Pelzer Hydro Company, LLC; Consolidated Hydro Southeast, LLC; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions, 55600-55601 [2017-25319]
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The filings in the above-referenced
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Dated: November 16, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017–25328 Filed 11–21–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 10253–032]
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES
Pelzer Hydro Company, LLC;
Consolidated Hydro Southeast, LLC;
Notice of Application Ready for
Environmental Analysis and Soliciting
Comments, Recommendations, Terms
and Conditions, and Prescriptions
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New License.
b. Project No.: 10253–032.
c. Date filed: November 30, 2015.
d. Applicant: Pelzer Hydro Company,
LLC (Pelzer Hydro), Consolidated Hydro
Southeast, LLC (Consolidated Hydro).
e. Name of Project: Lower Pelzer
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The existing project is
located on the Saluda River near the
Towns of Pelzer and Williamston, in
Anderson and Greenville Counties,
South Carolina. The project does not
affect federal land.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Beth E. Harris,
P.E., Regional Operations Manager, Enel
Green Power North America, Inc., 11
Anderson Street, Piedmont, SC 29673;
Telephone—(864) 846–0042; Email—
beth.harris@enel.com, OR Kevin Webb,
Hydro Licensing Manager, Enel Green
Power North America, Inc., One Tech
Drive, Suite 220, Andover, MA 01810;
Telephone—(978) 681–1900; Email—
kevin.webb@enel.com.
i. FERC Contact: Navreet Deo, (202)
502–6304, or navreet.deo@ferc.gov.
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j. Deadline for filing comments,
recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days
from the issuance date of this notice;
reply comments are due 105 days from
the issuance date of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file comments,
recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions using the
Commission’s eFiling system at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
Commenters can submit brief comments
up to 6,000 characters, without prior
registration, using the eComment system
at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
ecomment.asp. You must include your
name and contact information at the end
of your comments. For assistance,
please contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please
send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
The first page of any filing should
include docket number P–10253–032.
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.
k. This application has been accepted
and is now ready for environmental
analysis.
l. The Lower Pelzer Project consists
of: (1) A 696-foot-long by 40-foot-high
granite masonry dam, consisting of (i) a
310-foot-long spillway section topped
with 4-foot-high wooden flashboards,
(ii) a 40-foot-long non-overflow section
with two 10-foot-wide by 6-foot-high
gates, and (iii) a 236-foot-long nonoverflow section; (2) an 80-acre
impoundment at a normal pool
elevation of 693 feet mean sea level; (3)
a 110-foot-long by 14-foot-wide intake,
protected by a trashrack structure with
2-inch clear bar spacing, controlling
flow to the powerhouse through five,
10.5-foot-wide square gates; (4) a 110foot-long by 68-foot-wide brick
powerhouse integral with the dam,
containing 5 horizontal Francis turbine
generating units that total 3,300
kilowatts (kW); (5) a 600-foot-long by
110-foot-wide tailrace; (6) a 3-mile-long,
3,300-volt transmission line connecting
the powerhouse to the grid via a 7.2/
12.47 kilovolt transformer; and (7)
appurtenant facilities.
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Pelzer Hydro and Consolidated Hydro
(co-licensees) operate the project in a
run-of-river mode using automatic pond
level control, with no storage or flood
control capacity. A continuous
minimum flow of 140 cubic feet per
second (cfs) or inflow, whichever is less,
is released into the bypassed reach. The
minimum flow is achieved via a sluice
gate in the non-overflow section of the
dam. The project operates under an
estimated average head of 40 feet,
including the 4-foot-high spillway
flashboards. The impoundment water
surface elevation is maintained at 693
feet. River flows between 159 and 1,408
cfs are used for power generation, while
flows in excess of 1,408 cfs are passed
over the flashboards and spillway. Flow
to the generating units is controlled by
five manually operated square slide
gates. The total installed capacity of the
project is 3,300 kW between the five
generating units. The project generates
approximately 8,784 megawatt-hours
annually, which are sold to a local
utility.
