Susitna-Watana Hydro workgroup meetings changed

Due to Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s Chinook salmon symposium Oct. 22-23 at the Egan Center in Anchorage, the Susitna-Watana Hydro technical workgroup has adjusted its meeting schedule.

Susitna-Watana Hydro technical workgroup’s discussion about geomorphology, ice and water quality is set for Oct. 23, and the fisheries discussion has been moved to Oct. 25. Meetings are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the boardroom at the Alaska Energy Authority Midtown Office, 813 West Northern Lights Blvd.

• Oct. 16: Terrestrial Resources — GoTo Meeting Information: gotomeeting.com/register/280470214. Call-in number: (800) 315-6338, code 3957#.

• Oct. 17: Social Sciences — GoTo Meeting Information: gotomeeting.com/register/973112462. Call-in number: (800) 315-6338, code 3957#.

• Oct. 23: Geomorphology, Ice Processes, Water Quality, Mercury Bio Accumulation — GoTo Meeting Information: gotomeeting.com/register/290196134. Call-in number: (800) 315-6338, code 3957#.

• Oct. 24: Instream Flow, Hydrology, Groundwater and Glacial Runoff — GoTo Meeting Information: gotomeeting.com/register/379232086. Call-in number: (800) 315-6338, code 3957#.

• Oct. 25: Fish and Aquatic Resources — GoTo Meeting Information: gotomeeting.com/register/684770014. Call-in number: (800) 315-6338, code 3957#.

Located at River Mile 184 above Devils Canyon, the Susitna-Watana Hydroelectric Project is proposed to be an estimated 700-feet tall, 39-miles long and 2-miles wide. The project is expected to provide long-term, stable electric rates for generations of Alaskans while diversifying the state’s energy portfolio and moving Alaska toward its goal of using 50 percent renewable energy by 2025.

Preliminary studies incl ude three generating units with an installed capacity of 600 megawatts. The powerhouse, dam and related facilities, expected to be online by 2023, will produce an annual average of 2.5 million megawatt hours.