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Auburn readies FERC mitigation comments and supports raising river water-quality classification
Summary
City staff told the council they will file July comments urging specific mitigation in the FERC relicensing for Lewiston Falls and will submit a letter supporting a proposed Maine DEP upgrade of part of the Androscoggin River from Class C to Class B.
City staff briefed the Auburn City Council on June 16 about the city’s next steps in two connected river matters: the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) relicensing review for Lewiston Falls hydropower and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection’s triennial review of water-quality classifications.
“Last time we were here a few months ago we made the decision to file a document with FERC that would maintain our ability to appeal any eventual decision,” said Mr. Cousins, the staff member who provided both updates. He said FERC has finished the study-phase determinations and is ready to begin imposing mitigation requirements in the license process. “At this point we really switch our comments away from asking for any potential studies and really pointing to exact mitigation requirements that the city is advocating for to mitigate the impacts…
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