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Operators at PPL’s Holtwood hydroelectric plant will lower water levels of Lake Aldred from 1 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday (7/22) for maintenance work at the dam.

To accommodate the work, water will be lowered to an elevation of 164.5 feet, below the minimum recreational season lake level elevation of 167.5 feet. During that time, recreational boating and fishing are not recommended on the lake because of shallow water. Drawdown notifications will be posted at PPL’s Pequea and York Furnace boat launches on Lake Aldred.

The lake will be returned to normal levels by 10 p.m. Monday.

The maintenance work on the dam will involve replacing damaged flashboards, which help regulate the level of the lake. Flashboards are large wooden boards used to raise the elevation of water held back by the dam.

PPL Holtwood is completing a $440 million expansion project that began in 2010. One of the largest hydroelectric expansions in the country, the project will result in an additional 125 megawatts of low-impact, renewable and environmentally friendly electric generating capacity. The Holtwood project will add enough renewable energy to power 100,000 typical homes.

Lake Aldred is an 8-mile-long body of water formed by the Holtwood Dam and hydroelectric plant on the lower Susquehanna River. PPL owns and operates the dam and recreational facilities on both sides of the lake.

For information on current river conditions, call the Lower Susquehanna Hot Line at 1-800-692-6328.

PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL), with annual revenue of more than $12 billion, is one of the largest companies in the U.S. utility sector. The PPL family of companies delivers electricity and natural gas to about 10 million customers in the United States and the United Kingdom, owns more than 18,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the United States and sells energy in key U.S. markets. More information is available at www.pplweb.com.