The following pdf was written by European Small Hydropower Association (ESHA) and summarizes the main aspects regarding the development of small hydropower plants. It contains the following chapters:
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Fundamental of Hydraulic Engineering
Chapter 3: Evaluating Stream Flow
Chapter 4: Site Evaluation Methodologies
Chapter 5: Hydraulic Structures
Chapter 6: Electromechanical Equipment
Chapter 7: Environmental impact and its mitigation
Chapter 8: Economic analysis
Chapter 9: Administrative procedures
The file can be found here at ESHA’s site:
http://www.esha.be/index.php?id=39
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http://www.myengineeringworld.net/2011/05/how-to-develop-small-hydropower-site.html
