Environment

Brooks Energy, LLC; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment

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

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🇬🇧 English

Brooks Energy, LLC plans to surrender its license exemption for the Lockville Dam project as it is no longer economical. An environmental assessment concluded that removing the dam will not significantly impact the human environment, paving the way for its removal as part of a broader watershed restoration effort.

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Key Changes

  • Surrender of licensing exemption for Lockville Dam
  • Environmental assessment approved removal
  • Part of watershed restoration project

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Brooks Energy, LLC must surrender its exemption from licensing for the Lockville Dam Hydroelectric Project as requested in its application to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Brooks Energy, LLC
licensing
high

Brooks Energy, LLC must submit comments regarding the surrender of its license exemption by May 14, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

Brooks Energy, LLC
May 14, 2026, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
reporting
medium

Comments must be filed electronically using the Commission's eFiling system or through the eComment system.

any commenter
May 14, 2026, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
reporting
medium

All comments regarding the surrender of the exemption must be filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission by May 14, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

Public stakeholders
May 14, 2026, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
reporting
low

Submissions sent via U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to Debbie-Anne A. Reese at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

any commenter
reporting

Affected Parties

Brooks Energy, LLCLocal communities around Lockville Dam

Tags

environmental assessment,dam removal,licensing exemption