KEI (Maine) Power Management (III) LLC - Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis for Barker Mill Upper Hydroelectric Project
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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
File a copy of the water quality certification on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 22, 2026
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
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
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
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