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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2197–073]
Alcoa Power Generating, Inc.; Notice
of Application Ready for
Environmental Analysis and Soliciting
Comments, Recommendations, Terms
and Conditions, and Prescriptions
March 13, 2007.
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major
License.
b. Project No.: 2197–073.
c. Date Filed: April 25, 2006.
d. Applicant: Alcoa Power
Generating, Inc.
e. Name of Project: Yadkin
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Yadkin River, in
Davidson, Davie, Montgomery, Rowan,
and Stanly Counties, North Carolina.
The project does not occupy any Federal
lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Gene Ellis,
Licensing and Property Manager, Alcoa
Power Generating, Inc., Yadkin
Division, P.O. Box 576, North Carolina
Highway 740, Badin, North Carolina
28009–0576; Telephone (704) 422–5606.
i. FERC Contact: Lee Emery, (202)
502–8379; or lee.emery@ferc.gov.
j. The 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: Philis J.
Posey, Acting 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
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
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instructions on the Commission’s Web
site (https://www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link.
k. This application has been accepted
and is ready for environmental analysis
at this time.
l. Project description: The existing
Yadkin River Hydroelectric Project
consists of four developments: High
Rock, Tuckertown, Narrows, and Falls.
The four developments are located on a
38-mile reach of the Yadkin River 60
miles northeast of Charlotte in central
North Carolina. The High Rock
development is the most upstream, with
the Tuckertown, Narrows, and Falls
developments 8.7, 16.5, and 19.0 miles
downstream from the High Rock
development, respectively. The four
Yadkin developments have a combined
installed capacity of 210 megawatts
(MW). The project produces an average
annual generation of 844,306 megawatthours (MWh).
The High Rock development includes
the following constructed facilities: (1)
A 936-foot-long, 101-foot-maximum
height concrete gravity dam with (i) a
58-foot-long westerly non-overflow
section, (ii) a 550-foot-long gated
spillway with ten 45-foot-wide, 30-foothigh Stoney gates, and (iii) a 178-footlong, 125-foot-high powerhouse integral
with the dam containing three vertical
Francis turbine-generating units with a
total electric output of 32.2 MW; (2) a
14,400-acre reservoir at 623.9 feet U.S.
Geological Survey (USGS) normal pool
elevation, with 217,400 acre-feet of
storage capacity; and (3) appurtenant
facilities. Alcoa proposes to refurbish
and upgrade all three generating units,
install new aeration technology to
increase dissolved oxygen concentration
and enhance water quality in the High
Rock tailwater, and revise the operating
guide curve for the reservoir.
The Tuckertown development
includes the following constructed
facilities: (1) A 1,370-foot-long, 76-footmaximum height concrete gravity dam
with (i) a 45-foot-long rock filled
section, (ii) a 178-foot-long right nonoverflow section, (iii) a 481-foot-long
gated spillway section with eleven 35foot-wide by 38-foot-high Tainter gates,
(iv) a 20-foot-long middle non-overflow
section, (v) a 204-foot-long, 115-foothigh powerhouse integral with the dam
containing three Kaplan turbinegenerating units with a total electric
output of 38 MW, (vi) a 100-foot-long
left non-overflow section and (vii) a
342-foot-long rock filled section; (2) a
2,560-acre reservoir at 564.7 feet USGS
normal pool elevation, with 6,700 acrefeet of storage capacity; and (3)
appurtenant facilities. Alcoa proposes to
refurbish and upgrade all three
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generating units and install new
aeration technology to increase
dissolved oxygen concentration and
enhance water quality in the
Tuckertown development tailwater.
The Narrows development includes
the following constructed facilities: (1)
A 1,144-foot-long, 201-foot-maximum
height concrete gravity dam with (i) a
366-foot-long non-overflow section, (ii)
a 640-foot-long gated main spillway
with twenty-two 25-foot wide by 12foot-high Tainter gates, (iii) a 6-foot-long
by 17-foot-high trash gate, (iv) a 128foot-long intake structure with four 20foot by 20-foot openings each with two
vertical lift gates, (v) a 6-foot-long by 17foot-high trash gate, (vi) a 431-foot-long
bypass spillway with ten 33-foot-wide
by 28-foot-high Stoney gates and (vii) a
90-foot-long non-overflow section; (2) a
5,355-acre reservoir at a normal pool
elevation of 509.8 feet USGS with
129,100 acre-feet of storage capacity; (3)
four 15-foot-diameter steel plate
penstocks; (4) a 213-foot-long by 80foot-wide reinforced concrete and brick
powerhouse located 280 feet
downstream of the dam and containing
four vertical Francis turbine-generators
with a total installed capacity of 108
MW; (5) a 13.2-kV transmission line
approximately 1.9 miles long
connecting the Narrows development
with Alcoa’s Badin Works; and (6)
appurtenant facilities. Alcoa proposes to
refurbish and upgrade generating units
1 and 3 and install new aeration
technology to increase dissolved oxygen
concentration and enhance water
quality in the Narrows Development
tailwater.
