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Draft Subsequent Environmental Impact Report for the McCloud-Pit Hydroelectric Project Relicensing

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The McCloud-Pit Hydroelectric Project, owned and operated by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), is a power-generating system in Shasta and Siskiyou Counties, California, with a capacity of up to 368 megawatts. The project utilizes a complex network of five dams, three powerhouses, two tunnels, and multiple reservoirs to transfer water from the McCloud River basin to the lower Pit River basin. Currently undergoing relicensing through the Federal Regulatory Energy Commission (FERC), the project is governed by a Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) and a Notice of Determination from the State Water Resources Control Board. The scope of the relicensing includes the continued operation of the project with revised minimum instream flows, the implementation of 13 new environmental management plans, and the improvement or construction of various recreation facilities, including boat launches, campgrounds, and day-use areas. Key performance obligations are tied to the issuance of the license, requiring the submission of a Gaging and Facilities Modification Plan, a Whitewater Recreation Management Plan, and updated Habitat Management Plans within one year. Within three years, a new gage must be installed at McCloud Dam, and all identified erosion and sediment control sites must be stabilized within five years, with priority given to high-erosion potential areas. Additional mandatory deliverables include a Large Woody Material Plan, a Recreation Facilities Management Plan, and a Water Quality Monitoring and Protection Plan. Ongoing requirements include monthly monitoring of turbidity and temperature profiles from April through November, periodic sediment monitoring every five years, and strict reporting protocols to the State Water Board, Forest Service, CDFW, USFWS, and the Winnemem Wintu Tribe.

General Info

PG&E seeks relicensing for 368-MW hydro project with revised flows, new recreation sites, and thirteen environmental plans.

Agency

California → State Water Resources Control Board

NAICS

541620 - Environmental Consulting ServicesView NAICS

Place of Performance

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Documents

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McCloud-Pit Hydroelectric Project Draft Subsequent Environmental Impact Report

PDF•environmental-impact-report

McCloud-Pit Hydroelectric Project SEIR Notice of Determination

PDF•notice-of-determination

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Timeline

PostedJun 23

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyCalifornia → State Water Resources Control Board

Contacts2 people available

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Organization / Agency

California → State Water Resources Control Board

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Savannah DowneySenior Environmental Scientist (Specialist)

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+1 (555) 000-0000

Susan KesterHydro License Project Manager

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+1 (555) 000-0000

Full Description

The existing McCloud-Pit Hydroelectric Project is owned and operated by the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and is located on the McCloud River, Iron Canyon Creek, and Pit River, in Shasta and Siskiyou Counties, California. The McCloud-Pit Hydroelectric Project has a generation capacity of up to 368 megawatts and consists of three power-generating developments that include two storage reservoirs (McCloud and Iron Canyon), two regulating reservoirs (Pit 6 and Pit 7), one afterbay (Pit 7), three powerhouses (James B. Black, Pit 6, and Pit 7), five dams (Pit 6, Pit 7, Pit 7 Afterbay, Iron Canyon, and McCloud), two tunnels, associated equipment and transmission facilities, and five associated recreation facilities. The McCloud-Pit Hydroelectric Project transfers water from the McCloud River basin to the lower Pit River basin. Water moves from McCloud Reservoir on the McCloud River to Iron Canyon Reservoir on Iron Canyon Creek, a tributary to the Pit River, via the McCloud Tunnel. Water from Iron Canyon Reservoir moves via the Iron Canyon Tunnel to the James B. Black Powerhouse, located on the Pit River just upstream of PG&Es Pit 3, 4, 5 Hydroelectric Project (FERC Project No. 233) Pit 5 Powerhouse, where it moves through the Pit 6 and Pit 7 Powerhouses and enters Shasta Lake. The Project evaluated in the SEIR includes continued operation of the McCloud-Pit Hydroelectric Project with revised minimum instream flows, improvements to existing recreation facilities (Tarantula Gulch Boat Launch and Day Use Area at McCloud Reservoir, Hawkins Landing Campground at Iron Canyon Reservoir, Hawkins Boat Launch at Iron Canyon Reservoir, Deadlun Campground at Iron Canyon Reservoir, and Fenders Flat Day Use Area below Pit 7 Afterbay), construction of new recreation facilities (including river access areas, day use areas, campgrounds, and boat launches), and implementation of 13 new environmental management plans. The Project is undergoing relicensing before the Federal Regulatory Energy Commission (FERC). The original FERC license for the Project expired on July 31, 2011. Since then, the Project has operated under annual licenses issued by FERC. The SEIR evaluates potential impacts associated with the Projects relicensing.