Independent regulatory commissions
The Public Utility District No. 1 of Cowlitz County, Washington, has submitted the 2025 Annual Plan for the Swift No. 2 Hydroelectric Project's Wildlife Habitat Management Plan. The plan outlines specific actions to be taken in 2025 to meet the objectives of the Standard and Guidelines Document completed
Independent regulatory commissions
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued a letter to Duke Energy's Chief Dam Safety Engineer, Bradley T. Keaton, providing guidance on the Embankment Seismic Stability Improvements (ESSI) Project at the Mountain Island Development of the Catawba-Wateree Project No. 2232-06. The letter was issued on June 23, 2025,
Independent regulatory commissions
The City of Tacoma has submitted the Downstream Fish Passage Monitoring Annual Report for 2024 to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) as required by License Articles 414 and 416 of the amended Cushman Hydroelectric Project license. The report outlines Tacoma Power's downstream fish passage monitoring efforts during
Independent regulatory commissions
On June 18, 2025, Arianna Ramirez, a Fish and Wildlife Biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, informed Andy Bernick, a Wildlife Biologist with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), that her team would need additional time to review FERC's letter requesting concurrence with endangered species
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NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region submitted a revised preliminary federal power act fishway prescription for the Yuba River Hydroelectric Project (P-2246) to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. This move follows an off-license settlement agreement, the Yuba River Resilience Initiative, aimed at enhancing anadromous salmonids in the Yuba River Watershed. The
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The Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) has submitted the minutes and agenda from their annual meeting with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) regarding the Stone Creek Hydroelectric Project. The meeting, held on May 12, 2025, discussed various topics related to the project, including dam safety, operations, and future
Independent regulatory commissions
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has identified several species that may be affected by the Taftsville Hydroelectric Project, including the endangered northern long-eared bat and the proposed threatened monarch butterfly. As part of the Endangered Species Act, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued a transmittal memo to
Independent regulatory commissions
The Snohomish County PUD No. 1 has submitted a water quality monitoring plan to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) as part of the Henry M. Jackson Hydroelectric Project, FERC No. 2157. The report, dated June 20, 2025, includes a response to comments from the Washington State Department of Ecology
Independent regulatory commissions
The Walden Hydroelectric Project, regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), has encountered significant challenges in designing safe access to the project's tailrace area for fishing. The project license requires the development of a Tailrace Fishing Access Plan, which must be prepared in consultation with the U.
United States. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
The City of Sturgis, Michigan has submitted a report to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regarding the update of the Sturgis Hydroelectric Project's Historic Properties Management Plan (HPMP). This update is necessary due to changes affecting historic properties, including the western former operator's homes. The
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The Normanskill Hydroelectric Project, located in the Town of Guilderland in Albany County, New York, is a 1,250 kilowatt hydroelectric power plant that is undergoing relicensing. The project's environmental assessment requires an official list of federally threatened, endangered, candidate, and proposed species, as well as designated or
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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) has expressed concern over the sale of the Au Train hydroelectric project lands at P-10856 to a private entity with no interest in hydropower. The entity plans to abandon the parcels, which include the powerhouse and most of the impoundment and surrounding project
