Potter Valley Hydroelectric Project Surrender and Decommissioning
Summary
SCH Number
2025091048
Lead Agency
State Water Resources Control Board
Document Title
Potter Valley Hydroelectric Project Surrender and Decommissioning
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Document Description
PG&E owns and operates the Potter Valley Hydroelectric Project (Hydroelectric Project), which is licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). PG&E proposes to decommission the Hydroelectric Project and surrender its FERC license. The Proposed Project broadly involves the removal of Hydroelectric Project facilities (including Scott Dam and Cape Horn Dam), the removal of the Hydroelectric Project from FERC jurisdiction (i.e., surrender of the FERC license), and the cessation of Hydroelectric Project operations and maintenance. As part of the Proposed Project, Hydroelectric Project water diversions from the Eel River to the East Branch Russian River will cease.
Contact Information
Name
Tony Gigliotti
Agency Name
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Job Title
Senior Project Manager
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Name
Wilhelmina Chon
Agency Name
State Water Resources Control Board
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Ukiah
Counties
Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
Elk Mountain Road and Scott Dam Road
Zip
95469
Airports
Gravelly Valley Airport
Waterways
Eel River and East Branch Russian River
Other Location Info
The Proposed Project is located on the Eel River and East Branch Russian River in Mendocino and Lake counties, California. The nearest city is Ukiah, approximately 15 miles southwest of the Potter Valley Powerhouse.
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Habitat Conservation Planning (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, California Department of State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 1 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Energy Commission, California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region 1 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Northern and Eureka Region 1 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Northern and Eureka Region 1 (CDFW)
Development Types
Power:Hydroelectric (Megawatts 9.2)
Local Actions
Removal of Hydroelectric Infrastructure
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Coastal Zone, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
State Comment Letters [Comments from State Reviewing Agency(ies)]
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