Elsinore Municipal Water District and the Nevada Hydro Company, Inc.; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions, 11008-11009 [E5-912]
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encourages electronic filings. See 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
instructions on the Commission’s Web
site (https://www.ferc.gov) under the
‘‘eFiling’’ link. The Commission
encourages electronic filings.
k. This application has been accepted,
but is not ready for environmental
analysis at this time.
l. Project Description: The project
consists of the following four
developments:
The High Falls Development consists
of the following existing facilities: (1) A
63-foot-high, 274-foot-long concrete
gravity dam with spillway topped with
5-foot-high flashboards; (2) a 110-footlong eastern wingwall and a 320-footlong western wingwall; (3) a 46-acre
reservoir; (4) an 800-foot-long, 19-footwide forebay canal; (5) an 11-foot by 12foot, 3,581-foot-long tunnel; (6) a 10foot-diameter, 1,280-foot-long penstock;
(7) three 6-foot-diameter, 150-foot-long
penstocks; (8) a 30-foot-diameter surge
tank; (9) a powerhouse containing three
generating units with a total installed
capacity of 15,000 kW; (10) a 50-footlong, 6.9-kV transmission line; and (11)
other appurtenances.
The Cadyville Development consists
of the following existing facilities: (1) A
50-foot-high, 237-foot-long concrete
gravity dam with spillway topped with
2.7-foot-high flashboards; (2) a 200-acre
reservoir; (3) a 58-foot-long, 20-footwide intake; (4) a 10-foot-diameter,
1,554-foot-long penstock; (5) a
powerhouse containing three generating
units with a total installed capacity of
5,525 kW; (6) a 110-foot-long, 6.6-kV
transmission line; and (7) other
appurtenances.
The Mill C Development consists of
the following existing facilities: (1) A
43-foot-high, 202-foot-long stone
masonry dam with spillway topped
with 2-foot-high flashboards; (2) a 7.9acre reservoir; (3) a 37-foot-long, 18foot-wide intake; (4) a 11.5-foot to 10foot-diameter, 494-foot-long penstock;
(5) a 11.1-foot to 10-foot-diameter, 84foot-long penstocks; (6) one powerhouse
containing two generating units with a
total installed capacity of 2,250 kW; (7)
another powerhouse containing a single
generating unit with an installed
capacity of 3,800 kW; (8) a 700-footlong, 6.6-kV transmission line; and (9)
other appurtenances.
The Kents Falls Development consists
of the following existing facilities: (1) A
59-foot-high, 172-foot-long concrete
gravity dam with spillway topped with
3.5-foot-high flashboards; (2) a 34-acre
reservoir; (3) a 29-foot-long, 22-footwide intake; (4) an 11-foot-diameter,
2,652-foot-long penstock; (5) three 6foot-diameter, 16-foot-long penstocks;
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(6) a 28-foot-diameter surge tank; (7) a
powerhouse containing two generating
units with a total installed capacity of
12,400 kW; (8) a 390-foot-long, 6.6-kV
transmission line; and (9) other
appurtenances.
m. A copy of the application is on file
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection. This filing may
also be viewed on the Web at https://
www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’
link—select ‘‘Docket #’’ and follow the
instructions. For assistance, please
contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll
free at (866) 208–3676 or for TTY,
contact (202) 502–8659. A copy is also
available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in item h
above.
n. You may also register online at
https://www.ferc.gov.esubscribenow.htm
to be notified via e-mail of new filings
and issuances related to this or other
pending projects. For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support.
o. Scoping Process: The Commission
staff intends to prepare an
Environmental Assessment (EA) for the
Saranac River Hydroelectric Project in
accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act. The EA will
consider both site-specific and
cumulative environmental impacts and
reasonable alternatives to the proposed
action.
Commission staff does not propose to
conduct any on-site scoping meetings at
this time. Instead, we will solicit
comments, recommendations,
information, and alternatives in the
Scoping Document (SD).
Copies of the SD outlining the subject
areas to be addressed in the EA were
distributed to the parties on the
Commission’s mailing list. Copies of the
SD may be viewed on the Web at http:/
/www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.
Enter the docket number excluding the
last three digits in the docket number
field to access the document. For
assistance, call 1–866–208–3676 or for
TTY, (202) 502–8659.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 11858–002]
Elsinore Municipal Water District and
the Nevada Hydro Company, Inc.;
Notice of Application Ready for
Environmental Analysis and Soliciting
Comments, Recommendations, Terms
and Conditions, and Prescriptions
February 28, 2005.
