Water Quality Certification Program

PROJECTS

Staff Project Assignments

• Battle Creek Salmon & Steelhead Restoration Project, FERC #1121
• Big Creek Hydroelectric Projects, #67, #120, #2174, #2175, #2085 & #2086
• Britton Powerhouse and Instream Flow Release Structures
• California Aqueduct Project, FERC #2426
• Chili Bar Hydroelectric Project, FERC #2155
• Cinnamon Ranch, FERC #6885
• Eagle Mountain Pumped Storage Project, FERC #13123
• El Dorado Hydro Power Project, FERC #184-065
• Klamath River Studies
• Klamath River Hydroelectric Project, FERC #2082
• Lake Elsinore Advanced Pumped Storage (LEAPS) Project, FERC #11858
• Merced River Hydroelectric Project, FERC #2179
• New Don Pedro, FERC #2299
• Oroville Facilities, FERC #2100
• Pit 1 Hydroelectric Project, FERC #2687
• Pit (River) 3, 4, and 5 Hydroelectric Project, FERC #233-081
• Sierra Pacific Power Company's Farad Diversion Dam Replacement Project
• Spring Gap-Stanislaus Project, FERC #2130
• Upper American River Project, FERC #2101
• Upper North Fork Feather River Project, FERC #2105

Merced River Hydroelectric Project, FERC #2179

• Withdrawal of Petition for Reconsideration
• Notice of Cancellation of Public Workshop
• Notice of Rescheduled Workshop - Rescheduled for August 3, 2011 (posted 6/3/11)
• Notice of Workshop - Scheduled for June 22, 2011 (posted 4/26/11)
• Public Comments (received by April 13, 2011)
• Notice of Draft Order
• Draft Order
• Merced Irrigation District’s Petition for Reconsideration and Request for Stay
• Notice of Petition for Reconsideration
• Responses to Notice of Petition for Reconsideration
  • City of Merced (Received March 28, 2011)
  • Conservation Groups
  • Merced Irrigation District
  • California Department of Fish and Game
  • Modesto Irrigation District
  • NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service
  • PacifiCorp
• Investigation Order WR 2011-0003 - EXEC
• Order WQ 2011-0007
• Director’s formal study dispute resolution determination

New Don Pedro, FERC #2299

• Study Dispute Process
  • Withdrawal of Study Dispute - March 23, 2012
  • FERC Response to Request to Reject Study Dispute - March 9, 2012
  • Study Dispute Letter - January 11, 2012

Cinnamon Ranch, FERC #6885

• Responses to Notice of Petition of reconsideration
  • Comments by Cinnamon Ranch | Comments by Friends of the River
• Petition for Reconsideration
  • Attachment A
• Notification of Petition for Reconsideration

Pit 1 Hydroelectric Project, FERC #2687

• Response to Request to Extend Temporary Suspension of Flushing Flows
• PG&E Request to Extend the Temporary Suspension of Flushing Flows
• Request to Temporarily Suspend Flushing Flows
• Order Approving Temporary Suspension of Flushing Flows

Oroville Facilities, FERC #2100

• Petition to Re-open and Amend the Water Quality Certification for the Oroville Hydroelectric Project
  • Attachments A-F
• Comments on the Draft Water Quality Certification - December 10, 2010
• Oroville Draft Water Quality Certification - December 6, 2010
• Comments - October 10, 2010
• Extension of Time - July 22, 2010
• Notice of Response to Comments - July 9, 2010
• Response to Comments - July 9, 2010
• Notice of Draft Water Quality Certification - July 2, 2010
• Draft Water Quality Certification - July 2, 2010
  • Attachment A: California Environmental Quality Act Findings and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan - August 2010
• Comments on the Draft Water Quality Certification - February 2010
• Notice of Draft Water Quality Certification - January 21, 2010
• Draft Water Quality Certification
  • Attachment A: California Environmental Quality Act Findings and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan - January 2010

Big Creek Hydroelectric Projects, FERC #67, 120, 2175, 2085

• Final Environmental Impact Statement for Hydropower License for FERC Nos. 67, 120, 2175, 2085
• Final Environmental Assessment for Portal Project, FERC No.2174
• Final Environmental Assessment for Vermillion Valley Project, FERC No. 2086

