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Table 4. 2019-2021 H.L. Turner Group rate table for the City of Nashua Mine Falls Relicensing.
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STANDARD FEE SCHEDULE AND PAYMENT TERMS
FEE SCHEDULE
Hourly Bidling Rate”
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Table 3. 2019-2021 Normandeau rate table for the City of Nashua Mine Falls Relicensing.
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Table 2. Estimated process cost by task for the Mine Falls relicensing.
Task
Estimated
Hours
Estimated Cost
Proposed and Revised Study Plan
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date of August 1, 2019 and a set date for filing the Final License Application with FERC no later than two years
before the existing license expires (i.e., August 4, 2021).
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e The assessment of impingement, entrainment, and survival of diadromous species will be conducted
as a desktop analysis.
e The potential for impingement or entrainment will be characterized based on the relationship of site-
specific intake characteristics along with swim speed and life history characteristics of target fish
species.
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e Determine the flow field conditions which exist in and around the fishway entrances and create a
series of color contour maps of velocity magnitude at a range of discharges for comparison with known
fish swim capabilities.
Agency Recommended Approach:
e Collect necessary data (bed topography, water velocities, water depth) under a range of discharges
and assemble a 3-D computational fluid dynamics model.
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© Collect an adequate number of appropriately sized juvenile herring from a location within the
Merrimack River watershed — we have assumed this can be completed in a period of four
evenings.
o PIT-tag a total of 200 juvenile herring and release directly into the power canal at Mine Falls to
evaluate downstream passage.
o Assumes installation and maintenance of a single PIT receiver during the period September-
November.
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Assess nearfield attraction to and entrance efficiency of fish lift.
Collect lift efficiency data to include rates of approach to fishway entrances, entry into the fishway,
and passage under varied operational! conditions.
Determine proportion of post-spawned adult downstream migration route selection, passage
efficiency, and delay associated with the power canal under various operating conditions.
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e Evaluate potential effects of project operation (including routine maintenance activities) on freshwater
mussels residing in project waters.
