NY
Emeryville P-2850
General information | |
Waterway | Oswegatchie River |
Current status | Active  |
Type of facility | Conventional Hydro |
Mode of hydropower generation | Run-of-river |
Type of permit | FERC License |
FERC information | |
FERC docket # | P-2850 |
FERC project name | Emeryville |
Permit issued | 1/1/2012 |
Permit expires | 5/27/2052 |
Ownership and operation | |
Owner | KE EMERYVILLE, LLC |
Owner type | Industrial |
Year first online (conventional hydro) | 1987 |
Transmission or distribution system owner | Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. |
Power and generating capacity | |
Number of units | 1 |
Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant | 3.4 mW |
Average annual net hydropower generation | 12,103.0 mWH |
The project is located at river mile (RM) 70 on the Oswegatchie River in the town of Fowler, St. Lawrence County, New York. The Project consists of an existing 16.7-foot-high, 185-foot-long, concrete-capped timber and earth fill gravity dam. The project creates a 250-foot-long bypassed reach.
The license for this project is accompanied by a Settlement signed by Hampshire Paper, New York Department of Environmental Conservation, U.S. Department of the Interior, and the New York State Council of Trout Unlimited.
Milestones
License Application Filed | 06-17-2010 |
Settlement Filed | 05-18-2010 |
EA Issued | 05-06-2011 |
License Issued | 01-06-2012 |
News and updates
From American Rivers4/13/2021
2021 Most Endangered Rivers list highlights need for environmental justice
From Alabama Rivers Alliance4/8/2021
SCOTUS Ruling Makes Clear That Alabama Must Develop a Water Plan