Permit
PAC420030
NPDES stormwater construction permit application / authorization record.
Overview
A smaller solar project, but still a public record worth reviewing.
McKean Woodland Solar may not be the largest solar proposal in McKean County, but the public file still matters. The records show a solar project moving through stormwater, erosion and sediment control, environmental review, and local notification processes in Liberty Township.
Location
Woodland Drive
Port Allegany area of Liberty Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania.
Receiving water
Ostrander Hollow
Named in the project stormwater discharge record.
Verified anchors
Facts the public can check in the documents.
This page is built around source documents. It does not ask residents to take anyone’s word for it. The project file includes permit records, notification packages, environmental review materials, stormwater modules, and company documents.
Applicant
McKean Woodland I LLC appears as the applicant / permittee in the project records.
Consultant
SWCA Environmental Consultants appears in the NPDES, E&S, PCSM, and environmental review materials.
Municipality
Liberty Township is identified as the municipality for the project location.
Parcel
Project documents reference tax parcel ID 26-004-308.2.
Acreage record
The acreage numbers are not described the same way in every document.
This does not automatically prove anything improper. It does show why residents should review the actual record and understand what each number means.
| Document / record | Acreage referenced | What it appears to describe |
|---|---|---|
| Liberty Township notification package | Approximately 7.6 acres | Phased disturbance / proposed project disturbance in the municipal notification package. |
| McKean County notification package | Approximately 7.6 acres | Phased disturbance / proposed project disturbance in the county notification package. |
| NPDES Notice of Intent | Approximately 11.1 acres | Earth disturbance area in the later NOI record. |
| PNDI receipt | 11.17 acres | Project area used for the PNDI environmental review. |
| Phase I Environmental Site Assessment | Approximately 30 acres within a 34.53-acre parcel | Subject property / host parcel context for environmental due diligence. |
Why this matters
Public review should not rely on a single acreage number. A project can have a parcel size, subject-property size, project area, earth disturbance area, phased disturbance area, and post-construction land-cover numbers. Those are not always the same thing.
Timeline
Public milestones in the McKean Woodland Solar record.
This timeline is based on the document set currently available. Additional township, county, recorder, agency, or RTK records may expand or clarify it.
December 20, 2023
McKean Woodland I LLC operating agreement dated
The operating agreement identifies McKean Woodland I LLC and lists SR1 Captura Sage Holdco I, LLC as sole member.
January 2025
Phase I Environmental Site Assessment prepared
SWCA prepares a Phase I ESA for the McKean Woodland Solar Project in McKean County, Pennsylvania.
September 12, 2025
Local notification packages dated
Project notification packages are dated for Liberty Township Supervisors and McKean County Commissioners under the Chapter 102 / municipal-notification process.
September 18, 2025
NPDES transmittal letter dated
The transmittal letter describes a distribution-scale solar project in Liberty Township and references a proposed 2 MW system.
September 25, 2025
PNDI review completed
PNDI Project Search ID 819231 is tied to the McKean Woodland Solar Project, with review categories including solar power facility, new or expansion.
October 17, 2025
NPDES application deemed complete
McKean County Conservation District issues a completeness notification letter for NPDES permit application PAC420030.
December 16, 2025
PAG-02 authorization to discharge becomes effective
The authorization to discharge under the NPDES General Permit begins December 16, 2025, and expires December 7, 2029.
January 9, 2026
Updated E&S review letter issued
The updated E&S review letter states the plan meets minimum DEP Chapter 102 and Clean Streams Law requirements, provided BMPs are properly implemented and maintained until permanent stabilization.
Route 6 Scenic Byway / PA Wilds
This project belongs in the Route 6 and PA Wilds conversation.
The McKean Woodland Solar Project is not just a local permit file. It sits in the same broader corridor that regional tourism and conservation partners now promote as part of Pennsylvania Route 6, the PA Wilds, and northern Pennsylvania’s scenic, cultural, recreational, and natural heritage.
Route 6 Scenic Byway
Pennsylvania Route 6 has been publicly celebrated as an official Pennsylvania Scenic Byway across the Warren, McKean, Potter, and Tioga County section of northern Pennsylvania. That makes visual character, rural landscapes, tourism, and scenic viewsheds part of the public-interest conversation.
PA Wilds identity
McKean County is part of the Pennsylvania Wilds, a region promoted for public lands, outdoor recreation, scenic beauty, small communities, heritage tourism, streams, forests, and rural character.
