 60-MW Mormon Flat Dam. The
Horse Mesa pumped-storage unit pumps water
into the upper reservoir, Apache Lake, when electricity demand and costs are low, then releases the
water through Unit 4 into Canyon Lake, the lower
reservoir, to produce power when demand for
electricity is high.
Water enters the unit from Apache Lake
through a concrete intake structure that has two
vertical concrete guide vanes running the length
of the intake. These guide vanes were designed
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Nine additional guide vanes were added to the original vane design to improve
the fow of water through the intake.
to provide improved hydrodynamic fow during the pumping

cycle. Immediately following the emergency shutdown of Unit
4, SRP employees took the unit offine, drained water from it,
completed the appropriate work safety clearances and began an
inspection process. They discovered that one of the guide vanes
had collapsed, sending huge chunks of reinforced concrete down
the penstock and into the turbine. The dam itself was unharmed
and other structures, including the penstock and generating unit,
were structurally sound.
While crews set about removing the dislodged material from
the turbine and penstock, SRPs engineering and hydro generation departments began to explore repair alternatives.
To evaluate our repair options, a multi-disciplinary team
was assembled that included outside contractors and outside
consultants, as well as a number of departments across Salt
River Project, said Roger Baker, principal engineer, hydro
generation. Seventeen options were considered, factoring in a
variety of impacts. The gorilla in the room was the location of
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Apache Lake.
Draining the lake would have signifcantly impacted water
operations; SRP delivers up to 1 million acre-feet annually to
municipal, industrial, agricultural and residential users within
metropolitan Phoenix. The move also would have affected the
many recreational and commercial users at Apache Lake. So
SRP and consultant Stantec Engineering came up with a solution that addressed the unique needs of the problem at hand.
Repair work would be done by diving crews working around

the clock, using special equipment to replicate living at underwater pressures during the task, using saturating diving. In saturation diving, the divers live in a pressurized environment that can
be maintained for extended periods (up to a month or longer)
and they are decompressed to surface pressure only once, at the
end of their tour of duty. By limiting the number of decompressions, the risk of decompression sickness is signifcantly reduced
and the amount of time available for performing work is greatly
increased (see sidebar on page 53). The
option of using saturation dive crews
offered the earliest return-to-service date
years
and also allowed repairs to the dams other
three unit intake structures at the same
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manager. The intake structures for Units 1
through 3 are also located on the Apache
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working well, successfully, to meet a
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modernizations
demanding goal, stated Baker, in discussing the efforts of SRPs Mechanical
C&M Group (which fabricated all of the
components), Stantec and Global Diving
& Salvage. The best of the best worked on
the project.
Stantec Engineering, with input from
Global Diving & Salvage, developed a
new, custom-designed structure to replace
the vanes that not only would be durable
but also would improve fow characteristics in the Unit 4 intake. Using computational fuid dynamics modeling, designers
modifed the original guide vane design by
adding nine horizontal vanes to provide
improved fow. Instead of concrete and
rebar, the new vanes are made of structural
steel flled with a cementitous grout. The
new intake assembly has 15 total pieces,
with segments varying in weight from 1.5
tons to about 5 tons. The 15 segments are
connected to each other and held in place
using mechanical connections requiring
almost 10,000 individual parts.
SRP also planned to take advantage
of the temporary outage to fabricate and
install new trashracks for Unit 4 to prevent debris from entering the intake and
going into the hydroelectric unit. Based
on the design of the existing racks, the
structural steel trashracks comprise three
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The utility also planned to use the saturation divers on-site to complete some
long-needed repairs to Units 1 through
3, specifcally installing new stainless steel
bulkhead sealing surfaces on each of the
three original unit intakes.
By March 2013, the design was complete, fabrication of components by the
Mechanical C&M Group had begun and
it was time to bring in the divers. During a 10-day period, Global Diving &
Salvage brought in enough material and
equipment to support a 23-man crew and
the 6,400-square-foot barge that serves
as the hub of operations and the foating
community for the divers. As the trucks
arrived and unloaded at Three-Mile
Wash 15 miles upstream from the dam,
crews assembled the barge and readied it
for operation.
Logistically, this was one of the
tougher jobs Ive worked on, said Ryan
Smith, Global Diving & Salvage diver and
support crew member. We had to bring
29 large trucks down narrow, dirt roads
with switchbacks. Sometimes we had to
change drivers and use guys who could
handle the tougher stretches. All trucks
had to be escorted in and out of the site
by the highway patrol.
Global Diving & Salvage also had to
obtain a number of hazardous material
permits to transport the pressurized tanks
of oxygen and helium needed for the job.
along interstate highways and local roads.
Work begins
Once assembled, the barge was moved in
April down the lake into place inside the
dams protective logboom barrier near
the dams upstream face. Crews then
prepared for an intensive 24/7 routine
that continued through early September.
Global Diving & Salvage used two teams
of two divers working around the clock.
Each member of the dive team is
trained not only as a diver but also as a
construction worker. Divers remained
under pressure in their barge-located
habitation unit, in the diving bell, or at
the bottom of the lake for 30 days. Divers
are transported to and from the work site
under pressure using a diving bell. Bell
runs, the tie the diving bell is separated
from the system, are routinely 10 to 12
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With the intake of Unit 4 located 160 feet under the surface of Apache Lake, the base for the divers was
installed as a barge over the intake structure to facilitate effcient transport to the intake.
hours. Topside crews of 10 to 12 men

alternated in shifts on the barge to support the underwater work. Each shift was
12 hours daily; the day crew worked noon
to midnight and the night crew, midnight
to noon. On a typical day, divers awoke in

pressurized quarters and reviewed plans.
They would communicate with the dive
supervisor, who was located outside the
quarters, outlining what they wanted to
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accomplish that day and discussing any

pertinent diagrams or schematics. A set of
two divers descend to the working depth,
at which point the door on the bottom of
the bell will open (equal presure inside and
out). One diver will exit the bell and work
for four to fve hours while being tended
by his bell partner. He then returns to the
bell and the second diver enters the water
for his shift. At the completion of the

work shift, the bell is sealed and raised to
the surface and locked back onto the system. One team exits the bell and another
team replaces them to repeat the process.
At shift change, the incoming team
compares notes with the crew coming
out of the bell, talking about what they
encountered and placement of tools and
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materials. You need to plan every move

about 10 steps ahead so you can make the
most of your time down there. While the
support crew topside is at your disposal
and your partner is in the bell, essentially
youre out there by yourself, Smith said.
The support crew anticipates that
not everything will go as planned. Some
decisions have to be made immediately
to ensure the project moves forward and
the divers time is used to the fullest.
Sometimes the design doesnt quite
mesh with what the divers fnd, so we
have to decide on the fy and make
modifcations, said Curt Freeman, SRP
site coordinator for the Horse Mesa
project. Weve had to resolve issues
at midnight, 3 a.m., on Sundays and
during holidays. To ensure continuity,
Freeman lived on site at the Horse Mesa
camp for the duration of the job.
The frst order of business for the
divers was to remove all leftover pieces
of the failed vane. They also dismantled
and removed the remaining guide vane.
Divers used diamond wire saws to cut
the remaining vane into pieces that were
hauled out by pulley and crane.
Divers then prepared the surface
inside the intake for installation of the
new vanes. The vertical vanes, which
were fabricated in three sections, were
assembled on the deck of a barge.
The barge crane then lowered them,
one at a time, into the water and landed
them on a track that had been installed
by the divers. Wheels mounted on the
base of the vanes allowed them to be
rolled on the foor of the intake structure
along the track. Flotation devices were
mounted along the top of the vanes to
keep them upright while the divers
guided them into position.
The intake was at about a 15-degree
slope, so you had a haul-in line to keep
it moving forward at a constant speed,
and a holdback line attached the vane to
keep it from running away from you. The
diver directed the topside operators as
we guided these things into place, said
Mike Langen, Global Diving & Salvages
vice president of marine construction.
Once positioned in the correct location, the gap between the vertical vanes
and intake structure was flled with a
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Saturation Diving 101

Divers working at depth are exposed to
pressures greater than standard atmospheric conditions.
When diving, a divers body absorbs
gases in proportion to the surrounding
pressure. As a diver surfaces, pressure
decreases and the excess gas is released.
By ascending slowly, gas is absorbed
into the bloodstream, travels to the lungs
and is exhaled safely. Ascending too fast
from deep water causes gas to form dangerous bubbles in the bloodstream
bubbles that can cause decompression
sickness, also known as the bends.
Saturation diving reduces the risk
high-strength grout. Divers anchored and

secured steel forms to contain the grout.
With the two vertical vanes secured in
place, divers then used a highline-type rigging system to install the nine horizontal
vanes, creating a structure that resembled
a giant tic-tac-toe board.
It was a little hairy installing the guide
vanes, because they are very heavy and
bulky, Smith said. We went through
the process slowly and methodically
making sure everything came together
and in place.
With the structure erected and
anchored in place, the vanes were flled
with a non-aggregate concrete mixture
especially developed for underwater
placement. This mixture added weight
and stability to the new structure. Divers fnished working on Unit 4 on Aug.
21, installed the new trashracks and
then focused their attention on Units 1
through 3.
While the work was not quite as
involved, there was some adjustment as
the intakes for the original three units
are about 100 feet deeper than the Unit
4 intake. Divers installed a 12-foot by
14-foot, 1-inch-thick stainless steel bulkhead seal frame around the bell mouth of
each intake.
The project was complete on Sept.
3, 2013, and the barge moved upstream
past the log boom and back to ThreeMile Wash on Sept. 6.
Ive done larger, longer projects, such
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of decompression sickness and greatly

increases the effciency of working
in deeper water. In saturation diving,
divers breathe a blend of oxygen and
helium in a pressurized environment
that is maintained for extended periods; they are transported to and from
the underwater work site inside a pressurized diving bell. Divers are decompressed to surface pressure only once,
at the end of their tour of duty. Limiting decompressions reduces the risk of
decompression sickness and increases
the time available for working.
Bell runs to the work site are usually 10 to 12 hours. The bell descends
as transmission line construction, 500-kV

switchyards and substations, but never
anything quite this intense where there
was no downtime, Freeman said. I was
impressed with the way Global Diving &
to the working depth, at which point the

door on the bottom of the bell opens
pressure inside the bell equals that outside to keep the chamber from fooding.
A diver exits the bell to work about
fve hours, while the other diver remains
inside and helps monitor conditions.
When the fve-hour shift ends, the diver
outside returns to the bell and the second diver enters the water. After both
shifts, the bell is sealed, raised to the
surface and secured back onto the pressurized environment. One two-diver
team exits the bell and another team
replaces them. Operations are continuous; 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Salvage handled safety issues. They had

their version of a tailboard when diving
crews were switched out and topside
daily on the barge. They also did safety
audits weekly.
Fish Passage
CFD Modeling to Design

a Fish Lift Entrance
A three-dimensional computational fuid dynamics model of the tailrace at Milford Dam
indicated there would be no areas approaching the entrance to the new fsh lift where fow
velocity prevented fsh from entering the lift.
Laura Rozumalski, P.E.,

is a water resources
engineer and Michael
Fullarton is an associate
with Baird & Associates.
lack Bear Hydro Partners retained Baird &

