2025-04487Notice

Déjà Vu: Another Hydro Water Cleanliness Deadline Notice

Published Date: 3/19/2025

Notice

Summary

PE Hydro Generation asked Virginia’s environmental agency for permission to keep their water clean while running a 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 and impact local water rules.

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Virginia One-Year Certification Deadline

PE Hydro submitted a Clean Water Act section 401 water quality certification request on December 17, 2024. Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has until December 17, 2025 (one year) to approve or deny that request. If Virginia DEQ does not act by that date, the certifying authority is deemed waived under section 401(a)(1) of the Clean Water Act.

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Key Dates

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Effective Date
3/19/2025
12/17/2025

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