Environmental Site Review of the Holtwood Hydroelectric Project (P-1881-122)

Project No. 1881-122

BIF III Holtwood and Commission staff will hold an environmental site review of the Holtwood Project from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. EDT, June 26, 2025.  All interested individuals, agencies, Tribes, and NGOs are invited to attend.  Please RSVP to Mr. Luke Anderson of BIF III Holtwood at [email protected] no later than June 20, 2025 to register for the environmental site review.  For administrative purposes, BIF III Holtwood prefers interested persons to RSVP by email.

Participants will meet at 482 Old Holtwood Road, Holtwood, Pennsylvania (coordinates:  39.83239, ‑76.33027).  Take Route 372/Holtwood Road and turn onto River Road.  Continue on River Road for 0.4 mile.  Turn left onto Old Holtwood Road and continue for 1.7 miles downhill to arrive at the security gate.  Security will provide parking instructions inside the gated area.  BIF III Holtwood employees will greet and direct visitors to the meeting area.  Please arrive by 8:45 a.m.

The site review will include the project powerhouse and dam from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and recreation sites (Whitewater Boating Park, Lock 12 Historic Area, Pequea Creek Recreation Area) from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.  All persons attending the environmental site review must adhere to the following requirements:  (1) all persons must wear sturdy, closed-toe shoes or boots; (2) persons with open‑toed shoes/sandals/flip flops/high heels, etc. will not be allowed on the environmental site review; (3) persons must be 18 years or older; (4) no photography will be allowed inside the powerhouse; (5) no weapons are allowed on-site; (6) no alcohol/drugs are allowed on-site (or persons exhibiting the effects thereof); and (7) no animals (except for service animals) are allowed on the environmental site review.