Associates in 2011 to provide three-dimensional modeling services in support of development
of fsh passage enhancements at the companys
8-MW Milford Hydroelectric Project, on the Penobscot River in Milford, Maine. The fsh lift project
required modifcations to existing structures, with
the potential for changes in fow and current regimes
in the tailrace. Design and operation of the fsh lift
will affect the nature of currents and hydrodynamics
in the tailrace, with the goal of providing attraction
fows that will draw fsh to the fsh lift entrance and
into the attraction chamber. The fsh lift is needed
to pass fsh upstream, to satisfy regulatory requirements included in the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission operating license for this project. The
three major migratory fsh species considered in this
study were Atlantic salmon, Atlantic shad and river
herring (alewife and blueback).
The purpose of the numerical modeling activities was to develop and conduct 3D hydraulic
modeling of the tailrace below the Milford project.
For this study, the computational fuid dynamics
(CFD) model FLOW-3D was used given the highly
dynamic fow felds and complex 3D structures
that characterize the study site. Eight modeling
scenarios were developed, one including existing
conditions and the other seven representing various fow and generation alternatives to assess the
proposed fsh lift system. A key objective was to test
how different operating conditions will infuence
hydrodynamics in the tailrace and downstream of
the fsh lift entrance and attraction chamber.
Results of the hydraulic modeling showed that
water velocities along the approach to the proposed
fshway entrance did not exceed the swimming
capabilities of the slowest target species (river herring), based on sustained swim speed of 3 to 5 ft/
sec.1 The fsh lift structure and attraction fow generated a relatively consistent current pattern along
the eastern tailrace wall and should promote effcient upstream movement of the fsh to the fshway
entrance. The model results do not show the existence of any adverse eddies at the fshway entrance.
Similar fshway entrance confgurations have been
used at other dams in Maine and Connecticut.
Field program
Several tasks were undertaken to support development of the CFD model, including assembly
and review of existing data, development of solids
models, and a feld program to quantify fow and
current patterns in the tailrace.
The feld program involved a visual inspection
of the site and powerhouse, as well as current measurements in the tailrace using the Teledyne RD
Instruments StreamPro Acoustic Doppler Current
Profler (ADCP). The ADCP was used to collect
discharge and velocity data across the tailrace and
throughout the water column. Transects across the
tailrace were taken with the unit tethered to a pulley system. The transect data were post-processed
using WinRiver II software.
Figure 1 Milford Model Domain
256.0
Unit 6
Powerhouse
Michael Fullarton
Distance (in feet)
By Laura Rozumalski and
East Wall
Unit 5
Unit 4
Empty Bay
Unit 3
Tailrace
Proposed Units 1 and 2
Flow
Downstream Fish Passage

Empty Bay
West Wall
0.0
0.0
55.0
110.0
165.0
220.0
275.0
Distance (in feet)

The numerical model developed for the Milford Dam tailrace takes into
account the operating units and the vertical walls the bound the tailrace.
The proposed fsh lift attraction area would be at the top left of the image,
near Unit 6 outfow.
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Figure 2 Measured vs Predicted Current Speed

Surface Current Conditions (in ft/sec)
Max Velocity = 5.8 ft/sec
Comparison of Surface Currents

Milford Tailrace - June 21, 2011
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Current Speed (in ft/sec)
Measured ADCP 005

Measured ADCP 008
Measured ADCP 010
Measured ADCP 012
Modeled
6
5
4
3
2
1
1
0
0
20
40
60
80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220
Distance (in feet) West to East Side of Tailrace
When compared, values arrived at via computer simulation of surface currents (at left) and the measurements of surface currents (at right) matched well.
Baird conducted the feld program on

June 21, 2011. The ADCP unit was run
along the same transect line four times
and, despite the turbulence, the discharge
measurements were within 4% of one

another. The tailrace discharge was determined to be 6,180 cubic feet per second
(cfs) (based on the average of the four
ADCP transects), with a mean velocity of

2.5 ft/sec. This is about 6% greater than
the estimated fow of 5,810 cfs, which was
derived from a combination of turbine
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nameplate rating, fsh ladder discharge

and downstream transport fows. The difference in fow is small, suggesting a good
agreement between the measured and
estimated fow moving through the powerhouse. The data collected with the ADCP
were used to calibrate the CFD model.
Numerical modeling
Hydraulic modeling was completed using
the CFD model FLOW-3D. Developed
by Flow Science Inc., FLOW-3D is a
generalized CFD model that solves the
fundamental equations of fuid motion
(i.e. Navier Stokes equations) in order
to simulate complex free surface fows,
including fuid splash, jetting and water
breakup. The model uses the volume
of fuid (VOF) method to track the free
surface and structured orthogonal grids
with a simple obstacle approach to resolve
complex 3D elements within the computational domain.
Model calibration
The numerical model (see Figure 1 on
page 54) was developed to represent
operational conditions during the feld
program and then calibrated against
ADCP current measurements. The
model domain included the powerhouse
and about 250 feet of the tailrace and was
contained on either side by an east and
west wall. All turbine bays and existing
fsh passages were included in the model.
Momentum sources were used to represent the fow characteristics from the
draft tubes and water levels were used to
defne the downstream boundary.
Initial model runs were carried out
using a 5-ft grid spacing to minimize
model run times. As model calibration
results converged on the measured data,
the grid resolution was reduced to 2 feet
and fnally 1 foot. Roughness and resistance terms were considered during calibration, although it should be noted that
this parameter did not have a signifcant
impact on the results given the relatively
short length of river (less than 300 feet)
and the strong fow conditions.
The modeled values compared well
within the measured readings as it captured trends in the magnitude and spatial
distribution of currents (see Figure 2).
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The measured data showed the wide

range of current direction caused by the
large eddy along the western wall of the
tailrace current vectors span the entire
range of 0 to 360 degrees. The bulk of
fow occurred in the eastern half of the
tailrace as Units 3 to 6 were in operation;
these fows were characterized by stronger current speeds and more consistent
directions with smaller, more localized

eddy currents. The location and orientation of the draft tubes in each bay caused
upwelling to occur immediately downstream of the powerhouse. This phenomenon was also evident in the CFD model.
Once calibrated, the model was used
to investigate the infuence of alternative
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Figure 3 Proposed Fish Lift Entrance and Surface Currents

Surface Current Conditions (in ft/sec)
All Units Operational
256.0
Proposed Fish
Lift Attraction
Distance (in feet)
5
4
Fish Lift Entrance,

Downstream Perspective
3
2
1
0.0
0
0.0
55.0 110.0 165.0 220.0 275.0

Distance (in feet)
The location of the proposed fsh lift is shown at left. The two-dimensional map of surface current speeds at right
shows conditions in the tailrace with all units operational.
on tailrace hydrodynamics and attraction

velocities at the proposed fsh lift entrance.
Numerical modeling of
alternate scenarios
The model was initially used to simulate
a baseline condition, which was defned

by a total fow through the powerhouse of
4,400 cfs. Strong currents were evident in
the tailrace along the east wall as Units 4,
5 and 6 were at operational capacity. Predicted velocities along the east side of the
tailrace were 4.5 to 5.5 ft/sec. A large eddy

current was observed in the western half of
the tailrace, which diverted fow from the
downstream fsh passage toward the east
wall. Similar eddy current patterns were
measured with the ADCP during the feld
investigation. Note that most of the existing turbine units are located on the eastern
half of the powerhouse, which is why the
bulk of the fow is concentrated along the
east side of the tailrace.
A range of operational confgurations
were simulated for the fsh lift system that
was ultimately proposed at the intersection
of the powerhouse and east wall, with an
attraction fow of 210 cfs. This included
high, average and low river fow conditions, as well as two new turbine units proposed for bays 1 and 2, in addition to the
existing four turbines. In total, seven scenarios were modeled. The fsh lift entrance
source was also refned to follow changes
in tailwater elevations. These refnements
provided a better representation of surface
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currents near the fsh lift entrance and

helped emphasize any vertical components of velocity in the tailrace near the
powerhouse, such as surface eddies or
upwelling. Figure 3 on page 58 shows
the location of the proposed fsh life and
a two-dimensional map of surface current
speeds with all units operating (including
the proposed units).
Figure 3 illustrates the modeled current feld across the entire tailrace model
domain. Many unique fow features can be
seen, including fow from the turbine units,
discharge from the fsh ladder and the proposed lift system. Due to the angled alignment of the powerhouse against the eastern bank, fow is concentrated along the
eastern tailrace wall and well-defned. This
results in a large slow eddy circulation. A

hot spot was evident at the corner of the
fsh lift system, but this was not a concern
and could be alleviated somewhat by moving the entrance closer to the powerhouse.
The approach velocity downstream of the
fsh entrance was relatively constant and
should allow for effcient upstream movement into the attraction chamber.
Conclusions
Results of the hydraulic modeling do not
show any areas along the approach to the
proposed fshway entrance where water
velocities are greater than the swimming
capabilities of the target fsh species. There
are isolated areas of higher velocity in the
river downstream of the training wall, such
as natural bedrock outcrops and riffes.
All model runs show a distinct delineation between the tailrace fows and attraction fows at the fshway entrance. The
fshway attraction fow appears to induce
a consistent fow along the tailrace wall.
This should promote effcient upstream
movement by minimizing milling and
searching behavior of migrating fsh that
are swimming upstream along the east tailrace training wall. Similar fshway entrance
confgurations (single entrance, facing
downstream, located in the powerhouse
tailrace adjacent to a training wall) have
been used at other sites, such as Cataract
Dam on the Saco River and Rainbow
Dam on the Farmington River.
The zone of higher infuence near the
fsh lift entrance is not of critical concern
and is alleviated slightly by moving the
entrance farther upstream. To balance
desires to have the entrance as close to
the powerhouse as possible yet far enough
away to avoid draft tube upwelling, and
provide attraction fow fexibility, Black
Bear Hydro (now owned by Brookfeld
Renewable Energy Group) moved the
opening 5 ft closer to the powerhouse.
The fsh lift began operation in April
2014. It has passed fsh, although no
quantitative data is yet published.
Note
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Bell, M.C., Fisheries Handbook of Engineering

Requirements and Biological Criteria, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Washington,
D.C., 1990.
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The Dillsboro Dam site, shown here two years after its removal, now offers natural conditions and enhanced recreational
opportunities.
Removing Dillsboro Dam:

A Wise Decision
It may seem counterintuitive to remove a dam that impounds water for an operating powerhouse, but for Duke Energy this decision avoided signifcant costs at its other hydro projects
and eliminated lost generation resulting from the installation of bypass fow facilities.
By Ty Ziegler, Steve
Johnson and Jeff
Lineberger
Ty Ziegler is an
environmental and
regulatory manager with
HDR. Steve Johnson in a
project manager II and Jeff
Lineberger is director of
water strategy and hydro
licensing with Duke Energy.
he 225-kW Dillsboro Hydroelectric Project

on the Tuckasegee River was constructed in
1913 to provide power to a community in southwestern North Carolina. As part of the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) relicensing process, owner Duke Energy and two stakeholder teams recommended removal of Dillsboro
Dam and Powerhouse and restoration of the site
as mitigation to help Duke Energy meet relicensing requirements at six of its larger, more effcient
hydroelectric projects in the area. This would allow
the utility to preserve the power generation benefts at these six more effcient projects.
Today, a section of the Tuckasegee River is freefowing for the frst time in a century, and there is no
evidence of the dam or powerhouse. The removal
of Dillsboro Dam and Powerhouse provided mitigation for fows in bypassed river reaches at three
peaking projects and delayed fsh passage requirements at three run-of-river projects owned and
operated by Duke Energy. Removal of Dillsboro
Dam and Powerhouse also enhanced recreation
opportunities (fshing and paddling) on the river.

