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On 5/21/2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Washington D.C., issued this document:
Docket(s): P-2088-068
Lead Applicant: South Feather Water & Power Agency
Filing Type: FERC Correspondence With Government Agencies
Description: Letter requesting U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service - Pacific Southwest Region to file the final Section 4(e) conditions by 06/20/2025 re the proposed relicensing of the South Feather Power Project under
P-2088.
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FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20426
May 21, 2025
OFFICE OF ENERGY PROJECTS
Project No. 2088-068 – California
South Feather Power Project
South Feather Water & Power Agency
VIA Electronic Mail
Dawn Alvarez
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
Pacific Southwest Region
Hydroelectric Program Manager
dawn.alvarez@usda.gov
Reference: Forest Service Section 4(e) Conditions
Ms. Alvarez,
On October 19, 2023, Commission staff issued a draft supplemental environmental
impact statement (draft SEIS) for the proposed relicensing of South Feather Water and
Power Agency’s (SFWPA) South Feather Power Project P-2088. On December 15,
2023, SFWPA filed comments on the draft SEIS, which included a request that
Commission staff hold an in-person technical conference. Additionally, the California
Department of Fish and Wildlife (California DFW), U.S. Forest Service (Forest Service),
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the
California State Water Resources Control Board also filed comments supporting
SFWPA’s request for a technical conference. SFWPA and the agencies stated that the
purpose of the technical conference was to discuss potential effects to the federally
threatened foothill yellow-legged frog (FYLF)1 and the feasibility of implementing
ramping rate schedules for several project diversions as required by Forest Service’s
revised final section 4(e) conditions,2 given limitations of existing design and operation
of project facilities.
1 The North Feather Distinct Population Segment of the FYLF (Rana boylii)
occurs in the project area and has been documented in project-affected reaches.
2 On October 14, 2022, the Forest Service filed revised final conditions under
section 4(e) of the Federal Power Act, which includes condition 27 requiring SFWPA to
Document Accession #: 20250521-3092 Filed Date: 05/21/2025
Project No. 2088-068
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On March 21 and 22, 2024, Commission staff held the requested technical
conference. Conference participants included Commission staff, SFWPA, FWS, Forest
Service, California DFW, and the California Department of Water Resources. As agreed
at the conference, on May 29, 2024, SFWPA filed with the Commission, a plan and
schedule to test and develop operationally implementable and adequately protective
revised ramping rates in consultation with California DFW, FWS, and Forest Service.
On March 13, 2025, SFWPA filed the Final Technical Report – South Feather Power
Project Interim Ramping Rate Recommendations for Foothill Yellow-legged Frog
(report), which describes its proposed revisions to the ramping rate schedules and
documentation of consultation with California DFW, FWS, and Forest Service, including
the agencies’ comments and consensus in support of SFWPA’s proposed revised ramping
rates.
As the final 4(e) conditions submitted by the Forest Service on October 14, 2022,
conflict with the Forest Service’s support for SFWPA’s proposed revised ramping rates,
by no later than June 20, 2025, please file the proposed timeline for filing revised section
4(e) conditions with the Commission.
If you have any questions, please contact Quinn Emmering, the relicensing
coordinator for the project, at (202) 502-6382 or Quinn.Emmering@ferc.gov.
Sincerely,
Nicholas Jayjack
Director
Division of Hydropower Licensing
implement ramping rate schedules, which were developed to minimize potential project
effects to FYLF populations in project-affected reaches.
Document Accession #: 20250521-3092 Filed Date: 05/21/2025
NICHOLAS
JAYJACK
Digitally signed by NICHOLAS
JAYJACK
Date: 2025.05.21 14:29:15
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Document Content(s)
P-2088-068 4(e) Conditions.pdf ............................................1Document Accession #: 20250521-3092 Filed Date: 05/21/2025