# 2025-20866: Battenkill Hydro Associates; Notice of Scoping Period Requesting Comments on Environmental Issues for the Proposed Upper and Middle Greenwich Hydroelectric Projects

2025-20866, Battenkill Hydro Associates; Notice of Scoping Period Requesting Comments on Environmental Issues for the Proposed Upper and Middle Greenwich Hydroelectric Projects, is a Federal Register notice from Energy Department, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission published 2025-11-25, effective Comments must be received in Washington, DC on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on December 1, 2025. (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20866
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-20866
- Title: Battenkill Hydro Associates; Notice of Scoping Period Requesting Comments on Environmental Issues for the Proposed Upper and Middle Greenwich Hydroelectric Projects
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Energy Department; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Citation: 90 FR 53308
- Published: 2025-11-25
- Effective: Comments must be received in Washington, DC on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on December 1, 2025.
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## Summary

Battenkill Hydro Associates wants to renew licenses for two hydroelectric projects on the Batten Kill River in Greenwich, New York. The government is asking the public to share their thoughts on how these projects might affect the environment before making a decision. This is a chance for locals and anyone interested to speak up before the final green light or changes happen.

## Effects PRIA read

- Upper Greenwich: Minimum River Flows: benefit, low. If you use the Batten Kill River near Greenwich, NY, the Upper Greenwich Project proposes to operate in run-of-river mode and provide a year-round continuous minimum flow of 80 cubic feet per second (cfs) or inflow, whichever is less, plus a year-round continuous attraction flow of 20 cfs to the pr…
- Middle Greenwich: Minimum River Flows: benefit, low. If you use the Batten Kill River near Greenwich, NY, the Middle Greenwich Project proposes to operate in run-of-river mode and provide a year-round continuous minimum flow of 20 cubic feet per second (cfs) or inflow, whichever is less, plus a year-round continuous attraction flow of 20 cfs to the p…
- Upper Greenwich: Recreation Improvements: benefit, low. For the Upper Greenwich Project in Greenwich, NY, the applicant proposes recreational improvements including installation of three picnic tables on the grassy area on river left, parking signage, canoe portage signage, routine vegetation maintenance and mowing, new decking (or similar) for the trai…
- Middle Greenwich: Recreation Improvements: benefit, low. For the Middle Greenwich Project in Greenwich, NY, the applicant proposes recreational improvements including installation of two picnic tables on the grassy area on river right, canoe portage trail signage, routine vegetation maintenance of the canoe portage put-in area, routine mowing of grassy a…

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## Sources
- [2025-20866 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/25/2025-20866/battenkill-hydro-associates-notice-of-scoping-period-requesting-comments-on-environmental-issues-for)
- [2025-20866 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-25/pdf/2025-20866.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20866 (as of 2026-06-08).