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Subject:Board Correspondence - FW: Compliance Directives issued in FERC P-2088-000
Date:Friday, January 16, 2026 2:50:54 PM
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On 1/16/2026, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Washington D.C., issued this document:
Docket(s): P-2088-000
Lead Applicant: South Feather Water & Power Agency
Filing Type: Compliance Directives
General Correspondence
Delegated Order
Description: Letter in response to filing of the revised Part 12D Inspection Plan and Independent Consultant Team Proposal for the 2026
Periodic Inspection of the Little Grass Valley Development of South Feather Power Project, under P-2088.
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FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
Office of Energy Projects
Division of Dam Safety and Inspections
888 First Street, NE Routing Code: PJ-13
Washington, DC 20426
(202) 502-6314 Office
January 16, 2026
In reply refer to: P-2088-CA
VIA FERC Service
Mr. Rath Moseley
General Manager
South Feather Water & Power Agency
2310 Oro-Quincy Hwy
Oroville, CA 95966-5226
Subject: Revised Part 12D Inspection Plan and IC Team Proposal, 2026 Periodic
Inspection, Little Grass Valley Development
Dear Mr. Moseley:
Ms. Kristen McKillop filed a January 5, 2026, letter transmitting the revised Part
12D Inspection Plan and Independent Consultant Team (IC Team) proposal (collectively,
the Inspection Plan) for the 2026 Periodic Inspection (PI) of Little Grass Valley
Development of South Feather Power Project, FERC No. 2088. We have reviewed the
Inspection Plan, the additional information adequately addresses the comments in our
December 9, 2025 letter and we have one additional comment:
• The Inspection Plan provides a description of the planned spillway gate
operations but states that "If reservoir conditions require spilling at the time of
the inspection, the radial gates may not be able to be operated. If conditions
prevent operation of the radial gates during the inspection, the IC will review
the previous annual inspection report for the gates." Note that unless conditions
prohibit test operations of gates and their power sources (e.g., all gates are fully
open to pass flow; additional discharge would be expected to cause damage
downstream by exceeding the bank full capacity; etc.), the IC Team must
observe a representative sample of operations, even if this is briefly increasing
then decreasing the opening by a small height (e.g., six inches). This is to allow
the IC Team to evaluate the gate performance, licensee’s standard operating
procedures, and provide informed conclusions. The Inspection Plan does not
have to be revised to address this comment. We will provide additional
Document Accession #: 20260116-3024 Filed Date: 01/16/2026
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clarification of our expectations during the second coordination call.
As stated in our December 9, 2025, letter, the resume for Mr. Craig Hall
demonstrates that he fulfills the requirements of 18 CFR § 12.31(a), has the appropriate
experience and expertise for the project features and type of inspection, and he is
accepted to serve in the role as IC for this project.
Per 18 CFR § 12.34(a), you are required to obtain the approval of the IC Team from
the Director, Division of Dam Safety and Inspections, prior to the performance of this PI.
This letter constitutes approval of the one-member IC Team (Mr. Hall) and the Inspection
Plan by the Director, Dam Safety and Inspections.
No response is required to this letter; the Pre-Inspection Preparation Report (PIPR)
is the next submittal due for this PI. The PIPR must be submitted at least 30 days in
advance of the first IC Team activity as described in 18 CFR § 12.42, which makes it due
no later than May 9, 2026. File your submittal using the Commission’s eFiling system at
https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview. When eFiling, select Hydro: Dam Safety and
San Francisco Regional Office from the eFiling menu. The cover page of the filing must
indicate that the material was eFiled. For assistance with eFiling, contact FERC Online
Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208- 3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-8659
(TTY).
If you have any questions, please contact me at (202) 502-8486 or
yilak.desta@ferc.gov.
Sincerely,
Yilak Desta, P.E.
Civil Engineer
Division of Dam Safety and Inspections
Document Accession #: 20260116-3024 Filed Date: 01/16/2026
YILAK DESTA Digitally signed by YILAK
DESTA
Date: 2026.01.16 09:08:08
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Document Content(s)
P-2088 Little Grass Valley Rev PI Plan Review.pdf.........................1
Document Accession #: 20260116-3024 Filed Date: 01/16/2026