UNITED STATES OF AMEXICA FEDERAL POPBR COMMISSION

Before Comissioners : J oscph C. S~,-icller, Chairman; H~vrard "organ, L. J . OfC:..n :ci3, Jr. , Chcrles Re Rcss, and Xar-1-d f a ~~7c- rh . r~ rde

Yubn County Water Agency and

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Pacif ic Gas and Elect r ic Company )

ORDER ISSUING LICENSE AND ACCXFTIIJG SURRENDER OF LICENSE

(Issued Kay 16, 19633)

Application was f i l e d on June 14, 1961, and amended on October 9, 1961, and February 14, 1963, by Yuba County Water Agency ( ~ ~ p l i c a n t ) of f.larysville, California, for l icense for a proposed project , known as Yuba River development and designated as Pro,ject No. 2246, t o be located on the Yuba River and i t s t r ibu ta r i es , North Yuba River, Middle Yuba River, and Oregon Creek, i n the Counties of Yuba, Nevada, and Sierra, Califorcia, and ~ f f e c t i n g l m ~ d s of the United Sta tes withic Plmas and Tahoe Rational Forests, and u t i l i z i n g the ex i s t ing Engelbright Dam and Reservoir pursuant t o the Act of June 25, 1938 (52 s t a t . 1040).

The proposed project would comprise a principal storage dam and reservoir with gross storage capacity of 930,000 acre-feet, three diver- sion dems, two diversion tunnels with aggregate length of about 5 miles, three pcwer tunnels to ta l ing about 4 . 8 miles i n length serving three power p lants having an ins ta l l ed generating capacity of 295,000 kilo- watts, and an afterbay dam. According t o the application, the projec t energy would be sold t o Paci f ic Gas and Elect r ic Company (pac i f i c ) a t the po\!erhousw,of t!le proposed projec t f o r t,ransmission over Pac i f i c ' s f a c i l i t : , e s for d i s t r ibu t ion within i t s service area.

The proposed project would a f f e c t cer ta in hydroelectric f a c i l i t i e s of Pacif ic , including the inundation of Paci f ic ' s licensed Bullards Bar Project No. 187. Because of th:s interference, Paci f ic pet.itioned t o intervene in t h i s proceeding, and was permitted t o intervene by Commission order issued October 20, 1961. Interyention was permitted a l s o t o the Sta te of California, ac t ing through i t s Department of Fish and ( ~ a l i f m i a ) , by Commission order issued November 2, 1961.

ProJect No. 2246, e t a l . -- On January 25, 1963, Paci f ic f i l e d an "offer t o Surrender License"

f o r i t s Project No. 187, on the conditions t h a t Project No. 2246 be constructed under a Commission l icense and t h a t Paci f ic receive J u s t compensation f o r the ii~uildation of i ts Project No. 187 by Applicant's proposed projec t . Applicant plans t o construct a new power tunnel intake within the New Colgate Diversion Reservoir and a new segment of power tunnel t o allow continued operation of Pac i f i c ' s Colgate projec t . Applicmt d s o proposes t o negotiate with i 'acific with respect t o damages restllii i ig from inundation of Pac i f i c ' s Project No. 167.

By its order issu3d August 15, 1962, the Conmission scl?eduld a public hearing on the applicat ion which was held on January 29, 1963. A t the hearing, Paci f ic e,,ppeared i n support of Applicant's request f o r a l icense f o r i t s ~ r q o s e d Project No. 2246. Intervener, Ce.lifo:.\ia did not appear a t t h ~ hearing, having annovncerl a t a prehearing :m- ference held oc C'eptc.~ker 6, 1962, t h a t California br.d the Ap;:'i.ient had entered i n t o an agreement which covers the major aspects of zhe projec t .

In accordance with the provisions of Section 1.30 (c) of the Com- ncj.ssioll's RuZ.?s of ?.pactice and Froeedure ,68 C.F.R. 1.30 ( c ) 7 cc~!*lsel f o r Applicant requos'.ed t h a t the intermedizte decis?.on prccezure Sc omitted and such rer;a?st was concurred i n by a l l o i the pa r t i c ipa t ing pa r t i e s .

