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Subject:Board Correspondence - FW: Formal Notice issued in FERC P-803-129
Date:Monday, April 6, 2026 1:21:58 PM
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On 4/6/2026, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Washington D.C., issued this document:
Docket(s): P-803-129
Lead Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Filing Type: Formal Notice
Description: Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment re Pacific Gas and Electric Company under P-803.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Project No. 803-129
NOTICE OF INTENT TO PREPARE AN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
(April 6, 2026)
On February 6, 2026,Pacific Gas and Electric Company filed an application for a
temporary variance from the minimum flow requirements for the DeSabla-Centerville
Project No. 803. The project is located on Butte Creek, West Branch Feather River, and
their tributaries in Butte County, California. The project occupies federal lands managed
by the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management.
The licensee requests that the instantaneous minimum flow requirement in the
West Branch Feather River, below Hendrick Head Dam,of 15 cubic feet per second (cfs)
in a normal water year and 7 cfs in a dry water year, be temporarily modified to 7 cfs
over 48 hours regardless of water year type. In Philbrook Creek,below Philbrook
Reservoir,it requests that the instantaneous minimum flow requirement of 2 cfs in both
normal and dry water years be temporarily modified to between 1 and 2 cfs over 48
hours. The modifications would begin on May 4, 2026, and continue through September
30, 2026,however, in the event that water storage in Philbrook Reservoir has not
exceeded 2,116 acre-feet by April 1, 2026, the licensee would commence modifications
in Philbrook Creek sometime between April 1, 2026,and May 4, 2026, if supported by
the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, National Marine Fisheries Service, and
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The licensee states that the temporary variance would
maximize the delivery of flows released from Philbrook to Butte Creek by eliminating
the need to release additional buffer flows to ensure the requisite instantaneous minimum
instream flows are always met. The proposed variance would help preserve cold water
storage in Philbrook Reservoir, increase flow to Butte Creek via the Hendricks Canal,
and decrease water residence time in the DeSabla Forebay, thus providing additional
water to Butte Creek during the hot summer months to minimize high temperature effects
to Central Valley spring-run Chinook salmon, and to preserve water for release later in
the summer months towards the end of their holding period when the situation is most
critical. A Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions
to Intervene, and Protest was issued on February 26, 2026.
This notice identifies Commission staff’s intention to prepare an environmental
assessment (EA) under the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. §§4321 et seq)
Document Accession #: 20260406-3050 Filed Date: 04/06/2026
Project No. 803-129 2
for the project.1 Commission staff plans to issue an EA by May 29, 2026. Revisions to
the schedule may be made as appropriate.
For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as interventions,
comments, or requests for rehearing, contact the Office of Public Participation at
(202) 502-6595 or OPP@ferc.gov.
Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Ms. Joy Kurtz at (202)
502-6760 or joy.kurtz@ferc.gov.
(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
1 The unique identification number for documents relating to this environmental
review is EAXX-019-20-000-1773149143.
Document Accession #: 20260406-3050 Filed Date: 04/06/2026
Document Content(s)
P-803-129 NOI final.docx..................................................1
Document Accession #: 20260406-3050 Filed Date: 04/06/2026