Request to Surrender Salt Trail Canyon Dam Permit

On July 26, 2021, the company that proposed dams on and near the Little Colorado River wrote to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) asking to surrender the Salt Trail Canyon hydroelectric dam permit. Read the letter ›

On December 12, 2022, FERC issued a formal notice of surrender, terminating the permit. Read the notice ›

Request to surrender Salt Trail Canyon dam permit

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