Diversion Dam Maintenance Dredging, Rio Bravo Hydroelectric Project, FERC No. 4129
Summary
SCH Number
2012118106
Public Agency
Olcese Water District
Document Title
Diversion Dam Maintenance Dredging, Rio Bravo Hydroelectric Project, FERC No. 4129
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/13/2012
Document Description
Releases of sediment in upstream non-project facilities have impacted operations since the Facility became operational in 1989. Sand has been entering the intake and canal system and settling in the canal and forebay resulting in an operational capacity reduction from 1600 cubic feet per second (cfs) design to about 800 cfs. Approximately 70,000 cubic yards (CY) of sand and sediment has built up behind the project diversion dam. These materials have deleteriously restricted flow and caused recurrent repair costs and damage to turbine blades, shaft seals, generator coolers, trash rakes, and coatings. Maintenance dredging (the Project) is necessary to remove the sands and sediment that have accumulated from other hydroelectric projects discharges upstream of the Facility.
Contact Information
Name
James L. Nickel
Agency Name
Olcese Water District
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Bakersfield
Counties
Kern
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301, 15304(g) - Class 1(b), 4
Reasons for Exemption
Operation, repair, maintenanc, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, including negligible or no expansion of use beyond that existing at the time of the lead agency's determination. Minor public or private alterations in the condition of land, water, and/or vegetation which do not involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees except for forestry and agricultural purposes.
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