The Secrctxry of the k n y and the Chief of En~icee rs , In re2ort ing on the e?plice';.i.on, s?.vised t.hat the plans of' the ? ..--.ject. sJ..ructcras a:Yfcti.;lg navl::;.-tion a r e sa t i s fac tory insofar as t:;? j.ntercb::.ts of nazrigation a re concerned; t h a t specia l t e rns s d conditions i n the i n t e r e s t of n?.vigstion were not considered necessary; m d requested that any ~ I C S C F ; ~ iss.~.?rf fcr the project require the l-icer.sz= tc, c,"erate the prcject, for. ?lo..~I control, t o contraclt with t h e Corps i'cr the Zse 02 the 3,gelLTi;.;l:-t ic.:servoir, as conte-r;,!.a.tct? i? tho Act of Ju rz 25, 1938 (52 S t a t . ii?40j, 2nd t o assvl-.e l i a h l l i t y f o r any damzc t o the E ~ ~ l . a l b r i g h t project r e su l t ing f ron construction of ?ro j ec t NO. 2246.

The Cepartment of t h e I l i ter ior , in report ing on the application, recOllimen32c; c*..r4x:in r;,:cial cc:ld;.:,-.g:n3 f c r ir,::lusicn fn PI:;- ?.ic2..!::e i s c ' ~ ! d 4c.r t,lls 7 r ~ g 2t.t t o p:*otl;ci; : ;cz i r ; tc.regl,.s of 'L.3: Pr-.,.:.-,?+.:nr.::'L. Sc.;lr.ral c9 the :-eco!-x:;l:?P cc:idit icns c1.2 ir,:lsAed iq a c....r.'.:.ac t ?e- twecn A>;,licert and t3s B~,wec.u of Bec1;i;irntior. dated Cecentur 6, 1562.

The Department of Agriculture, in report ing on the a ~ p l i c a t i o n , advised t h a t the projec t would not in te r fe re GI. be incons::;tsnt w i t h t h e purpose f o r which the Plumas and Tahoe National Forests were

Project NO. 2246, -- et al. - 3 -

created or acqaired, provided any license issued for the project contain certain special conditions in the interests of the Depart- ment. On April 13, 1962, a "~emorandum of understanding" was ectered into between Applicant a;?d the U.S. Forest Service covering: the conduct of work durjng the co!lstruction and operation of the project; e rroject fire plan; clearing end cleanup, including timber sales, debris disgosnl and sttuup removal; protection of forest lands and resources, rep1:-cement of forest facilities; construction of new roads; road maintenace; land acquisition; recreation; schedule of project operations; stream pllution; and certain general considerations. Or September 17, 1962, Applicant and the Forest Service entered into e "Cooperative &reementW uneer which P,pplicant agrees to finance-to an amount of $3,900 (plus certain expenses) the study and prepara- tion by the Forest Service of' an "Area Recreation Public Use Plan' to be completed by .June 30, 1963.

The California Department of Fish end Game, in reporting on the application, recomended for inclusion in any license issued for the project certzin conditions in the interests of fish and wildlife resources in the project urea. The recommended conditions are essen- tielly those agreed to by Applicant in its agreement with California dated November 26, 1962.

The Califcrnia Department of Water Resources, in reporting on - the application, recommended that Appl-icant assume any additional con- struction cost or loss of generatien at Project NO. 2246 by reason of constr~ction and operation of the downstream Marysville Reservoir wkich might be constructed by either the United States or the State of California. In sn agreement with the California Pepartment, dated 1.lrry 23, 1962, Applicant agrees to assume any such cost and loss.

The Comnissi*.n finds:

(1) Applicant is a "municipality" AS defined in the Federal Power Act, and has submitted satisfactory evidence of compliance with the requirements of all applicable State laws insofar as necessery to effect the purposes of a license for the project.

(2) The proposed project will affect a Goverrment dam and lands of the United States.

