The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued its Order Issuing New License for the Smith Mountain Project. The new license is effective April 1, 2010.

• Order Issuing New License (PDF)

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued its Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Smith Mountain relicensing.

• Final Environmental Impact Statement (PDF)

On February 16, 2009, Appalachian filed the Socioeconomic Study - Phase II report with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

• Socioeconomics Study Phase II report (DOC: 127 KB)

Appalachian has filed its Reply Comments and Proposed License Language with the FERC.

• Reply Comments and Proposed License Language (PDF: 74 MB)
• Attachment 2 - Graph and Figures (PDF: 509 KB)
• Additional Information to Reply Comments (PDF: 4 MB)

On August 7, 2008, the FERC issued its Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Intent to Prepare An Environmental Impact Statement, Soliciting Motions to Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions for the Smith Mountain Project. View notice

On July 14, 2008 Appalachian filed its Response to Request for Additional Information and revised Management Plans.

• Request for Additional Information (PDF: 303 KB)
  • Attachment 1: Responses to Commission's Request (PDF: 1.23 MB)
  • Attachment 2: Revised Management Plans
    • Aids to Navigation (PDF: 5.23 MB)
    • Aquatic Vegetation (PDF: 2.22 MB)
    • Debris (PDF: 1.57 MB)
    • Erosion (PDF: 2.68 MB)
    • Habitat (PDF: 4.80 MB)
    • Recreation (PDF: 2.97 MB)
    • Roanoke Logperch (PDF: 1.10 MB)
    • Sediment Monitoring (PDF: 3.53 MB)
    • Water (PDF: 3.83 MB)
    • Water Quality Monitoring (PDF: 1.07 MB)
  • Attachment 3: Letter from Virginia Department of Historic Resources (PDF: 71 KB)
  • Attachment 4: Revised Section 5.0 of Exhibit A (PDF: 61 KB)
  • Attachment 5: Revised Table 5.4-1 of Exhibit E (PDF: 253 KB)

On May 16, 2008, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a letter requesting additional information in order for them to complete their environmental review of Appalachian's Application for New License.

Smith Mountain Project Relicensing Update
On April 9, 2008, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the Notice of Application Tendered for Filing with the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and Deadline For Submission of Final Amendments for the Smith Mountain Project No. 2210.

On March 26, 2008, Appalachian filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for a new license to continue operation of the Smith Mountain Project (No. 2210) located on the Roanoke River in Bedford, Campbell, Franklin and Pittsylvania counties of Virginia

• Application for New License (Volume I, II, IV, VI, and VII)
• Relicensing Study Reports
  

Smith Mountain Shoreline Management Plan 2010 Review
Appalachian Power Company (Appalachian) has begun its review of the Shoreline Management Plan for the Smith Mountain Project (SMP) which includes both Smith Mountain and Leesville lakes. According to Section 3.5 of the SMP, Appalachian is to review the SMP within 5 years following Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) approval and that review is to be accomplished through consultation with a group of stakeholders similar to the steering committee utilized to develop the SMP in 2003. The Commission issued an Order Modifying and Approving the SMP on July 5, 2005 (Order). According to that Order, the review is to be completed in 2010.

The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, the Virginia Department of Health, the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, the counties of Bedford, Campbell, Franklin and Pittsylvania, the Association of Lake Area Communities, the Leesville Lake Association, the Smith Mountain Lake Association, Smith Mountain Marine Business Association, and the Smith Mountain Chamber of Commerce have been requested to appoint representatives and alternates to the Steering Committee.

Appalachian and the Steering Committee representatives continue to meet with various stakeholders in order to better understand issues and concerns. The following meetings are scheduled:

• Roanoke Valley Association of Realtors
  Friday, January 8, 2010 at 10 AM
  Rocky Mount Service Center
  996 Old Franklin Turnpike, Rocky Mount, VA 24151
• Shoreline Stabilization and Dredging Contractors
  Monday, January 11, 2010 at 2:30 PM
  Rocky Mount Service Center
  996 Old Franklin Turnpike, Rocky Mount, VA 24151

Should anyone wish to comment on the Shoreline Management Plan for the Smith Mountain Pumped Storage Project, please complete the attached questionnaire.

• Video: History of Project

• Smith Mountain

• Leesville

• Order Issuing New License

• Final Environmental Impact Statement

• Application for New License (Volume I, II, IV, VI, and VII)

• Relicensing Study Reports

• Relicensing Participants Addresses

• Correspondence

• Schedule

• Meetings (Dates/ Notes)

• Pre-Application Document (PAD)

• Study Plans

• Send Comments

• Links

• AEP.com

• Correspondence

• Meetings

• Shoreline Management Plan

• FERC Order Modifying and Approving the SMP (July 6, 2005)

• APCO Request for Amendment

• FERC Notice of Request for Amendment

• FERC Order Amending SMP (April 14, 2006)

• Programmatic Agreement between FERC and the VSHPO for managing historic resources

• Forms

• Procedures for Reporting Violations

• FERC Order Amending SMP (February 23, 206)

• Errata Notice Issued February 27, 2007

• Draft Environmental Assessment

• Scoping Documents

• Correspondence

• Steering Committee

• Schedule

• Meetings (Dates/ Notes)

• Questionnaires & Maps

• FERC homepage