On June 17, 2020, the United States District Court for the District of Colorado set aside the Incidental Take Permit granted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) in June of 2019, thereby placing the R-Project (Project) on pause.
Because the underlying need for the Project has not changed, Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) continues to work with the Service on a path forward for the Project. During this time, NPPD and its contractors have been performing Project stabilizing work as described below and as fully communicated to the Service. Completion of this work was necessary to stabilize currently disturbed sites, reduce the potential for longterm safety and environmental risks, comply with state stormwater permit requirements, and protect the integrity of equipment and other Project materials until such time as the construction work, or parts of it, may continue.
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