(3) Public notice of the filing of the applicati,.n has been given as required by the Act.

Project NO. 2246, et el. -- - 4 - (4) Applicant having requested omission of the intermediate

decision procedure, and all the requirements of the provisions of Section 1.30 (c) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Proce- dure having been satisfied, surficient cause exists for the Commis- sion forthwith to render its final decision in the instant proceeding.

(5) The issuance of a license for the project as hereinafter provided will not interfere or be inconsistent with the purposes for which the Plumas and Tahce National Forests were created or acquired.

(6) The issuance of a license for the project will not affect the development of any water resources for public purposes which should be undertaken by the United States, under the terms and condi- tions hereinaftkr imposed.

(7) The project is best adap.Led to a comprehensive plan for improving and developing z waterway or watertrays for the use or benefit of interstate or foreign commerce, for the improvement and utilization of water-power development, and for other beneficial public uses, including recreational purposes, under the terms and conditions hereinafter imposed.

(8) The installed horsepower capacity of the proposed project hereinafter authorized for the pLcr9ose of computing the capaclty com- ponent of the administrative annual charge is 393,000 horsepower.

( 9 ) Tlle amount of annucl charges to be paid under the license for the purpose o f reimbursing the United States for the costs of adnini~tra~ion of Part I of the Act, is reasonable as hereinafter fixed cnd specified.

(10) The amount of annual charges to be paid the United States under the l<cense for the use, occupancy and enjoyment of its lands should be hereafter determined by the Commissjun as hereinafter pro- vided.

(11) !The exhibits hereinzfter designat~d and described in ordering peragraph (B) belov conrorm to the Commissica' s rules and regulo - tions and should be epproved as port of the license for the project.

(12) Commission o.ccepta.nce of Pscif'ic's o..fore-mentioned "Offer t.o Surrender License" Por Project No. 187 is appropriate and In the public interest as hereinafter provided.

. P r o j e c t No. 2246, e t a l . -- The Commission o r d e r s :

(A) This l i c e n s e i s hereby i s s u e d t o Yuba County Water Agency, of Marysvil le, C a l i f o r n i a ( ~ . i c e n s e e ) under Sec t ion 4 ( e ) of - t h e Federal Power A c t ( ~ c t ) for n p e r i o d of 50 yenrs, e f f e c t i v e as of May 1, 1963, f o r t he cons t ruc t ion , o p e r a t t o n and rnaintenrr.nce of P r o j e c t No. 2246, a f f e c t i n g lands of the United States within t h e Plumas and Tahoe Nat ional F o r e s t s and a Government dam nnd lands o f t h e United S t a t e s a d j a c e n t t h e r e t o ; s u b j e c t t o t h e terms and c o n d i t i o n s of t h e Act which is incorpora ted by r e f e r e n c e as a part of t h i s l i c e n s e , and s u b j e c t t o such r u l e s and regul-a t ions as the Commission h a s i s s u e d o r p r e s c r i b e d under the p r o v i s i o n s o f t h e Act.

(B) P r o j e c t No. 2246 c o n s i s t s o f :

( a ) A l l l a n d s const.it11tinr: t l ic pro,jrfict nren ctr1i1 encln.sctl by t h e project bount1:lry o r t h e l i m i tr, of whict~ ?.re otherw.ise tlefinccl and/or intcrt::;L .in such Innc i s necessary or nppropr ia le J:or t h e I.lllrpo:;o:; 01 the p ro j cc t , uhct,hcr s ~ l c h lands o r j n t e r c s t t h e r e i n arsr ouncd or he ld 1)y t i l t ? ,?pplicant o r by t h e Unitcd St,:~t,c?:;; such p ro j f l c t area. and pro jec t b o u n d n ~ hcinK

more zpt?cj rj.ca1 1 y : ~ ) I C > W I I :1r1(1 O(~:;cril~r!(i \ )y . cer l , , l i r~ cxtti.hits w h i c h formt?tl a r:~r-l oi' tlic n l \ l . l i cn l ion f o r 1iccn:jc i ~ n d which a r e .tlc:i.i(~~~;)t~.!~l .wit1 tlr!!;cri.bcd :I..;

f 01 lows :

k h h i b i t PPC No. 22116 - --

K-1 (Revised)

