The EDS Toolkit is designed to:
- Characterize and summarize the best-available science for use by diverse hydropower stakeholders seeking to better understand potential hydropower project impacts on the riverine ecosystem.
- Provide transparent and consistent methodology for identifying and discussing potential environmental impacts during hydropower licensing negotiations.
- Point users toward information about what comes next in terms of relevant studies, mitigations, and regulatory and permitting information.
The EDS Toolkit provides stakeholders with a systematic and transparent method for identifying the potential environmental impacts of a hydropower project. Using the EDS Toolkit can reduce the time and cost of hydropower licensing negotiations and promote greater certainty in federal authorization processes for hydropower development and relicensing. For more information, visit the EDS fact sheet.
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