# 2026-15879: Comment Now on New York's Mill Pond Hydroelectric Revival Plans

2026-15879, Rivers Electric, LLC; Notice of Scoping Period Requesting Comments on Environmental Issues for the Proposed Mill Pond Hydroelectric Project, is a Federal Register notice from Energy Department, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission published 2026-08-05 (as of 2026-08-12).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-15879
- Title: Rivers Electric, LLC; Notice of Scoping Period Requesting Comments on Environmental Issues for the Proposed Mill Pond Hydroelectric Project
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Energy Department; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 50525
- Published: 2026-08-05
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-12

## In one line

Comment Now on New York's Mill Pond Hydroelectric Revival Plans

## Summary

Rivers Electric wants to renew their license for the Mill Pond Hydroelectric Project on Catskill Creek, NY. The government is asking the public to share their thoughts on how this might affect the environment before making a decision. If you care about local nature or energy, now’s the time to speak up—comments are due soon and could shape the project’s future!

## Effects PRIA read

- Run‑of‑River Operation; 20 cfs Minimum Flow: benefit, low. If you use Catskill Creek near the Mill Pond Project in Greene County, NY, Rivers Electric proposes to keep the project operating in run‑of‑river mode and to release a year‑round minimum flow of 20 cubic feet per second (or inflow, whichever is less). This proposal is stated as required by Article…
- Public Trail Maintenance and Safety Fence Work: benefit, low. Rivers Electric proposes to continue operating a public access trail about 250 feet long at the project impoundment, maintain vegetation (for example, removing poison ivy), repair or replace damaged sections of an existing safety fence, extend the safety fence to the shoreline at normal full pool e…
- NEPA Review Will Evaluate Socioeconomic, Water, and Ecology: benefit, low. FERC staff will prepare an environmental document (an Environmental Assessment or an Environmental Impact Statement) that will evaluate effects of relicensing the Mill Pond Project on topics including water resources, fish and aquatic resources, terrestrial resources, recreation, land use, aestheti…

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## Sources
- [2026-15879 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/05/2026-15879/rivers-electric-llc-notice-of-scoping-period-requesting-comments-on-environmental-issues-for-the)
- [2026-15879 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-05/pdf/2026-15879.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15879 (as of 2026-08-12).