Upper American River Project (UARP) Relicensing, Including a New Pumped-storage Development
17 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2008052009
Lead Agency
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Document Title
Upper American River Project (UARP) Relicensing, Including a New Pumped-storage Development
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
7/24/2012
Present Land Use
Nearly all of the existing UARP is located within the Eldorado National Forest. The proposed Iowa Hill Pumped-storage Development would be constructed on lands that are currently undeveloped.
General Plan: Upper reservoir - National Resource and Rural Residential; electrical switchyard and tunnel portal - Natural Resource; transmission line - Natural Resource and Rural Residential.
Zoning: Upper reservoir - Timberland Preserve Zone (TPZ), Estate Residential (RE-10), and Residential Agricultural 40-acre minimum (RA-40); electrical switchyard and tunnel portal - RA-40; transmission line - TPZ, RE-10, and RA-40.
Document Description
The Upper American River Project (UARP) is a hydroelectric project in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and foothills east of Sacramento, California. SMUD proposes to accept a new license issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that will require, among other things, a reoperation of the UARP under the terms of a comprehensive settlement agreement reached between SMUD and state and federal resource agencies, non-governmental agencies, and members of the public. Measures contained in the settlement agreement cover: (1) water releases from UARP reservoirs into downstream river reaches for channel maintenance, aquatic resource habitat, and whitewater boating purposes; (2) water storage in UARP reservoirs; (3) upgrading of recreation facilities; and (4) implementation of resource management and monitoring plans. The new license will also authorize SMUD to construct and operate the 400MW Iowa Hill Pumped-storage facility as a newly integrated development of the UARP.
Contact Information
Name
David Hanson
Agency Name
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Placerville
Counties
El Dorado, Sacramento
Cross Streets
Rubicon R., Silver Ck, South Fork American River, lines running E to W from Loon Lake Powerhouse
Zip
95667, 709
Total Acres
9,150 & 283
Parcel #
Many
Waterways
Rubicon River, Silver Creek, and South Fork American River
Township
11N
Range
12E
Section
19,20,
Base
MDB&M
Other Location Info
City/Nearest Community: Camino
Other Information
Sections: 28-30
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
N/A
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
N/A
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
Yes
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Disclaimer: The document was originally posted before CEQAnet had the capability to host attachments for the public. To obtain the original attachments for this document, please contact the lead agency at the contact information listed above. You may also contact the OPR via email at state.clearinghouse@opr.ca.gov or via phone at (916) 445-0613.