Kerckhoff Hydroelectric Project Relicensing FERC No. 96
Summary
SCH Number
2023050702
Lead Agency
State Water Resources Control Board
Document Title
Kerckhoff Hydroelectric Project Relicensing FERC No. 96
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Hydroelectric
Document Description
PG&E is requesting to relicense the Kerckhoff Hydroelectric Project for a 50-year-term. The Proposed Project involves continued operations with the following changes: Proposed Project Boundary Updates, Proposed Updates to Project Facilities, and Proposed Project Measures.
Contact Information
Name
Andrea Sellers
Agency Name
State Water Resources Control Board
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Auberry, CA
Counties
Fresno, Madera
Other Information
The Proposed Project is located on the San Joaquin River in Fresno and Madera counties. The nearest city is Auberry, approximately four miles northeast of Kerckhoff Dam.
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Energy Commission, California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), California San Joaquin River Conservancy (SJRC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Delta Protection Commission, Delta Stewardship Council, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)
Development Types
Power:Hydroelectric (Megawatts 162)
Local Actions
Hydropower Relicensing
Project Issues
Biological Resources, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hydrology/Water Quality, Recreation
Local Review Period Start
Local Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
State Comment Letters [Comments from state reviewing agencies]
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