Document ID: FERC-2020-1023-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Reservoir Drawdown and Operations Plan: Santa Clara Valley Water District
Posted Date: 2020-08-06T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 152 (Thursday, August 6, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47789-47790]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17184]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 5737-007]

Santa Clara Valley Water District; Notice of Reservoir Drawdown 
and Operations Plan 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: Reservoir Drawdown and Operations Plan.
    b. Project No: 5737-007.
    c. Date Filed: July 27, 2020.
    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: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Christopher Hakes, (408) 630-3796, 
chakes@valleywater.org.
    i. FERC Contact: Jennifer Ambler, (202) 502-8586, 
jennifer.ambler@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and 
protests: August 17, 2020.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, motions to intervene, and protests using the Commission's 
eFiling system at http://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 http://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, 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-5737-007. Comments emailed to Commission 
staff are not considered 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.
    k. Description of Request: On February 20, 2020, Commission staff 
required Santa Clara Valley Water District (exemptee) to implement dam 
safety interim risk reduction measures at the Anderson Dam Project 
including: Holding the reservoir elevation at or below 565 feet (ft); 
requiring the exemptee to begin by October 1, 2020 a drawdown of the 
reservoir to elevation 488 ft; and expediting the construction of a 
low-level outlet at the dam. These measures are required to reduce 
seismic instability risks until a larger retrofit of the dam can be 
implemented. The exemptee proposes in its July 27, 2020 Reservoir 
Drawdown and Operations

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Plan to begin the drawdown of the reservoir on October 1, 2020 with the 
reservoir level of 488 ft expected to be reached by April 2021. The 
proposed low-level outlet works would be located in proximity to the 
existing outlet at the base of Anderson Dam with construction proposed 
to start in early 2021 and completed in late 2023. The exemptee also 
proposes, as mitigation measures, the following actions, including some 
downstream of the Anderson Dam project: Reservoir rim monitoring and 
channel stabilization; reconstruct the downstream Coyote Percolation 
Dam to withstand higher flows from the proposed low-level outlet; 
extend the Cross Valley Pipeline and add chillers to supplement water 
to Coyote Creek to support groundwater recharge and fisheries; relocate 
and rescue steelhead; and build flood walls, and elevate or acquire 
property that have the potential to be affected by flows from the 
operation of the proposed low-level outlet.
    l. Locations of the Plan: This filing may be viewed on the 
Commission's website 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. You may also register 
online at http://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, call 1-866-208-3676 or email 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. 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.
    o. 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.

    Dated: July 31, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-17184 Filed 8-5-20; 8:45 am]
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