Energy Stream LLC, Putnam
Notice of Tentative Determination to Approve 401 Water Quality Certificate
Applicant’s Name: Energy Stream, LLC
Application No.: 202400324
City/Town: Putnam
The Commissioner of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (“DEEP”) hereby gives notice that a tentative determination has been reached to approve the following application.
Application No.: 202400324
Applicant’s Name and Address: Energy Stream, LLC; 18 Washington Street; Suite 18; Canton, MA 02021
Contact Name/Phone/Email: Rolland Zeleny; Indigoharbor@yahoo.com
Type of Permit/Activity: New 401 Water Quality Certificate for Hydropower Projects
Relevant statute(s)/Regulation: Section 401 of the Federal Clean Water Act (33USC 1341), Water Quality
Type of Facility: Hydro facility
Facility/Site Location: M.S.C. Hydro; 137 Providence Street, Putnam, CT 06260
Facility design capacity: Flow through the hydroelectric project in cubic feet per second: 144 ft3/s.
Hours of operation: Run of river
COMMISSIONER’S FINDINGS/REGULATORY CONDITIONS
The proposed activity will not affect any natural resources.
INFORMATION REQUESTS/PUBLIC COMMENT
This application has been assigned No. 202400324; please use this number when corresponding with DEEP regarding this application. Interested persons may obtain a copy of the application from the applicant’s contact noted above. The application and supporting documentation are available for inspection at DEEP Office of Innovative Partnerships and Planning (IPP), 79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT. Questions may be directed to Beatriz Milne at beatriz.milne@ct.gov.
Before making a final decision on this application, the Commissioner shall consider written comments on the application from interested persons. Written comments on the application should be directed to Beatriz Milne, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, IPP, 79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06106-5127, or may be submitted via electronic mail to: beatriz.milne@ct.gov, no later than thirty (30) days from the publication date of this notice.
Published in the Norwich Bulletin on May 9, 2024.
/s/Camille Fontanella, Director
Office of Innovative Partnerships and Planning
Office of the Commissioner
ADA PUBLICATION STATEMENT
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to complying with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Please contact beatriz.milne@ct.gov if you are seeking a communication aid or service, have limited proficiency in English, or require some other accommodation. If you wish to file an ADA or Title VI discrimination complaint, you may submit your complaint to DEEP Office of Diversity and Equity at (860) 418-5910 or via email at deep.accommodations@ct.gov. In order to facilitate efforts to provide an accommodation, please request all accommodations as soon as possible following notice of any agency hearing, meeting, program or event.