Notice2025-09104
Brookfield White Pine Hydro LLC; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions
Primary source
Metadata and text below are from the Federal Register, a public-domain U.S. government work. Always verify the official published version before relying on it for any legal matter.
Published
May 21, 2025
Issuing agencies
Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
Full Text
<html>
<head>
<title>Federal Register, Volume 90 Issue 97 (Wednesday, May 21, 2025)</title>
</head>
<body><pre>
[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 97 (Wednesday, May 21, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21768-21769]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-09104]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2302-101]
Brookfield White Pine Hydro LLC; Notice of Application Ready for
Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms
and Conditions, and Prescriptions
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major License.
b. Project No.: 2302-101.
c. Date Filed: August 28, 2024.
d. Applicant: Brookfield White Pine Hydro LLC.
e. Name of Project: Lewiston Falls Hydroelectric Project (project).
f. Location: On the Androscoggin River in the Cities of Lewiston
and Auburn, and the Town of Durham, Androscoggin County, Maine.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Luke T. Anderson, Brookfield Renewable, 150
Main Street, Lewiston, Maine 04240; (207) 755-5613; email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cc80b9a7a9e28da2a8a9bebfa3a28caebea3a3a7aaa5a9a0a8bea9a2a9bbadaea0a9e2afa3a1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c589b0aea0eb84aba1a0b7b6aaab85a7b7aaaaaea3aca0a9a1b7a0aba0b2a4a7a9a0eba6aaa8">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Lauren Townson at (202) 502-8572, or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c78ba6b2b5a2a9e993a8b0a9b4a8a987a1a2b5a4e9a0a8b1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cd81acb8bfa8a3e399a2baa3bea2a38daba8bfaee3aaa2bb">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions: on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on
July 14, 2025; reply comments are due on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on September 2, 2025.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions
using the Commission's eFiling system at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx</a>. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000
characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at
<a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx</a>. You must include your
name and contact information at the end of your comments. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#32747760717d5c5e5b5c57614742425d404672545740511c555d44"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6c2a293e2f2302000502093f191c1c031e182c0a091e0f420b031a">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy.
Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to:
Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent
via any other carrier must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, Maryland 20852. All filings must clearly identify the
project name and docket number on the first page: Lewiston Falls
Hydroelectric Project (P-2302-101).
The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an
intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to
the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document
on that resource agency.
k. This application has been accepted and is now ready for
environmental analysis.
l. The existing Lewiston Falls Hydroelectric Project consists of:
(1) a dam consisting of 5 distinct sections: (a) a 154-foot-long stone
masonry section topped with a single rubber dam for a total elevation
of 169.07 feet, (b) a 279-foot-long stone masonry section topped with a
single rubber dam for a total elevation of 169.07 feet, (c) a 161-foot-
long stone masonry section topped with a single rubber dam for a total
elevation of 168.60 feet, (d) a 162-foot-long stone masonry section
topped with a single rubber dam for a total elevation of 168.60 feet,
and (e) a 57-foot-long concrete section topped with 1.34-foot-high
flashboards for a total elevation of 168.17 feet; (2) a 2.5-mile-long,
169-acre impoundment at a full pond elevation of 168.17 feet; (3) an
85.16-foot-long, 60-foot-high reinforced concrete intake with 3.25-inch
spaced trashracks; (4) four 16.8-foot wide intake tubes, each pair
converging into one; (4) a reinforced concrete powerhouse containing
two vertical Kaplan turbine generators for a total installed capacity
of 28.44 megawatts; (5) a 400-foot-long, 75-foot-wide excavated
tailrace; (6) a 111.6-foot-long, 26.3-foot-wide masonry canal gatehouse
located at the southeast corner of the impoundment diverting flow to a
canal system; (7) a 12.5 to 34.5-kilovolt (kV) transformer; (8) a 125-
foot-long underground transmission line connected to Central Maine
Power's distribution system; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The
project average annual generation between 2013 and 2023 was 157,614
megawatt-hours (MWh).
Brookfield currently operates the project in a run-of-river mode by
typically limiting impoundment drawdowns to no more than 1 foot below
the normal elevation of 168.17 feet. However, the project is licensed
to operate with up to four feet of impoundment drawdowns. The current
license requires Brookfield to release a minimum flow of 1,430 cfs or
inflow, whichever is less. Brookfield states that it meets this
requirement by releasing 50 cfs from the impoundment to the Lewiston
Canal System and 1,380 cfs to the river downstream of the project. The
maximum hydraulic capacity of the project's generating units is 6,600
cfs and the minimum hydraulic capacity of a single unit is
approximately 800 cfs.
The licensee is proposing to remove an existing building from the
project boundary. The building is a non-project facility and is located
near the Canal Gatehouse. The building is privately owned and serves no
project purpose, according to Brookfield's application. In total, this
change will remove 0.08 acre from the project boundary, resulting in a
total of 237.88 acres remaining within the project boundary.
m. A copy of the application can be viewed on the Commission's
website (<a href="https://www.ferc.gov">https://www.ferc.gov</a>), using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the
docket number, excluding the last three digits in the docket number
field, to access the document. For assistance, please contact FERC
Online Support (see item j above).
You may also register at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx</a> to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, please
contact FERC Online Support (see item j above).
n. The applicant must file no later than 60 days following the date
of issuance of this notice: (1) a copy of the water quality
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including
[[Page 21769]]
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request;
or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification. Please note
that the certification request must comply with 40 CFR 121.5(b),
including documentation that a pre-filing meeting request was submitted
to the certifying authority at least 30 days prior to submitting the
certification request. Please also note that the certification request
must be sent to the certifying authority and to the Commission
concurrently.
o. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice.
Dated: May 15, 2025.
Carlos D. Clay,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-09104 Filed 5-20-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
</pre><script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script></body>
</html>Indexed from Federal Register on May 21, 2025.
This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.