Because of the carbon-free power benefts
of hydroelectricity, the removal of an operating
FERC-regulated hydropower facility is unusual
compared to the many small, low-head, nonpowered dams that have been removed across the
U.S. In the case of the Dillsboro Dam removal,
Duke Energy successfully adapted to challenging
regulatory and political climates throughout the
FERC consultation process. HDR, Duke Energys
consultant, performed numerous energy assessments and environmental studies associated with
the Dillsboro Dam removal and drafted the license
surrender application.
Background
The Dillsboro Project originally supplied power
to local industries when no other electrical energy
source was available in the area. C.J. Harris, a local
industrialist, built the Dillsboro Project in 1913 to
power his Blue Ridge Locust Pin Factory. Harris later formed the Dillsboro and Sylva Electric
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to his business and a few commercial
customers in the town of Sylva, North
Carolina. Nantahala Power and Light
Company (NP&L) purchased the Dillsboro Project in 1957. That year, NP&L
increased the height of the dam by 2 feet
(from 10 feet to 12 feet) and rehabilitated
the power plant. FERC issued the initial
operating license for the Dillsboro Project

on July 17, 1980.
Duke Energy acquired NP&L in
1988 and assumed operational control of
NP&Ls hydro stations in August 2000,
just as the FERC relicensing process was
getting under way. Duke Energy operated
the Dillsboro Project in a run-of-river
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Project operations depended on available
water fow in the Tuckasegee River, which
is regulated by Duke Energys upstream
23.88-MW East Fork and 19.25-MW
West Fork hydroelectric projects. But the
electric energy provided by the Dillsboro
Project had become a very small portion
of the power needs of the region by 2000.
The original FERC license for the project expired on July 31, 2005. Duke Energy
fled an application for license renewal on
July 22, 2003, and about six months later
fled two settlement agreements on behalf
of Duke Energy and 26 other stakeholders
on two stakeholder teams. The Tuckasegee
and Nantahala Cooperative Stakeholder
Team Settlement Agreements addressed
FERC relicensing issues for six of Duke
Energys other hydroelectric facilities in
the Nantahala Area. Together, the two
settlement agreements were intended to
resolve bypass fow issues at the 42-MW
Nantahala, East Fork and West Fork
projects and fsh passage issues at the
1.04-MW Franklin, 980-kW Bryson and
1.8-MW Mission projects. The settlement
agreements were consistent and proposed
a surrender of the Dillsboro Project
license, including removal of Dillsboro
Dam and Powerhouse.
Challenge
Although many non-powered dams have
been removed in the U.S. in recent years,
at the time of the application for license
surrender, the Dillsboro Project represented one of only a few FERC-regulated
hydropower facilities to be removed. The
removal faced challenges by local opposition and ultimately litigation, complex
permitting requirements (several of which
were required by resource agencies that
supported the project) and Endangered
Species Act compliance considerations.
In accordance with the settlement
agreements, Duke Energy fled an application for license surrender for the Dillsboro Project on May 28, 2004. Between
July 2004 and March 2005, federal and
state regulatory agencies, local governments, non-governmental organizations,
local businesses and private citizens fled
interventions to the surrender application. Not all of these flings opposed dam
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removal, as parties had to fle to remain a

part of the FERC process. Those opposed
to dam removal were mostly local groups
wanting to retain the dam and pond, primarily for aesthetic reasons.
Because the Tuckasegee River in the
vicinity of Dillsboro Dam is home to a
federally endangered freshwater mussel
called the Appalachian elktoe and has been
designated as the mussels critical habitat,

in August 2006 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (FWS) issued a biological opinion on expected project-related impacts
to the aquatic environment. The biological opinion authorized Duke Energy to
relocate the Appalachian elktoe mussel
population from downstream of Dillsboro Dam to suitable habitat upstream in
preparation for removal of the dam.

FERC issued a surrender order on
July 19, 2007, which was immediately
challenged by the same local groups.
FERC ultimately upheld the surrender
order because the benefts resulting from
dam removal (i.e., restored aquatic and
riparian habitat and improved recreation
opportunities) outweighed the aquatic
habitat benefts of providing bypass fows
at three of the six other hydroelectric
projects. In turn, Duke Energy was able
to retain signifcant generation capacity
and avoid fsh passage challenges at the
other three (run-of-river) projects for at
least the frst 20 years of the new licenses.
The fnal surrender order was issued
April 22, 2008, marking a major milestone. However, the removal of the Dillsboro Project involved a complex process
of studies, negotiation, additional litigation, permitting and engineering challenges. Before the dam and powerhouse
could be removed, Duke Energy and
HDR addressed several environmental
concerns and obtained local, state and
federal permit authorizations to proceed
with the removal.
One of the objectives of dam removal
was to enhance the Appalachian elktoe
population. However, the process and
timing of the removal, in conjunction with
pre-removal activities deemed necessary
to protect this species during the removal
process, signifcantly impacted permitting activities and the schedule. During
the fall months of 2008 and 2009, 1,137
Appalachian elktoe mussels were tagged
and relocated to a suitable area upstream.
To address concerns that a large release
of sediment from the project might
impact freshwater mussel beds, benthic
macroinvertebrates and fsh spawning
areas, the Section 401 Water Quality Certifcation for the Dillsboro Dam removal
also required removal of sediment accumulations (primarily clean sand) behind
the dam. Sediment removal required a
mining permit from the North Carolina
Department of Environment and Natural Resources, which required clearing
land alongside the project reservoir and
installation of settling basins to provide
a suitable dredging and dewatering area.
Jackson County initially denied permits
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necessary for the sediment dewatering

area but ultimately issued them in April
2009 after a successful court challenge
by Duke Energy. Removing 58,000 cubic
yards of sediment took about four months
during the summer and fall of 2009.
The FERC surrender order required
many actions, including preparation of
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Fish protection plan;
Mussel relocation plan;
Bat relocation plan (estimated 500
little brown bats in the powerhouse);
Public safety plan;
River bank restoration and revegetation plan;
A temporary emergency action

plan; and
A quality control and inspection
program.
The Duke Energy and HDR team
planned the powerhouse and dam
removal in three stages. Stage one
included dismantling and demolishing the powerhouse superstructure and
machinery, removing the tailrace training wall, and removing the headgates to
the powerhouse to allow maximum fow
through the remaining powerhouse substructure during dam removal.
The second stage centered on demolition of the 310-foot-long dam and involved
drawing down the reservoir, creating a
notch in the right abutment of the dam
adjacent to the powerhouse and excavating/removing the dam in 3- to 4-foot vertical sections. To facilitate removal of the
dam during high winter fow conditions,
HDR designed a temporary concrete
rubble and riprap pad to allow access for
an excavator on the upstream side of the
dam. Working from the end of the pad, a
hoe-ram excavated the dam in horizontal
lifts until the assumed original bed elevation was reached.
The third stage encompassed removal
of the powerhouse substructure, disposal
of concrete rubble and sediment, and
bank restoration with native vegetation
along the reservoir shoreline to mitigate
erosion potential.
Throughout the powerhouse and dam
removal activities, the team developed
sound engineering practices to preserve
the structural integrity of the adjacent
roadway to avoid impacting municipal
waste pipelines and communication
cables running alongside the roadway.
Also, the team planned and conducted the
work in a manner that would not require
road closures or impact local residents.
FERC also required a three-year postremoval monitoring study (through early
2013) to assess specifc physical, chemical and biological changes in the project
area to determine when the river system
returned to background ambient conditions or stabilized. This included a comprehensive sediment monitoring study to
evaluate upstream and downstream variability in scour and deposition patterns,
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basic water quality monitoring, fsh and

macroinvertebrate sampling, monitoring
of the Appalachian elktoe mussel population (including returning some of the
relocated mussels to their original location
immediately downstream of the dam),
and monitoring of bank stability along the
shoreline of the former impoundment.
In addition, the FERC surrender order
required Duke Energy to construct the

C.J. Harris Recreation Area to provide a
new boating access area (including parking, bathrooms and a boat ramp) adjacent
to the former impoundment.
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generation and improve the reliability of

transmission systems. However, some of
these powered dams no longer meet their
original purpose, and removing them may
provide benefts that offset the costs of
maintaining them. The decision to remove
a dam is based on economic (e.g., energy
production, capital costs, O&M costs) and
environmental considerations, both positive and negative. For a FERC-licensed
project, the application process for license
surrender is the same as the license
application process. However, at the time
Dillsboro Dam and Powerhouse were
being considered for removal, only a few
FERC-regulated hydropower facilities
had been removed. As a result, there were
few projects to use as guideposts through
the extensive FERC consultation process.
Perhaps the most innovative aspect
of the Dillsboro Dam and Powerhouse
removal project was the decision to
remove the dam in the frst place and
the science used as the basis for that
decision. The Dillsboro Project generated only 912 MWh of electricity during
an average year enough to power 69
average-sized homes. The potential lost
generation resulting from bypass fows
at Duke Energys six other Nantahala
Area hydroelectric plants was about
1,912 MWh per year per cubic foot per
second (cfs) of bypass fow enough to
power 145 average-sized homes per cfs of
bypass fow. From an energy perspective,
maintaining the generating capability of
the other hydroelectric plants and avoiding capital expenditures associated with
the construction of bypass fow facilities
greatly outweighed the loss of generating
capability at the Dillsboro Project.
From a science perspective, restoring
the aquatic environment to pre-project
conditions outweighed the benefts associated with providing bypass fows or
fsh passage at the other six hydroelectric
plants. From a recreation perspective,
restoring the former impoundment to a
free-fowing stretch of river and providing a new boating access area greatly
enhanced angling and paddling opportunities on the Tuckasegee River.
Once FERC ordered the removal of
Dillsboro Dam and Powerhouse, it took
patience, perseverance, rapport with local
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stakeholders and sheer determination to

fnish the work. The Duke Energy team
could not take the blow and go approach
and instead were very deliberate in taking
care of both the natural resources and
many other stakeholder interests every
step of the way. Many of the requirements were mandated by FERC and state
regulatory agencies. Non-FERC-licensed
facilities do not have to go through such a
rigorous process.
a 0.8-mile-long segment of the river;

Fish access was restored to 9.5 miles
of river that previously were blocked to
upstream movements;
Endangered freshwater mussel species relying on the movement of host fsh
to distribute juvenile mussels have beneftted from the removal, thereby enhancing aquatic resource distribution within
the Tuckasegee River system and species

richness of upstream areas;
The C.J. Harris Recreation Area
was built adjacent to the former impoundment; and
The free fow of the river improves
recreational opportunities for riverine
angling and other land-based recreation
that was previously non-existent.
Results
The Dillsboro Dam removal helped Duke
Energy meet its relicensing needs by striking a balance between power benefts
within the region, returning aquatic habitat in the Tuckasegee River to its original
condition and expanding whitewater boating and riverine angling opportunities.
Six years elapsed between fling the
license surrender application in 2004
and removal of the dam and powerhouse
in 2010. Including the three-year postremoval monitoring study, the removal
process took nearly a decade to complete
at an estimated cost of $7 million. It is
worth noting that the original cost estimate
for the Dillsboro Dam and Powerhouse
removal project was about $500,000.
Some additional costs were associated with
surrender order requirements, including
environmental studies, mussel relocation
and stream bank restoration. Other additional costs were created by unanticipated
permitting activities, especially removing
sediment from the impoundment, and by
litigation. Actual demolition and removal
of the Dillsboro Project was one of the
more straightforward aspects of the effort,
which was completed in just two months
for less than $1 million.
Decommissioning the Dillsboro Project resulted in only a small loss of energy
capacity (225 kW) to Duke Energys
overall electric generating capability in
the region (89 MW). The energy, environmental and recreational gains associated with project removal include:
Preserving the generation capability at Duke Energys larger, more effcient
hydro projects in the area greatly outweighed the loss of generation capability
at the Dillsboro Project;
Aquatic habitat was restored within
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The Canadian province of Manitoba can be a harsh environment

in which to work during the winter months, with snow on the
ground for about seven months of the year and temperatures
consistently below freezing between September and April.
Cold Weather Survival Training for

