West Virginia Gets One Year to Approve Ohio Power's Water Quality Check
Published Date: 3/26/2026
Notice
Summary
Ohio Power and Light asked West Virginia to check if their project meets water quality rules back in November 2025. West Virginia has one year, until November 13, 2026, to say yes or no. If they don’t respond by then, it’s like they said yes automatically, so the project can move forward without delay.
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401 Waiver If West Virginia Doesn’t Act
West Virginia received a Clean Water Act section 401 certification request from Ohio Power and Light on November 13, 2025. West Virginia has one year (until November 13, 2026) to act; if it does not decide by that date, the certifying authority is deemed waived under section 401(a)(1), allowing the project to proceed.
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