# 2026-06299: Saranac Lake Dam Seeks New Life with Public Input

2026-06299, Village of Saranac Lake; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, is a Federal Register notice from Energy Department, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission published 2026-04-01; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-06299
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-06299
- Title: Village of Saranac Lake; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Energy Department; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 16188
- Published: 2026-04-01
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Saranac Lake Dam Seeks New Life with Public Input

## Summary

The Village of Saranac Lake wants to keep running its Lake Flower Dam hydroelectric project in New York and has officially asked for a new license. If you live nearby or care about the river, now’s your chance to speak up by May 26, 2026. This could affect local energy and the environment, so don’t miss your shot to join the conversation!

## Effects PRIA read

- You can intervene by May 26, 2026: benefit, low. You can file a protest or a motion to intervene in the Lake Flower Dam licensing proceeding by May 26, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Filing a proper motion to intervene lets you become a formal party to the case and requires serving documents on the applicant and the official service lis…
- Project will stay run-of-river with 55 cfs minimum: mixed, medium. The Village proposes to continue operating the Lake Flower Dam in run-of-river mode, keeping the impoundment at a normal maximum surface elevation of 1,528.67 feet NGVD 29 and releasing a minimum flow of 55 cubic feet per second or inflow, whichever is less. These operating rules will affect river…
- Recreation sites kept; new whitewater park planned: benefit, medium. The application says the Village will continue maintaining Riverside Park, Hydropoint Park, Beaver Park, and the River Walk, and proposes to develop a whitewater park (Boothe River Park) downstream of the dam. That means local boat access sites, picnic areas, and the recreation trail will remain av…
- Environmental protections and monitoring planned: benefit, medium. The Village will implement an invasive species plan, a bat and bald eagle plan, an impoundment drawdown plan, and an operation and compliance monitoring plan filed with the license application. These plans are intended to guide how the project limits environmental harm and monitors compliance if re…

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## Sources
- [2026-06299 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/01/2026-06299/village-of-saranac-lake-notice-of-application-accepted-for-filing-and-soliciting-motions-to)
- [2026-06299 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-01/pdf/2026-06299.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-06299 (as of 2026-06-08).