Lower Klamath Project License Surrender
10 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2016122047
Lead Agency
State Water Resources Control Board
Document Title
Lower Klamath Project License Surrender
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Ag - grazing, forestry resources, OS - Natural resources, RR, and C - services
Document Description
Note: Review Per Lead
The Lower Klamath Project is located on the Klamath River in Siskiyou County, CA, and Klamath County, Oregon. The Lower Klamath Project is currently part of the Klamath Hydroelectric Project (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [FERC] Project No. 2082), which is owned and operated by PacifiCorp. The Klamath Hydroelectric Project presently consists of seven dam developments: 1) East Side; 2) West Side; 3) J.C. Boyle; 5) Fall Creek (located on Fall Creek, a Klamath River tributary); 6) Copco No. 1; 7) Copco No. 2; and 8) Iron Gate. The Lower Klamath Project comprises the J.C. Boyle, Copco No. 1, Copco No. 2, and Iron Gate dams and associated facilities.
Contact Information
Name
Parker Thaler
Agency Name
State Water Resources Control Board
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Yreka
Counties
Siskiyou
Cross Streets
Copco Rd and Ager-Beswick Rd
Zip
96097
Total Acres
~8,000
Waterways
Klamath River
Other Location Info
Klamath River
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 2 (DOT), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region 1 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Northern and Eureka Region 1 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Northern and Eureka Region 1 (CDFW)
Development Types
Other (removal of four dams and associated facilities)
Local Actions
401 Certification
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Coastal Zone, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, 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.