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Yuba-Bear Hydroelectric Project FERC Relicensing

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California → Nevada Irrigation District

NAICS

221111 - Hydroelectric Power Generation

Place of Performance

Colfax, CA, 95945

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PostedDec 30

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AgencyCalifornia → Nevada Irrigation District

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California → Nevada Irrigation District

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Jennifer HansonGeneral Manager

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NID owns and operates the Yuba-Bear Hydroelectric Project. NID proposes to renew the existing FERC license for hydropower facilities associated with the Yuba-Bear Project. The Proposed Project consists of acceptance and implementation of the new FERC license and continued operation and maintenance of the project pursuant to the terms and conditions contained in the new license. NID would accept a new FERC license in order to: Continue to operate, maintain, and manage the existing Yuba-Bear Hydroelectric Project facilities, Remove from licensed facilities a segment of Chicago Park Forebay Road and the unnamed recreation road that provides access to the Jackson Meadows administrative site. Construct a new proposed powerhouse (the Rollins upgrade) that would be located within the existing FERC Project Boundary on NID-owned land adjacent to the existing Rollins Powerhouse, Construct and rehabilitate existing facilities at the following recreation areas: Jackson Meadows reservoir, Milton diversion impoundment, Bowman Lake, Sawmill Lake, Canyon Creek, Dutch Flat No 2 forebay, and Dutch Flat afterbay. Make minor modifications to the existing FERC Project Boundary Implement the other terms and conditions in the new license.

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