Hydro Project Wins by Default if Maine DEP Snoozes for Year
Published Date: 9/16/2026
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Summary
Great Lakes Hydro America asked Maine DEP for permission to make sure their project keeps water clean. Maine DEP has one year, until August 27, 2027, to say yes or no. If they don’t decide by then, it’s like they said yes automatically, so the project can move forward without delay.
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State 401 Certification Deadline Set
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection received a Clean Water Act §401 certification request from Great Lakes Hydro America, LLC for Project No. 2458-273 on August 27, 2026. Maine DEP has a reasonable period of one year to act—on or before August 27, 2027—and if it fails or refuses to act by that date the certifying authority is deemed waived under Clean Water Act section 401(a)(1).
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