Preliminary Permit Application for Navajo Nation Big Canyon Pumped Storage Project

Pumped Hydro Storage LLC submitted this application for a preliminary permit for its proposed Navajo Nation Big Canyon Pumped Storage Project, to be located about 23 miles west of Tuba City, Arizona. 

Page 1 of the application

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