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Subject:Board Correspondence - FW: Environmental and Recreational Compliance Report submitted in FERC P-803-129 by Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Date:Wednesday, April 22, 2026 1:04:57 PM
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Lewis Lee
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On 4/22/2026, the following Filing was submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Washington D.C.:
Filer: Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Docket(s): P-803-129
Lead Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Filing Type: Environmental and Recreational Compliance Report
Description: Pacific Gas and Electric Company submits supplemental information re the exclusion of the northwestern pond turtle from informal consultation
re the temporary minimum instream flow modification re the DeSabla-Centerville Hydroelectric Project under P-803.
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300 Lakeside Drive
Oakland, CA 94612
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 28209
Oakland, CA 94604
April 22, 2026
Via Electronic Submittal (E-File)
Debbie-Anne Reese, Secretary
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
888 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20426
RE: DeSabla-Centerville Hydroelectric Project, FERC No. 803-129
Supplemental Information for BW- 3 and BW-40 Temporary Flow Modification
Dear Secretary Reese:
This letter provides supplemental information regarding the exclusion of the northwestern pond
turtle (Actinemys marmorata; NWPT) from informal consultation pursuant to Section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act for Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E) temporary minimum
instream flow modification. PG&E submitted this modification on February 6, 2026, for PG&E’s
DeSabla‑Centerville Hydroelectric Project, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) No.
803. On February 9, 2026, PG&E requested designation as the FERC’s non-federal representative
to facilitate informal consultation with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
regarding potential impacts to the foothill yellow-legged frog (Rana boylii; FYLF) and NWPT. FERC
provided designation on February 26, 2026.
On February 26, 2026, USFWS staff advised PG&E to remove the proposed threatened NWPT
from the informal consultation letter for the proposed action. The USFWS informed PG&E that they
were not conferencing on NWPT due to staffing issues and ongoing studies concerning the
species’ classification. However, PG&E biologists had already evaluated the project effects on the
FYLF and NWPT in preparation of the biological assessment (BA). Following USFWS guidance,
PG&E removed references to the NWPT from the BA but retained all conservation measures
originally designed to protect both the NWPT and FYLF. These conservation measures, included in
the 2026 BA, were also part of the approved 2025 DeSabla-Centerville Minimum Instream Flow
Temporary Flow Modification (approved July 29, 2025. Therefore, it is anticipated that the existing
conservation measures will provide adequate protection for both the NWPT and FYLF. The BA
was submitted to USFWS on March 4, 2026; USFWS concurred with the BA on March 25, 2026.
Correspondence between USFWS and PG&E concerning exclusion of the NWPT is provided as
(Enclosure 1).
For general questions, please contact Duncan Drummond, license coordinator for PG&E, at (530)
215-9678.
Sincerely,
Sky Ramirez-Doble
Senior License Coordinator
Enclosure:
1. USWFS to PG&E: FERC Request: P-803 variance comments and request for status of FWS
consultation
cc: See Attached List
Debbie-Anne Reese, Acting Secretary
April 22, 2026
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cc: via email w/enclosure
Stephanie Millsap (USFWS) - Stephanie_Millsap@fws.gov
Brittany Reaves (USFWS)- Brittany_reaves@fws.gov
ENCLOSURE 1