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  • 2025-03427 — STS Hydropower, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 11163
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    STS Hydropower, LLC has applied to renew its license for the Dixon Hydroelectric Project on the Rock River in Illinois, a process regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The FERC staff plans to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA), finding that the project will likely not have a significant impact on the environment. Interested parties will have the chance to review and comment on the EA before a final licensing decision is made. For questions, the public can contact Laura Washington, and for assistance, the Commission's Office of Public Participation is available.

    Simple Explanation

    STS Hydropower wants to keep running their water power plant in Illinois, and a group from the government called FERC will check if it’s good for nature by making a report that people can look at and talk about. If anyone has questions, they can ask Laura or a special office that helps people understand what’s going on.

  • 2024-28958 — STS Hydropower, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Fishway Prescriptions
    Type:Notice
    Citation:89 FR 99250
    Reading Time:about 6 minutes

    STS Hydropower, LLC has filed an application for a new major license with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for the Dixon Hydroelectric Project located on the Rock River near Dixon, Illinois. The project, which operates in a run-of-river mode, has an average annual generation of about 14,995 megawatt-hours and includes a variety of existing facilities like a reservoir and turbine-generating units. The application is now ready for environmental analysis, and FERC invites public comments and interventions within 60 days of this notice's issuance. STS Hydropower proposes adjustments to the project boundary but does not plan any new construction.

    Simple Explanation

    STS Hydropower wants to keep using a special water-powered machine near Dixon, Illinois, which helps make electricity. They need permission to do this, and people can tell the helpers at FERC what they think about it for the next 60 days.