Oroville Facilities Relicencing FERC Project No. 2100
10 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2001102011
Lead Agency
California Department of Water Resources
(DWR)
Document Title
Oroville Facilities Relicencing FERC Project No. 2100
Document Type
FIN - Final Document
Received
Present Land Use
Three primary land use designations in the project area include Public Grazing and Open Land, and Timber Mountain land use.
Document Description
The Oroville Facilities, as part of SWP, are also operated for flood management, power generation, water quality improvement in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, recreation, and fish and wildlife enhancement. The objective of the proposed project is the continued operation and maintenance of the Oroville Facilities for electric power generation, along with implementation of any terms and conditions to be considered for inclusion in a new FERC hydroelectric license. The initial FERC license for the Oroville Facilities, issued on February 11, 1957, expired on January 31, 2007. The Oroville Facilities are currently operating under an annual license issued by FERC effective February 1, 2007.
Contact Information
Name
Henry "Rick" Ramirez
Agency Name
California Department of Water Resources
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Oroville
Counties
Butte
Zip
95966
Total Acres
41,000
State Highways
70, 162, 99
Railways
Western Pacific
Airports
Oroville Municipal
Waterways
Feather River, Lake Oroville
Township
18-22N
Range
2E-6E
Notice of Completion
Development Types
Recreational (Campgrounds, trails, day use improvements), Other (Enviromental Enhancements)
Local Actions
Hydro Relicensing
Project Issues
Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Economics/Jobs, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, Wildlife
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