The Falls Development includes the
following constructed facilities: (1) A
748-foot-long, 112-foot-maximum height
concrete gravity dam consisting of: (i) A
189-foot-long, 130-foot-high
powerhouse integral with the dam
containing one vertical Francis turbinegenerator and two Allis Chalmers
vertical Propeller turbine-generators
with a total installed capacity of 31 MW,
(ii) a 14-foot-wide by 19-foot-high trash
gate section, (iii) a 440-foot-long gated
spillway with ten 33-foot-wide by 34foot-high Stoney gates, (iv) a 71-footlong Tainter gates section with one 25foot-wide by 19-foot-high and a 25-footwide by 14-foot-high gate, and (v) a 34foot-long non-overflow section; (2) a
204-acre reservoir at normal full pool
elevation of 332.8 feet USGS, with 760
acre-feet of storage capacity; (3) a 100kV transmission line approximately 2.7
miles long connecting the Falls
development with Alcoa’s Badin Works;
and (4) appurtenant facilities. Alcoa
proposes to refurbish and upgrade all
three generating units and plans to
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install new aeration technology to
increase dissolved oxygen concentration
and enhance water quality in the Falls
Development tailwater provided it will
be deemed necessary in the future.
Alcoa proposes to continue operating
the High Rock development in a storeand-release mode, and the Tuckertown,
Narrows, and Falls developments in a
run-of-river mode. The High Rock
development provides storage for the
downstream three developments. The
Narrows development also provides
some storage during low flow
conditions and emergencies. The
current average maximum annual
drawdown for High Rock Reservoir is 12
to 15 feet, with drawdowns of 5 feet or
less typical during the summer months.
At the other developments, the
maximum annual drawdown is 3 to 4
feet, with an average daily drawdown of
up to 1 to 2 feet. Alcoa currently
releases a weekly average minimum
flow of 900 cfs from the Falls
Development but has proposed to
increase this minimum flow. Several
other proposed modifications to the
project include: (1) Revising the
operating guide curve for High Rock
reservoir; (2) building 10 new campsites
and improving portage trails and access
to existing recreation sites; and (3)
creating a new swimming beach.
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.
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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 email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects.
For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
n. A license applicant must file no
later than 60 days following the date of
issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the
water quality certification; (2) a copy of
the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying
agency received the request; or (3)
evidence of waiver of water quality
certification.
Philis J. Posey,
Acting Secretary.
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[Project No. 2206–030]
Carolina Power & Light Company;
Notice of Application Ready for
Environmental Analysis and Soliciting
Comments, Recommendations, Terms
and Conditions, and Prescriptions
March 13, 2007.
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major
License.
b. Project No.: 2206–030.
c. Date Filed: April 26, 2006.
d. Applicant: Carolina Power & Light
Company (d/b/a Progress Energy
Carolinas, Inc.).
e. Name of Project: Yadkin-Pee Dee
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Yadkin and Pee
Dee Rivers, in Montgomery, Stanly,
Anson, and Richmond Counties, North
Carolina. The project does not occupy
any Federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)—825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: E. Michael
Williams, Senior Vice President for
Power Operations, Progress Energy, 410
S. Wilmington Street PEB 13, Raleigh,
North Carolina 27602; Telephone (919)
546–6640.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2197-073]
Alcoa Power Generating, Inc.; Notice of Application Ready for
Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms
and Conditions, and Prescriptions
March 13, 2007.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major License.
b. Project No.: 2197-073.
c. Date Filed: April 25, 2006.
d. Applicant: Alcoa Power Generating, Inc.
e. Name of Project: Yadkin Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Yadkin River, in Davidson, Davie, Montgomery,
Rowan, and Stanly Counties, North Carolina. The project does not occupy
any Federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Gene Ellis, Licensing and Property
Manager, Alcoa Power Generating, Inc., Yadkin Division, P.O. Box 576,
North Carolina Highway 740, Badin, North Carolina 28009-0576; Telephone
(704) 422-5606.
i. FERC Contact: Lee Emery, (202) 502-8379; or lee.emery@ferc.gov.
j. The 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:
Philis J. Posey, Acting 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 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 ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. Project description: The existing Yadkin River Hydroelectric
Project consists of four developments: High Rock, Tuckertown, Narrows,
and Falls. The four developments are located on a 38-mile reach of the
Yadkin River 60 miles northeast of Charlotte in central North Carolina.
The High Rock development is the most upstream, with the Tuckertown,
Narrows, and Falls developments 8.7, 16.5, and 19.0 miles downstream
from the High Rock development, respectively. The four Yadkin
developments have a combined installed capacity of 210 megawatts (MW).
The project produces an average annual generation of 844,306 megawatt-
hours (MWh).
