Hell Hole Worker Campground, Potable Water Supply System, and Communications Upgrade Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025030931
Lead Agency
Placer County Water Agency
Document Title
Hell Hole Worker Campground, Potable Water Supply System, and Communications Upgrade Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Hydroelectric generation and recreation / Placer County TPZ (Timberland Production)
Document Description
The Project is the construction of the new approximately 1.7-acre Hell Hole Worker Campground that will provide recreational vehicle (RV) stalls and picnic sites for use by PCWA or others (as approved) working in the vicinity of the Middle Fork American Project (MFP) (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Project No. 2079) area. The Project also includes several improvements required under the FERC License for the MFP, including provision of potable water system and other minor improvements to the nearby Hell Hole Boat Ramp General Parking Area. PCWA therefore will construct a potable water system that will serve the worker campground, the existing Hell Hole Dormitory and operator cottages and shop, as well as the Hell Hole Boat Ramp General Parking Area. As part of this Project, PCWA will also install communication lines to provide improved data and internet communications to the worker campground, Hell Hole Dormitory, operator cottages and shop, and the Hell Hole Boat Ramp.
Contact Information
Name
Ben Ransom
Agency Name
Placer County Water Agency
Job Title
Environmental Services Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
unincorporated area of Foresthill
Counties
Placer
Regions
Citywide, Unincorporated
Zip
95634
Total Acres
2.4
Waterways
Hell Hole Reservoir, Rubicon River
Township
14N
Range
14E
Section
9, 16
Base
MDM
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 Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), 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 Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, 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, District 9, 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, North Central Region 2 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW)
Development Types
Recreational (campground, potable water, communication upgrades)
Local Actions
Campground
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Septic System, Solid Waste, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian
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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