# 2026-19199: SC Dam Gets Spillway Shield: Flood Fighters Wanted

2026-19199, Greenwood County, South Carolina; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests, is a Federal Register notice from Energy Department, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission published 2026-09-18; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-25).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19199
- As of: 2026-09-25
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19199
- Title: Greenwood County, South Carolina; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Energy Department; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 59128
- Published: 2026-09-18
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-09-25

## In one line

SC Dam Gets Spillway Shield: Flood Fighters Wanted

## Summary

Greenwood County wants to upgrade the Buzzards Roost hydroelectric project by fixing the emergency spillway, adding flood protection, and raising bulkheads along the Saluda River. This affects people in Greenwood, Laurens, and Newberry counties and aims to keep the area safer from floods. You have until October 15, 2026, to share your thoughts or get involved before any changes happen.

## Effects PRIA read

- Saluda River flood-protection upgrade: benefit, medium. If you live or own property along the Saluda River in Greenwood, Laurens, or Newberry counties, Greenwood County plans to build a new concrete emergency spillway, reconstruct and enlarge the earthen spillway channel, add a berm 500 to 1,000 feet east of the spillway, and raise concrete bulkhead wal…
- No change to project generation operations: benefit, low. The applicant proposes no changes to the Buzzards Roost project's normal operation or generation facilities, so how the project generates power is not being changed as part of this amendment. This status is stated alongside the planned construction to improve flood handling.

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## Sources
- [2026-19199 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/18/2026-19199/greenwood-county-south-carolina-notice-of-application-accepted-for-filing-and-soliciting-comments)
- [2026-19199 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-18/pdf/2026-19199.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19199 (as of 2026-09-25).