'I'i t l c

-- 'IYuba River Lk,veloprnent - General Islap; I t

'll$ul:l a rcls Bar B i3j.tlrlle Yubn-Oref:on Creek Di.versj on P r o j e c t s - G e n e r a l Nap;

I tCo l#a t e and Narrow Yroj cc t s - General Map; I t

" ~ u l l ~ r d s Ear P r o j e c t - Hescrvoir >rap;

HDullards Far P r o j e c t - Reservoir FT:ip;ll

Projec* No. 2246, e t al. -- Elchibit k'PC No. 2246 'Pltle -

'1-fiddle Yuba-Oregon Creek Diversion Pro jsct,, Log Cabin & Hour House Reservoir ikp; "

K-10 ( ~ e v i sed)

"Colgate Project - Detailed Map; :'

"Xcrrows Project - Detailed Map; " and

"Timbuctoo Afterbay Ca;n - Reservoir Map."

(b) A l l project works consisting principally of:

1. An impervious cor?, rockfi l l d a n j desigu~tad New Bullards Bar Dam and located on North Yuba Rlver, about 633 fee t high above streambed and about 1,800 feet long a t i ts crest, with a gated side - channel spillKay upstream from the l e f t abutment, creating a reservoir w i t h gross stomge capacity of 930,000 acre-feet and itater surface area of 4,600 acres a t normal maximum operating surface a t Elevation 1,955 feet; a power pressure tunnel1 about 1,500 fee t long i n the lef* abutment; and a potrer plant located on the l e f t ri'ver bank near the toe 0.2 the dam w i t h t o t a l instailed capacity of 132,000 kilowatts i n t ~ r o similar generating units;

2. A concrete arch dam, designated Hour House Diversion lhm acd located on Middle Yuba River upstream from i ts con- fluence with Oregon Cree!:, about 90 feet high above streambed and about 370 feet lone on the top axis, w i t h an ungated, o v e r flow type spillway centered on the dam, creating 8 reservoir with gross capacity of approximately 615 acre-feet and sur- face area of about 18 acres a t normal maximum operating sur- face a t Elevation 2,030 feet;

3. A concrete arch dam, designated Log Cabin Diversion and located on Gregon Creelc upstream from its confluence with Middle Yuba River, about 70 fee t high above streambed and about 255 fee t long a t the top, with an ungated, overflo~r type spillway centered on the dam, creating a reservoir with gross capacity of amp=xbately 220 acre-feet and surface area of about 8.5 acres a t normal maximum oper- at ing surface a t Elevation 1,970 feet;

4. A gravity-f Sotr tunnel, designated Lohman Ridge Tunnel and extending approximately 19,700 feet from Hour House Diversion resenroir t o 1 .o~ Cabin Diversion reservoir;

RoJect No. 2246, e t al. --

5. A gravity-flow tunnel , designated Camptonville Tunnel and extending approximately 6,750 f e e t from Log Cabin Diversion r e se rvo i r t o New Bul la rds Bar rese rvo i r ;

6. A concrete g r a v i t y dam, designated New Colgate Diversion Ibm and loca ted on North Yuba River down- stream from New Bullards Bar dam, about 50 f e e t high above streambed and about 230 f e e t long, with c e n t r a l ungated ogee spi l lway s e c t i o n having i t s c r e s t a t Elevat ion 1,350 f e e t , c r ea t i ng a r e s e r v o i r with n e g l i g i b l e e f f e c t i v e s t o r age capaci ty; a power p ressure t u n n e l incorpora t ing a surge chamber and extending about 22,400 f e e t from a n i n t a k e s t r u c t u r e a t t h e d ive r s i on dam t o t h e head of a 2,300 f o o t long doukle, s t e e l penstock of Mew Colgate power

plant ; s u c h 'powr:r p l an t , locat,cd oh t h e r i~ l i t bank of Yubn Ilj.vt?r downs-Lrcar~~ from t h e confluence of North and Kiddle Yuba :l.ivcr:;, with t o t a l i n s t a l l e d cnpilcity o f 122;000 ki1owrit.t~ i n two s i i n i l a r generat ing u n i t s ;

