Big Wood Canal Company - Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests for Magic Dam Hydroelectric Project
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has accepted a new major license application from Big Wood Canal Company for the existing Magic Dam Hydroelectric Project (Project No. P-3407-088). The project is located on the Big Wood River in Blaine and Camas Counties, Idaho, and occupies federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. It consists of a 3,100-foot-long dam, a 3,740-acre reservoir with 191,500 acre-feet storage capacity, an intake tower, penstock, a powerhouse with 9.0 MW total capacity from three units, and a 9.2-mile transmission line. The company proposes to continue operating in run-of-release mode using seasonal irrigation flows. The application was filed on April 9, 2025. FERC has set a deadline of 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 1, 2026 for filing motions to intervene and protests. The project is not yet ready for environmental analysis.
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Key Changes
- FERC accepted new major license application (P-3407-088) filed April 9, 2025
- Deadline for motions to intervene and protests: 5:00 p.m. ET on June 1, 2026
- Project operates in run-of-release mode with seasonal irrigation flows
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Obligations
What this law requires
File motions to intervene and protests on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 1, 2026
All filings must bear in capital letters the title 'PROTEST' or 'MOTION TO INTERVENE' in the heading
All filings must set forth in the heading the name of the applicant (Big Wood Canal Company) and project number (P-3407-088)
Interveners must serve a copy of any document filed with the Commission on each person on the official service list for the project
Interveners filing comments or documents affecting the responsibilities of a particular resource agency must serve a copy on that resource agency