Table 1. Study Nos, Name and Resource Area

 

Study No. 

Study Name 

Resource Area 

3.1.01

2013 Full River Reconnaissance 

Geology

3.1.02

Northfield Mountain/Turners Falls Operations Impact on Existing and Potential Bank Instability 

Geology

3.1.03

Northfield Mountain Project Sediment Management Plan 

Geology

3.2.01

Water Quality Monitoring Study 

Water Quality

3.2.02

Hydraulic Study of Turners Falls Impoundment, Bypassed Reach and the Connecticut River below Cabot Station 

Hydraulic

3.3.01

Conduct Instream Flow Habitat Assessments in the Bypass Reach and below Cabot Station 

Aquatic

3.3.02

Evaluate Upstream and Downstream Passage of Adult American Shad 

Aquatic

3.3.03

Evaluate Downstream Passage of Juvenile Shad 

Aquatic

3.3.04

Evaluate Upstream Passage of American Eel at the Turners Falls Project (two year study) 

Aquatic

3.3.05

Evaluate Downstream Passage of American Eel 

Aquatic

3.3.06

Impact of Project Operation on Shad Spawning, Spawning Habitat and Egg Deposition in the Area of the Northfield Mountain and Turners Falls Projects 

Aquatic

3.3.07

Fish Entrainment and Turbine Mortality Study 

Aquatic

3.3.08

Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling of the Fishway Entrances and Powerhouse Forebays 

Hydraulic

3.3.09

Two-Dimensional Modeling of the Northfield Mountain Pumped Storage Project Intake/Tailrace Channel and Connecticut River Upstream and Downstream of the Intake/Tailrace 

Hydraulic

3.3.10

Assess Operational Impacts on Emergence of State-Listed Odonates in the Connecticut River 

Aquatic

3.3.11

Fish Assemblage Assessment 

Aquatic

3.3.12

Evaluate Frequency and Impact of Emergency Water Control Gate Discharge Events and Bypass Flume Events on Shortnose Sturgeon Spawning and Rearing Habitat in the Tailrace and Downstream from Cabot Station 

Aquatic

3.3.13

Impacts of the Turners Falls Project and Northfield Mountain Project on Littoral Zone Fish Habitat and Spawning Habitat 

Aquatic

3.3.14

Aquatic Habitat Mapping of Turners Falls Impoundment 

Aquatic

3.3.15

Assessment of Adult Sea Lamprey Spawning within the Turners Falls Project and Northfield Mountain Project Areas 

Aquatic

3.3.16

Habitat Assessment, Surveys, and Modeling of Suitable Habitat for State-listed Mussel Species in the CT River below Cabot Station 

Aquatic

3.3.17

Assess the Impacts of Project Operations of the Turners Falls Project and Northfield Mountain Project on Tributary Backwater Area Access and Habitat 

Aquatic

3.3.18

Impacts of the Turners Falls Canal Drawdown on Fish Migration and Aquatic Organisms 

Aquatic

3.3.19

Evaluate the Use of an Ultrasonic Array to Facilitate Upstream Movement to Turners Falls Dam by Avoiding Cabot Station Tailrace 

Aquatic

3.3.20

Entrainment of American Shad Ichthyoplankton at the Northfield Mountain Pumped Storage Project 

Aquatic

3.4.01

Baseline Study of Terrestrial Wildlife and Botanical Resources at the Turners Falls Impoundment, in the Bypass Reach and below Cabot Station within the Project Boundary 

Terrestrial

3.4.02

Effects of Northfield Mountain Project-related Land Management Practices and Recreation Use on Terrestrial Habitat 

Terrestrial

3.5.01

Baseline Inventory of Wetland, Riparian, and Littoral Habitat in Turners Falls Impoundment, and Assessment of Operational Impacts on Special-Status Species 

RTE

3.6.01

Recreation Use/User Contact Survey 

Recreation

3.6.02

Recreation Facilities Inventory and Assessment 

Recreation

3.6.03

Whitewater Boating Evaluation 

Recreation

3.6.04

Assessment of Day Use and Overnight Facilities Associated with Non-Motorized Boats 

Recreation

3.6.05

Land Use Inventory 

Recreation

3.6.06

Assessment of Effects of Project Operation on Recreation and Land Use 

Recreation

3.6.07

Recreation Study of Northfield Mountain, including Assessment of Sufficiency of Trails for Shared Use 

Recreation

3.7.01

Phase 1A Archaeological Survey 

Cultural

3.7.02

Reconnaissance-Level Historic Structures Survey 

Cultural

3.7.03

Traditional Cultural Properties Study 

Cultural

3.8.01

Evaluate the Impact of Current and Potential Future Modes of Operation on Flow, Water Elevation and Hydropower Generation 

Hydro