Britton Powerhouse and Instream Flow Release Structures

• Notice of Intent to Adopt a Negative Declaration and Issue Water Quality Certification
• Initial Study and Environmental Checklist
• Proposed Negative Declaration
• Draft Water Quality Certification

Klamath River Studies

• Final Report to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Cyanotoxin Accumulation in Fish and Freshwater Mussels of the Klamath River
• Nutrient Budgets And Phytoplankton Trends In Iron Gate and Copco Reservoirs, California, May 2005 – May 2006
  • Final Report
    • Appendix E1 – Stratification Table
    • Appendix E2 – Field and Lab Measurements
    • Appendix E3 – Hydro Budgets
    • Appendix E4 – Nutrient Budgets
    • Appendix E5 – Phytoplankton Data

Klamath River Hydroelectric Project, FERC #2082

• Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement
  • Response to Hoopa Valley Tribal Council’s Comments
  • Sierra Club requests that the Board exercise its regulatory authority
    • Response to Sierra Club
  • KHSA and KBRA Likelihood of Meeting Hoopa Valley Tribe Klamath River Water Quality Standards
  • Hoopa Valley Tribal Council Land Management Division
  • Additional comments on Klamath Facilities Removal Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report
  • State Water Board comments on Klamath Facilities Removal Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report
  • Second amendment to Klamath abeyance resolution (August 16, 2011)
  • Request to Amend Klamath Abeyance Resolution
    • Attachment A | Attachment B | Attachment C
  • Request for reinstatement for Klamath Abeyance Resolution – Sept.16, 2010
  • Comment Letters on Resolution
    • Lester A. Snow | Hoopa Valley Tribe
  • Revised Klamath Abeyance Resolution – October 5, 2010
  • Klamath Abeyance Resolution - May 18, 2010
  • Comment Letters on Resolution
    • Robert Donlan | Hoopa Valley Tribe
  • Request for Abeyance of Water Quality Certification and CEQA process
  • Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement - February 18, 2010
  • Klamath Settlement Parties as of March 17, 2010
  • Summary of Klamath Basin Settlement Agreements
  • Letter from Kirk Miller to Dorothy Rice
• Klamath Agreement-in-Principal Status Report
  • Progress Report and update on Interim Measures (06/16/09)
  • 2009 Water Quality Management Actions (04/30/09)
• CEQA
  • February 17, 2009 Board Meeting
  • Notice of Preparation, September 30, 2008
    • Notice of Correction - October 21, 2008 Meeting in Yreka, dated October 3, 2008
    • Notice of Extended Scoping Comment Deadline, dated November 17, 2008
    • Update of Scoping Comment Deadline, dated February 21, 2009
  • Pre-NOP Correspondence
    • Friends of the River, June 12, 2008
    • Karuk Tribe of California, June 15, 2008
    • Klamath Riverkeeper and California Coastkeeper Alliance, June 16, 2008
    • Hoopa Valley Tribal Council, June 19, 2008
    • State of California Resources Agency, June 24, 2008
    • State Water Board Response to Resources, June 26, 2008
    • City of Morro Bay, July 7, 2008
    • State Water Board Letter to PacifiCorp, August 22, 2008
    • PacifiCorp Response to State Water Board, September 10, 2008
    • State Water Board Response to Pacific Corp, September 22, 2008
• Klamath Hydroelectric Project 401 Water Quality Certification Applications
  • Resubmitted, September 26, 2008
  • Previous Request for Withdrawal, July 14, 200
• 2008 Water Quality Study Plan
  • Proposed 2008 Study Plans
    • 2008 Klamath Water Quality Study Plan, April 22, 2008
    • 2008 Klamath Water Quality Sampling Plan, June 30, 2008
  • 2008 Study Plan Correspondence
    • State Water Board Comments on 2008 Study Plan, June 20, 2008
    • State Water Board Information Request
    • PacifiCorp Response to Comments
    • PacifiCorp Response to Information Request
    • State Water Board Response to PacifiCorp
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Klamath Hydroelectric Project, FERC Project No. 2082

Lake Elsinore Advanced Pumped Storage (LEAPS) Project, FERC #11858

• Order WQ 2011-0005
• Denial of Application for Water Quality Certification
• The Nevada Hydro Company, Inc. Petition for Reconsideration
• Notification of Petition for Reconsideration
• Comment Letters on Petition for Reconsideration
  • Best Best & Krieger
  • Pecora
  • Miller, Starr & Regalia
  • Hunton & Williams
    • Exhibit A | Exhibit B | Lewandowski Declaration | Interested Parties List

