Lake and Flow News
Special Release Request Process
Entergy has agreed to provide up to four days per year of special
full–generation releases from Remmel Dam for swift-water rescue training and
other educational and organization type events. These releases can be up to
six hours each. To allocate these days among the various groups, who might
request one of these special releases, Entergy has developed the following
process. Failure to follow this process could result in the denial of your
request.
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Any individual or group who desires to request a special release from Entergy
must register before January 1st of the current year.
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Registration must be by e-mail and all correspondence will occur by e-mail.
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Failure to register by the deadline could result in your request not being
considered.
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Only special requests from a registered organization or individual will be
considered using the following process:
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Special Requests must be e-mailed to Ted Smethers at tsmethe@entergy.com.
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Upon receipt of a Special Request, Ted will forward the e-mail request to all
registered potential requestors for comment.
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Registered requestors will have one week to reply with their comments. To the
extent possible comments should include the reasons for or against the
requested date and any suggested changes.
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Entergy will review all responses and look for common ground and attempt to
achieve consensus.
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Entergy will make the final decision approving or denying the special request
based upon the numerous factors, including:
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Past History of Special Release Requests with accompanied successful events
and satisfactory working relationship with Entergy;
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The past demonstrated stewardship of the river;
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Number of people that the event will serve;
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Demonstrated potential for the requested Special Release to provide the most
benefit for the most people.
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Type of organization and purpose of the event: Public service, commercial,
social, etc. (i.e., who will benefit from the release)
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If Entergy’s normal operations for the requested date provides the requested
flow in the manner requested (in other words, we were releasing anyway) then
the special release request will not be counted against the four days of
annual allocation.
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Once the four agreed-to days are either used or allocated, Entergy may
consider additional requests, but may deny any or all of them.
Registration Information:
Persons desiring to be registered for special release dates must send the
following information in an e-mail to Ted Smethers at tsmethe@entergy.com.
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Name
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Name of Organization you represent (if applicable) and position with that
organization.
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E-mail address
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Mailing address and telephone number
Statement of intent to register for special release requests.
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