Another Power Project's Water Okay by Default?
Published Date: 8/26/2025
Notice
Summary
Northern States Power Company asked Wisconsin’s environmental agency for permission to keep their water clean while working on a project. The agency has until December 4, 2025, to say yes or no. If they don’t decide by then, the approval is automatically given, so the project can move forward without delay.
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Wisconsin DNR deadline — 401 waiver if no decision
Northern States Power Company requested a Clean Water Act section 401(a)(1) water quality certification on December 4, 2024. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has until December 4, 2025 to act; if it does not act by that date, the certification is legally deemed waived and the authorization proceeds under the Clean Water Act.
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