Environment

Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment for Spokane River Hydroelectric Project

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

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🇬🇧 English

The law pertains to the availability of an Environmental Assessment (EA) prepared by the Commission staff for Avista Corporation's proposed rehabilitation project on the North Channel Dam of the Spokane River Hydroelectric Project. The EA reviews the potential environmental impacts of the project and concludes that, with appropriate environmental measures, the project will not significantly affect the quality of the human environment. Public comments on the EA are invited, with a deadline set for May 4, 2026.

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Key Changes

  • Preparation of an Environmental Assessment for the Spokane River Hydroelectric Project
  • Invitation for public comments on the proposed project
  • Submission guidelines for comments and inquiries

Obligations

What this law requires

high

File all comments on the Environmental Assessment by May 4, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time

All interested parties and the public
reporting
medium

Submit comments using FERC's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp or eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp for electronic filing

All commenters filing electronically
operational
medium

Include docket number P-2545-205 on the first page of any filing submitted

All parties submitting comments or filings
operational
medium

Address paper copy submissions to Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at either 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426 (U.S. Postal Service) or 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852 (other carriers)

All parties submitting paper copy comments
operational
high

Implement appropriate environmental measures as conditions for the non-capacity amendment of the Spokane River Hydroelectric Project No. 2545

Avista Corporation (licensee)
operational

Affected Parties

Avista CorporationFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)+1 more…

Tags

Environmental Assessment,Hydroelectric Project,Public Comments