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<br />ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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<br />We appreciate greatly the contributions made by our technical
<br />consultants, Milo C. Bell, Virginia Hathaway, Thomas C. Hough, Joel B.
<br />Justin, and Dilip Mathur, who added much to our understanding of small-
<br />scale hydro technology.
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<br />We are very grateful to our project officers, Vaughn M. Douglass and
<br />Charles Segelquist, and the members of our review committee for their
<br />assistance. Project managers at Synergic Resources Corporation were Lance
<br />Hoch, Dilip Limaye, William Meroney, and Charles Whitmore.
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<br />Numerous persons contributed information and assistance, including
<br />John W. Bellinger, Ken Broome, Tina Brown, Les Carlson, Barry V. Davis,
<br />Bill Farrell, Alan S. Fife, Dick Giger, Marge Hamer, Steven G. Hays,
<br />J. Hanson, John Hester, Stephen G. Hildebrand, Jim Kirkwood, Charles Kjos,
<br />Bill Knapp, Boyd Kynard, Jim Loar, John P. May, Ed Mains, Eric Norquest,
<br />Dennis O'Dea, Bob Pacific, Roy F. Pettit, Frank B. Pilling, J.M. Robinson,
<br />C.P. Ruggles, Charlie Sanchez, Bob Sanford, Richard E. Schmidt, J.R.
<br />Semple, J. Douglas Sheppard, Clair Stalnaker, Gary Stackhouse, Dick
<br />Uptegraft, Yvonne Weber, Genie Wild, Mike Yamamoto, and Hill Zich. We are
<br />very grateful to all of them for the time they gave so freely.
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<br />Severa 1 fi rms generous ly supp 1 i ed us wi th marketing 1 iterature
<br />describing their small-scale hydroelectric equipment and with other
<br />assistance. We thank Allis-Chalmers; American Ligurian Company; Axel-
<br />Johnson Engineering; Beckwith Electric Company; Border Electric Corpora-
<br />tion; Gi lkes Pumps, Inc.; Hydro-Watt Systems; Kvaerner-Moss, Inc.; James
<br />Leffel and Company; Lima Electric Company; McGraw-Edison Electric
<br />Machinery; New Found Power Company; New York State Electric and Gas Co.;
<br />Philadelphia Electric Co.; Small Hydroelectric Systems and Equipment;
<br />Sulzer Brothers, Inc.; and Williams and Broome, Inc. for their contribu-
<br />tions.
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<br />We are very grateful for the assistance of Laurie Simeone, who
<br />prepared the final versions of the illustrations. Typing of the draft was
<br />by Ronnie Volz.
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