Upper American River Project, FERC #2101

• Interested Party Comments - Deadline to receive comments was November 14, 2011
• Notice of Draft Water Quality Certification (October 7, 2011)
• Draft Water Quality Certification (October 7, 2011)
  • Attachment A: California Environmental Quality Act Findings and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan
• Final CEQA Supplemental Analysis and additional CEQA documentation can be found on the Sacramento Municipal Utility District Website
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Upper American River Project, FERC Project No. 2101

Chili Bar Hydroelectric Project, FERC #2155

• WQ cert and CEQA comments
• Notice of Intent to Adopt a Negative Declaration and Release of Draft Water Quality Certification
• Draft Initial Study and Negative Declaration
• Draft Water Quality Certification
• Final Environmental Impact Statement for Hydropower License for FERC Nos. 2101 and 2155
• Relicensing Settlement Agreement for the Upper American River Project and Chili Bar Hydroelectric Project

Spring Gap-Stanislaus Project, FERC #2130

• Notice of Request for Variance to the Water Quality Certification for the Spring Gap-Stanislaus Hydroelectric Project
  • Letters from PG&E and Tuolumne Utility District requesting variance
• Response to Request to Modify the Water Quality Certification for the Spring-Gap Stanislaus Hydroelectric Project
• Notice of Request to Modify the Water Quality Certification for the Spring-Gap Stanislaus Hydroelectric Project
  The State Water Board is accepting written comments on PG&E's request to modify the deadline from April 24, 2012 to September 1, 2013, for completion of updates to the Relief Dam and modifications to Gaging Weir S-83.
    »»  Deadline for Comments: April 11, 2012 by Noon. (posted 4/4/12)
  Note: Comments are to be submitted to: Jeff Parks at: jparks@waterboards.ca.gov. See Notice for further information.
  
• Order WR 2009-0039
• Pinecrest Reservoir Lake Level Study Plan
• Final Pinecrest Reservoir Lake Level Report
• Interested Party Comments - Deadline to receive comments was October 24, 2011
• Pinecrest Lake Level Study Mitigation Proposal
  
  
• If you have any questions or would like additional information, please email Jeff Parks or phone 916-341-5319

Upper North Fork Feather River Project, FERC #2105

• Water Temperature Reduction Alternatives Development
  • Project 2105 - Level 3 Report (2009)
  • Project 2105 - Level 1 and 2 Report (2007)
    • Appendix A | Appendix B | Appendix C | Appendix D | Appendix E
  • Project 2105 - NFFR 2006 Special Testing Data Report (2007)
  • Project 2105 Re-Operation - 2006 Special Studies Update (2006)
• CEQA Process
  • Project 2105 - CEQA Scoping Report (2006)
  • Project 2105 - CEQA NOP+Checklist (2005)
• UNFFR - Consultant Web-Link
  Additional information for the ongoing development of the Project 2105 EIR may be found on the North State Resources, Inc. Website.

Pit (River) 3, 4, and 5 Hydroelectric Project, FERC #233-081

• December 21, 2005, Pit 3, 4, and 5 Hydroelectric Project - Notice of Intent to Rely on Federal Environmental Impact Statement
  • Draft Water Quality Certification - Pit 3, 4 and 5 Hydroelectric Project Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Project No. 233
  • Final Environmental Impact Statement - Pit 3, 4, 5 Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 233-081)
    • Part 1 | Part 2

El Dorado Hydro Power Project, FERC #184-065

• Final EIS for Hydropower License
  • Attachment A - El Dorado Settlement Agreement
  • Attachment B - Staff Response To Comments On The El Dorado Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement
• Supplemental Information To the Final Environmental Impact Statement

