Hydro Project Gets Auto-Approval if Virginia Drags Its Feet
Published Date: 3/19/2025
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Summary
PE Hydro Generation asked Virginia’s environmental agency for permission to make sure their water stays clean while running their hydro project. Virginia has until December 17, 2025, to approve or deny this request. If they don’t decide by then, the approval is automatically given, which could speed things up for PE Hydro without extra costs or delays.
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Automatic Water-Quality Waiver Deadline
PE Hydro’s Clean Water Act section 401(a)(1) request was received December 17, 2024. Virginia DEQ has until December 17, 2025 to approve or deny it; if Virginia DEQ does not act by that date, the certification is automatically waived under section 401(a)(1), which could let PE Hydro proceed with the hydro project without extra costs or delays.
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