Notice2023-28260
Santa Clara Valley Water District; Notice of Reservoir Drawdown and Operations Plan Amendment Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
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December 22, 2023
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 245 (Friday, December 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88605-88606]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28260]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 5737-031]
Santa Clara Valley Water District; Notice of Reservoir Drawdown
and Operations Plan Amendment Accepted for Filing and Soliciting
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
Take notice that the following hydroelectric plan has been filed
with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Filing Type: Amendment to Reservoir Drawdown and Operations
Plan.
b. Project No: 5737-031.
c. Date Filed: September 14, 2023; supplemented November 2, 2023.
d. Applicant: Santa Clara Valley Water District.
e. Name of Project: Anderson Dam Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project is located on Coyote Creek in Santa Clara
County, CA.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of
1978, 16 U.S.C. 2705, 2708.
h. Applicant Contact: Ryan McCarter, (408) 630-2983,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d5a7b8b6b6b4a7a1b0a795a3b4b9b9b0aca2b4a1b0a7fbbaa7b2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7a081719191b080e1f083a0c1b16161f030d1b0e1f085415081d">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Steven Sachs, (202) 502-8666,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0152756477646f2f526062697241676473622f666e77"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d380a7b6a5b6bdfd80b2b0bba093b5b6a1b0fdb4bca5">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Cooperating agencies: With this notice, the Commission is
inviting Federal, State, local, and Tribal agencies with jurisdiction
and/or special expertise with respect to environmental issues affected
by the proposal, that wish to cooperate in the preparation of any
environmental document, if applicable, to follow the instructions for
filing such requests described in item k below. Cooperating agencies
should note the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the
preparation of any environmental document cannot also intervene. See 94
FERC ] 61,076 (2001).
k. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and
protests: January 17, 2024.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, motions to intervene, and protests using the Commission's
eFiling system at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp</a>.
Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without
prior registration, using the eComment system at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp</a>. You must include your name and contact
information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact
FERC Online Support at
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<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bef8fbecfdf1d0d2d7d0dbedcbceced1cccafed8dbccdd90d9d1c8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ec8cbdccdc1e0e2e7e0ebddfbfefee1fcfacee8ebfceda0e9e1f8">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy.
Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via
any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville,
Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should include the docket
number P-5737-031. Comments emailed to Commission staff are not part of
the Commission record.
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person whose name appears 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.
l. Description of Request: Pursuant to a Commission dam safety
directive and its approved Reservoir Drawdown and Operations Plan
(Plan), the applicant has been operating Anderson Reservoir at its
deadpool elevation, historically identified as a water surface
elevation of 488 feet North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88).
In its current filings, the applicant states newer surveys indicate the
deadpool water surface elevation is 490 feet NAVD88 and it wishes to
revise the Plan to reflect the correct number. The applicant also
proposes to operate the reservoir at an elevation 2 feet above
deadpool, i.e., 492 feet NAVD88, to have stored water available for
prompt releases to protect downstream aquatic habitat in Coyote Creek
when other water sources are unavailable. Furthermore, when drawing
down the reservoir back to 492 feet NAVD88 after large rainstorms that
cause it to rise, the applicant proposes to ramp down releases by
approximately 25 to 50 percent every 12 hours as the reservoir surface
declines from elevations 493.5 to 492 feet NAVD88 while consulting with
the National Marine Fisheries Service to determine the precise
downramping schedule.
m. Locations of the revised Plan: This filing may be viewed on the
Commission's website at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a> using the ``eLibrary''
link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the
docket number field to access the document. You may also register
online at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp</a> to be
notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or
other pending projects. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7f393a2d3c30111316111a2c0a0f0f100d0b3f191a0d1c51181009"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d5939087969abbb9bcbbb086a0a5a5baa7a195b3b0a7b6fbb2baa3">[email protected]</span></a>, for TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
n. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
o. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211,
.214, respectively. In determining the appropriate action to take, the
Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only
those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the
Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments,
protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the
specified comment date for the particular application.
p. Filing and Service of Documents: Any filing must: (1) bear in
all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO
INTERVENE'' as applicable; (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 commenting, protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their
evidentiary basis. Any filing made by an intervenor must be accompanied
by proof of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared
by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR
385.2010.
q. The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners,
environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is
encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8fc0dfdfcfe9eafdeca1e8e0f9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6f203f3f2f090a1d0c41080019">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: December 18, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-28260 Filed 12-21-23; 8:45 am]
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