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Major
unconstructed project.
b. Project No.: 11858–002.
c. Date Filed: February 2, 2004.
d. Applicant: Elsinore Municipal
Water District and the Nevada Hydro
Company, Inc.
e. Name of Project: Lake Elsinore
Advanced Pumped Storage Project.
f. Location: On Lake Elsinore and San
Juan Creek, in the Town of Lake
Elsinore, Riverside County, California.
The project would occupy Federal
lands, including lands managed by the
Forest Service (Cleveland National
Forest), Bureau of Land Management,
and the Department of Defense (Camp
Pendleton).
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Rexford Wait,
The Nevada Hydro Company, 2416
Cades Way, Vista, California 92083,
(760) 599–0086.
i. FERC Contact: Jim Fargo at (202)
502–6095; e-mail james.fargo@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments,
recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions is 60 days
from the issuance of this notice; reply
comments are due 105 days from the
issuance date of this notice.
All documents (original and eight
copies) should be filed with: Magalie R.
Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
require all intervenors filing documents
with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person on the
official service list for the project.
Further, if an intervenor files comments
or documents with the Commission
relating to the merits of an issue that
may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must
also serve a copy of the document on
that resource agency.
Comments, recommendations, terms
and conditions, and prescriptions may
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be filed electronically via the Internet in
lieu of paper. The Commission strongly
encourages electronic filings. See 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
instructions on the Commission’s Web
site (https://www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link.
k. This application has been accepted
and is now ready for environmental
analysis.
l. The proposed project would consist
of: (1) A new upper reservoir (Morrell
Canyon) having a 180-foot-high main
dam and a gross storage volume of 5,750
feet, at a normal reservoir surface
elevation of 2,880 feet above mean sea
level (msl); (2) a powerhouse with two
reversible pump-turbine units with a
total installed capacity of 500
megawatts; (3) the existing Lake
Elsinore to be used as a lower reservoir;
(4) about 30 miles of 500 kV
transmission line connecting the project
to an existing transmission line owned
by Southern California Edison located
north of the proposed project and to an
existing San Diego Gas & Electric
Company transmission line located to
the south.
m. A copy of the application is
available for review at the Commission
in the Public Reference Room or may be
viewed on the Commission’s Web site at
https://www.ferc.gov using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
number excluding the last three digits in
the docket number field to access the
document. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY,
(202) 502–8659. A copy is also available
for inspection and reproduction at the
address in item h above.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital
letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘REPLY
COMMENTS’’,
‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ ‘‘TERMS
AND CONDITIONS,’’ or
‘‘PRESCRIPTIONS;’’ (2) set forth in the
heading the name of the applicant and
the project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish
the name, address, and telephone
number of the person submitting the
filing; and (4) otherwise comply with
the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001
through 385.2005. All comments,
recommendations, terms and conditions
or prescriptions must set forth their
evidentiary basis and otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b).
Agencies may obtain copies of the
application directly from the applicant.
Each filing must be accompanied by
proof of service on all persons listed on
the service list prepared by the
Commission in this proceeding, in
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accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b), and
385.2010.
You may also register online at
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects.
For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
n. Public notice of the filing of the
initial development application, which
has already been given, established the
due date for filing competing
applications or notices of intent. Under
the Commission’s regulations, any
competing development application
must be filed in response to and in
compliance with public notice of the
initial development application. No
competing applications or notices of
intent may be filed in response to this
notice.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 12514–000]
Northern Indiana Public Service
Company; Notice of Application
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting
Motions To Intervene and Protests
February 28, 2005.
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Original major
license.
b. Project No.: 12514–000.
c. Date Filed: June 28, 2004.
d. Applicant: Northern Indiana Public
Service Company.
e. Name of Project: Norway and
Oakdale Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Tippecanoe River
in Carroll and White Counties, Indiana.
The project does not affect Federal
lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Jerome B.
Weeden, Vice President Generation;
Northern Indiana Public Service
Company; 801 East 86th Avenue;
Merrillville, IN 46410; (219) 647–5730.
i. FERC Contact: Sergiu Serban at
(202) 502–6211, or
sergiu.serban@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for Filing Motions to
Intervene and Protests: 60 days from the
date of this notice.