Operators of Remote Hydro Plants
Personnel who work at remote hydroelectric facilities, like those in the Northern Manitoba
area of Canada, may be faced with an overnight stay outdoors. To ensure worker safety,
Manitoba Hydro administers a Cold Weather Survival program that equips personnel with the
skills they need to survive.
By Gregory J. Szocs
Greg Szocs, a feld safety

offcer with Manitoba Hydro,
designed the utilitys Cold
Weather Survival program
and is the instructor. He
has spent more than
30 years designing and
presenting outdoor
education programs.
magine Its 30 degrees Celsius below zero

and youre 200 km (124 miles) from home,
conducting routine tasks that bring you to remote
locations such as this one on a regular basis. However, on this day your helicopter, your only means
of transportation, will not start. It will be dark in
just a few hours, making a rescue impossible.
A furry of thoughts clouds your mind. I cant
stay here. Im not prepared. Its freezing and I have
no food. I have plans tonight. Your heart rate
elevates, your stomach begins to feel queasy, and
clear thought is a struggle. Youve never been in
this position before. You need a plan. But what?
Canadas Northern Manitoba area is a vast
expanse of undeveloped wilderness that consists of
boreal forest, lakes and taiga (sub-arctic forest) and
stretches north to featureless tundra and the western reaches of Hudson Bay. The ground is covered
in snow for about seven months, with temperatures
consistently below freezing from September to
April. With all that precipitation, a great deal of
water fows through the area and, where you fnd

water, youll fnd Manitoba Hydro staff.
Manitoba Hydro is a provincial crown corporation established in 1951 as the Manitoba Hydro
Electric Board. The corporation, which provides
electricity and gas service to customers throughout
the province, owns 15 hydroelectric projects on the
Nelson, Winnipeg, Saskatchewan and Laurie rivers that provide a total of 5,300 MW of capacity.
Nine of these are located in Northern Manitoba.
Over the years, there had been several instances
where Manitoba Hydro employees were forced to
spend the night outdoors because of equipment
malfunction, and there were several other close
calls. Fortunately, nobody was injured during any
of these incidents. However, the seed was planted
and in the late 1990s, Manitoba Hydro determined a program was needed to help employees
of all experience levels prepare for an unplanned
stay in the wilderness in a winter environment.
To meet this need, the author developed a
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34-hour Cold Weather Survival program in 1998 that is entering the 16th
year of operation. The program began
as a one-day (24 hours) course but was
soon expanded to 34 hours to include
more classroom time. This allowed for
additional survival theory to be explored
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Background on the program

The Cold Weather Survival program is a
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The ultimate goal of the program is to
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concisely under circumstances that are
inherently unpredictable and potentially
life-threatening. As a result of these benefts, many Manitoba Hydro departments
have made the program a mandatory
course of study for their feld personnel.
Typically there are two to four courses
offered each season, with the majority of
the training occurring in February
one of the coldest months of the year in
Manitoba. For reasons of safety and feld
exercise management, class size is limited to 12 students. Training locations
have been established province-wide to
meet the needs of the majority of feld
staff, with the bulk of the courses being
offered near Winnipeg, Thompson and
Gillam because the major generating
capacity is near these communities.
The frst morning of class deals with
the latest theories surrounding survival
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survivor attitude and aptitude. Extensive
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the infuences of stress and hormone
production in extreme situations. This
knowledge is critical to understanding
how people react and why some survive
and others do not. A recent addition to
the course is a section on outdoor risk
management. This content deals primarily with how people make decisions in the
outdoors, why people take risk (as it relates
to behavior psychology), how to assess
risk, and how people can avoid the pitfalls
that lead to bad outdoor decision-making.
The remainder of the classroom content deals with the skills and equipment
necessary to survive a cold weather environment. Because the main focus is to
teach basic overnight survival skills, much
of the instruction is centered on shelter
building, frewood collection, maintaining hydration and frecraft. Other important topics include: site selection, task
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The overnight feld exercise begins at
noon on the second day and is designed
to allow students to implement information learned in the classroom. For safety
reasons, there are two instructors on site

for this part of the course. Students are
broken up into groups of two or three and
released into the woods at the exercise site
to begin constructing shelters, collecting
fre wood, building a fre, and establishing and maintaining fresh drinking water.
The students are allowed to bring only
the clothes on their back, a knife, lighter

and headlamp. The instructor provides a

small stainless steel pail for melting snow,
handsaw, cup for drinking, thin foil survival blanket, and 6 feet of small-diameter
rope. Absolutely no other equipment or
food is permitted. Axes and similar cutting tools are not authorized because of
the danger inherent in their use.
Instructors monitor the students during their preparations but students are
left on their own after 8 p.m. Instructors remain on site at all times and have
warm vehicles available should they be
required during the night. The exercise
is complete at 7 a.m. the following morning, and students are transported to a
restaurant for breakfast and debriefng.
Results of the program
Not all the students perform the requirements of the course fawlessly. Spending
a miserable night in the bush is in itself
a learning experience for many people.
Arguably, the students that do not prepare themselves as well as they should for
the overnight stay often learn more about
survival in the cold than do those who
have a comfortable stay. If anything, they
learn better planning strategies for avoiding another miserable stay in the bush.
At the other end of the spectrum are
those students who look at this training
as a welcome challenge. Because of the
overall remote nature of Manitobas rural
areas, many residents are well-seasoned
hunters and fshers and are familiar
with the dangers associated with winter
in the wilderness. These students enjoy
the course on another level as they use
it to develop some new skills and further
hone those they already possess.
The program is of interest to a variety
of Manitoba Hydro employees, including
those who work with remote communications systems and perform transmission line maintenance, as well as surveyors and feld technologists, engineers,
environmental specialists, and those
who travel infrequently in remote areas.
Because Manitoba Hydro does operate several remote fy-in facilities, some
plant personnel participate in a shortened seminar version of the course. It
has also been made available to outside
corporations involved with winter road
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Personnel taking part in the Cold Weather Survival program are given minimal supplies necessary to survive and then must construct shelters, build a fre and establish a supply of drinking water. They are left alone overnight to ensure an authentic experience.
construction, exploration, education and

the environment, as well as other utilities,
such as Churchill Falls in Labrador.
More than 500 students have been
through the program, and there is typically a waiting list for enrollment.
The Cold Weather Survival program
was developed at almost no expense to the
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in his spare time while working in remote
areas as a feld technician. The content
was offered under a contract arrangement
between the instructor and Manitoba
Hydro but was adopted by the corporation
as an internal training program in 2008.

Manitoba Hydro now administers the
program, with the instructor acting as
program manager. To cover costs
including the instructors time and costs
such as classroom rental, vehicles, meals
and accommodations $500 is charged
back to each students department.
Rehabilitation
Workers are seen here assembling bearing shoes by adding

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Back to our Roots: The Return of an

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When faced with the need for an effcient bearing solution for the 242-MW Osage hydropower plant, Ameren sought an option that would extend bearing life and found bearings made
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Phil Thompson
Alan Sullivan is a
consulting engineer with
Ameren Missouri and Phil
Thompson is manager
of plant operations at
Ameren Missouris 242-MW
Osage Energy Center.
n 1939, the world was thrust into its second

great war of the new century with the German
invasion of Poland. World War II would eventually
involve more than 30 countries and 100 million
people. To equip the massive war machine, the
worlds resources were tapped. Petroleum was used
for fuel, steel for ships and guns, and lignum vitae
for bearings on the ships propeller drive shafts.
While the natural lignum vitae material was
replaced long ago by a new breed of synthetic
bearing materials, those of us in the hydropower
industry are familiar with the name and its history.
So this story is sort of like the dash you see on a

grave stone between the date of birth and date of
death. It is during the dash that a life was lived
and the story of someones life unfolded. Except
this story is different. The dash does not represent
the time from birth to death, it represents a littleknown story from birth to rebirth, a new life for an
old friend with a renewed purpose.
Lignum vitae has various names, including iron
wood, but this name actually means tree of life
in Latin because its resin has been used to treat
medical conditions from coughs to arthritis. The
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wood is very tough and is heavier than

water, so it actually sinks. It has been used
for making cricket balls, croquet mallets, electrical insulators and sheaves of
blocks on ships. This materials strength
and toughness also made it an excellent
choice for bearings on water-lubricated
shafts driving the propellers on ships, and
it was even used on the USS Nautilus, the
frst nuclear-powered submarine.
Of particular interest to Ameren Missouri for its 242-MW Osage Energy
Center is the use of lignum vitae for
water-lubricated guide bearings in hydro
turbines. It was the bearing material used
in the worlds frst hydroelectric plant in
1882 on the Fox River in Appleton, Wisc.,
and when Union Electric Co. built Bagnell
Dam and the 201-MW (at the time of construction) Osage plant in central Missouri
(from 1929 to 1931), lignum vitae was the
bearing material specifed by its turbine
machinery designer, Allis Chalmers. Until
some time after World War II, lignum vitae
was heavily used for turbine bearings in
hydro plants across the U.S.
Heavy demand for the material during
WWII depleted much of the resource of
lignum vitae trees of suffcient size from
which to manufacture these bearings. The
American, Japanese, British, Italian and
German Navies all searched the world
for the wood to support their war effort.
Because the trees are extremely slow-growing, a replenishment of the lost resource
was not an option. Higher prices for the
material, combined with the development
of good synthetic materials, resulted in a
shift by the hydro industry away from lignum vitae and toward synthetic materials
for water-lubricated bearings.
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Problem #1
Synthetic guide bearing materials have
generally performed well in many applications, as was the case at the Osage Plant at
the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri. That
is, until new turbines were installed with
increased hydraulic and power capacity,
beginning in about 2007.
The higher bearing loads related to
these new turbines resulted in drastically
shorter guide bearing life. Even with new
guide bearings and shaft sleeves, bearing
life was shortened from a normal lifespan
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of more than a decade to just a few months.

Plant staff working with the turbine manufacturer performed many tests to determine the root cause of the shortened life
and eventually narrowed in on a design
defciency that was diffcult and expensive
to fx. Fixing the root problem would have
involved the complete disassembly of several units, resulting in lost production and
revenue while the necessary modifcations
were made. To avoid these expenses, plant
personnel made a decision in the spring of
2013 to treat the symptom of high bearing
wear rates in lieu of treating the root cause
by trying a new, tougher turbine guide
bearing material.
Problem #2
In addition to the problems encountered
at the Osage Plant with its new turbines,
problems were beginning to develop on
one of the 80-year-old turbines installed at
the facility in the early 1930s. Osage Main
Unit 4 is an original, 1931 Allis Chalmers
Francis turbine. Synthetic bearing materials have been successfully used for more
than 40 years in this unit. However, during the early months of 2013, as infows
increased and Unit 4 was used for power
generation, a serious problem occurred.
The turbine that had been operating fne
for more than 10 years experienced rapidly increasing shaft runout after only an
hour of operation. The unit was taken out
of service and a bearing adjustment was
made to tighten the clearance. When the
unit was restarted, the rapid wear of the
bearing was still obvious.
In an effort to determine the root
cause of the bearing failure, plant engineers visually inspected the bearing and
equipped the instrumentation for performance testing. The inspection showed
evidence of a rough turbine bearing
sleeve and moderate cavitation on the
turbine. Osage maintenance workers
used wire brushes to smooth the turbine
bearing sleeve. Hand working removed
some surface rust and corrosion, but
it was deeply pitted and could not be
brought back to a proper fnish. In addition to the visual tests performed by plant
staff, Norconsult was contracted to conduct performance testing.
Pressure measurements were taken
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behind the runner band, electronic runout

measurements of the shaft, and vibration signatures using accelerometers in
an attempt to determine the root cause
.Pressure pulsations were measured and
were correlated to the runout readings
and vibration data. The testing indicated
that there was a higher than normal force
being applied to the bearings because of a
pulsating force existing on the outside of

the turbine band.
The inspections and performance testing led to two hypotheses. One theory was
that the turbine sleeve was too rough and
it was grinding away the bearing material. The other theory was that the band
seal clearances were too large due to years
of wear and cavitation, which was allowing
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leakage to fow behind the turbine band.

