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Home My WebLink About03.25.26 Board Correspondence - FW_ Government Agency Submittal submitted in FERC P-619-000 by State Water Resources Control Board (CA)From:Clerk of the Board To:BOS Cc:Loeser, Kamie; Cannon, Jamie Subject:Board Correspondence - FW: Government Agency Submittal submitted in FERC P-619-000 by State Water Resources Control Board (CA) Date:Wednesday, March 25, 2026 10:11:26 AM Please see Board Correspondence - -----Original Message----- From: 'FERC eSubscription' <eSubscription@ferc.gov> Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2026 5:36 AM Subject: Government Agency Submittal submitted in FERC P-619-000 by State Water Resources Control Board (CA) .ATTENTION: This message originated from outside Butte County. Please exercise judgment before opening attachments, clicking on links, or replying.. On 3/25/2026, the following Filing was submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Washington D.C.: Filer: State Water Resources Control Board (CA) Docket(s): P-619-000 Lead Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company Filing Type: Government Agency Submittal Description: California State Water Resources Control Board submits Notice of Opportunity to Respond to Petitions for Reconsideration of Water Quality Certification for the Bucks Creek Hydroelectric Project under P-619. 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State Water Resources Control Board NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND TO PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION FOR BUCKS CREEK HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMISSION PROJECT NO. 619 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) has received a timely petition for reconsideration (Petition) of Board action related to the Clean Water Act section 401 water quality certification (certification) for the Bucks Creek Hydroelectric Project (Project) from the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and the City of Santa Clara (collectively, Petitioners). The Petition was filed pursuant to California Code of Regulations, title 23, section 3867. BACKGROUND The Project is owned and operated by PG&E and the City of Santa Clara and is located on Bucks Creek, Grizzly Creek, and Milk Ranch Creek in Plumas County, California. On October 23, 2019, PG&E submitted a certification application for the Project to the State Water Board pursuant to section 401 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. § 1341). On October 22, 2020, the State Water Board's Executive Director issued a certification for the Project. Within 30 days of issuance of the Project certification, the State Water Board received the Petition. The Petition is available as described in the Availability of Documents section below. AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS A copy of the Petition has been uploaded to a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) site. Please use the following information to access the Petition on the FTP site: FTP Webpage Address: https://ftp.waterboards.ca.gov/ User Name: BucksCreek-FTP Password: BucksCreek1 If you have difficulty accessing the Petition on the FTP site, please email WR401program@waterboards.ca.gov to arrange for an alternative method to access the Petition. Responses related to this notice will be made available on the FTP site within 10 days of the deadline for responses. Additional documents related to the Project, including the certification, are available on the State Water Board’s webpage for the Bucks Creek Hydroelectric Project.1 SUBMISSION OF RESPONSES TO PETITION 1 https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/water_issues/programs/water_quality_cert /buckscreek/ Document Accession #: 20260325-5013 Filed Date: 03/25/2026 - 2 - Any party or person wishing to file a response to the Petition with the State Water Board shall do so by 4:00 pm on April 13, 2026, as follows. (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 23, § 3867.1.) Email (preferred) to: WR401program@waterboards.ca.gov or Mail hard copies to: Bryan Muro State Water Resources Control Board Division of Water Rights – Water Quality Certification Program P.O. Box 2000 Sacramento, CA 95812-2000 Copies of responses must also be submitted to the Executive Officer of the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board and the Petitioners at the following hard copy or email addresses: Jo Lynn Lambert Lambert Law (representing PG&E) 300 East State Street, Suite 600 Redlands, CA 92373 JoLynn.Lambert@pge.com Patrick Pulupa, Executive Officer Central Valley Regional Water Board 11020 Sun Center Drive, Suite 200 Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 Patrick.Pulupa@waterboards.ca.gov Kim Ognisty Pacific Gas and Electric Company Chief Counsel, Hydro Generation Attn: Law Department P.O. Box 1018 Oakland, CA 94604-1018 KXOV@pge.com EX PARTE DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS Reconsideration of the Project certification is subject to the prohibition on ex parte communications, as described in a Memo from the State Water Board’s Office of the Chief Counsel.2 In general, communications about certain pending matters, such as reconsideration of the Project certification, in the absence of other parties and without notice and opportunity for all parties to participate in the communication are prohibited. Any communications regarding reconsideration of the Project certification (except for non-controversial procedural matters) must occur at a publicly noticed meeting or workshop, or be submitted in writing and copied to the above-listed parties. 2 Available at: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/laws_regulations/docs/exparte.pdf. Document Accession #: 20260325-5013 Filed Date: 03/25/2026 - 3 - KEEP INFORMED OF PROJECT MILESTONES To receive emails related to the Project and other projects pursuing certifications managed by the Division of Water Rights, interested persons should enroll in the “Water Rights Water Quality Certification” e-mail notification service. Instructions on how to sign up for the State Water Board’s Email Subscription List are outlined below: 1. Visit the State Water Board’s Email Subscription webpage (https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/resources/email_subscriptions/swrcb_subscribe.html) 2. Provide your name and email in the required fields. 3. In the categories below the email and name fields, select “Water Rights,” then “Water Rights Water Quality Certification.” 4. Click the "Subscribe" button. 5. An email will be sent to you. You must respond to the email message to confirm your membership on the selected list(s). By enrolling in this email list, you will receive notices for other current projects in the Division of Water Rights’ Water Quality Certification Program, including the Project. If you do not have internet access or do not wish to participate in the email subscription list, you may contact Bryan Muro by phone at (916) 327-8702 and leave a message to request to receive notices by mail. You can enroll or un-enroll from the email subscription service at any time. QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE If you have questions concerning this notice, please contact Bryan Muro, Project Manager, by email to: WR401program@waterboards.ca.gov or by phone to: (916) 327-8702. ________________________________ _March 24, 2026 ___________ Parker Thaler Water Quality Certification Program Manager Division of Water Rights Date ec: Petitioner (emails listed above) Debbie-Anne Reese, Secretary Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Via e-filing to FERC to Docket No. 619 Patrick Pulupa, Executive Officer Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board Email: Patrick.Pulupa@waterboards.ca.gov Jamie Visinoni Pacific Gas & Electric Company Email: JNVS@pge.com> Document Accession #: 20260325-5013 Filed Date: 03/25/2026 - 4 - Trevor Moore Pacific Gas & Electric Company Email: TQMI@pge.com cc: Interested Parties List Document Accession #: 20260325-5013 Filed Date: 03/25/2026 Certificate of Service I hereby certify that I have filed this day electronically with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and served the foregoing document upon each person designated on the official service list compiled by the Secretary in this proceeding. Dated this 24th day of March 2026. ___________________________________ Bryan Muro Water Resources Control Engineer Division of Water Rights State Water Resources Control Board Bryan.Muro@waterboards.ca.gov Document Accession #: 20260325-5013 Filed Date: 03/25/2026 Document Content(s) BucksCreekPetitionNotice_signed.pdf.......................................1 FERC_CertificateOfService_BucksCreekPetitionNotice.pdf....................5 Document Accession #: 20260325-5013 Filed Date: 03/25/2026