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All Documents (Original and Eight
Copies) Should be Filed With: Magalie
R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The
Commission’s Rules of Practice require
all intervenors filing documents with
the Commission to serve a copy of that
document on each person on the official
service list for the project. Further, if an
intervenor files comments or documents
with the Commission relating to the
merits of an issue that may affect the
responsibilities of a particular resource
agency, they must also serve a copy of
the document on that resource agency.
Motions to intervene and protests may
be filed electronically via the Internet in
lieu of paper. The Commission strongly
encourages electronic filing. See 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
on the Commission’s Web site (https://
www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link.
After logging into the e-Filing system,
select ‘‘Comment on Filing’’ from the
Filing Type Selection screen and
continue with the filing process.’’
k. Status: This application has been
accepted for filing but is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. Description of Project: The existing
Norway Oakdale Hydroelectric Project
consists of the Norway development
and the Oakdale development and has
a combined installed capacity of 16.4
megawatts (MW). The project produces
an average annual generation of 65,000
megawatt-hours (MWh). All power is
dispatched directly into the local grid
and is used within the East Central Area
Reliability Coordination Agreement.
The Norway development includes
the following constructed facilities: (1)
A 915-foot-long dam consisting of a 410foot-long, 34-foot-maximum-height
earthfill embankment with a concrete
corewall; a 225-foot-long, 29-foot-high
concrete gravity overflow spillway with
flashboards; a 120-foot-long, 30-foothigh concrete gated spillway with three
30-foot wide, 22-foot-high spillway
gates; a 18-foot-wide, 30-foot-high trash
sluice housing with one 8-foot-wide, 11foot-high gate; and a 142-foot-long, 64foot-wide powerhouse integral with the
dam containing four vertical Francis
turbines-generating units with a rated
head of 28 feet, total hydraulic capacity
of 3,675 cubic feet per second (cfc) and
a total electric output of 7.2 MW; (2) a
10-mile-long, 10-foot average depth,
1,291-acre reservoir; (3) a two-mile-long
69,000 volt transmission line; and (4)
appurtenant facilities.
The Oakdale development includes
the following constructed facilities: (1)
A 1688-foot-long dam consisting of a
126-foot-long, 58-foot-maximum-height
east concrete buttress and slab dam
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 11858-002]
Elsinore Municipal Water District and the Nevada Hydro Company,
Inc.; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and
Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and
Prescriptions
February 28, 2005.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Major unconstructed project.
b. Project No.: 11858-002.
c. Date Filed: February 2, 2004.
d. Applicant: Elsinore Municipal Water District and the Nevada
Hydro Company, Inc.
e. Name of Project: Lake Elsinore Advanced Pumped Storage Project.
f. Location: On Lake Elsinore and San Juan Creek, in the Town of
Lake Elsinore, Riverside County, California. The project would occupy
Federal lands, including lands managed by the Forest Service (Cleveland
National Forest), Bureau of Land Management, and the Department of
Defense (Camp Pendleton).
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Rexford Wait, The Nevada Hydro Company, 2416
Cades Way, Vista, California 92083, (760) 599-0086.
i. FERC Contact: Jim Fargo at (202) 502-6095; e-mail
james.fargo@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions is 60 days from the issuance of this
notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this
notice.
All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an
intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to
the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document
on that resource agency.
Comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions
may
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be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. The
Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site
(https://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.
k. This application has been accepted and is now ready for
environmental analysis.
l. The proposed project would consist of: (1) A new upper reservoir
(Morrell Canyon) having a 180-foot-high main dam and a gross storage
volume of 5,750 feet, at a normal reservoir surface elevation of 2,880
feet above mean sea level (msl); (2) a powerhouse with two reversible
pump-turbine units with a total installed capacity of 500 megawatts;
(3) the existing Lake Elsinore to be used as a lower reservoir; (4)
about 30 miles of 500 kV transmission line connecting the project to an
existing transmission line owned by Southern California Edison located
north of the proposed project and to an existing San Diego Gas &
Electric Company transmission line located to the south.
m. A copy of the application is available for review at the
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the
Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary''
link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits 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. A copy is also available for
inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (2) set forth in the heading the
name of the applicant and the project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone
number of the person submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the
application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with
18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.
You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filings and
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
n. Public notice of the filing of the initial development
application, which has already been given, established the due date for
filing competing applications or notices of intent. Under the
Commission's regulations, any competing development application must be
filed in response to and in compliance with public notice of the
initial development application. No competing applications or notices
of intent may be filed in response to this notice.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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