It was believed that this leakage water was
causing high variable bearing loads.
A rough shaft bearing sleeve had been
observed previously on this unit, so engineers at the plant could not explain why
there would be such a drastic step change
in bearing wear in 2013 and they tended
to dismiss the frst theory. Additionally,
replacement or machining of the turbine
sleeve had a two-month lead time, so the
decision was made to pursue the second
theory and close up the turbine band
clearances using epoxy. The epoxy was
applied to the wear ring area at the top of
the turbine band to bring the clearance to
an acceptable level. No action was taken
on the bearing sleeve at that time.
The unit was restarted with new synthetic bearings, and runouts increased
from 3 mils to more than 100 mils total
indicated runout (TIR) in the frst 45
minutes of operation. The unit was again
shut down for inspection, which showed
that the epoxy was still in place. This eliminated the excessive seal clearance theory.
Now focusing again on the sleeve
roughness theory, plant engineers considered replacement of the shaft sleeve,
which was estimated to cost more than
$250,000. With that much money on the
line and the theory still not confrmed, the
plant manager asked engineers to explain
why there was such a step change in bearing performance starting in early 2013.
A suspect found
Engineers examined operational records
for Main Unit 4 and found there were
almost no operational hours on the unit
since the spring of 2012 due to severe
drought conditions. It was longstanding
practice at the plant to roll the unit
every 72 hours. A roll consisted of starting the unit and bringing it up to 100%
speed and then taking the unit back off
line, which was thought to improve the life
of the oil-lubricated thrust bearings after a
unit had been sitting idle for long periods.
Additionally, the drought created severe
water quality issues during the summer
and late into the fall. The dry, low fow
conditions allowed the water in the reservoir to stratify and unusually high levels of
hydrogen sulfde existed in the reservoir at
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the level of the turbine intakes. This chemical was so prevalent that when water was
passed through the turbines, hydrogen
sulfde off-gassed and corroded electrical
contacts in the plant, which contributed
to generator start-up failures. Ameren
environmental specialists confrmed that
hydrogen sulfde is very corrosive to steel
and that the practice of rolling the unit had
likely increased the corrosion rate.

With these operational records in hand,
engineers postulated that the frequent
wetting of the turbine sleeve with highly
corrosive water and allowing it to dry
had contributed to rapid corrosion of the
turbine sleeve. It is well-understood that
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So why such a step change in bearing

performance at the Osage plant? It was
Norconsults opinion that the surface of
the shaft sleeve had fnally exceeded the
roughness threshold such that the lubrication property of the water was not suffcient to provide adequate lubrication.
They had seen rapid step-change bearing
deterioration at other locations with oillubricated babbitt bearings. At this point,
replacement of the turbine shaft sleeve
seemed inevitable.
A solution to both problems
- The return of an old friend
While researching suitable replacement
bearing materials for the new turbines,
plant staff discussed different synthetic
material grades with bearing and turbine
manufacturers. Osage Plant Manager
Phil Thompson had previously attended
HydroVision International and picked
up several business cards from bearing
vendors. One of the cards was from a
company called Lignum Vitae Inc.
Thompson called Bob Shortridge at
Lignum Vitae and they discussed the
problem with the bearings in the new
units. Shortridge believed the natural
wood bearing would solve the problems
and provided references to several other
utilities using Lignum Vitae bearings.
Thompson contacted personnel at about
a half-dozen plants to discuss their experience with the bearings. All of the utilities
had a similar story; they had originally
used lignum vitae bearings at their plants
but had later transitioned to synthetic
replacements, a change that ultimately
shortened bearing life. Each had eventually transitioned back to lignum vitae.
To the surprise of plant management,
the material cost for Lignum Vitae bearings was signifcantly higher than the
synthetic bearing material that was currently in use. During discussions related
to cost, Lignum Vitae offered an extended
warranty that made use of the natural
material attractive despite the higher cost.
Ultimately, Ameren purchased bearing
blocks for Main Unit 6, one of the new
high-power turbines, and bearing replacement was scheduled for May 2013. These
blocks were cut on-site to ft the dove-tail
shape of the bearing housing. Unlike the
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for startup. The shaft was equipped with

dial indicators to monitor the runout and
rate of bearing wear. The unit started at
about 3 mils TIR but the synthetic bearings had done the same. Everyone, with
the exception of Shortridge, expected
runout to gradually increase over the
course of an hour, but after an hour runout had actually decreased to 2 mils. Plant
operators were instructed to monitor
bearing performance every 15 minutes
through the night and shut down the unit
if runout reached 30 mils. Plant management went home expecting to come in the
next morning and fnd the unit off line,
but to their surprise the unit was online
and still running at about 2 mils.
A completely assembled bearing shoe with lignum vitae blocks already in place is shown above.
synthetic material that was held in the

housing with tamped lead, the Lignum
Vitae blocks were cut to close tolerance
and were kept wet until installation so the
wood remained swollen and tight in the
bearing housing.
At the same time, troubleshooting work
was progressing with Main Unit 4, the
old Allis Chalmers Turbine. While on site
assisting with the bearing build in Unit 6,
Shortridge inspected the shaft sleeve on
Unit 4 and felt confdent that Lignum
Vitae bearings would successfully operate with the existing rough bearing sleeve
on that unit as well. Plant personnel were
skeptical that the natural material would
work any better than the synthetic material, but faced with no other alternative
except leaving the unit out of service for
two months while a new sleeve was manufactured, they decided to try lignum vitae
on this unit as well.
On May 21, 2013, the new bearings
had been installed and Unit 4 was ready
Conclusion
It has been more than a year since the new
Lignum Vitae bearings were installed.
Both Units 4 and 6 are still running at
their designed normal runout of about 3
to 4 mils, which is well under the 20 to 30
mil excessive limit, and there has been no
need for a bearing adjustment.
The purchase of the new shaft sleeve
for Unit 4 was canceled, saving signifcant
dollars. Osage plant engineers have converted two more units to the lignum vitate
bearings and plan to replace the remaining synthetic bearings as they wear out in
the future.
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Equipment Design
Computational Tools to
Assess Turbine Biological Performance
To help ensure the safety of fsh passing through the new turbines at 912-MW Priest Rapids,
Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County is employing the BioPA method to analyze the biological performance of proposed designs and to choose an improved one for this facility.
By Marshall C. Richmond,
John A. Serkowski,
Cindy Rakowski,
Brad Strickler,
Molly Weisbeck
and Curtis Dotson
Marshall Richmond,
PhD, is a chief engineer
and John Serkowski and
Cindy Rakowski are senior
research scientists in
the hydrology group at
Pacifc Northwest National
Laboratory. Brad Strickler
is a senior mechanical
engineer and project
ublic Utility District No. 2 of Grant County in

Washington operates the 912-MW Priest Rapids facility on the Columbia River. The powerhouse
contains 10 Kaplan-type turbines that are more
than 50 years old. Plans are under way to install
new runners. The Columbia River is a migratory
pathway for several species of threatened and
endangered juvenile and adult salmonids, thus safe
fsh passage is a major consideration when upgrading the turbines.
To ensure biological impact is considered during design of the replacement turbines, the PUD
has included specifc criteria in the contract with
prospective manufacturers for addressing fsh passage risk. Pacifc Northwest National Laboratory
(PNNL) has developed a method for estimating
this risk, called the biological performance assessment (BioPA). BioPA computes a suite of biological performance indicators based on data from a
computational fuid dynamics (CFD) model of a
proposed turbine design.1
This article presents the strategy Grant County
PUD used to incorporate fsh passage criteria
into the design phase of the Priest Rapids turbine
upgrade project.
manager, overseeing
the Priest Rapids turbine
replacement project,
with Public Utility District
No. 2 of Grant County
in Washington. Molly
Weisbeck is a mechanical
engineer and Curt Dotson
is a senior fsheries biologist
with Grant County PUD.
This article has been evaluated

and edited in accordance with
reviews conducted by two or
more professionals who have
relevant expertise. These peer
reviewers judge manuscripts for
technical accuracy, usefulness,
and overall importance within
the hydroelectric industry.
Priest Rapids turbine upgrade project

Priest Rapids Dam impounds water for a powerhouse that contains 10 six-bladed Kaplan-type turbines and features a spillway with 22 tainter gates,
two fsh ladders for upstream migrant salmon, and
dam embankments on each fank. The turbine units
are rated at 114,000 hp each at the rated head of
78 feet, and the average river fow is about 120,000
cubic feet per second.
The units began operation in 1961, and the
PUD has determined major upgrades are necessary to extend equipment life and increase turbine
effciency. The Priest Rapids turbine upgrade
project which involves installing new Kaplan
turbines and rebuilding the generators was
designed to address this issue. The goal is to extend
the life of the units by 50 years but also increase

power production and effciency while maintaining
or improving fsh passage conditions. This article
addresses only the turbine design phase of the
work, focusing on the biological considerations.
Grant County PUD will select the new turbine
design by means of a competition. The contract
specifes the criteria used to evaluate the new
designs, including such standard measures as
turbine power, effciency, capacity, cavitation
potential and runaway speed. Additionally, this
contract required that each design meet specifc
biological performance criteria. This was done to
ensure that concepts known to improve fsh passage survival were incorporated into the designs.
Each design was required to pass a biological
baseline, defned as the biological performance of
the current turbines, to be considered for further
evaluation. Use of biological design criteria is not
new to modern turbine design,2,3 but this is the
frst case, to the authors knowledge, where it has
been explicitly included in a competitive procurement process.
The Columbia River is home to several migrating salmonid species including chinook, coho,
and sockeye salmon and steelhead as well as
numerous hydropower facilities. Concerns about
diminishing fsh populations have resulted in
extensive efforts to improve the survival of juvenile downstream migrants. Actions taken include
modifed turbine operations, fsh barging, construction of bypass facilities and increased spillway
discharge during periods of downstream migration. Nevertheless, many fsh (e.g., about 75% of
subyearling chinook salmon) pass through the
existing turbines, where injury and mortality can
occur. Recent studies at the nearby 1,038-MW
Wanapum facility, which was originally equipped
with turbines of a vintage and design similar to
those at Priest Rapids, indicate that turbine passage mortality was 1% to 5%.4
Implementation of biological criteria in a
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contract for design and procurement of

turbines is a relatively new idea. Recognizing the importance of fsh passage to
the success of the turbine upgrade project,
the PUD worked with PNNL to implement the BioPA technique for assessing risk to fsh passing through Kaplan
turbines. BioPA provides a quantitative
measure, or score, of the estimated fsh
survival performance of a new design.
After determining a baseline score for the
existing Priest Rapids turbines, PNNL
computed scores for each competitors
fnal design. Because of the uncertainties involved in the technique, the actual
amount by which a new design exceeded
the baseline score was not considered in
the evaluation.
Due to the novelty of the BioPA
method, Grant County PUD fully
engaged with the three competing turbine manufacturers (Alstom, Andritz
and Voith), regulators and stakeholders
throughout the design phase of the project. Committees and workshops provide
the mechanisms for exchange of ideas
and making decisions. Obtaining early
buy-in from all involved parties was critical to the success of this venture.
Biological performance
assessment tool
Past attempts to predict the risk to fsh
passing through turbines have focused
on identifying the locations and sizes
of potentially hazardous regions.5,6,7
Improving passage survival was a matter
of reducing the volume and number of
these regions. However, the presence of
dangerous zones within the turbine may
be biologically inconsequential if few fsh
experience them. The undersides of runner blades generally have low pressures,
which may be detrimental to fsh, but
only a small fraction of the population
may pass through these locations. The
BioPA method estimates the probabilities
that fsh will encounter specifc conditions during passage. This is done with a
proportional sampling scheme that uses
stream traces in a numerical fow simulation to model potential pathways through
the turbine environment.
Fish biologists have conducted numerous feld and laboratory studies in an
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attempt to quantify the response of various fsh species to the hydraulic stressors
in the turbine environment. The object
of this work is to establish dose-response
relationships between species of fsh
and known injury mechanisms. Doseresponse relationships are determined
by subjecting a suitable number of fsh
to various magnitudes of a stressor and
computing the probability of injury or

mortality at each magnitude. An empirical curve is produced from which predications can be made for any doses within
the range of the data. Field investigations
using live fsh have identifed types and
rates of injuries at hydroelectric facilities
under multiple operating conditions.8,9 In
the laboratory, researchers have subjected
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Figure 1 Stream Traces from the CFD Model
These stream traces originate from several thousand seeds, located in the turbine intake and distributed so that each
represents an equally likely entry point for a fsh into a turbine.
live fsh to pressure regimes that simulate

passage through a turbine.10,11 Researchers also have observed the tolerance
of juvenile salmon to various levels
of shear,12 exposed several species to
turbulence,13 and looked at the effects of

runner blade thickness and velocity on
fsh strike injury.14 Based on the availability of suffcient quantitative data, PNNL
selected four injury mechanisms for use
in BioPA: nadir pressure, shear, turbulence and blade strike.