Battle Creek Salmon & Steelhead Restoration Project, FERC #1121

• Draft EIS / EIR
• Draft Supplemental EIS / Revised EIR

Draft Environmental Impact Statement / Environmental Impact Report

• Contents
• Executive Summary
• Chapter 1 - Introduction, Organization, and Process
• Chapter 2 - Purpose and Need, Project Description, and Project Background
• Chapter 3 - Project Alternatives
• Chapter 4 - Affected Environment and Environmental Consequences
  • Sections: 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
    4.10 | 4.11 | 4.12 | 4.13 | 4.14 | 4.15 | 4.16 | 4.17
• Chapter 5
• Chapter 6
• Chapter 7
• Chapter 8
• Chapter 9
• Appendices - Contents
  Appendix A | Appendix B | Appendix C | Appendix D | Appendix E | Appendix F | Appendix G | Appendix H | Appendix I | Appendix J | Appendix K | Appendix L | Appendix M | Appendix N | Appendix O | Appendix P | Appendix Q
• Figures
  4.2.01 | 4.2.02 | 4.2.03 | 4.2.04 | 4.2.05 | 4.2.06 | 4.2.07 | 4.2.08 | 4.2.09 |
  4.2.10 | 4.2.11 | 4.2.12 | 4.2.13 | 4.2.14 | 4.2.15 | 4.2.16 | 4.2.17 | 4.2.18 | 4.2.1

Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement / Revised Environmental Impact Report

• Table of Contents
• Executive Summary
• Chapter 1 - Introduction
• Chapter 2 - Purpose and Need, Project Description, and Project Background
• Chapter 3 - Project Alternatives
• Chapter 4 - Affected Environment and Environmental Consequences
• Chapter 5 - Consultation and Coordination
• Chapter 6 - Related Projects
• Chapter 7 - Summary
• Chapter 8 - List of Contributors
• Chapter 9 - References
• Appendix F
• Appendix K
• Appendix L
• Appendix M
• Appendix O

California Aqueduct Project, FERC #2426

• FERC Final Environmental Assessment
• California Trout, Inc. and Friends of the River Petition for Reconsideration
• Exhibits for Petition
• Notification of Petition for Reconsideration
• Comment Letters on Petition for Reconsideration
  • California Trout, Inc. and Friends of the River #1
  • California Trout, Inc. and Friends of the River #2
  • Department of Water Resources
  • Samuel S. Sweet
  • State Water Contractors, Inc.
  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • United Water Conservation District
• Comment Letters on Board Meeting
  • Petitioner's Comments on Draft Order

Eagle Mountain Pumped Storage Project, FERC #13123

• October 7, 2010 - Comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Report
• August 31, 2010 - Errata for Table 5-5 of the Draft Environmental Impact Report
• August 26, 2010 - Deadline extension for submitting comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Report
• Draft License Application for the Eagle Mountain Pumped Storage Project
• Water Quality Certification Request Letter
• State Water Board Response for Water Quality Certification Request
• Draft Environmental Impact Report (SCH #2009011010) - Eagle Mountain Pumped Storage Project, July 2010
  • Eagle Mtn Pumped Storage DEIR Executive Summary
  • Eagle Mtn Pumped Storage Project DEIR Vol I - text
  • Eagle Mtn Pumped Storage Project DEIR Figures 2-1 to 3.1-7
  • Eagle Mtn Pumped Storage Project DEIR Figures 3.3-1 to 3.3-20
  • Eagle Mtn Pumped Storage Project DEIR Figures 3.5-1 to 3.5-19
  • Eagle Mtn Pumped Storage Project DEIR Figures 3.6-1 to 3.6-4
  • Eagle Mtn Pumped Storage Project DEIR Figures 3.7-1 to 3.7-19
  • Eagle Mtn Pumped Storage Project DEIR Figures 3.9-1 to 3.15-2
  • Eagle Mtn Pumped Storage Project DEIR Figures 4-1 to 4-6
  • Eagle Mtn Pumped Storage Project DEIR Figures 10-1 to 10-7
  • Eagle Mtn Pumped Storage Project DEIR Vol II Appendices A, B, and D
  • Eagle Mtn Pumped Storage Project DEIR Appendix C, Technical Memorandum 12.1 - 12.4
  • Eagle Mtn Pumped Storage Project DEIR Appendix C, Technical Memorandum 12.5 - 12.7
  • Eagle Mtn Pumped Storage Project DEIR Appendix C, Technical Memorandum 12.8 - 12.13
  • Eagle Mtn Pumped Storage Project DEIR Appendix C, Technical Memorandum 12.14 - 12.16

Sierra Pacific Power Company's Farad Diversion Dam Replacement Project

• March 2003, Final Environmental Impact Report with accompanying Figures
• March 2002, Draft Environmental Impact Report

(Updated 5/25/12)