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KEI (Maine) Power Management (III) LLC - Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis for Barker Mill Upper Hydroelectric Project

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

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has announced that the license renewal application for the Barker Mill Upper Hydroelectric Project (Project No. 3562-026) in Auburn, Maine, is ready for environmental analysis. The project is a minor hydroelectric facility on the Little Androscoggin River consisting of a 41-acre impoundment, dam with Tainter gates and overflow spillway, a 950 kW turbine-generator, and related facilities. It currently operates in run-of-river mode and produces approximately 4,681 MWh annually. A multi-party Settlement Agreement has been filed addressing fish passage for American eel, river herring, American shad, sea lamprey, and Atlantic salmon, minimum flow releases, and aquatic invasive species management. The notice sets deadlines for public comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions.

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Key Changes

  • Deadline for comments, recommendations, terms and conditions: 5:00 p.m. ET on May 22, 2026
  • Reply comments due: 5:00 p.m. ET on July 6, 2026
  • Final amendments to application due: 5:00 p.m. ET on April 22, 2026

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Obligations

What this law requires

high

File a copy of the water quality certification on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 22, 2026

KEI (Maine) Power Management (III) LLC
reporting
high

File a copy of the request for certification, including proof of the date of submission, on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 22, 2026

KEI (Maine) Power Management (III) LLC
reporting
high

Submit comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 22, 2026, with reply comments due on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 6, 2026

Interested parties, resource agencies, and the public
reporting
high

All filings must clearly identify the project name 'Barker Mill Upper Hydroelectric Project (P-3562-026)' on the first page and comply with 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005

All parties filing with FERC
disclosure
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Intervenors must serve a copy of filed documents on each person on the official service list for the project and on affected resource agencies per 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010

All intervenors filing documents with FERC
operational

Affected Parties

Hydroelectric power operatorsEnvironmental and resource agencies+3 more…

Tags

hydropower,FERC license,fish passage