The co-licensees propose to continue
to operate and maintain the Lower
Pelzer Project as is required in the
existing license, and to develop canoe
portage facilities. The co-licensees also
propose to remove the previous threemile-long, 3,300-volt overhead
transmission line, which is no longer in
use, from the project boundary under a
new license. Instead, the project uses a
165-foot-long, 3,300-volt transmission
line that interconnects with the grid at
an applicant-owned transformer.
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. 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).
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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
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.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017–25319 Filed 11–21–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2428–007]
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Aquenergy Systems, LLC; Notice of
Application Ready for Environmental
Analysis and Soliciting Comments,
Recommendations, Terms and
Conditions, and Prescriptions
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Subsequent
License.
b. Project No.: 2428–007.
c. Date filed: December 30, 2015.
d. Applicant: Aquenergy Systems,
LLC (Aquenergy).
e. Name of Project: Piedmont
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The existing project is
located on the Saluda River in the Town
of Piedmont, in Anderson and
Greenville Counties, South Carolina.
The project does not affect federal land.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)—825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Beth E. Harris,
P.E., Regional Operations Manager, Enel
Green Power North America, Inc., 11
Anderson Street, Piedmont, SC 29673;
Telephone—(864) 846–0042; Email—
beth.harris@enel.com, OR Kevin Webb,
Hydro Licensing Manager, Enel Green
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Power North America, Inc., One Tech
Drive, Suite 220, Andover, MA 01810;
Telephone—(978) 681–1900; Email—
kevin.webb@enel.com.
i. FERC Contact: Navreet Deo, (202)
502–6304, or navreet.deo@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments,
recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days
from the issuance date of this notice;
reply comments are due 105 days from
the issuance date of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file comments,
recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions using the
Commission’s eFiling system at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
Commenters can submit brief comments
up to 6,000 characters, without prior
registration, using the eComment system
at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
ecomment.asp. You must include your
name and contact information at the end
of your comments. For assistance,
please contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please
send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
The first page of any filing should
include docket number P–2428–007.
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.
k. This application has been accepted
and is now ready for environmental
analysis.
l. The Piedmont Project consists of:
(1) A 600-foot-long by 25-foot-high stone
masonry dam, consisting of (i) a 200foot-long non-overflow section, (ii) a
200-foot-long central overflow spillway
topped with 16-inch-high wooden
flashboards, and (iii) a 200-foot-long
non-overflow spillway housing the
inoperable J.P. Stevens Canal intake; (2)
a 22-acre impoundment at a normal
pool elevation of 774 feet mean sea
level; (3) a 140-foot-long by 81-foot-wide
intake canal consisting of eight gates at
the head of the canal controlling flow to
the powerhouse; (4) a 52-foot-long by
52-foot-wide brick masonry powerhouse
protected by a trashrack structure with
2-inch clear bar spacing, located 120
feet downstream of the dam, containing
one vertical Francis turbine generating
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unit that totals 1,000 kilowatt (kW); (5)
a 180-foot-long by 38-foot-wide tailrace;
(6) a 263-foot-long, 600-volt
transmission line connecting the
powerhouse to the non-project
substation; and (7) appurtenant
facilities.
Aquenergy operates the project in a
run-of-river mode using automatic pond
level control, with no useable storage or
flood control capacity. A continuous
minimum flow of 15 cubic feet per
second (cfs) or inflow, whichever is less,
is released into the bypassed area. The
minimum flow is achieved via an 8-footwide by 1-foot-deep weir on the
spillway crest. The project operates
under an estimated average head of 26
feet, including the 16-inch-high
spillway flashboards. The impoundment
water surface elevation is maintained at
774 feet. River flows between 159 cfs
and 535 cfs are used for power
generation, while flows in excess of 535
cfs are passed over the flashboards and
spillway. The total installed capacity of
the project is 1,000 kW from the single
generating unit. The project generates
approximately 5,369 megawatt-hours
annually, which are sold to a local
utility.
