Upper American River Project, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Project No. 2101
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Summary
SCH Number
2008052009
Lead Agency
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Document Title
Upper American River Project, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Project No. 2101
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
7/19/2017
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
Two of the UARP reservoirs, Loon Lake and Ice House reservoirs, are in need of maintenance that requires the reservoirs to be drained to below the minimum end-of-month reservoir levels allowed by the FERC license and water quality certification. The proposed reservoir level variances are limited to July, August, and Sept. 2017.
SMUD, as lead agency, prepared a Final CEQA Supplemental Analysis to the FERC/US Forest Service Final EIS for the UARP and filed a NOD on July 24, 2012. The SWRCB considered the Final CEQA Supplement during the development of its water quality certification for the UARP.
Contact Information
Name
Oscar Biondi
Agency Name
SWRCB
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
SWRCB
Approving Agency Role
Responsible Agency
Approved On
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
Yes
(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
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
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