Bucks Creek Hydroelectric Project (FERC Project No. 619)

Pacific Gas and Electric Company is seeking water quality certification for the Bucks and Grizzly Creek Gravel Augmentation Project in Plumas County, California. This initiative implements the Gravel Augmentation Plan required by Condition 14 of the Bucks Creek Hydroelectric Project certification to enhance trout spawning habitats and populations. The project involves placing gravel at two specific sites: one on Bucks Creek approximately 0.3 miles downstream of the Lower Bucks Dam Spillway, and another on Grizzly Creek about 400 feet downstream of the gaging weir. To facilitate these activities, the company is pursuing Clean Water Act Section 404 permitting under the United States Army Corps of Engineers Regional General Permit 16 for aquatic habitat restoration and enhancement. The project is governed by the California Environmental Quality Act, with a CEQA Supplement prepared to ensure environmental compliance. Notices of Determination filed by the State Water Resources Control Board confirm that the project will not have a significant environmental effect, and no mitigation measures or monitoring plans were adopted. Administrative oversight involves the State Water Resources Control Board Division of Water Rights, with the project identified under solicitation number 2019069104. Performance is centered in Plumas County, specifically near Quincy, California.