# 2026-16168: Beaver River Hydro Project Seeks New License Amid Comments

2026-16168, Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions, is a Federal Register notice from Energy Department, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission published 2026-08-07; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-14).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16168
- As of: 2026-08-14
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-16168
- Title: Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Energy Department; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 51165
- Published: 2026-08-07
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-14

## In one line

Beaver River Hydro Project Seeks New License Amid Comments

## Summary

Erie Boulevard Hydropower wants a new license to keep running its Beaver River hydroelectric project in New York. The public can now share their thoughts, protests, or suggestions by October 5, 2026, with replies due by November 17. This process affects local communities, the environment, and energy users, and it’s all about making sure the project runs safely and fairly.

## Effects PRIA read

- Limits on Reservoir Level Changes: benefit, low. Erie proposes limits on how much reservoir levels can drop at each development on the Beaver River in Lewis and Herkimer Counties, New York. For Moshier, Soft Maple, and Effley the limits are 1.0 foot from May 1 through June 30 and 1.5 feet from July 1 through April 30; Eagle, Elmer, Taylorville, a…
- Minimum River Flow Requirements: benefit, medium. The license proposal would continue minimum flow releases to bypassed reaches on the Beaver River in New York: 45 cfs at Moshier and Eagle; 35 cfs at Soft Maple; 20 cfs at Effley, Elmer, and Belfort; 60 cfs at Taylorville; and 30 cfs at High Falls. It also proposes a minimum release of 250 cfs down…
- Scheduled Whitewater Releases for Recreation: benefit, medium. The applicant proposes scheduled whitewater flow releases on the Beaver River in New York: one 4-hour release of 400 cfs from Moshier dam; five 4-hour releases of 200 cfs from Taylorville dam; and five 4-hour releases of 200 cfs from Eagle dam. These releases are intended for whitewater boating eve…
- Maintained and New Recreation Facilities: benefit, low. The license application proposes ongoing operation and maintenance of project recreation facilities on the Beaver River in New York, including a Soft Maple campground with 10 tent sites, island campsites, picnic areas, portage routes, boat launches, fishing access trails, and parking at several dev…

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## Sources
- [2026-16168 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/07/2026-16168/erie-boulevard-hydropower-lp-notice-of-application-accepted-for-filing-soliciting-motions-to)
- [2026-16168 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-07/pdf/2026-16168.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16168 (as of 2026-08-14).