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Council hears warning on hydroelectric relicensing: canal walls, gatehouses and flood risk cited
Summary
Groundwork and community partners told the council that relicensing of the Lawrence Hydroelectric project raises flood and infrastructure risks for canal walls and gatehouses and urged city involvement to secure community benefits including shared-use paths.
City staff and community partners urged the Lawrence City Council to pay close attention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission relicensing process for the Lawrence Hydroelectric project, saying recent study submissions identify inoperable gatehouses and weakened canal walls and signal potential flood risk to nearby properties and facilities.
Brad (Groundwork representative) and other presenters highlighted structural issues in the North Canal and South Canal gatehouses and deterioration in canal walls. They…
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