7. A power p r e s su re t u ru~c l , des ignated -?Jew Earrows Power Tunnel and extendi.np, iibout 1,600 f e e t from an i n t ake s t r u c t u r e on t h e r i g h t bank of Yuba 'diver jmincdiately upstream f 1-om cxj.sti.nf; Englebrj.,:ht dam of t h e Ca l i f o rn i a Debris Commission t o t h e head of a 230-foot long s t e e l . penst;ock of New Harrows Pawer Plant; such power plant, loca ted on t h e no r th bank of: Yubn River downstream frsom Englebright da.m, wi th i n s t a l l e d capac i t y of /41,000 k i l owa t t s i n one ganera t i nc un i t ;

8. An impervious core , r o c k f i l l dam, des igna ted as T imb~~c too Afterbay Dam and loca ted on Yuba Diver downstl-cam from E n g l e b r i ~ h t dam, approximately 83 f e e t bi.gh above streambed and about 750 f e a t long, w i t h an indepcndent uneatcd sp i l lway and ogee weir i n t h e l e f t abutment and with a by-pass tunnel , c r e a t i n g a r e s e r v o i r w i t h g ross s t o r ace capac i t y of 5,700 ac re - fee t and water su r f ace a r e a of 200 ac r e s a t normal ma.ximum opera t ing surface a t Elevat ion 305' feetj

9. A s u b s t a t i o n a t each power p lan t ; and appufle- nant hydrau l ic , mechanical ant1 e l e c t r i c a l f a c i l i t i e s and miscel1aneou.s p r o j e c t works -the l o c a t lor,, nn tu rc and c h a r a c t e r of which s t r u c t u r e s are more s p e c i f i c a l l y s h m and d e s c r i b ~ d by t h e cxi:ibj.ts he re inbefore c i t e d and by c e r t a i n o t h c r exhib i t s which formed p a r t o f t h e a p p l i c a t i o n f o r l i c e n s e and which a r e des igna ted and desc r ibed as fol lows:

FPC No. 22L6 - Exhibit

ItBullards Rar ProJec t - Mew Bnllards Bar - Ccneral I:rranr!ement;tl

fl13ull.ards Ear Fro jec t - El:w F1l1lard.c; Bar Power Plant - Plans & Cross Sect ion;"

"W j d d l e Yuba-Orccon C~~er :k 3 l v e r s i o n Pro jec t - Log Cabin Dn:n 4 Ca~nptonvi l.ie Tunnel; It

I1Kiddle Yuba-Orecon Creek Divers ion P r o j e c t - Jlour llousc Ikm B Lohrnan Ridge T~lnnel ; I i

"Go1ga.t e Projec t - Dj.version ; k ~ , Tunnel k Power Plant - General Arranccrnent;"

I1Colgat,e Fro,ject - New Col.pate Power P lan t - Plans & Cross' Sect ion;"

L-10 (Amended)

nNarroc~s P r o j e c t - Oeheral Arranllemant;;"'

llWa.rrm+s Pro j e c t - New Narrows Power P l a n t - Plans- ,%..Cross Sect ion;"

ltColg&e P r o j e c t - New Colcate Diversion Dam - General Arraneement;"

rlNarrows Pro,ject - Timbuctoo Afterbay I)am - General Arrangement; It and

comprised of two t y p e w r i t t e n paEes c n t i t l o d "General Descr ip t ion of Mec l~~ul ica l , Elec- t r i c a l , and Transmission EquipmentIt f i l e d June lh, 1961.