The High Rock development includes the following constructed
facilities: (1) A 936-foot-long, 101-foot-maximum height concrete
gravity dam with (i) a 58-foot-long westerly non-overflow section, (ii)
a 550-foot-long gated spillway with ten 45-foot-wide, 30-foot-high
Stoney gates, and (iii) a 178-foot-long, 125-foot-high powerhouse
integral with the dam containing three vertical Francis turbine-
generating units with a total electric output of 32.2 MW; (2) a 14,400-
acre reservoir at 623.9 feet U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) normal pool
elevation, with 217,400 acre-feet of storage capacity; and (3)
appurtenant facilities. Alcoa proposes to refurbish and upgrade all
three generating units, install new aeration technology to increase
dissolved oxygen concentration and enhance water quality in the High
Rock tailwater, and revise the operating guide curve for the reservoir.
The Tuckertown development includes the following constructed
facilities: (1) A 1,370-foot-long, 76-foot-maximum height concrete
gravity dam with (i) a 45-foot-long rock filled section, (ii) a 178-
foot-long right non-overflow section, (iii) a 481-foot-long gated
spillway section with eleven 35-foot-wide by 38-foot-high Tainter
gates, (iv) a 20-foot-long middle non-overflow section, (v) a 204-foot-
long, 115-foot-high powerhouse integral with the dam containing three
Kaplan turbine-generating units with a total electric output of 38 MW,
(vi) a 100-foot-long left non-overflow section and (vii) a 342-foot-
long rock filled section; (2) a 2,560-acre reservoir at 564.7 feet USGS
normal pool elevation, with 6,700 acre-feet of storage capacity; and
(3) appurtenant facilities. Alcoa proposes to refurbish and upgrade all
three
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generating units and install new aeration technology to increase
dissolved oxygen concentration and enhance water quality in the
Tuckertown development tailwater.
The Narrows development includes the following constructed
facilities: (1) A 1,144-foot-long, 201-foot-maximum height concrete
gravity dam with (i) a 366-foot-long non-overflow section, (ii) a 640-
foot-long gated main spillway with twenty-two 25-foot wide by 12-foot-
high Tainter gates, (iii) a 6-foot-long by 17-foot-high trash gate,
(iv) a 128-foot-long intake structure with four 20-foot by 20-foot
openings each with two vertical lift gates, (v) a 6-foot-long by 17-
foot-high trash gate, (vi) a 431-foot-long bypass spillway with ten 33-
foot-wide by 28-foot-high Stoney gates and (vii) a 90-foot-long non-
overflow section; (2) a 5,355-acre reservoir at a normal pool elevation
of 509.8 feet USGS with 129,100 acre-feet of storage capacity; (3) four
15-foot-diameter steel plate penstocks; (4) a 213-foot-long by 80-foot-
wide reinforced concrete and brick powerhouse located 280 feet
downstream of the dam and containing four vertical Francis turbine-
generators with a total installed capacity of 108 MW; (5) a 13.2-kV
transmission line approximately 1.9 miles long connecting the Narrows
development with Alcoa's Badin Works; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
Alcoa proposes to refurbish and upgrade generating units 1 and 3 and
install new aeration technology to increase dissolved oxygen
concentration and enhance water quality in the Narrows Development
tailwater.
The Falls Development includes the following constructed
facilities: (1) A 748-foot-long, 112-foot-maximum height concrete
gravity dam consisting of: (i) A 189-foot-long, 130-foot-high
powerhouse integral with the dam containing one vertical Francis
turbine-generator and two Allis Chalmers vertical Propeller turbine-
generators with a total installed capacity of 31 MW, (ii) a 14-foot-
wide by 19-foot-high trash gate section, (iii) a 440-foot-long gated
spillway with ten 33-foot-wide by 34-foot-high Stoney gates, (iv) a 71-
foot-long Tainter gates section with one 25-foot-wide by 19-foot-high
and a 25-foot-wide by 14-foot-high gate, and (v) a 34-foot-long non-
overflow section; (2) a 204-acre reservoir at normal full pool
elevation of 332.8 feet USGS, with 760 acre-feet of storage capacity;
(3) a 100-kV transmission line approximately 2.7 miles long connecting
the Falls development with Alcoa's Badin Works; and (4) appurtenant
facilities. Alcoa proposes to refurbish and upgrade all three
generating units and plans to install new aeration technology to
increase dissolved oxygen concentration and enhance water quality in
the Falls Development tailwater provided it will be deemed necessary in
the future.
Alcoa proposes to continue operating the High Rock development in a
store-and-release mode, and the Tuckertown, Narrows, and Falls
developments in a run-of-river mode. The High Rock development provides
storage for the downstream three developments. The Narrows development
also provides some storage during low flow conditions and emergencies.
The current average maximum annual drawdown for High Rock Reservoir is
12 to 15 feet, with drawdowns of 5 feet or less typical during the
summer months. At the other developments, the maximum annual drawdown
is 3 to 4 feet, with an average daily drawdown of up to 1 to 2 feet.
Alcoa currently releases a weekly average minimum flow of 900 cfs from
the Falls Development but has proposed to increase this minimum flow.
Several other proposed modifications to the project include: (1)
Revising the operating guide curve for High Rock reservoir; (2)
building 10 new campsites and improving portage trails and access to
existing recreation sites; and (3) creating a new swimming beach.
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. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following
the date of issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the water quality
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request;
or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification.
Philis J. Posey,
Acting Secretary.
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