If each of these injury mechanisms
can be associated with a measurable variable, the probability of injury can be predicted from the distribution of this variable. However, biological studies often
relate injury rates to variables that do
not correspond to values that are readily
available to the turbine blade designer.
Therefore, a conversion is made to a
stressor variable that is computable from
information obtained from the turbine
design or results of a numerical model.
While geometrical and operational
variables are defned in the design, fow
characterization information is obtained
using three-dimensional CFD models.
These models provide a suite of fow
quantities at all locations throughout the
turbine domain.
The turbulent nature of the fow and
the random location of entry into this
environment suggest that fsh have many
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potential pathways through a turbine.

Moreover, each of these pathways can be
reasonably expected to result in a unique
exposure experience. Some paths will traverse regions that could be more harmful
to fsh than others. BioPA accounts for
this variation by sampling the domain in a
way that gives more weight to regions that
receive more frequent visits from fsh.
BioPA uses stream traces to model the
trajectories of fsh through the turbine.
A stream trace is the path of a massless, neutrally buoyant particle through
a velocity feld. The velocity feld from
the CFD model result is used to generate
the stream traces (see Figure 1). Stream
traces originate from several thousand
seeds, located in the turbine intake
and distributed so that each represents
an equally likely entry point for a fsh
into the turbine. A uniform distribution
is normally assumed, unless site- and
species-specifc distribution data are
available. When each seed is released,
it samples modeled variables along its
path through the turbine unit. Stream
traces follow the velocity feld, so they
will sample the turbine environment
in proportion to the volume of fow.
Regions through which little fow occurs
will contain few stream traces and thus
carry less weight in the analysis.
To estimate exposure to passage stressors, BioPA computes stressor variable
values for each stream trace. For example, the pressure-nadir stressor variable
is computed by determining the lowest
value of absolute pressure sampled along
the stream trace (see Figure 2 on page
92). Assuming a fsh has an equal probability of taking any generated path, the
frequency distribution of stressor values
computed for all stream traces is equivalent to the probability distribution for the
stressor variable. So, if 20% of the stream
traces have nadir pressures of 60,000 to
70,000 Pa, the probability that a fsh will
experience a nadir in this pressure range
is 20%. The calculations for blade strike
follow a specifc probabilistic method,3
with modifcations to include the effect
of blade thickness. Although the effect of
fsh length is accounted for, the mass of
the fsh is not explicitly included in the
current version of BioPA.
BioPA combines information about

fsh response to turbine passage stressors
with estimates of exposure to those stressors in order to obtain a measure of injury
risk, known as a BioPA score. The BioPA
score is high when the risk of passage
injury is low. For a given value range of
a stressor variable, the risk of injury is the
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from the exposure estimate (see Figure 3
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Figure 2 Nadir-Pressure Value and Location
40 80 120 160 200 240 280 320 360 400
Pressure (in kPa)
Pressure (in kPa)
450
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
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-10
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20
30
The computed pressure-nadir stressor variable computed using BioPA helps estimate fsh exposure to passage stressors.
stressor scores are combined into a

single operating condition score using a
weighting algorithm. Finally, an overall
design score is computed by weighting the condition scores for a suite of
expected operating conditions. Several
factors determine the weighting of the
BioPA scores, including the relative
contribution of the injury mechanisms
to overall passage risk and the reliability
of quantitative information about doseresponse. Turbines may be operated at
a variety of discharges depending on
power demand and other factors, some
discharges being more hazardous to fsh
passage than others. BioPA scores for
each likely discharge are weighted by the
expected frequency of plant operation at
that level.
Except for the CFD modeling, which
may require specialized hardware and
software, BioPA can be performed on a
desktop workstation using commercial
software packages.
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Assumptions
The BioPA process relies on confdence
in data sets and assumptions regarding
how they may be used. BioPA depends
heavily on the reliability of biological data
relating fsh response to stress. However,
confdence in the linkage between doseresponse data and stressor variables varies. Pressure studies provide the most
well-defned dose-response relationship
that can be tied directly to a model
variable with good confdence. For the
other injury mechanisms, the relationships are either qualitative in nature or
the experimental dose variables do not
correspond completely with the stressor
variables. For example, the magnitude of
turbulence a fsh experiences is diffcult
to measure quantitatively in an experimental setting, so experimental results
are presented using general descriptors,
such as low, medium, and high.13
While this lack of data is certainly a limitation, qualitative relationships are still of
value when comparing the baseline score
to new design scores.
Laboratory experiments also tend
to evaluate specifc situations, which in
some cases do not represent a duplication of exposure conditions within the
turbine. Extrapolation of these data to
more general situations is a challenge.
Moreover, injury studies that yield doseresponses generally do not account for
the synergistic effects of multiple mechanisms because each injury mechanism
is evaluated in isolation. A fsh stressed
by one mechanism could be more susceptible to injury by another mechanism or repeated instances of the same
mechanism, even if the dose of the latter
exposure would not ordinarily harm an
unstressed individual.
The behavior of fsh before and during turbine passage is also the subject of
uncertainty. Of possible signifcance to
turbine passage is the observation that
juvenile salmon tend to orient with their
heads upstream in the turbine intake.15
However, observation of fsh beyond the
intake has not been possible,16 so their
behavior and paths have never been measured. This knowledge gap has led many
researchers to assume that fsh basically
follow the fow when confronted with the
high velocities of the turbine environment. This is supported by the observation that burst speed of juvenile salmon
does not exceed about nine body lengths
per second,17 or about 1 meter/sec, which
is signifcantly lower than the 5 to 20
meter/sec velocities typical of the turbine
runner environment.
Another consideration is the depth to
which fsh are acclimated when entering

the turbine, which is a signifcant factor
in pressure-related injuries.11 The depth
at which fsh enter the intake does not
necessarily represent the depth to which
they are acclimated, nor is there an effective way to measure depth acclimation
in the feld. BioPA assumes a conservative value of 5 meters for salmonid
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Figure 3 Risk of Injury
an operating turbine is diffcult,16,19 thus

model validation is often limited to confrmation of bulk performance measures,
such as power and discharge, and comparison to data from reduced-scale laboratory physical models. Even in physical
models, comprehensive velocity measurements are not typically performed.
Probability of Mortal Injury

or Exposure (in %)
100
Pressure Exposure
Mortal Injury
80
60
40
20
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
Pressure Nadir (in Pa)

The hatched area represents non-zero products of stressor-exposure probability and mortal-injury probability. Risk to
fsh grows as the size of this region increases.
acclimation depth, which lies approximately midway between the water surface and this species maximum acclimation capacity.18
Finally, BioPA relies on data generated
through numerical modeling of the

turbine environment. With CFD modeling, the general lack of prototype-scale
validation data is a limitation. Direct
measurement of many fow variables in
Baseline assessment
Prior to the start of the design competition, PNNL computed a BioPA score for
the existing Priest Rapids turbines that
would be used as a baseline for evaluation of new designs. After review by the
oversight committee, the set of operating conditions and weighting factors for
computing the BioPA score was established. The score would be based on three
fow conditions (see Table 1 on page 97),
weighted according to the frequency of
occurrence during the periods associated
with fsh migrations. The four stressors
used in BioPA were weighted as pressure
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50%, shear 20%, turbulence 10% and

strike 20%. This weighting scheme represents the level of confdence given to
the dose-response data for each of these
four mechanisms.
Based on a sensitivity analysis, 7,560
seeds spaced uniformly at 0.2 meter in
the turbine intake were chosen as starting points for the stream traces. The
sensitivity analysis was performed by
progressively increasing the number of
seeds, from about 100 to 100,000, until
there was no longer a signifcant variation in the BioPA score. Although juvenile salmonids are more concentrated in
the upper part of the water column, a
uniform seed distribution was selected
because measured vertical distributions
varied by season, species and time of day
and because this resulted in a more conservative BioPA score.
A CFD model was created in STARCCM+ v8 for the three baseline cases,
as well as two cases that match available physical model results. Steady-state
simulations were run at prototype scale.
In every case, a computational mesh
was created based on geometry, with the
appropriate wicket gate angles and blade
angles. Prototype computational meshes
had 30 million to 50 million cells.
As a check on the performance of
the CFD model, net head and power
were compared to physical model data
obtained at the Laboratory for Hydraulic Machines at Ecole Polytechnique
Fdrale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland. Good agreement between physical model and numerical model results
for power and net head gave confdence
in the numerical modeling procedures
and that results were representative of the
hydraulic environment fsh would likely
encounter during passage.
Table 1 on page 97 is the BioPA scoring
matrix for the baseline analysis. The overall score of 88.6 represents the weighted
averages of the individual condition and
stressor scores. Several trends are noteworthy. The pressure score decreases
signifcantly with increasing discharge,
refecting the larger pressure drop, and
lower pressures, across the runner blades
associated with higher fows (see Figure 4
on page 96). Blade strike scores increase
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slightly with discharge. This likely results

from higher velocities through the runner
region, which reduces the exposure to
strike as fsh pass faster across the leading
edge plane of the runner blade.
Summary and future plans
New techniques for predicting the biological impact of hydro turbines make
it possible to include fsh safety criteria

in turbine design contracts. Using these
tools in a collaborative process with
regulators and stakeholders provides
confdence that new designs balance
economic performance with environmental responsibility. At Priest Rapids
Dam, Grant County PUD is using the
BioPA method of risk analysis to guide
Figure 4 Exposure Distribution

100
c11
c17
Mortal Injury
Probability of Injury
Exposure (in %)
80
60
40
20
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
Pressure Nadir (in Pa)

Exposure distribution of nadir pressures for two modeled conditions. Note how the high-discharge c17 condition potentially exposes some fsh to very low pressures. The mortal injury curve is based on laboratory dose-response studies.11
the design of its replacement turbines.

With early involvement from regulators
and stakeholders, the license modifcation process is facilitated and reduces the
need for expensive live fsh testing after
installation of the new turbine units.

