Upper American River Project Recreation Development Phase 4

Upper American River Project Recreation Development Phase 4

Sacramento Municipal Utility District's Upper American River Project is licensed through the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as Project 2101. The License requires SMUD to develop recreation facilities within the Project Boundary for public use. Three phases of recreation development have been completed. Numerous campgrounds, bicycle facilities, picnic areas, a ski chalet, boating facilities and hiking trails have been completed. The final phase under the current license; Phase 4 is scheduled for construction in 2002 and 2003. The 2002 work is called Phase 4A and the 2003 work is called Phase 4B. The Phase 4A work includes 1) Gerle Creek Parking Area, 2) Gerle Creek Foot Trail, 3) Union Valley Bike Trail, 4) Fashoda Campground Shower Building, 5) Fashoda Campground Improvements, and 6) Big Hill Overlook. The Phase 4B work includes: 7) Northstar Campground.

El Dorado

Cal Fire, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways, California Department of Transportation, District 3 (DOT), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Housing and Community Development, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency

Recreational (campgrounds, hiking and biking trails, shower)

Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Drainage/Absorption, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Noise, Public Services, Recreation, Transportation, Vegetation, Wildlife