Merced River Hydroelectric Project and Merced Falls Hydroelectric Project, FERC Relicensing

Merced River Hydroelectric Project and Merced Falls Hydroelectric Project, FERC Relicensing

Merced ID would accept a new FERC license in order to: • Continue to operate, maintain, and manage the existing Merced River and Merced Falls Project Facilities • Remove from licensed facilities, but retain in operation outside the license, the minor facilities associated with the delivery of water to the Merced National Wildlife Refuge. All of the minor facilities are located on private land or land owned by Merced ID. • Construct new recreation facilities at all of the existing Project recreation areas (i.e., Recration areas - McClure Point, Barrett cove, Horseshoe Bend, Bagby and McSwain recreation areas). The majority of the new recreation facilities would be on private land or land owned by Merced ID. • Make minor modifications to the existing FERC boundary • Implement the other terms and conditions in the new license.

Merced

Mariposa, Merced

Countywide

California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Energy Commission, California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), 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 State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Delta Protection Commission, Delta Stewardship Council, Department of General Services (DGS), Office of Historic Preservation, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 11, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 28, 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, University of California Natural Reserve System (UCNRS)

Power:Hydroelectric (FERC Relicense)(Megawatts 101.25)

FERC license renewal

Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Geology/Soils