Crisp County Power Commission
Lake Blackshear Hydroelectric Project
FERC #659
Relicensing Information
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The Crisp County Power Commission was created by an act of the state legislature in 1925 and is a governmental entity affiliated with the Crisp County government. The Power Commission is governed by a 7-member Board of Commissioners which includes 3 county commissioners with staggered 6-year terms and 4 members appointed by the Crisp County Grand Jury to alternating 2-year terms. This page last modified: 10/12/2007 10:09 AM |
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The Crisp County Power Commission owns and operates the Lake Blackshear
Project, a hydro-electric power plant on the Flint River located in South
Central Georgia. The Project operates under a license granted by the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission and is designated "Project No. 659". The original
50-year construction and operating license was issued in 1928. A new 30-year
license was issued in 1978 and will expire in August 2008. A new license
application must be filed by August 2006. The Power Commission is initiating a
process to renew its operating license issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC). 
Under FERC regulations, the Crisp County Power Commission can choose one of
two re-licensing approaches: a traditional licensing process or an Alternative
Licensing Process (ALP). With the consent of the other stakeholders and the FERC,
the Crisp County Power Commission is using the ALP which requires
the Power Commission to prepare a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) to be
submitted with its FERC application. In preparing the draft EA, the Power
Commission will work actively with resource agencies and other stakeholders to
address issues related to the operation and management of the Lake Blackshear
Project. If you have an interest in participating in the relicensing
process or would like to discuss the relicensing, please contact us.
The Lake Blackshear Dam impounds the Flint River near Warwick, GA at River
Mile 134.7. The power plant consists of four electric generators with a total
licensed capacity of 15.2 megawatts. There are two earthen dams, each 30 feet
high. The North dam is 3,400 feet long while the South dam is 650 feet long. The
drainage basin is approximately 3,764 square miles and begins at Hartsfield
Airport just south of Atlanta, GA. Normal full pool elevation is 237 m.s.l.