Ketchikan Public Utilities seeks a FERC license for a 4.6-megawatt hydroelectric facility. FERC is preparing the EA. After the license is granted, the USFS will issue a special use authorization for the duration of the FERC license.
Location
Whitman Lake is 4 miles east of Ketchikan, AK
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
12/01/1998
2
Comment Period
12/01/1998
3
Decision
06/2011 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
07/2011 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Ira - Inventoried Roadless Area Activities Requiring Secretary/Undersecretary Approval |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Whitman Lake Hydroelectric Project | Decision Signed Date: 06/15/2011 Legal Notice Date: 06/17/2011 |
| Forests | Tongass National Forest |
| Districts | Ketchikan Misty Fjords Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sec. 26, 27, & 35 T75S R91E CRM |