Aquenergy proposes to continue to
operate and maintain the Piedmont
Project as is required in the existing
license, and to develop canoe portage
facilities.
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. 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
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 10253-032]
Pelzer Hydro Company, LLC; Consolidated Hydro Southeast, LLC;
Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting
Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New License.
b. Project No.: 10253-032.
c. Date filed: November 30, 2015.
d. Applicant: Pelzer Hydro Company, LLC (Pelzer Hydro),
Consolidated Hydro Southeast, LLC (Consolidated Hydro).
e. Name of Project: Lower Pelzer Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The existing project is located on the Saluda River
near the Towns of Pelzer and Williamston, in Anderson and Greenville
Counties, South Carolina. The project does not affect federal land.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Beth E. Harris, P.E., Regional Operations
Manager, Enel Green Power North America, Inc., 11 Anderson Street,
Piedmont, SC 29673; Telephone--(864) 846-0042; Email_
beth.harris@enel.com, OR Kevin Webb, Hydro Licensing Manager, Enel
Green Power North America, Inc., One Tech Drive, Suite 220, Andover, MA
01810; Telephone--(978) 681-1900; Email_kevin.webb@enel.com.
i. FERC Contact: Navreet Deo, (202) 502-6304, or
navreet.deo@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this
notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this
notice.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions
using the Commission's eFiling system at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000
characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your
name and contact information at the end of your comments. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to:
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include
docket number P-10253-032.
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.
k. This application has been accepted and is now ready for
environmental analysis.
l. The Lower Pelzer Project consists of: (1) A 696-foot-long by 40-
foot-high granite masonry dam, consisting of (i) a 310-foot-long
spillway section topped with 4-foot-high wooden flashboards, (ii) a 40-
foot-long non-overflow section with two 10-foot-wide by 6-foot-high
gates, and (iii) a 236-foot-long non-overflow section; (2) an 80-acre
impoundment at a normal pool elevation of 693 feet mean sea level; (3)
a 110-foot-long by 14-foot-wide intake, protected by a trashrack
structure with 2-inch clear bar spacing, controlling flow to the
powerhouse through five, 10.5-foot-wide square gates; (4) a 110-foot-
long by 68-foot-wide brick powerhouse integral with the dam, containing
5 horizontal Francis turbine generating units that total 3,300
kilowatts (kW); (5) a 600-foot-long by 110-foot-wide tailrace; (6) a 3-
mile-long, 3,300-volt transmission line connecting the powerhouse to
the grid via a 7.2/12.47 kilovolt transformer; and (7) appurtenant
facilities.
Pelzer Hydro and Consolidated Hydro (co-licensees) operate the
project in a run-of-river mode using automatic pond level control, with
no storage or flood control capacity. A continuous minimum flow of 140
cubic feet per second (cfs) or inflow, whichever is less, is released
into the bypassed reach. The minimum flow is achieved via a sluice gate
in the non-overflow section of the dam. The project operates under an
estimated average head of 40 feet, including the 4-foot-high spillway
flashboards. The impoundment water surface elevation is maintained at
693 feet. River flows between 159 and 1,408 cfs are used for power
generation, while flows in excess of 1,408 cfs are passed over the
flashboards and spillway. Flow to the generating units is controlled by
five manually operated square slide gates. The total installed capacity
of the project is 3,300 kW between the five generating units. The
project generates approximately 8,784 megawatt-hours annually, which
are sold to a local utility.
The co-licensees propose to continue to operate and maintain the
Lower Pelzer Project as is required in the existing license, and to
develop canoe portage facilities. The co-licensees also propose to
remove the previous three-mile-long, 3,300-volt overhead transmission
line, which is no longer in use, from the project boundary under a new
license. Instead, the project uses a 165-foot-long, 3,300-volt
transmission line that interconnects with the grid at an applicant-
owned transformer.
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. 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).
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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 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.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-25319 Filed 11-21-17; 8:45 am]
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