[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 6, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 442]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-31433]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13258-000]


Bexar-Medina-Atascosa Counties Water Control and Improvement 
District No. 1; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for 
Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing 
Applications

December 30, 2008.
    On July 15, 2008 and supplemented on October 24, 2008, Bexar-
Medina-Atascosa Counties Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 
filed an application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power 
Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the BMA Irrigation System 
Hydroelectric Project. The proposed project would be located on the 
Medina River and BMA Canal in Castroville and Medina Counties, Texas.
    The proposed BMA Irrigation System Hydroelectric Project would 
consist of:

Lake Medina Dam

    (1) An existing 1,550-foot-long, 164-foot-high concrete dam; (2) an 
existing Medina Lake upper reservoir having a surface area of 5,575 
acres and a storage capacity of 25,400-acre-feet and normal water 
surface elevation of 1,064 feet mean sea level; (3) a proposed 160-
foot-long steel penstock (100 feet existing and 60 feet new); (4) a 
proposed powerhouse containing one generating unit having an installed 
capacity of 1.5-megawatts; (5) a proposed tailrace; (6) a proposed 4-
mile-long, 138 kV transmission line; and (7) appurtenant facilities. 
The proposed BMA Irrigation System would have an average annual 
generation of 5.2-gigawatt-hours.

Diversion Lake Dam

    (1) A proposed 450-foot-long, 51-foot-high Diversion Lake Dam; (2) 
a proposed Diversion Lake lower reservoir having a surface area of 177 
acres and a storage capacity of 4,500-acre-feet and normal water 
surface elevation of 926 feet mean sea level; (3) a proposed 100-foot-
long steel penstock; (4) a proposed powerhouse containing one 
generating unit having an installed capacity of .5 megawatts; (5) a 
proposed tailrace; (6) a proposed 8.4-mile-long, 138 kV transmission 
line; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The proposed BMA Irrigation 
System would have an average annual generation of 2.5-gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Ed Berger, Bexar-Medina-Atascosa Counties 
Water Control and Improvement District No. 1, P.O. Box 170, Natalia, TX 
78059; phone (830) 665-2132.
    FERC Contact: Patricia W. Gillis, 202-502-8735.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing 
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file 
competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice. 
Comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing 
applications may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR 
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site 
under the ``e-Filing'' link. If unable to be filed electronically, 
documents may be paper-filed. To paper-file, an original and eight 
copies should be mailed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. For 
more information on how to submit these types of filings please go to 
the Commission's Web site located at http://www.ferc.gov/filing-comments.asp. More information about this project can be viewed or 
printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P-
13258) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-31433 Filed 1-5-09; 8:45 am]
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