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Council hires HDR to complete DNR‑requested studies tied to FERC dam relicensing
Summary
The Thief River Falls City Council approved HDR Engineering Inc. to perform three studies requested by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources — fish passage, fish protection (grading upstream of the powerhouse), and recreation — as part of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) relicensing process for the municipal dam.
A city representative told the council the city is pursuing a four‑year FERC relicensing process for its municipal dam and that Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MN DNR) and other parties may request studies as part of that process.
A speaker identified by the council summarized prior and requested studies: a sediment study had been completed last summer with the U.S. Army Corps of…
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