Yuba River Development Project and the Narrows Hydroelectric Project FERC Relicensings
Summary
SCH Number
2024101277
Lead Agency
Yuba County Water Agency
Document Title
Yuba River Development Project and the Narrows Hydroelectric Project FERC Relicensings
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Timberland Preserve, Forest, Agricultural, Rural Residential, Rural, Recreational
Document Description
Yuba Water owns and operates the Yuba River Development Project (YRDP) and the Narrows Hydroelectric Project (Narrows Project), which are hydroelectric projects that independently operate pursuant to licenses issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) under the Federal Power Act (FPA). Yuba Water is seeking renewal of its FERC licenses to continue operation and maintenance of both projects and has applied for new licenses with a 50-year term.
Contact Information
Name
Jason Vander Meulen
Agency Name
Yuba Water Agency
Job Title
Environmental Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Grass Valley, Loyalton, Marysville, Nevada City, Truckee, Wheatland
Counties
Nevada, Sierra, Yuba
Regions
Countywide
Zip
95901
Total Acres
7,815
State Highways
49, 20
Airports
Nevada County Airport
Schools
Yuba Feather Elementary, Foothill Intermediate School
Waterways
Yuba River, North Yuba River, Middle Yuba River, Oregon Creek
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 Fish and Wildlife, Habitat Conservation Planning (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (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 3 (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 Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Redding Region 5 (RWQCB), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Office of Historic Preservation, Sierra Nevada Conservancy, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
Development Types
Power:Hydroelectric (Megawatts 361)
Local Actions
FERC Relicensing
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Public Services, Recreation, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
Public Review Period Start
Public 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 Agency(ies)]
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