# 2026-22714: Miss the Water-Quality Deadline, and Approval Happens Automatically

2026-22714, Blue Earth County, Minnesota; Notice of Reasonable Period of Time for Water Quality Certification Application, is a Federal Register notice from Energy Department, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission published 2026-11-06, effective 2027-10-09 (as of 2026-11-06).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22714
- As of: 2026-11-06
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-22714
- Title: Blue Earth County, Minnesota; Notice of Reasonable Period of Time for Water Quality Certification Application
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Energy Department; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 70081
- Published: 2026-11-06
- Effective: 2027-10-09
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-06

## In one line

Miss the Water-Quality Deadline, and Approval Happens Automatically

## Summary

Blue Earth County, Minnesota asked for a water quality check for a project on October 9, 2026. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has until October 9, 2027, to approve or deny this request. If they don’t decide by then, their approval is automatically given, so the project can move forward without delay.

## Effects PRIA read

- State must act by October 9, 2027: benefit, medium. Blue Earth County submitted a Clean Water Act section 401(a)(1) water quality certification request on October 9, 2026 for Project No. 3071-008. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has until October 9, 2027 to approve or deny that request. If the Minnesota PCA does not act by October 9, 2027, th…

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## Sources
- [2026-22714 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/06/2026-22714/blue-earth-county-minnesota-notice-of-reasonable-period-of-time-for-water-quality-certification)
- [2026-22714 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-11-06/pdf/2026-22714.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22714 (as of 2026-11-06).