McCloud-Pit Hydroelectric Project (FERC Project No. 2106)
4 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2019059010
Lead Agency
State Water Resources Control Board
Document Title
McCloud-Pit Hydroelectric Project (FERC Project No. 2106)
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
11/8/2019
Document Description
The McCloud-Pit Hydroelectric Project (Project) is located on the McCloud River, Pit River, and Iron Canyon Creek in Shasta and Siskiyou Counties, California. The 368-megawatt Project consists of three power-generating developments. These developments collectively include two storage reservoirs (Mccloud and Iron Canyon), two regulating reservoirs (Pit 6 and Pit 7), one afterbay (Pit 7), three powerhouses (James B. Black, Pit 6, and Pit 7), five dams (Pit 6, Pit 7, Pit 7 Afterbay, Iron Canyon, and McCloud), two tunnels, and associated equipment, recreational facilities, and transmission facilities. The average annual energy generated between 1987 and 2016 from the James B. Black, Pit 6, and Pit 7 Powerhouses was 629.9, 341.2, and 470.3 gigawatt-hours, respectively. The majority of Project lands (45 percent) are managed by the United States Forest Service. The Project also occupies land managed by the United States Bureau of Land Management, as well as land owned by Pacific Gas and Electric Company and other private landholders. Pacific Gas and Electric Company will receive a Clean Water Act section 401 water quality certification from the State Water Resources Control Board in connection with the Project.
Contact Information
Name
Savannah Downey
Agency Name
State Water Resources Control Board
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Agency Name
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Location
Counties
Shasta, Siskiyou
Other Location Info
McCloud River, Pit River. and Iron Canyon Creek
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
State Water Resources Control Board
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
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
No
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
No
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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