Question for regional partners
Have the PA Wilds Center, PA Route 6 Alliance, local tourism partners, and Scenic Byway stakeholders reviewed this project’s location, visual impact, stormwater record, and long-term compatibility with the Route 6 corridor?
Public question
If Route 6 is being promoted as a scenic byway and economic-development asset, residents deserve to know whether industrial solar development along or near that corridor is being evaluated for scenic, tourism, stormwater, and community impacts.
Questions for PA Route 6 Alliance
- Has the Alliance reviewed the McKean Woodland Solar Project file?
- Does the project affect Route 6 scenic viewshed, gateway, tourism, or corridor-planning goals?
- Were Scenic Byway stakeholders notified when the project moved through local and state permit review?
- Does the Alliance have a position on industrial energy development along the Scenic Byway corridor?
Questions for PA Wilds partners
- Has the PA Wilds Center reviewed the project’s location and public document file?
- Does this project align with the region’s conservation, tourism, stewardship, and rural-community branding?
- Should visual-impact and scenic-corridor review be part of local solar approval?
- Will PA Wilds or tourism partners comment publicly before construction begins?
Related Route 6 / PA Wilds background
Route 6
PA Route 6 Scenic Byway Announcement
PA Route 6 Alliance article on Pennsylvania Route 6 being designated an official Pennsylvania Scenic Byway.
PA Wilds
PA Wilds Route 6 Scenic Byway Coverage
PA Wilds Center article covering the Scenic Byway designation through Warren, McKean, Potter, and Tioga counties.
Region
The PA Wilds Region
PA Wilds Center background on the region, public lands, tourism, stewardship, and rural assets.
Corridor
PA Route 6 Heritage Corridor
PA Route 6 Alliance background on corridor management, scenic preservation, tourism, heritage, and community-development goals.
Public review points
Questions residents and officials should keep asking.
This page does not claim to make final legal or agency findings. It identifies review points that matter whenever private land is converted into a solar energy facility with stormwater, erosion, environmental, access, and long-term maintenance obligations.
Stormwater and sediment control
The project depends on proper implementation and maintenance of BMPs. The public should watch whether the site remains stabilized and whether controls perform during rain, snowmelt, freeze-thaw cycles, and construction traffic.
Ostrander Hollow
Ostrander Hollow is listed as the receiving water in project stormwater documents. Residents should pay attention to downstream conditions, runoff paths, and any visible sediment movement.
Tree clearing and bat review
The PNDI record indicates tree disturbance and USFWS review related to federally listed bat species. Any changes to project area, timing, or tree-clearing assumptions should be checked against the review record.
Public questions to ask
- What exact acreage will be cleared, grubbed, graded, fenced, or converted?
- What changed between the 7.6-acre disturbance number and the later 11.1-acre disturbance number?
- What documents were submitted to Liberty Township, and when were they reviewed publicly?
- What local approvals were required under Liberty Township’s solar and stormwater rules?
- Who is responsible for long-term PCSM maintenance after construction?
- What inspection records will exist after construction begins?
- Have PA Route 6 Alliance and PA Wilds partners been asked to review scenic, tourism, and corridor impacts?
Records to request next
- All Liberty Township meeting minutes, agendas, and correspondence mentioning McKean Woodland Solar.
- Any zoning, land-development, stormwater, driveway, or building-permit approvals.
- Any engineer review letters, solicitor letters, and township communications with SWCA or McKean Woodland I LLC.
- Any Conservation District inspection reports after site work begins.
- Any recorder filings tied to leases, easements, access, stormwater covenants, or ownership transfers.
- Any correspondence involving Penn Renew, SR1 Captura Sage Holdco I LLC, or related project entities.
Named record participants
Entities and names appearing in the current project file.
The following names are included because they appear in the project records. This section is for identification and public-record organization only.
McKean Woodland I LLC
Applicant / permittee name appearing in the NPDES, notification, and authorization materials.
Agustin Abalo
Listed in several project materials as contact or authorized signatory for McKean Woodland I LLC / related project filings.
SR1 Captura Sage Holdco I, LLC
Identified in the operating agreement as sole member of McKean Woodland I LLC.
SWCA Environmental Consultants
Consultant appearing in the Phase I ESA, NPDES transmittal, E&S Module 1, PCSM Module 2, and related submissions.
McKean County Conservation District
Appears in completeness, E&S review, and authorization documents connected to NPDES permit PAC420030.
Liberty Township
Municipality identified in project notification and permit materials for the McKean Woodland Solar Project.
Grid interconnection check
No project-specific PJM or NYISO queue hit found yet.
