90 FR 42 pg. 11307 - Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications; Warrior Hydro, LLC
Type: NOTICEVolume: 90Number: 42Page: 11307
Page: 11307Docket number: [Project No. 15022-001]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2025-03496 Filed 3-4-25; 8:45 am]
Agency: Energy Department
Sub Agency: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 15022-001]
Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications; Warrior Hydro, LLC
On January 15, 2024, Warrior Hydro, LLC, filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of hydropower project to be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) William Bacon Oliver Lock and Dam, on the Black Warrior River, near City of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. The sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant the permit holder priority to file a license application during the permit term. A preliminary permit does not authorize the permit holder to perform any land-disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by others without the owners' express permission.
The proposed Oliver Hydropower Project would consist of the following: (1) a 100-foot-wide, 30-foot-long intake structure, situated at the southern abutment of the dam that would direct flow from the river to the turbines; (2) eight submersible, 4.9-foot-diameter propeller turbines mounted on the upstream face of the abutment, each connected to a 5-foot-diameter conduit cored through the existing abutment providing a total installed capacity of 9.6 megawatts; (3) a 140-foot-long, 100-foot-wide tailrace that directs flow to the river downstream of the dam; (4) a 20-foot long, 10-foot wide building housing equipment controls and located approximately 800 feet downstream of the dam; and (5) a 0.9-mile-long, 34.5 kilovolt transmission line. The proposed project would have an estimated annual generation of 37,000 megawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Jeremy Wells, Warrior Hydro, 1538 Caney Creek Road, Haleyville, Alabama 35565; phone: (719) 588-0926.
FERC Contact: Prabharanjani Madduri; phone: (202) 502-8017, or by email at prabharanjani.madduri@ferc.gov .
Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice. Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements of 18 CFR 4.36.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing applications using the Commission's eFiling system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/eFiling.aspx . Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx . For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should include docket number P-15022-001.
The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners, community organizations, Tribal members and others, access publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or OPP@ferc.gov .
More information about this project, including a copy of the application, can be viewed, or printed on the "eLibrary" link of the Commission's website at https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search . Enter the docket number (P-15022) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: February 26, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-03496 Filed 3-4-25; 8:45 am]
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