Meanwhile, interest in the BioPA tool
has prompted PNNL to pursue a licensing arrangement that will allow interested
parties to obtain the toolset for their own
use. Furthermore, PNNL plans to continue improving the BioPA software in

collaboration with industry.20 In addition
to aiding in the design process, BioPA can
assist operators of existing hydro turbines
in determining optimum fsh passage
operations for their units during the critical times of salmonid-smolt migration.
By computing BioPA scores over a range
of discharge scenarios, the operator can
develop a fsh-passage effciency curve
for a facility.
Further development of the BioPA
tools is continuing at PNNL. Key refnements of the tools will include:
Spherical and non-spherical particles with mass;
Options to include turbulence effects
and unsteady fow (e.g., detached eddy
simulation) on particle trajectories; and
Inclusion of new biological doseresponse criteria for a wider range of fsh
species as they become available from
laboratory test studies.

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Acknowledgments
Pacifc Northwest National Laboratory
(PNNL) is operated for the U.S. Department of Energy by Battelle Memorial
Institute under Contract No. DE-AC0676RLO 1830. The authors would like to
thank Jay Hron of MWH Americas for
his assistance with the project. The initial
research to develop the BioPA tools was
supported by DOEs Energy Effciency
and Renewable Energy, Wind and Water
Power Program. Computations described
here were performed using the facilities
of the PNNL institutional computing
center (PIC).
Table 1: Baseline BioPA Scoring Matrix

Condition and
Nominal Discharge
Pressure
Strain
Turbulence
Strike
Total
c11
11,000 cfs
98.6
94.9
99.9
94.7
97.2
c15
15,000 cfs
87.2
94.7
99.9
95.8
91.7
c17
17,000 cfs
66.6
94.1
99.9
96.0
81.3
81.2
94.5
99.9
95.7
88.6
Total
Notes
1
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org/10.1016/j.fshres.2014.01.007.
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Locating and Quantifying Damaging Shear
Stresses, Environmental Management, Volume 37, No. 6, 2006, pages 898-906.
3
Hecker, G.E., and G.S. Allen, An Approach to
Predicting Fish Survival for Advanced Technology Turbines, Hydro Review, Volume 24,
No., 7, November 2005, pages 36-43.
4
Dresser, T.J., Jr., et al, Wanapum Dam
Advanced Hydro Turbine Upgrade Project:
Part 1 - Passage Survival and Condition
of Yearling Chinook Salmon Through an
Existing and Advanced Hydro Turbine at
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USA, Proceedings of HydroVision 2006, HCI
Publications, Kansas City, Mo., 2006.
5
Ventikos, Y., F. Sotiropoulos and V.C. Patel,
Modelling Complex Draft-Tube Flows
Using Near-Wall Turbulence Closures,
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6
Garrison, L.A., R.K. Fisher, M.J. Sale and G.F.
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Criteria and Computational Fluid Dynamics
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HydroVision 2006, HCI Publications, Kansas City, Mo., 2006.
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Feasibility of Estimating Passage Survival
of Adult Salmonids Using the HI-Z TagRecapture Technique, Draft 18880.001,
Normandeau Associates Inc., Bedford,
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9
Dauble, D.D., et al., Biological Assessment
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Wanapum Dam, 2005, PNNL-16682,
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10
Abernethy, C.S., B.G. Amidan, and G.F. ada,
Simulated Passage Through a Modifed
Kaplan Trubine Pressure Regime: A Supplement to Laboratory Studies of the Effects of
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Brown, R.S., et al, Quantifying Mortal Injury
of Juvenile Chinook Salmon Exposed to
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12
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the Effects of Shear on Fish, PNNL-13323,
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Pfugrath, B.D., R.S. Brown and T.J. Carlson,
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was moved upstream 300 m from the existing ice boom.
ice during each winter, however it was

not placed in the best possible location.
During the spring and summer months,
the currents at this location were so high
that they were wearing out the components of the boom. The old boom
required annual repair and maintenance
because the components would fail frequently due to fatigue wear from excessive water movement.
It is for this reason that the new ice
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the old boom to a location with less current. Remarkably, relocating the boom
allowed for the span cable thickness of
the new boom to be reduced to 1.75 in
diameter from 2.75 in.
In 2011, to avoid annual maintenance
costs, Manitoba Hydro decided to install
the new boom before the 2011-2012 winter season. The company hired Geniglace
Inc. to design the new boom.
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The new ice boom is designed to form
an upstream ice cover during the freezeup period, to retain the ice in winter and
to resist the mobile ice forces during the
breakup period. It is also designed to
minimize the wear and tear on the components from high currents that occur
during the times of the year when no ice
is present.
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It must be permanently installed;
It should retain the majority of ice
driven by wind, currents and waves;
It should resist ice forces during the
freeze-up, winter and breakup periods;
It must be able to operate when
water levels are between 213 m (689.9 ft)
and 218 m (715.2 ft);
The boom should be placed in
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amount of current; and
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The boom should be placed as

close as possible to the dam, to minimize
frazil ice generation in open water areas,
without sacrifcing its effciency.
The new boom is 311 m wide and
divided into three sections, consisting
of varying numbers of pontoons, with
different spacing for each section due to
the different currents across the channel. The layout of the boom was selected
based on bathymetry and velocity profle
data collected and modeled by Manitoba
Hydro. Dividing the boom into three
sections instead of one section allows
for more fexibility under ice loading.
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pontoons are individually connected to
a steel cable with a diameter of 1.75 in
that is suspended 1.3 m below the water
level. The new boom is fxed to the channel by four anchor points, one on each
shore of the river and two in the middle
of the river.
There was concern that moving the
boom upstream by 300 m might be problematic because it would initiate more
frazil ice to be generated downstream of
the boom. However, it was decided that
the impact of this short distance for frazil
ice production should be negligible.
As requested by Manitoba Hydro personnel, the boom was designed to resist
debris but not to collect and retain it, as
Jenpeg Generating Station already has a
debris removal system at the dam where
debris is removed regularly. Therefore,
the gaps between the pontoons were
made to be large enough to allow some of
the debris to pass.
Installation of the new ice boom
The boom spans were assembled from
the shoreline using a lift truck with an
extending fork. Each pontoon was lifted
and the chains and shackles were then
attached to the span cables. The anchors
were drilled using a barge equipped with
a 50-ton drill. Full construction was completed in less than two weeks.
Installation of the new ice boom was
completed in the fall of 2011, and it
formed a stable ice cover in the reservoir
over the winter of 2011-2012. The new
ice boom has operated fawlessly and
without maintenance since its installation three years ago and has resisted
the ice formation and breakup periods
of three winters thus far. Most notably,
the new ice boom withstood the winter
of 2013-2014, which was the worst winter on record in more than 20 years in
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NYPA recognized for efforts in

controlling greenhouse gases
The New York Power Authority has been
recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with a Climate
Change Award for its efforts to control
and monitor greenhouse gas. NYPA,
which received the award during an EPA
conference, said the honor particularly
recognizes its efforts in containing the
greenhouse gas SF6 and developing a
new software system that facilitates EPA
reporting. The gas is frequently used
within equipment for damage protection.
The company operates three hydro

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Final report available on stream
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Assessment of Hydropower Energy
Potential in the United States.
The report, prepared by Oak Ridge
National Laboratory for the U.S Department of Energy Wind and Water Power
Technologies Offce, reveals the estimated technical resource capacity for new
stream-reach development is 84.7 GW,
with total undeveloped new stream-reach
generation estimated at 460 TWh/year.

Excluding areas protected by federal legislation limiting the development of new
hydropower, the estimated capacity falls
to 65.5 GW, slightly lower than the existing U.S. conventional hydropower nameplate capacity of 79.5 GW. Generation
with these areas excluded is estimated to
be 347.3 TWh/year.
The 234-page report divides the U.S.
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details for each.
The assessment took into account
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used a comprehensive set of recent geographic, topographic, hydrologic, hydropower, environmental and socio-political
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Swiger honored as NHA

Henwood Award recipient
The National Hydropower Association
recently presented Michael Swiger with
the Dr. Kenneth Henwood Award in recognition of a lifetime of achievement in
the hydroelectric power industry.
Swiger, a partner at Van Ness Feldman
LLP, was selected by a committee of his
peers after a career spanning more than
two decades working on a full range of
issues related to major energy and hydropower projects.
Mike Swiger has been a preeminent
attorney who has tirelessly advocated on
behalf of his clients and the hydropower
industry as a whole for more than 20
years that Ive known him, NHA Executive Director Linda Church Ciocci said.
Mike is a key player in the hydropower
industry and its efforts to maintain and
grow the resource through improved
licensing processes.
Swiger is involved in several hydroelectric proceedings before the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC),
with litigation experience in appellate litigation before the U.S. Supreme Court and
various U.S. courts of appeal and agency
trial-type proceedings. He has also been
involved in numerous agency rulemakings
and legislative policy matters relating to
hydroelectric licensing.
Swiger has chaired the Renewable
Energy & the Environment and the Hydroelectric Regulation Committees of the
Energy Bar Association and been active in
various water and power trade associations
including a stint as an advisory member
on NHAs Board of Directors.
The Henwood Award, established in
1990 in memory of Kenneth Henwood,
is the NHAs most prestigious individual
achievement award. The award honors
its namesake in recognizing persistence
in the face of institutional obstacles,
exhibiting fair dealing and plain speaking, and depicting an appreciation for the
relationships between project engineering, the environment and economics.
Many hydro companies
named to ENR Top 500 list
Engineering News-Records 2014 Top
500 Design Firm rankings include many
companies that work in the hydroelectric
market. The annual rankings list the 500
largest privately and publically-held consulting frms based on dollars billed during the previous year. Companies listed in
the top 50, in order by this years rank and
compared with last years rank, are:
1. AECOM Technology Corp., Los
Angeles, Calif. (1)
2. Jacobs, Pasadena, Calif. (3)
3. URS Corp., San Francisco, Calif. (2)
4. Fluor Corp., Irving, Texas (4)
5. CH2M HILL, Englewood, Colo. (5)
6. AMEC, Tucker, Ga. (6)
7. Tetra Tech Inc., Pasadena, Calif. (8)
8. Bechtel, San Francisco (7)
11. HDR, Ohama, Neb. (11)
12. Parsons Brinckerhoff, New York (10)
14. WorleyParsons Group Inc., Bellaire,
Texas (16)
15. Arcadis U.S/RTKL, Highlands
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16. Black & Veatch, Overland Park, Kan.
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18. Burns & McDonnell, Kansas City,
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19. MWH Global, Broomfeld, Colo. (19)
22. Stantec Inc., Irving, Calif. (24)
23. CDM Smith, Sambridge, Mass. (23)
24. Louis Berger, Morristown, N.J. (25)
30. TRC Cos. Inc., Lowell, Mass. (32)
31. Hatch Mott MacDonald, Iselin, N.J.
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34. Bureau Veritas, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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39. Kleinfelder, San Diego, Calif. (42)
46. Brown and Caldwell, Walnut Creek,
Calif. (50)
49. Gannett Fleming, Harrisburg, Pa. (51)
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NHA recognizes outstanding

hydro industry achievements
The National Hydropower Association
has recognized six companies through its
Outstanding Stewards of Americas Waters
awards program for positive contributions
attributed to their hydroelectric projects.
Honored by NHA during its annual
conference in Washington, D.C., were

Grant County Public Utility District,
Tacoma Power, Portland General Electric, Kaukauna Utilities, Northwest RiverPartners and Georgia Power.
NHA established the OSAW awards
to encourage the industry to go above and
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Church Ciocci said. This years winners

certainly did not disappoint. The awards
have recognized companies for developing projects that provide extraordinary
operational, recreational, historical, environmental or educational value.
Honored in the category of Operational Excellence were:
Grant County PUD, for fnalizing
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Tacoma Power, for combining a new
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Georgia Power, for its Rock Hawk
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trails, and diverse wildlife and habitat.
Honored for Public Education:
Portland General Electric, for an
outreach project designed to foster public
appreciation for the regions hydroelectric
power. Conducted in collaboration with
the Estacada Area Arts Commission, 30
local artists used PGEs North Fork Dam
as inspiration for works of fne art.
Northwest RiverPartners, for its
CleanHydro public education campaign
that included visually compelling television and print ads, a website and more.
The campaign reached more than 7 million in the northwest, with polls showing
increased public support for hydropower.
Kaukauna Utilities, for its partnership with the Park Community Charter
School and 1000 Islands Environmental
Center in implementing the National
Energy Education Development curriculum. The program educates the public on
energy effciency and conservation.
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HydroVision Russia Conference & Exhibition

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Expocentre, Moscow, Russian Federation
SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT FOR HYDROVISION RUSSIA

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The Advisory board of HydroVison Russia is now accepting abstracts for its 2015
conference. Why not apply your know-how of business strategies and technological
advances by submitting an abstract for HydroVison Russia 2015 and impart your
knowledge alongside the leading decision-makers in the Russian hydropower industry.
For information on Themes and Topics and how to submit your abstract, please
visit the HydroVision Russia event site www.hydrovision-russia.com and select the
Conference tab.
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Accompanying the exhibition is a thought provoking conference programme developed
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New unit generating power at

Lower Mattagami project
A new 78-MW hydropower unit at the
Harmon Generating Station is now in
operation, ahead of schedule and on
budget, said Ontario Power Generation
(OPG) on June 20.
This new unit is part of the Lower
Mattagami Project, which is a unique
partnership between the Moose Cree
First Nation and OPG. Moose Cree First
Nation Chief Norm Hardisty Jr. said:
The completion of the new generating
unit at Harmon hydroelectric station is a
testimony to the power of partnership.

