During July, there were two letters exchanged between Crown Hydro and FERC.  We are posting them here.  The following item is an introduction, written for Park Watch by Doug Verdier, to the JULY 3, 2013 letter to FERC from Crown Hydro: (See below for the link to the letter.)

ON JULY 3, 2013, Donald H. Clarke, counsel to Crown Hydropower, wrote to Edward A. Abrams at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) essentially challenging FERC’s authority to regulate the proposed Crown Hydro project and to require Crown to complete a mandated three- stage consultation process. In part, the letter states: “…Crown Hydro requests clarification confirming this determination and specifying the regulatory authority that authorizes the imposition of this requirement.”

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The following is an introduction, written for Park Watch by Doug Verdier, to the JULY 15, 2013 letter from FERC to Crown Hydro: (See below for the link to the letter.)

FERC’S JULY 15, 2013 response to Thomas Griffin, President, Crown Hydro LLC, rather strongly outlines (again) the reasons for requiring Crown to complete the three-stage consultation process, noting that “Fourteen years have passed since the issuance of your license, and the area surrounding the project has undergone significant redevelopment.”  FERC also notes “…it appears that you are developing your draft license amendment application without prior consultation with federal and state resource agencies, stakeholders and the public, with the exception of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.”FERC further emphasizes to Crown that “…your proposed amendment application must address all items outlined in our April 15, 2013 letter and attached Schedule A (i.e. impacts to cultural, recreational, and aquatic resources, threatened endangered species, site access, water quality certification, revised project boundary, etc.)”

Crown_Hydo_to_FERC_July3_2013.pdf
FERC_to_Crown_Hydro_July15_2013.pdf