. ' . . . rt W j e c t No. 2246, t A. --

em (c; All other s+ructures, f ixtures, equipment o r f a c i l i t i e s used o r useful i n the maintenance and operation of the prodect and located on the project area, including s i~ch portable property a s may be used o r useful i n connection with t he project o r any part thereof, whether located on o r off the project area, if and t o the extent t h a t the in- clusion of such property a s p r L of the project is approred o r acquiesced i n by the Commission; a l s o a l l r ipar ian o r other r ights , the use or possession of which is necessary o r appropriate in the main- tenance o r operation of the project.

(c) This l icense is a l s o subject t o the terms and conditions set f o r t h i n Form L 6, December 15, 1953, en t i t l ed "Terms and Condi- t.ions of License f o r Unconstructed Major. Project Affecting Navigable Waters and Iands of the United Sta tes" (16 F.P.C. 1121) which t e n s and conditions, designated as Art ic les 1 through 27, a r e at tached hereto and made a pa r t hereof, except f o r Art ic les 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 23 and 24 thereof, and subject t o t he fouowing specia l condi- t ions s e t fo r th herein as addit ional a r t i c l e s :

Ar t i c le 28. The Licensee shall commence construc- t i o n of the project wor1:s within one year of the e f fec t ive date of t h i s license, s h a l l the rea f te r i n good fa i th and with due diligence p1;osecute such construction, aud s h a l l complete construction with- i n 4 1/2 years from the effect ive date of t h i s license.

Article 29. The Ucensee s h a l l within one year from the date of completion of the proJect, f i l e with the Commission revised Exhibits F and K t o define the f i n a l project bo~ndary i n accordance with the ru les and regulat ions of the Commission.

Ar t i c le 30. The Licensee sha l l submit, i n accord- ance with the Comissionrs ru les and regulations, f i n a l design Exhibit L dra~~rings f o r the f i n a l l y adopted New Bullards Bar Wm and Spillway and s b l l not begin construction of.these o r aqy project works contingent thereon u n t i l the Commission has approved t he Exhibit L drawings.

Project No. 2246, e t ol. - 10 - .-- -

A r t i c l e 31. Thi. Liccnsee s i ~ n l l cons f ruc t , maintair. -- ..--- and oper,?ts such pro tec t ive devices a.?d sha1.l corn- ply wi+,h such r e ~ s o n a b l e nrodificatlons of the ?roj- e c t s t r u c t u r e s and operation i n t h ~ i n t e r e s t of f i s h and w i l d l i f e resources , provided t h a t such r,~odif i- c a t i o n s s h a l l be reasonably cons i s t en t wi th the primary purpse of +,he project, a s r r , ~ be p r e s c r i ' x d he rea f t e r by the Cormission upon i ts ov,n no t ion o r npon recornn,enZation of thc Secretory af t he l 'n te r ior o r t he Cal i forn ia I)e?ar.trrent of F ish 2nd Ga;~c? a f t c r no t i ce and o ; > p o ~ t ~ n i t y f o r heor ins an2 u3on a f i nd ing t h a t such modjf icat ions a r e neceaszry end d e s i r ~ b l e and consistent: with t h e p r ~ v i s i o n s of the Act: vided f u r t h e r , That subseqcent t o a;>:?rov,~l of the -- f i n a l desi[,n cira~rini:s p r io r t o colrc:ien:e;r,ent of con- s t r ~ c t i o n no mo4ific;ations 02 proj2ct s t rucLurzs i n $he i n5e re s t of f i s h and w i l d l i i e resources ~ h i c h involve a change i n the l oca t ion , heir$% c r rair! s t r u c t u r e of a dem, o r the add i t i on of o r chances i n o u t l e t s a t o r throuch a d3m, o r a m j o r chanf;e i n generatin,? un i t s , o r a rear ranprnent o r re lo- c a t i o n of a powerhouse, o r major chances i n a sp i l lway s t r u c t u r e s h a l l be required.

