[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 4 (Tuesday, January 7, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 990-991]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-208]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis

December 31, 1996.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 1984-056.
    c. Date filed: January 25, 1996.
    d. Applicant: Wisconsin River Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Petenwell and Castle Rock Hydroelectric 
Project.
    f. Location: On the Wisconsin River in Adams, Juneau, and Wood 
Counties, Wisconsin.
    g. Filed pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Richard L. Hilliker, President, Wisconsin 
River Power Company, P.O. Box 8050, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495-8050, 
(715) 422-3722.
    i. FERC Contact: Frank Karwoski at (202) 219-2782.
    j. Deadline Date: See standard paragraph D10.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application has been 
accepted for filing and is ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    l. Description of Project: The Petenwell and Castle Rock project 
consists of the 20-MW Petenwell Development and the 15-MW Castle Rock 
Development. Together these developments provide average annual 
generation of about 200,000 Mwh. Wisconsin River Power Company (WRPCo) 
is owned by Consolidated Water Power Company (CWPCo), Wisconsin Public 
Service Corporation (WPSC), and Wisconsin Power & Light Company (WP&L). 
These owners each use about one-third of the project's power.
    Project operation and administration is provided by CWPCo. 
Maintenance and plant surveillance is provided by WRPCo. The project is 
operated on a seasonal basis for flood control, power generation, and 
recreation enhancement. The Petenwell Development is operated in a 
peaking mode when river flows fall below the development's hydraulic 
capacity, although it is generally operated such that daily average 
outflows equal inflows. The reservoir's water level varies seasonally 
to provide for flood control, reservoir recreation, and downstream 
power production. The Castle Rock Development is operated in a modified 
run-of-river mode allowing some peaking superimposed on a base-level 
flow and providing for a recreation flow through the Wisconsin Dells.
    Petenwell Development--The Petenwell Development consists of: (1) a 
reservoir with a drainage area of 5,800 square miles, a normal surface 
area of 25,180 acres and a storage volume of 495,000 acre-feet at the 
normal operating water surface elevation of 923.9 feet NGVD which is 
controlled by Petenwell Dam located at river mile 171.9 on the 
Wisconsin River in Wisconsin; (2) and East Dike which is 7,000 feet 
long and 20 feet high with top width of 12 feet at a crest elevation of 
933.9 feet NGVD and side slopes of 2.5H: 1V, constructed of compacted 
sand with riprapped upstream face; (3) an East Dam which is 8,000 feet 
long and 50 feet high with top width of 12 feet at a crest elevation of 
933.9 feet NGVD and side slopes of 2.5H:1V, constructed of compacted 
sand with riprapped upstream face and gravel toe drains; (4) a West 
Dike which is five miles long and 20 feet high with top width of 12 
feet at a crest elevation of 933.9 feet NGVD and side slopes of 
2.5H:1V, constructed of compacted sand with riprapped upstream face; 
(5) a West Dam which is 500 feet long and 50 feet high with top width 
of 12 feet at a crest elevation of 933.9 feet NGVD and side slopes of 
2.5H:1V, constructed of compacted sand with riprapped upstream face and 
gravel toe drains; (6) a 525-foot-long concrete overflow spillway with 
30-foot-deep sheetpile cutoff and a crest elevation of 905.9 feet NGVD, 
with 15 radial gates, each 30 feet wide and 18 feet high, operated by 
individual hydraulic cylinder hoists and separated by concrete piers; 
(7) a regulating bay containing one electric chain hoist operating a 
30-foot-wide by 18-foot-high radial gate and a stilling basin separated 
from the rest of the spillway by a concrete wall; (8) a 159-foot-long 
powerhouse with 110-foot-wide concrete substructure, including intake 
and draft tubes, 50-foot-wide masonry superstructure and truss 
supported roof, containing four turbine/generating units having a total 
rated capacity of 20 MW and total hydraulic capacity of 6,720 cfs, 
protected by trashracks with 4.5-inch openings; (9) four S. Morgan 
Smith 110-inch diameter four-blade vertical Kaplan turbines with rated 
head of 41 feet and rated output of 7,200 horsepower, operating at 
163.6 rpm and controlled by Woodward type H.R. governors rated at 
60,000 ft-lbs; (10) four vertical General Electric synchronous 
generators operating at 163.6 rpm with power factor of 0.8 rated at 
6,250 KVA; (11) a switchyard containing two Westinghouse 6.9/138 Kv 
power transformers rated at 15 MVA; and (12) accessory equipment 
including a 50-ton overhead traveling crane in the powerhouse, two 
gantry cranes, a compressed air system, spillway bubbler system, and a 
battery bank.
