Rollinsford Hydroelectric Project: Notification of Agency/Public Joint Meeting and Site Visit

On behalf of the Town of Rollinsford, New Hampshire, Consolidated Hydro New Hampshire, LLC (CHNH) is preparing to relicense the Rollinsford Hydroelectric Project (Project) with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission). CHNH, a subsidiary of Enel Green Power North America (EGPNA), operates and manages the Project under a lease agreement with the Town of Rollinsford. The Project (FERC No. 3777) is located on the Salmon Falls River, which establishes the border between the States of New Hampshire (NH) and Maine (ME), in Strafford County, NH and York County, ME. The FERC license expires on August 31, 2021.

The Town of Rollinsford to providing notice to interested parties that it will be holding its agency/public joint meeting and site visit on Wednesday November 30, 2016. Details are described in the attached file and below:

Site Visit

Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Time: 10:00 am to Noon

Location: Bicentennial Park (just upstream of the Project dam)

Address: Corner of Front Street and Scoutland Road, Rollinsford, NH 03869

Joint Meeting

Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Time: 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm

Location: Rollinsford Town Hall

Address: 667 Main Street, Rollinsford, NH 03869

Rollinsford Hydroelectric Project

On behalf of the Town of Rollinsford, New Hampshire, Consolidated Hydro New Hampshire, LLC (CHNH) is preparing to relicense the Rollinsford Hydroelectric Project (Project) with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission). CHNH, a subsidiary of Enel Green Power North America (EGPNA), operates and manages the Project under a lease agreement with the Town of Rollinsford. The Project (FERC No. 3777) is located on the Salmon Falls River, which establishes the border between the States of New Hampshire (NH) and Maine (ME), in Strafford County, NH and York County, ME. The FERC license expires on August 31, 2021.

In accordance with the Commission’s regulations, on August 31, 2016, the Town of Rollinsford commenced the relicensing process by filing its Notice of Intent (NOI) to file an application for license and Pre- Application Document (PAD) for the Project. Also, pursuant to the Commission’s regulations, the Town of Rollinsford requested the Commission’s approval to use the Traditional Licensing Process (TLP) for this Project.

The purpose of this email is to distribute copies of those documents to potentially interested federal and state resource agencies, Indian tribes, non-governmental organizations, and members of the public.  A copy of the NOI, PAD, and TLP request is available for download at the FERC website using the following FERC eLibrary link: http://elibrary.FERC.gov/idmws/file_list.asp?accession_num=20160831-5132.

Paper copies are available upon request, please contact Kirk Smith at [email protected] or 603-428-4960.

If you have any questions regarding the above, please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Kevin Webb, Hydro Licensing Manager at 978-935-6039 or by email at [email protected].