OPG Chief Executive Offcer Tom
Mitchell said: As a public power company,
OPG is committed to serving Ontario.
This includes managing and delivering
our projects at high levels of professionalism and excellence. Safely completing the
Harmon Generating Station, on time and
on budget demonstrates that OPG and our
partners, the Moose Cree First Nation, are
meeting this goal.
In total, Harmon and the recently
completed Little Long station have
added 145 MW of hydropower to Ontarios supply. The entire Lower Mattagami
Project is tracking on schedule and on
budget. By the time work is complete in
2015, the capacity of the Lower Mattagami plants will have increased from 486
MW to 924 MW.
The Moose Cree First Nation now has
a 25% equity interest in the new units at

Little Long and Harmon. As additional
units come on line, the Moose Cree First
Nation will have a 25% equity interest in
those projects, as well.
New units are being added at three
existing generating stations. A new 267MW station is being built at Smoky Falls
to replace the existing 52-MW station
that will be retired once the new station
is operating.
The facilities and their pre and postproject capacities are: Little Long, 138
MW before, 205 MW after (now complete); Harmon, 142 MW before, 220
MW after (now complete); Kipling, 154
MW before, 232 MW after; and Smoky
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Boralex commissions 22-MW

Jamie Creek hydropower plant
Renewable energy developer Boralex has
commissioned its 22-MW Jamie Creek
hydroelectric plant.
Located near Gold Bridge, British
Columbia, the run-of-river plant is the
companys frst high-head project. The
facility features two water intakes, consisting of a bypass line longer than 1.1 km and
a penstock pipe of more than 2.6 km that
supply two Pelton turbines.
After a year of construction, were
proud of the newest addition to our asset
portfolio, Boralex president and CEO
Patrick Lemaire said. Boralex has over
20 years experience building and operating hydroelectric assets, which it leveraged

to complete this project and will continue
leveraging over the assets lifetime.
Power generated at Jamie Creek will
be sold under a 40-yeaer contract to BC
Hydro. The utility also has rights to a
20-year renewal period.
Boralex acquired the project from
Sequoia Energy Inc. in August, and the
developer reaffrmed in November 2012
that hydropower remains an important
asset for the company.
The commissioning of Jamie Creek
is a perfect ft with our growth strategy
aimed primarily at hydroelectric and
wind power assets covered by long-term
contracts, Lemaire said. It also expands
our footprint in British Columbia, where
Boralex now has 36.5 MW of hydroelectric power and is actively pursuing development efforts.
Consortium selected to construct
695-MW Keeyask plant
A team led by engineering frm Bechtel
has been awarded a US$1.25 billion contract from Manitoba Hydro to construct
the 695-MW Keeyask plant.
The consortium BBE Hydro Constructors Limited Partnership includes
Bechtel, Barnard Construction and EllisDon. The group could begin work on the
plant by the end of the year, with Keeyask
generating power in 2019. Completion is
targeted for 2020.
Every one of these companies is a
leader in their feld, and as a group we
think they offer real value to the Keeyask
Hydropower Limited Partnership and
Manitoba Hydro in terms of ensuring
that this project is completed safely as
well as on time and on budget, Manitoba
Hydro Vice President Bruce Barrett said.
Keeyask is being developed in partnership with Tatskweyak, Fox Lake, War Lake
andYork Factory frst nations groups along
the Lower Nelson River in Manitoba.
BBE will be responsible for building
a seven-unit powerhouse, as well as rock
excavation, electrical and mechanical
work, and the construction and removal
of temporary cofferdams.
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Oregon wave testing center

fles FERC license notice
Oregon State Universitys Northwest
National Marine Renewable Energy
Center has fled a notice of intent to
license and environmental scoping
documents for the nations frst utility scale, grid-connected wave energy
test site.
NNMREC fled April 15 with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
a notice of intent to fle a hydro project
license application for the maximum
20-MW Pacifc Marine Energy Center
South Energy Test Site (No. 14616), six

nautical miles off the coast of Newport,
Ore., on the Outer Continental Shelf. In
environmental scoping documents fled
June 5, NNMREC scheduled scoping
meetings July 9 and a site visit July 10.
The Pacifc Marine Energy Center is
to test energy generation potential and the
environmental impacts of wave energy
devices. Subsea cables are to transmit
energy from a maximum of 20 wave
energy conversion devices to the local
power grid, and data to scientists and
engineers at onshore facilities.
The Oregon Wave Energy Trust has
supported PMEC and helped create a
wave energy development regulatory
process that meshes the needs of ocean
stakeholders and the state of Oregon. Citing fnancial and regualtory challenges,
Ocean Power Technologies Inc. applied
May 30 to surrender the license for its

1.5-MW Reedsport OPT Wave Park (No.
12713) off the coast of Douglas County,
Ore., the frst commercial-scale wave
project to be licensed by FERC.
The Pacifc Marine Energy Center
will have four test berths, open spaces
of water dedicated to testing indvidual
devices or small arrays of devices, each
of which will be connected to the communitys electrical grid. It will also collect
data associated with environmental and
human impacts.
Under the National Environmental
Policy Act, FERC is to evaluate environmental effects of the project and consider reasonable alternatives. NNMREC
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Newport, and a site visit was held in the
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BOEM grants lease for
Gulf Stream tidal turbine tests
Researchers from Florida Atlantic University have signed a fve-year lease
agreement with the U.S. Department of
the Interiors Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management (BOEM), allowing FAU
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The agreement, signed by FAUs
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Energy Center (SNMREC), allows
researchers to install multiple foating test berths on the U.S. outer continental shelf 13 miles offshore from
Broward County.
The university said each of the berths
will include a buoy anchored to the sea
foor, which will allow turbine prototypes up to 100 kW in capacity to be
deployed from vessels moored in the
Gulf Stream.
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this technology offers exciting potential to expand the nations renewable
energy portfolio.
Before the lease offer from BOEM was
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no signifcant impact was prepared.
Work on the environmental review began
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currents and continue to inform future
regulatory processes.
The project is being fnanced with
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from DOE, the state of Florida and
private companies.
FERC license surrendered
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has applied to surrender the license for its
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Regulatory Commission.
FERC issued a 35-year license for the
Reedsport project in 2012 to a unit of
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and unit operation and to collect measurements of electromagnetic felds and
acoustic emissions. In October 2012,

it announced it would delay installing
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2012. In November 2012, it found the
auxiliary subsurface buoy had settled on
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Reedsport to conclude that it might not
install all of the project components for
several years.
Under terms of its FERC license,
OPT said it would circulate a draft of its
proposed decommissioning plan to state
and federal resource agencies, with submission of a fnal plan to FERC within
60 days.
Despite continued efforts to overcome these challenges, Reedsport has
found them to be insurmountable within
the timeframes for construction and operation set forth in the license and is hereby
proposing to decommission the Reedsport project by removing the installed
FGBA and surrender the license, the
licensee said.
On OPTs Internet site, the developer
said the project has been discontinued
by mutual agreement of OPT and the
U.S. Department of Energy. OPT had
received grants totaling $3.5 million
from DOE.
The Reedsport project encountered
a considerable increase in costs related to
the project and the company was unable
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CEATI holds workshop to
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NYPA recognized for restoration

work at Robert Moses plant
The New York Power Authority has been
recognized for superior work practices
related to the repair, restoration and
resulting increased dam safety of the dam
face at the Robert Moses Niagara Power
Plant by the Western New York Chapter
of the American Concrete Institute.
Construction engineer Marek Kobialka, accepted the award on behalf of
partners NYPA, Crane Hogan Structural
Systems, BVR Construction, LaFarge
North America and Applus RTD.
NYPA said it earned the award

for the quality of repair work over a
21,000-square-foot area of the Robert
Moses dam face and innovative practices conducted in 2013-2014.
The 2,525-MW Robert Moses project
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MW to its overall output capacity.
The White Plains-based utility was also
recognized by the U.S. Environmental
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Dam safety reconsidered at 50th
anniversary of two dam failures
June 8 marked the 50th anniversary of
the Swift and Lower Two Medicine dam
failures, which occurred on June 8, 1964,
killing at least 28 people. The recordbreaking fooding that caused the dam
failure resulted from extremely heavy

rainfall and the melting of high levels of
snow in the mountains. The failure of
Swift Dam, located west of Dupuyer,
Montana, released approximately 30,000
acre-feet of water, while the Lower Two
Medicine Dam near East Glacier Park had
a capacity of 16,600 acre-feet of water.
There are more 87,000 dams in the
United States today and people across the
country rely on them for drinking water,
hydroelectric power and other important
benefts. The anniversary of these dam
failures serves as a reminder of the role
we all have to play in creating a future
where dams are safe, said Lori Spragens,
executive director of the Association of
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According to ASDSOs data, there are
2,899 state-regulated dams in Montana,
of which 105 are classifed as high-hazard
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Ruby Dam, the state commemorated the
1964 failures, and Gov. Steve Bullock discussed the many improvements made to
state dams since that time.
ASDSO encourages members of the
public to determine if they live in a dam
failure food inundation zone by contacting their local emergency management
agency or the state dam safety program.
People who live near dams should establish an evacuation route before an emergency occurs and familiarize themselves
with what to do during and after an emergency, such as not walking through moving water or driving into fooded areas.
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available at livingneardams.org.
Corps plans site stabilization
work at Wolf Creek Dam
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
recently sought bids for dam safety site
stabilization work at 270-MW Wolf Creek
Dam in Kentucky. Identifying the earthfll and concrete gravity dam as critically
near failure or having extremely high life
or economic risk, the Corps awarded dam
safety contracts in 2011 for a grout curtain
at Wolf Creek, on the Cumberland River.
The Corps awarded Terracon Consultants Inc. a $5 million contract in 2013 for
geotechnical engineering services at Wolf
Creek and 135-MW Center Hill Dam
in Tennessee. Also that year, the Corps
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required to mitigate seepage through the
karst geology deep in Wolf Creek Dams
foundation.The Nashville District sought
bids for site stabilization at the project, to
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