A r t i c l e 32.. Whenever the United S t a t e s s h a l l de- ._--- sire, ill connection with the pro jec t , t o cons t ruc t f i s h handling facilities o r t o im,;rove t h e e x i s t i n g f i s h handl ing f a c j l i t d e s a t i t s exi;ellse, t he Licensee s h a l l ~ e r m i t the United States o r its designated agency t o use, f r e e of cos t , such of J,icensee's lands an? i n t e r e s t s i n lands, r e se rvo i r s , waterways and p ro j ec t I-rorks a s nay be reasonably requi red t o complete such f i s h handling f a c i l i t i e s o r such -5nprovernents tnereof . I n add i t i on , a f t e r no t i ce atid crppor t u n i t y f o r hearin(: the Licensee s h a l l moGify the p ro j ec t opera t ion a s may be pre- s z r ibed by t h e Com~ission, c o n s i s t e n t wi th t h e p r i - mary pucpose of t h e projecc, i n o rde r t o permit the maintenance and opera t ion of t he f i s h handl ing f a c i l i t i e s cons t ruc ted o r improved by t h e United S t a t e s under t h e . provis ion o f t h i s a r t i c l e . This a r t i c l e s h a l l no t be i n t e r p r e t e d t o p lace any ob l i - ga t i on on the Uniced S t a t e s t o cons t ruc t o r improve f i s h handling f a c i l i t i e s o r t o r e l i e v e t h e Licensee of any ob l iga t ion under t h i s l i c ense .

Project NO. 2246, e t al. -- Art ic le 33, The Ijcensee s h a l l maintain t h c follow- ing minimum streamflow schedules f o r maintenance of f i s h l i f e i n t h e severa l streams l i s t c d :

Flow ( c f s ) ?/ (a) S t ream June 15 April lh

Middle Yuba (below Hour House 50 30 M version)

Oregon Creek (below Log Cabin 12 8 Diversion)

North Yubn (below New Colgate 5 5 1)iversion)

(b) Stream

Yuba River (below Timbt~ctoo :km)

Flow (cfs) 2/ January 1 July 1 t o October 1 t o t o ~ u n c 30 ~ e ~ t e k b e r 30 December 31

(c) Water re leases for f i s h l i f e as spec i f ied i n paracraph ( a ) and (b) of t h i s a r t i c l e s h a l l be sub- j e c t t o t h e follow in^ rcduction i n any c r i t i c a l d r y year, defined as a rslater' year f o r w11ict1 t h e Apr i l 1 forecast of t h e Cnlif ornia ljepartment of i.iater Re- sources predic ts t h a t s t rea~nf low i n the Yuba River a t Smartvi l le will t e 50 percent o r 1e3s of normal:

Yuba River a t Srnartvillc S tremf low Porccast Percent of ldormnl

50 h5 LO o r l e s s

Reduct ion i n Water Releases f o r F i sh l i f e , Percent

However, i n no year sha l l re leases below Timbuctoo Afterbay Dam be rerlucod t o l e s s t h a n 70 cfs, The c r i t i c a l dry year provis5.ons herein s h a l l be e f f ec t ive from t h e time the ?foresaid forecas t is ava i l ab le u n t i l f t e April 1 forecas t of the following year.

O r na tu ra l flow, whichever i s l e s s , measured at a point not more than 500 f e e t downstream of dam. Maximum 24-hour f luc tua t ions of p lus or minus 10 percent are permitted except for t h e flows be- l w New Colgate Diversion. Measured a t a poin t .not more than one-half mile downstream from t h e I r r i g a t i o n Diversion Weir and provided t h a t these flows s h a l l be In addition t o r e l e a s e s made t o s a t i s f y e x i s t i n g downstream water r i g h t s .

Project NO. 2246, e t ol. --

A r t i c l e 34. The Licc!lsee s i - a l l rl~air:t.?i n tl:c io!lor~iny: m.i n i r 1 9 1 pco1.s: a t I;CJ i l ; ~ l l n ~ - d s ?.?r I:cscr.voi r z t E leva t ion 1 , 730 fec:t; ;~ r !~ i .>t Tir.'r?~~c?.i.c :, l't.~~:..'>::\- :';-a . . a s h i ~ h a s p o s s i b l e :~nde..r. t!:c ~\.o~n'cr :i;:i: 1:.:.:!.:i:j.c!n

demand schcdulc.

