Completion of the Owens Gorge Flow Restoration Project (Lake or Streambed Alteration Agreement No. EPIMS-MOO-21908-R6)
6 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2010021063
Lead Agency
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Document Title
Completion of the Owens Gorge Flow Restoration Project (Lake or Streambed Alteration Agreement No. EPIMS-MOO-21908-R6)
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
1/26/2022
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has executed Lake or Streambed Alteration Agreement number EPIMS-MOO-21908-R6 (Agreement), pursuant to section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to the Project Applicant, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. The Project is limited to the release of water to the Owens River below the court-ordered average managed baseflows between the Upper Gorge Power Plant and the Control Gorge Power Plant. Flows will be reduced to seepage flows (from Long Valley Reservoir) between the Upper Gorge Power Plant and Control Gorge Power Plant in accordance with Measure 2.1 of the Agreement. The flows will be reduced to seepage flows during a temporary
outage of Tunnel 1 and the associated penstock, so that the Permittee may repair the Upper Gorge Power Plant turbine shut-off valve. The repair work entails disassembling, cleaning, inspecting, testing, refurbishing, and replacing the turbine shut-off valve system components.
Contact Information
Name
Alyssa Marquez
Agency Name
Fish and Wildlife, Region 6
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Responsible Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Inyo, Mono
Regions
Northern California
Other Location Info
The Project is located in the Owens River Gorge, a tributary to Owens Lake, in the Counties of Inyo and Mono, State of California; Section 10, Township 6S, Range 31E, United States Geological Survey (USGS) map Rovana; Section 5 & 16, Township 5S, Range 31E, USGS Casa Diablo Quadrangle.
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Fish and Wildlife, Region 6
Approving Agency Role
Responsible Agency
Approved On
County Clerks
Inyo, Mono
Final Environmental Document Available at
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
111 N. Hope Street, Room 1044
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(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
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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