A public search for McKean Woodland Solar, McKean Woodland I LLC, PAC420030, Penn Renew, SR1 Captura Sage, Woodland Drive, and Port Allegany did not identify a clearly matching PJM or NYISO interconnection queue entry. That does not prove no interconnection request exists. It means no clearly matching public queue record was found under those names during this review.
Likely reason
The permit file describes the project as a distribution-scale solar project and the NPDES transmittal references a 2 MW system. Smaller distribution-scale projects may not appear under the same public wholesale queue trail as large transmission-connected PJM or NYISO projects.
PJM check
PJM’s current cycle-service page should still be checked because it includes public project details, reports, and agreements for cycle projects. No obvious public match was found for “McKean Woodland,” “Woodland,” or “Port Allegany.”
Next RTK / record request
Ask Liberty Township, the McKean County Conservation District, McKean County, McKean Woodland I LLC, and the electric distribution utility for all interconnection applications, utility correspondence, feeder studies, impact studies, agreements, and queue numbers.
Interconnection search links
PJM
PJM Cycle Service Request Status
Primary PJM page for cycle project details, study reports, and agreements moving forward under PJM’s cycle process.
PJM
PJM Serial Service Request Status
Legacy PJM serial queue page retained for earlier queue records and historical project materials.
NYISO
NYISO Interconnections
NYISO interconnection portal for New York grid interconnection materials and queue review.
Search
Interconnection.fyi
Third-party queue search tool that can help cross-check PJM and NYISO queue references by project name or point of interconnection.
Suggested language for the page
As of this review, no clearly matching public PJM or NYISO interconnection queue entry has been found for McKean Woodland Solar. Residents should request utility-level interconnection records, because a distribution-scale project may be handled through the local electric distribution interconnection process rather than appearing as a large PJM or NYISO transmission-queue project.
Documents & proof
Public records tied to McKean Woodland Solar.
Download and review the source documents below. File names are organized for search visibility and public clarity.
Permit and stormwater records
NOI
NPDES Notice of Intent — PAC420030
Project description, site area, earth disturbance, receiving water, and applicant information.
Transmittal
NPDES Transmittal Letter
September 18, 2025 letter from SWCA describing the Liberty Township solar project.
Completeness
NPDES Completeness Notification Letter
October 17, 2025 McKean County Conservation District letter for PAC420030.
Authorization
PAG-02 Authorization to Discharge
Coverage effective December 16, 2025 through December 7, 2029.
Permit
PAG-02 General Permit
General permit terms, conditions, monitoring, reporting, and compliance obligations.
Municipal and county notification records
Environmental review and site due diligence
Phase I ESA
Phase I Environmental Site Assessment
SWCA report prepared for the McKean Woodland Solar Project.
PNDI
PNDI Receipt — Project Search ID 819231
Environmental review receipt with agency results and USFWS response.
Species
Technical Assistance / Bat Review Letter
Technical-assistance material related to potential listed bat review.
Erosion, sediment, and post-construction stormwater records
E&S
E&S Module 1
Erosion and sediment control module for the project.
PCSM
PCSM Module 2
Post-construction stormwater management module for the project.
Review
E&S Plan Review Letter
December 16, 2025 Conservation District E&S plan review letter.
Updated
Updated E&S Review Letter
January 9, 2026 updated E&S plan review letter.
Company and ownership-related records
Case file summary
A public file for a project that should not stay buried in permit paperwork.
The McKean Woodland Solar Project shows why residents need centralized public records. A project can move through environmental review, stormwater permitting, township notification, county notification, and company structuring before many people ever hear the project name.
Permit trail
The project is tied to NPDES permit PAC420030, PAG-02 authorization, and stormwater discharge review.
Environmental trail
The record includes a Phase I ESA, PNDI receipt, and species-review material connected to tree disturbance and bat review.
Local trail
Liberty Township and McKean County notification packages show local governments were part of the documented permit-notification chain.
Disclaimer
Public records and public-interest review.
This page is a public-interest project file compiled from public records, agency documents, permit materials, environmental review records, local notification packages, right-to-know responses, and other source material believed to be authentic at the time of publication.
Protect McKean County Wilds does not claim to adjudicate liability, issue permits, deny permits, or make final legal determinations. Statements on this page are presented as summaries, quotations, or characterizations of underlying source material. Readers are encouraged to review the original records and draw their own conclusions.
If any person or entity believes a document is inauthentic, materially incomplete, misidentified, or quoted inaccurately, they may request review and correction by identifying the specific document, statement, and basis for the requested correction.