Hydro Project Auto-Approved? Illinois EPA Has One Year to Act
Published Date: 5/1/2025
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Summary
Midwest Hydro, LLC asked Illinois EPA for permission to make sure their project keeps water clean. Illinois EPA has one year, until April 1, 2026, to decide. If they don’t respond by then, their approval is automatically given, so the project can move forward without delay.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Failure to act causes automatic waiver
If Illinois EPA does not act on the April 1, 2025 certification request by April 1, 2026, the agency’s certification is deemed waived under Clean Water Act section 401(a)(1). That waiver means the project can move forward without the agency’s approval, allowing the applicant to avoid delay.
One-year decision deadline set
Illinois EPA received Midwest Hydro, LLC’s Clean Water Act section 401 certification request on April 1, 2025. Illinois EPA has a one-year deadline to act on that request—on or before April 1, 2026.
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