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Casper staff urge council to back comment letter on Seminole pumped‑storage draft EIS
Summary
City staff briefed the council on a proposed Seminole pumped‑storage project, highlighted potential downstream impacts on the North Platte River and fisheries, and asked the council to authorize a city comment letter to FERC by the draft EIS deadline.
Casper staff asked the City Council to authorize submission of a comment letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on the draft environmental impact statement for a proposed Seminole pumped‑storage project, citing potential downstream impacts on the North Platte River and local recreation and wildlife.
Eric (staff) outlined the proposal from Our Plus Hydro of Salt Lake City: the company would build an upper reservoir above Seminole — described in staff materials as roughly 120 acres with about 13,000 acre‑feet of capacity — to store wind‑generated electricity. The stored water could be released to spin turbines to send power west, and staff said the project would use a mix of Bureau of Reclamation and private land, triggering federal NEPA review and FERC permitting.
Staff summarized the draft EIS staff findings and outside comments…
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