Transcript NRCS NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE EQIP PROGRAM & SMALL HYDRO EQIP PROGRAM • provides incentive payment to implement conservation practices • hydroelectric & hydro-mechanical components.

NRCS
NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE
EQIP PROGRAM & SMALL HYDRO
EQIP PROGRAM
• provides incentive payment to implement
conservation practices
• hydroelectric & hydro-mechanical components to be
added to (430) irrigation pipeline practice
• eligible funding to hopefully be included in FY 2015’
contracts
EQIP PROGRAM (CONT.)
• eligible projects must be part of an irrigation or
agricultural improvement
• example: irrigation pipeline with excess
pressure/water
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
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Site Assessment
Feasibility
Assistance with “FERC Notice of intent” paperwork
Irrigation System & Penstock Design
Construction
SITE ASSESSMENT
• Quickly determine if project has potential
• Estimate Flow (Q) and Head (Pressure)
• Look at basic needs, site conditions, water availability
Make decision
PURSUE FURTHER
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NOT
FEASIBILITY
Look into specifics of project
• Site Visit
o Land Survey
o Examine site conditions for construction
o Look at electrical availability
• Preliminary Design
o Accurate Flow (Q) and Head (Pressure) values
o Prepare preliminary component list for construction
• Cost Estimate
o Analyze total costs and incentives with project goals to determine
project viability
FEASIBILITY (cont.)
Make decision
PURSUE FURTHER
or
NOT
 Obtain necessary permits & electrical agreements
 Secure funding sources
(Possibly EQIP dollars under 430 practice for FY 15’+ )
 Complete Final Design
 Construct and Certify practice
F.E.R.C. PAPERWORK
• Standard FERC Permit could be exhausting, time consuming,
and expensive
• Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013
 Qualifying conduit hydropower facility
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A conduit is any tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or similar manmade
water conveyance that is operated for the distribution of water for agricultural,
municipal, or industrial consumption, and is not primarily for the generation of
electricity.
The facility generates electric power using only the hydroelectric potential of a nonfederally owned conduit.
The facility has an installed capacity that does not exceed 5 megawatts (MW).
The facility was not licensed or exempted from the licensing requirements of Part I
of the FPA on or before August 9, 2013.
 Reduced to short fillable form with basic plan view and location map
F.E.R.C. PAPERWORK (cont.)
F.E.R.C. PAPERWORK (cont.)
F.E.R.C. PAPERWORK (cont.)
Plan View
• The hydroelectric facilities,
including all intake and
discharge pipes, and how
those pipes connect to the
conduit
• The portion of the conduit in
proximity to the facilities on
which the hydroelectric
facilities will be located
• Identification of facilities as
either existing or proposed
F.E.R.C. PAPERWORK (cont.)
Location Map
• The powerhouse location labeled along with its latitude and longitude
• The nearest town, if possible, or other permanent monuments or objects,
such as roads or other structures, that can be easily noted on the map and
identified in the field
F.E.R.C. PAPERWORK (cont.)
SYSTEM DESIGN
• Often will coincide with design of pressurized
irrigation system
• Can include Intake, pipeline (penstock), irrigation
system, tail race (outflow), ect.
• Will NOT design Turbine/Generator & Electrical
 Must be designed/built by third party, conform to local electric code
 NRCS will conduct a functional review (make sure it works and
appropriate permits were obtained)
SYSTEM DESIGN (cont.)
Example Inlet structure
SYSTEM DESIGN (cont.)
Example Inlet structure
SYSTEM DESIGN (cont.)
Example preliminary plan
SYSTEM DESIGN (cont.)
Example Final Plans
SYSTEM DESIGN (cont.)
Example Final Plans
Construction
• Set construction stakes for Inlet & pipeline components
• Answer technical questions for landowner / contractor
when appropriate
• Available on site as needed
• Certify - Funded practices must meet NRCS standards and
specifications
LOCAL CONTACT
Office Location
USDA – Natural Resources Conservation Service
Glenwood Springs Field Office
258 Center Drive
970-945-5494
Technical Assistance
Scot Knutson, Civil Engineer – [email protected]
Ext. 103
Financial Assistance (EQIP Program)
Stephen Jaouen, District Conservationist – [email protected]
Ext. 109