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The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has received a request from the Dominion Virginia Power to modify an existing incidental take permit. This permit, under the Endangered Species Act, is related to the operation of the Dominion Chesterfield Power Station and involves the accidental capture of Atlantic sturgeon eggs. This modification aims to authorize the incidental capture of up to 36,726 sturgeon eggs from the Chesapeake Bay Distinct Population Segment through December 2025. The NMFS is analyzing the environmental impacts of this modification and is inviting public comments by January 21, 2025.

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) issued an Incidental Take Permit to Virginia Electric and Power Company, also known as Dominion Virginia Power. This permit allows Dominion to accidentally impact a specific number of Atlantic sturgeon larvae during their lawful operations at the Chesterfield Power Station over five years. The permit includes safety standards and monitoring plans to minimize harm to the sturgeon. Although this includes impacting up to an estimated total of 54,745 larvae, measures are in place to ensure that adult sturgeon are not harmed, and NMFS will oversee monitoring and reporting of any sturgeon impacts.