    Castle Rock Development--The Castle Rock Development consists of: 
(1) a reservoir with a drainage area of 6,870 square miles, a normal 
surface area of 14,900 acres and a storage volume of 136,000 acre-feet 
at the normal operating water surface elevation of 881.9 feet NGVD 
which is controlled by Castle Rock Dam located at river mile 156.7 on 
the Wisconsin River in Wisconsin; (2) an East Dike which is 3.3 miles 
long and less than 25 feet high with top width of 12 feet at a crest 
elevation of 891.4 feet NGVD and side slopes of 2.5H:1V, constructed of 
compacted sand with riprapped upstream face; (3) an earth dam which is 
1,400 feet long and 45 feet high with top width of 12 feet at a crest 
elevation of 891.4 feet NGVD and side slopes of 2.5H:1V, constructed of 
compacted sand with riprapped upstream face and gravel toe drains; (4) 
a saddle dike which is 500 feet long; (5) a 590-foot-long concrete 
overflow spillway with 35-foot-deep sheetpile cutoff and a crest 
elevation of 863.4 feet NGVD with 17 radial gates, each 30 feet wide 
and 18 feet high, operated by individual hydraulic cylinder hoists and 
separated by concrete piers; (6) a regulating bay containing one 
electric chain hoist operated 30-foot-wide by 18-foot-high radial gate 
and stilling basin separated from the rest of the spillway by a 
concrete wall; (7) a 193-foot-long powerhouse with 107-foot-wide 
concrete substructure, including intake and draft tubes, 50-foot-wide 
masonry superstructure and truss supported roof, containing five 
turbine/generating units having a total rated capacity of 15 MW and 
total hydraulic capacity of 7,520 cfs protected by trashracks with 4.5-
inch openings; (8) five S. Morgan Smith 110-

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inch diameter four-blade vertical Kaplan turbines with rated head of 28 
feet and rated output of 4,370 horsepower operating at 150 rpm; (9) 
five vertical Allis Chalmers synchronous generators operating at 150 
rpm with power factor of 0.8 rated at 3,750 KVA; (10) a switchyard 
containing two 4.2/69 Kv power transformers rated at 15 MVA; (11) 
accessory equipment including a 34-ton overhead traveling crane in the 
powerhouse, two gantry cranes, a compressed air system, spillway 
bubbler system, and a battery bank; and (12) three parcels of land 
owned by the United States comprising a total of 3.71 acres.
    m. Purpose of Project: Project power would be provided to CWPCo, 
WPSC, and WP&L who would either use the power or utilize it for sale 
to their customers.
    n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
A4 and D10.
    o. Available Locations of Application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference and Files Maintenance Branch, located at 888 First Street, 
NE., Washington, DC 20426 or by calling (202) 208-1371. A copy is also 
available for inspection and reproduction at Richard L. Hilliker, 
President, Wisconsin River Power Company, P.O. Box 8050, Wisconsin 
Rapids, WI 54495-8050, (715) 422-3722.
    A4. Development Application--Public notice of the filing of the 
initial development application, which has already been given, 
established the due date for filing competing applications or notices 
of intent. Under the Commission's regulations, any competing 
development application must be filed in response to and in compliance 
with the public notice of the initial development application. No 
competing applications or notices of intent may be filed in response to 
this notice.
    D10. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--The application is 
ready for environmental analysis at this time, and the Commission is 
requesting comments, reply comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions.
    The Commission directs, pursuant to section 4.34(b) of the 
regulations (see Order No. 533 issued May 8, 1991, 56 Fed. Reg. 23108 
(May 20, 1991)), that all comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions and prescriptions concerning the application be filed with 
the Commission within 60 days from issuance date of this notice. All 
reply comments must be filed with the Commission within 105 days from 
the date of this notice.
    Anyone may obtain an extension of time for these deadlines from the 
Commission only upon a showing of good cause or extraordinary 
circumstances in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2008.
    All filings must: (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS'', ``TERMS AND 
CONDITIONS'', or ``PRESCRIPTIONS''; (2) set forth in the heading the 
name of the applicant and the project number of the application to 
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone 
number of the person submitting and filing; and (4) otherwise comply 
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must 
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Any of these documents must be filed by 
providing the original and the number of copies required by the 
Commission's regulations to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. An additional 
copy must be sent to: Director, Division of Licensing and Compliance, 
Office of Hydropower Licensing, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
at the above address. Each filing must be accompanied by proof of 
service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the 
Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 
385.2010.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-208 Filed 1-6-97; 8:45 am]
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