NEWS & INFORMATION

News & Information

2024–2025 Milestones

• August 2024: LinkPast Solutions files a formal Request for Rehearing with FERC following the initial denial of the Sewalls Island preliminary permit.

• July 2024: FERC issues an order regarding the Sewalls Island Hydro Project (P-15302), finding that the proposed 5.5-megawatt development could substantially alter the existing operations of Erie Boulevard’s downstream Sewalls Development.

• May 2024: LinkPast submits additional technical clarifications to FERC regarding Great Mills Plant #3 (P-15336), defining the proposed dam length at 520 feet with a 445-foot-long spillway.

• February 2024: LinkPast Solutions files formal rebuttals to the City of Watertown and Erie Boulevard Hydropower after both entities filed motions to intervene in the Sewalls Island permit proceeding.

2023 Historical Record

• December 2023: LinkPast Solutions officially submits the preliminary permit application for Great Mills Hydro Project Plant #3 (P-15336).

• November 2023: LinkPast completes and submits comprehensive tailrace surveys and net hydraulic head measurements for Great Mills Plant #1(14.15 feet) and Plant #2 (22.88 feet) to satisfy FERC deficiency requests.

• August 2023: FERC grants priority status to LinkPast Solutions to file license applications for Great Mills Hydro Project Plant #1 (P-15298) and Plant #2 (P-15299).

• June 2023: LinkPast resubmits the preliminary permit application for the Sewalls Island Hydro Project (P-15302) following a deficiency letter from FERC in March.

• April 2023: LinkPast Solutions announces a strategic partnership with Empire Hydro Consulting and Steven Massaro of Dexter, NY, to provide expert technical and environmental guidance for Black River developments.

• January 2023: Original preliminary permit applications are filed with FERC for the Great Mills Hydro Project Plant #1 (P-15298) and Plant #2 (P-15299).