Kern River No. 3 Hydroelectric Project Revised Sediment Management Practices
Summary
SCH Number
2009048386
Public Agency
State Water Resources Control Board
Document Title
Kern River No. 3 Hydroelectric Project Revised Sediment Management Practices
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/4/2009
Document Description
In June 1998, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued SCE a new license for Kern 3 that required a sediment monitoring program taht evaluated the oeprational sediment management practices. In 202, the McNally Wildfire burnt 150,670 acres of the upper watershed of North Fork Kern River and subsequent storms generated large volumes of sediment that adversely impacted the operation of Fairview Dam by blocking the intake gates and reducing the impoundment capacity.
Contact Information
Name
Whalen Toy
Agency Name
State Water Resources Control Board
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Tulare
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301 - Class 1
Reasons for Exemption
SCE operates Kern 3 on the North Fork Kern River as a run-of-the-river project.
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