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Session 1F: Hot Topics and Trends in U.S. Licensing (Room C124)

24 Jul 19

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Tracks: Policies and Regulations

Speaker(s): Jenna Borovansky, Environmental/Regulatory Manager, HDR; Shawn Puzen, Manager FERC Licensing and Compliance, Mead & Hunt ; Elizabeth McCormick, Attorney, Troutman Sanders LLP; Richard Wallen, Managing Director of Power Products, Grant County PUD

Moderator(s): Hallie Meushaw, Counsel, Troutman Sanders LLP;

Several issues and hot topics pose opportunities and risks affecting the U.S. hydropower community. When does it make sense to surrender, decommission or relicense a project? When multiple projects are coming up for relicensing, does it make sense to coordinate licensing work across a river basin? What are current trends in managing accumulated sediment in hydropower reservoirs? How may recent legal events create uncertainties around licensing or permitting decisions and their sustainability? This session will provide a round-up of hot topics and their potential implications for future policy and regulation.

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