[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 93 (Wednesday, May 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27591-27592]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11101]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2246-065]


Yuba County Water Agency; Notice of Application Tendered for 
Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for 
Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

    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.: 2246-065.
    c. Date Filed: April 28, 2014.
    d. Applicant: Yuba County Water Agency.
    e. Name of Project: Yuba River Development Project.
    f. Location: The Yuba River Development Project facilities are 
located on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada on the main stems of 
the Yuba River, the North Yuba River, the Middle Yuba River, and Oregon 
Creek (a tributary to the Middle Yuba River) in Yuba, Sierra, and 
Nevada Counties, California. Portions of the project occupy lands of 
the Plumas and Tahoe National Forests.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Curt Aikens, General Manager, Yuba County 
Water Agency, 1220 F Street, Marysville, California 95901, 530-741-6278
    i. FERC Contact: Alan Mitchnick at (202) 502-6074 or 
[email protected].
    j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    k. The Project Description:

New Colgate Development

    The New Colgate development consists of the following existing 
facilities: (1) The 70-foot-high, 368-foot-long Our House diversion dam 
with a storage capacity of 280 acre-feet, located on the Middle Yuba 
River 12.0 miles upstream of its confluence with the North Yuba River; 
(2) the 12.5-foot-high by 12.5-foot-wide, 19,410-foot-long Lohman Ridge 
diversion tunnel that conveys a maximum flow of 860 cubic feet per 
second (cfs) from the Middle Yuba River to Oregon Creek; (3) the 42.5-
foot-high and 105-foot-radius Log Cabin diversion dam on Oregon Creek 
with a storage capacity of 90 acre-feet; (4) the 6,107-foot-long 
Camptonville diversion tunnel, with the capacity to convey 1,100 cfs of 
water to New Bullards Bar reservoir on the North Yuba River; (5) the 
645-foot-high, 2,323-foot-long New Bullards Bar dam located on the 
North Yuba River about 2.3 miles upstream of its confluence with the 
Middle Yuba River, with an actual release capacity of 1,250 cfs; (6) 
the New Bullards Bar reservoir, a storage reservoir on the North Yuba 
River formed by New Bullards Bar dam, with a storage area of 4,790 
acres; (7) the New Bullards Bar dam overflow-type spillway with a width 
of 106 feet and a crest elevation of 1,902 feet; (8) the 5.2-mile-long 
New Colgate Power tunnel and penstock, with a maximum flow capacity of 
3,500 cfs; (9) the New Colgate powerhouse, located adjacent to the Yuba 
River containing two Pelton type turbines with a total generating 
capacity of 315 megawatts (MW); (10) the New Colgate switchyard, 
located adjacent to the New Colgate powerhouse; (11) recreation 
facilities on New Bullards Bar reservoir, including Emerald Cove 
Marina, Hornswoggle Group Camp, Schoolhouse Family Camp, Dark Day 
Campground, Dark Day Boat Ramp, Garden Point Campground, Madrone Cove 
Campground, and Cottage Creek Boat Ramp; and (12) appurtenant 
facilities and features including access roads.
    The applicant proposes to construct a flood control outlet at New 
Bullards Bar dam and a tailwater depression system at New Colgate 
powerhouse.

New Bullards Bar Minimum Flow Development

    The New Bullards Bar Minimum Flow Development consists of the 
following existing facilities: (1) The 70-foot long, 12-inch-diameter 
New Bullards minimum flow powerhouse penstock with a maximum flow 
capacity of 6 cfs; (2) the New Bullards minimum flow powerhouse, 
containing a single Pelton turbine with a capacity of 150 kilowatts; 
(3) the New Bullards minimum flow transformer, located adjacent to the 
New Bullards minimum flow powerhouse; and (4) appurtenant facilities 
and features, including access roads.

Narrows 2 Development

    The Narrows 2 Development consists of the following existing 
facilities: (1) The Narrows 2 powerhouse penstock, a tunnel that is 20 
feet in diameter and concrete lined in the upper 376 feet, and 14 feet 
in diameter and steel lined for the final 371.5 feet, with a maximum 
flow capacity of 3,400 cfs; (2) the Narrows 2 flow bypass, a valve and 
penstock branch off the main Narrows 2 penstock that provides the 
capability to bypass flows of up to 3,000 cfs around the Narrows 2 
powerhouse during times of full or partial powerhouse shutdowns; (3) 
the Narrows 2 powerhouse, an indoor powerhouse located at the base of 
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's Englebright dam,

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consisting of one vertical axis Francis turbine with a generating 
capacity of 46.7 MW; (4) the Narrows 2 powerhouse switchyard, located 
adjacent to the powerhouse; and (5) appurtenant facilities and 
features, including access roads.
    l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is 
available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or 
may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using 
the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three 
digits in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at 
the address in item (h) above.
    m. You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    n. Procedural Schedule:
    The application will be processed according to the following 
preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be 
made as appropriate.

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                  Milestone                           Target date
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Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready for       May 2016.
 Environmental Analysis.
Filing of recommendations, preliminary terms   July 2016.
 and conditions, and fishway prescriptions.
Commission issues Draft Environmental Impact   January 2017.
 Statement (EIS).
Comments on Draft EIS........................  February 2017.
Modified Terms and Conditions................  April 2017.
Commission Issues Final EIS..................  July 2017.
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    o. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the Notice 
of Ready for Environmental Analysis.

    Dated: May 8, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-11101 Filed 5-13-14; 8:45 am]
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