This committee report, "Guidelines for Retirement of Dams and Hydroelectric Facilities", presents information for use in considering the retirement of dams and hydroelectric facilities. The purpose of these guidelines is: to identify types of data options to be considered; to describe available engineering, environmental, and economic methods for assessing, quantifying and implementing retirement; and to identify types of techniques for comparing and evaluating retirement costs and benefits. It specifically covers data ...
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This committee report, "Guidelines for Retirement of Dams and Hydroelectric Facilities", presents information for use in considering the retirement of dams and hydroelectric facilities. The purpose of these guidelines is: to identify types of data options to be considered; to describe available engineering, environmental, and economic methods for assessing, quantifying and implementing retirement; and to identify types of techniques for comparing and evaluating retirement costs and benefits. It specifically covers data collection and analysis, studies of retirement, engineering and environmental assessment, sediment management, and review of selected case studies. The guidelines contain descriptions of techniques, methods, and procedures.
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