Environment

Green Mountain Power Water Quality Certification Notification

🇺🇸United States··Notice·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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This notice sets a one-year deadline for the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation to act on a water quality certification request by Green Mountain Power for a hydroelectric project. If not acted upon by April 1, 2027, the state's certification rights are waived.

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Key Changes

  • Sets a one-year deadline for water quality certification decision
  • Waives certification rights if deadline missed by Vermont DEC

Obligations

What this law requires

critical

Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation must act on the water quality certification request from Green Mountain Power Corporation within one year.

state environmental regulatory agency
April 1, 2027
operational
critical

If Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation fails to act by the deadline, its certification rights over the water quality certification request are waived.

state environmental regulatory agency
April 1, 2027
prohibition

Affected Parties

Green Mountain PowerVermont Department of Environmental Conservation

Tags

water quality,certification,regulatory compliance