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Subject:Board Correspondence - FW: Formal Notice issued in FERC P-803-129
Date:Wednesday, May 6, 2026 8:13:50 AM
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Lewis Lee
Administrative Technician - Confidential
Butte County Administration
25 County Center Drive, Suite 200 • Oroville, CA 95965
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On 5/6/2026, 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 Availability of Final Environmental Assessment re Pacific Gas and Electric Company's DeSabla-Centerville Hydroelectric Project 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 AVAILABILITY OF FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
(May 6, 2026)
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission or FERC) regulations, 18 C.F.R. Part
380, Commission staff reviewed Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (licensee)
application for a temporary variance of flow requirements under Article 39 of the license
for the DeSabla-Centerville Hydroelectric Project No. 803 and have prepared an
Environmental Assessment (EA) for the project.1 The licensee proposes to temporarily
modify the flow requirements for the West Branch Feather River below the Hendricks
Head Dam and Philbrook Creek below Philbrook Reservoir. Specifically, the licensee
requests the minimum flow requirements for a normal water year: (1) in the West Branch
Feather River, 15 cubic feet per second (cfs), respectively, be temporarily modified to 7
cfs over 48 hours; and (2) in Philbrook Creek, of 2 cfs, be temporarily modified to
between 1 and 2 cfs over 48 hours, regardless of water year type. The licensee proposes
to execute these changes as soon as the Commission grants approval until September 30,
2026. The DeSabla-Centerville project is located on Butte Creek, West Branch Feather
River, and their tributaries in Butte County, California, and occupies federal lands
managed by the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management.
The final EA contains Commission staff’s analysis of the potential environmental
effects of the proposed temporary variance of flow requirements, alternatives to the
proposed action, and concludes that the proposed variance, with appropriate
environmental protective measures, would not constitute a major federal action that
would significantly affect the quality of the human environment.
The final EA may be viewed on the Commission’s website at http://www.ferc.gov
using the “elibrary” link. Enter the docket number (P-803-129) in the docket number
field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-
8659.
1 The unique identification number for documents relating to this environmental
review is EAXX-019-20-000-1773149143.
Project No. 803-129 - 2 -
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Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.