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Subject:Board Correspondence: FW: Internal Transmittal Memo issued in FERC P-7242-060
Date:Wednesday, July 16, 2025 9:51:38 AM
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On 7/16/2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Washington D.C., issued this document:
Docket(s): P-7242-060
Lead Applicant: STS HydroPower,
Filing Type: Internal Transmittal Memo
Description: Memo dated 07/16/2025 providing record of email communication with the Enviromental Protection Agency re Section 401(a)(2)
Neighboring Jurisdiction Water Quality Certification notification for the Kanaka Hydroelectric Project under P-7242.
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FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
Filing Date: July 16, 2025
Docket Number: Project No. 7242-060
From: Diana Shannon
Office of Energy Projects, DHAC
Subject: Section 401(a)(2) Neighboring Jurisdiction WQC Notification
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To comply with the Neighboring Jurisdiction notification process required by
section 401(a)(2) of the Clean Water Act, Commission staff used the Environme ntal
Protection Agency’s (EPA) Online Notification Portal to notify EPA that a water quality
certification has been received for the pending surrender application for STS
Hydropower, LLC’s Kanaka Hydroelectric Project No. 7242.
A confirmation email (confirming receipt of the submission to EPA) is attached.
Document Accession #: 20250716-3041 Filed Date: 07/16/2025
From:DARTER Sys Admin
To:Diana Shannon
Subject:[External] EPA has received your Clean Water Act Section 401(a)(2) Project: "Kanaka Project Surrender"
Date:Wednesday, July 16, 2025 11:14:30 AM
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message contains attachments, links or requests for information.
This e-mail confirms you successfully submitted the Clean Water Act Section 401(a)(2) notice
for the following project to EPA. Please review the following information and maintain a copy
for your records.
Questions:
If there are any issues and/or questions regarding this submission, the appropriate EPA
Regional contact will reach out to the federal agency POC e-mail address provided in
the form.
If you have any questions about this submission, or if this form was submitted in error,
please contact the EPA Regional point of contact for the EPA Region where the project
is located.
If you have any general questions about CWA Section 401(a)(2) and/or this form, please
contact cwa401@epa.gov. For more information about CWA Section 401, please visit
https://www.epa.gov/cwa-401.
Submitted Information:
Submission ID:
48911
Project Name:
Kanaka Project Surrender
Name of Federal Agency POC:
diana shannon
Contact Information for Federal Agency POC:
diana.shannon@ferc.gov
Name of Federal Licensing or Permitting Agency:
FERC
Federal License or Permit Type:
Individual License
Docket ID Number:
P-7242-060
Project Location:
-121.2807, 39.5619
Document Accession #: 20250716-3041 Filed Date: 07/16/2025
EPA Region:
Region 9
Certifying Authority:
State
Name of Certifying State:
California State Water Resources Control Board
Water Quality Certification Decision:
Grant of certification with conditions
Project Description:
The 1.2 MW Kanaka Hydroelectric Project, P-7242, was destroyed in the
Ponderosa wildfire in 2017. Rather than restore generation, the licensee proposes
to surrender the project license and remove certain project features. The licensee
proposes to remove the damaged powerhouse and substation, restore the tailrace
and other project areas, and complete overall cleanup of the site. The private dam,
leased by the licensee when the project operated, would remain in place. Initial
cleanup following the fire was completed in 2022. Prior to fire, the project
operated in a run-of-river mode with 5-13 cubic feet per second released into the
bypassed reach, depending on time of year. Due to limited inflow, the project was
typically off-line from July-October, and all inflow released at the dam.
Document (Water Quality Certification/Waiver):
https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20250715-
5142&optimized=false&sid=595d7cfb-cfbc-41da-a0f4-430a394552cd
Document (Federal License/Permit Application):
https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20220930-
5456&optimized=false&sid=595d7cfb-cfbc-41da-a0f4-430a394552cd
https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20230228-
5201&optimized=false&sid=595d7cfb-cfbc-41da-a0f4-430a394552cd
https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20230428-
5364&optimized=false&sid=595d7cfb-cfbc-41da-a0f4-430a394552cd
https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20240717-
5075&optimized=false&sid=595d7cfb-cfbc-41da-a0f4-430a394552cd
https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20250303-
5037&optimized=false&sid=595d7cfb-cfbc-41da-a0f4-430a394552cd
Document (Other Information about the Project):
https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=19850820-
0060&optimized=false&sid=bd3bed2f-6956-4c66-a4bc-dc090ed56e2f
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Document Accession #: 20250716-3041 Filed Date: 07/16/2025
Document Content(s)
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Document Accession #: 20250716-3041 Filed Date: 07/16/2025