Controversial hydroelectric project above Miracle Mile earns Wyoming water quality certificate

Controversial hydroelectric project above Miracle Mile earns Wyoming water quality certificate

Wyoming’s top environmental office has approved a “section 401” water quality certificate for Black Canyon Hydro’s controversial Seminoe pumped water storage hydroelectric project in Carbon County. It’s the largest state-level permitting milestone for the project, which still awaits final approval from federal regulatory agencies, including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality issued the certi…