Lake Lynn dam project ready for environmental review
Lakee Lynn Generation’s hydroelectric project application is ready for environmental analysis, the Federal Energy Regulator Commission announced Thursday, and FERC is soliciting comments and recommendations. Lake Lynn’s prior license was...
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FERC issues Lake Lynn hydro project one-year license after current one expires
Lake Lynn Generation’s Lake Lynn Hydroelectric Project license expired Nov. 30.The federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Wednesday issued an annual license to allow Lake Lynn to continue operating the dam...
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MUB trims Cheat Lake project in response to bid numbers
Months ago, the Morgantown Utility Board warned it was bidding its forthcoming Cheat Lake Wastewater Treatment Plant project in a feeding frenzy of a market fueled by a Dec. 31...
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WVU well-being programs help students build community
Philanthropic support is expanding opportunities for West Virginia University students tobuild community by getting outside, pursuing hobbies, sharing meals and more while developingcritical skills to promote their future success and...
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Morgantown Council finalizes 100% sewer rate hike for Cheat Lake
Sewer rates for some 3,400 Cheat Lake customers of the Morgantown Utility Board will double starting Nov. 29. Earlier this week, Morgantown City Council finalized a 100% rate increase tied...
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Cheat Lake sewer rate increase set at 100%; project cost remains unknown
Morgantown City Council unanimously approved on first reading a 100% rate increase for the Morgantown Utility Board’s Cheat Lake sanitary sewer customers. The increase will be the first for Cheat...
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FERC officially ends Lake Lynn proceeding for variance to lower Cheat Lake water level
Lake Lynn Generation’s proposal to lower the level of Cheat Lake in order to maintain the required level of dissolved oxygen came to an official end on Wednesday. In a...
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Cheat Lake Marina files for temporary restraining order against Lake Lynn Generation to prevent lowering Cheat Lake level
The recent rains have raised the level of Cheat Lake back above the minimum required by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. But Marina 1 LLC – one of the Biafora...
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Boaters and fishermen have ideas on solving hydrilla problem
There are lots of prob- lems at Cheat Lake, and users of the lake have their ideas on how to solve them. I talked to several pontoon boat owners who...
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Cheat Lake suffers as drought continues; Lake Lynn Generation apprises FERC of its problems
The effects of the ongoing drought are apparent around Cheat Lake. Marinas are largely empty. Boats are stranded here and there on what are now mud flats. Related in part...
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