Spencer Mountain Hydroelectric Project

Spencer Mountain Hydropower, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is preparing an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the relicensing of the 0.64-megawatt Spencer Mountain Hydroelectric Project No. 2607, located on the South Fork Catawba River near Gastonia in Gaston County, North Carolina. Applicant Spencer Mountain Hydropower, LLC filed the relicense application on June 26, 2023. Commission staff does not anticipate the project constitutes a major federal action significantly affecting the human environment, so an EA rather than an EIS will be prepared. The EA is targeted for issuance on June 26, 2025, followed by a 30-day public comment period.

Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the relicensing of the 0.64-megawatt Spencer Mountain Hydroelectric Project No. 2607, located on the South Fork Catawba River near Gastonia in Gaston County, North Carolina. The applicant, Spencer Mountain Hydropower, LLC, filed the relicense application on June 26, 2023. FERC staff determined the project does not constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the human environment, justifying an EA rather than a full EIS. The EA is scheduled for issuance on June 26, 2025, with a 30-day public comment period to follow.