Chili Bar Hydroelectric Project, FERC Project No. 2155
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2012012022
Lead Agency
State Water Resources Control Board
Document Title
Chili Bar Hydroelectric Project, FERC Project No. 2155
Document Type
NEG - Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
The El Dorado County General Plan land use designation of the project area is Natural Resource, OS, RR. Zoning of the project area is Residential Agricultural 20 acre lots and 40-acre lots (RA-20 and RA-40).
Document Description
The proposed project is issuance of water quality certification for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) relicensing of the existing Chili Bar Hydroelectric Project (Project), which began operation in 1965 and has been operating since the pursuant to its existing project license. Chili Bar is located on the South Fork of the American River immediately downstream of the Sacramento Municipal Utility District's (SMUD's) Upper American River Project, near Placerville. The Chili Bar Project facilities consist of: (1) a concrete gravity dam that is 126 feet high and 380 feet long with a dam spillway that is 170 feet long with a crest elevation of 997.5 feet NGVD located 31 feet below the crest of the dam; (2) a reservoir with a surface area of 110 acres and a useable storage capacity of 1,339 acre-feet at a normal operating minimum elevation of 984 feet NGVD; and (3) a powerhouse that is 80 s.f. containing a single turbine unit with a normal maximum gross head of 60 feet, a maximum hydraulic capacity of 1,979 cubic feet per second, and an installed capacity of seven megawatts. There is no project transmission line because the 21-kilovolt switchyard connects directly to the local distribution grid.
Contact Information
Name
Jennifer Watts
Agency Name
State Water Resources Control Board Division of Water Rights
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Placerville
Counties
El Dorado
Cross Streets
SR 193/Georgetown Road and South Fork Road
Zip
95709
Total Acres
103.14
Parcel #
084-030-02 thru -09, -40, -41, 084-120-02, -09 thru -11, -44, -47, 089-020-12, -13, 089-170-05,
State Highways
No
Railways
No
Airports
No
Schools
No
Waterways
South Fork of the American River
Township
11N
Range
11E
Section
25, 30
Base
MDB&M
Other Information
Parcel No. Cont.: 089-170-06
Section Cont.: 31, 36
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 3 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency
Development Types
Power:Hydroelectric
Local Actions
Water Quality Certification
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
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.