Scoping Sessions and Environmental Site Visit of the Weybridge Hydroelectric Project (P-2731-046)

Project No. 2731-046

Commission staff will hold two scoping session for the project to receive input on the scope of the NEPA document.  A daytime session will focus on concerns of resource agencies, Indian Tribes, and non-governmental organizations (NGO); and an evening session will focus on input from the public.  We invite all interested agencies, Indian Tribes, NGOs, and the public to attend one or both sessions to assist staff in identifying the scope of environmental issues that should be analyzed in the NEPA document.  The dates and times of the scoping sessions are listed below.

Morning Scoping Session

Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. 

Location: Green Mountain Power Corporation, 121 Cady Rd, Middlebury VT 05753

Evening Scoping Session

Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Time: 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. 

Location: Green Mountain Power Corporation, 121 Cady Rd, Middlebury VT 05753

Copies of SD1, outlining the subject areas to be addressed in the environmental document, were mailed to the individuals and entities on the Commission’s mailing list.  Copies of SD1 may be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov, using the “eLibrary” link.  Follow the directions for accessing information in paragraph n.  Based on all oral and written comments, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be issued.  SD2 may include a revised process plan and schedule, as well as a list of issues, identified through the scoping process.

Site Visit

A site visit of the project will be conducted at 19 Water St, Weybridge VT 05753, on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

All interested individuals, agencies, Indian Tribes, and NGOs are invited to attend.  Participants should meet at 2:30 p.m. at 19 Water St, Weybridge VT 05753. Please contact John Tedesco at (803) 324-7318 or via email at [email protected] on or before October 23, 2026, if you plan to attend.

Scoping Session Procedures

Agencies, Indian Tribes, NGOs, and individuals with environmental expertise and concerns are encouraged to attend the sessions and to assist the staff in defining and clarifying the issues to be addressed in the NEPA document.  Individual oral comments will be taken on a one-on-one basis with a court reporter (with Commission staff present).  This format is designed to receive the maximum number of oral comments in a convenient way during the timeframe allotted.  If you wish to speak, Commission staff will hand out numbers in the order of your arrival.  If all individuals who wish to provide comments have had an opportunity to do so, Commission staff may conclude the session a half hour earlier than the scheduled time. Please see appendix A of the SD1 for additional information on the session format and conduct.

Scoping comments will be recorded by the court reporter and become part of the public record for this proceeding.  Transcripts will be publicly available on FERC’s eLibrary system.  If a significant number of people are interested in providing oral comments in the one-on-one settings, a time limit may be implemented for each commentor.

It is important to note that the Commission provides equal consideration to all comments received, whether filed in writing or provided orally at a scoping session.  Although there will not be a formal presentation, Commission staff will be available throughout the scoping sessions to answer your questions about the environmental review process.  Representatives from GMP will also be present to answer project-specific questions.