A r t i c l e 35. T h e 1,i ccnccc: st;aI.1 s o r c l t u i . ~ t c 1-slc,incs fl*orn Ti~:~buctoo Afterbay i!xn clul'il:,; ~ i c t . : ~ i l o;.c~..?;.ion t h a t t h e y s h a l l not ibi!.ct~:r;tc n t an 11oii1'ly r2Lc of more t h a n 300 cfs, :j\lcl> l : l~ :c tuaLiom t o 1:c r1:cn:;urcd w i t h i n one-tlalf ln i lc I~c?3.o:! 2'irrli;ucLoo Al'tcrbny Dm.

A r t i c l e 35. file Licr:li!;cc sl1al.1 con:; t~~\:ct and rcain- ta i l1 a t 'l'imbuctoo AT.t.ci.i):~y 1)ara such ' I j L C f o r trappin(; ar~tl r en lov in~ :;;;lnitsn'nnti stccUlr?:it~ t r o u t as have been approved by t h e Commission.

A r t 5 c l e 37. 'l'h e I,j.cc?r~:;c:r: st la1 1 1.nltc t,rh:~tcvor r; Lcps arc! rcqui r c d t o prcvcnt c~\( . r .y jrlto any strcarn:; o r wat.ers i.n o r be1 ot? t h e pro,icc t ;Irc..it o f .inp c lay , silt, f j n c s , nand, f ! r ; l ve l , t l c L ~ ' j t ~ ~ s , oi.i , 01. o l h c r subs tance t l e l e t c r io~ i : ; , to 1'1 st) .?nd a!! ~ ; a t i c l i . fc and/ o r t h e i r h a b j t n t , reaul.tjnl! from c o r ~ : i t r ~ ~ c t i o n o r opera t ion of t h e p r o j e c t .

A r t i c l e 30, The I,iccn:jcc: sha l . 1 c o n s t r u c t srltl oper- m h r ? p r o j e c t i n a nlnrlllc:r 1,o yl.ovj.rlc I 'or ~ n j nimtun p o s s i b l e a l t e r a t i o n of nnt.urcl1 l ' ish nrltl ~ i l d l i f c h a b i t a t , c o n s i s t e n t wi th reasonab le economic p r a c t i c e s .

Article 39. Mitil:a.tion of damages t o wil.dl.5 f e re- s u l t i n g from p r o j e c t act i v i t i e : ; zhn11 \>c ~natle by 1;l:o Licensee as d i r c c t e d by t h e Commission ba:j~ri u[~ori invee t , iga t ions by t h e Cal i f 0rni.a Dspartn,ent o.f F i s h and Grwle and t h e Licensee as t o t h e e x t e n t o f such damages and means o f m i t i g a t i o n , o r upon recomenda- t i o n of the S e c r e t a r y of t h e I r ~ L e r i o r o r of tho Secretary of Agr icu l tu re .

Article 40. The o u t l e t works a t t h e Nctr Rullards ba.r 1)a.m s h a l l be s o l o c a t e d ns t o provJ.de watcr temperatures a t N e w Coolgate Divers ion D a m a t least comparable t o e x i s t i n g temperatures with r e s p e c t t o t h e salmon and shad f i s h c r y resources .

Projec t No. 2246, -- e t al.

Art i c l e b1, The 1,icensee shall, p r i o r t o imnound- i n r rintcr, c l e a r t h e area of the r?ro.jcf;t r ~ : ~ c r v o i r s as follcws: New !!n]l,~rti:; !;rrt. :?'c~>~:~.voj.r - A;.; VC?!;C- - t n t i o n t.et;~~G-TIeV3tiorl!i I, l ( : i 'EctTnd 1,355 f c e t and C)t\:cr 1:roject T-:c:;ervo5rs - A l l 1.ar.d~ t r ? 1;:r.c b o t t m irmry.i rts up m ~ ! i - e ; a t c l . Icvcl ; : ;knI 1 c l e a r and kccp c l o a r t o an attcq~l~ate x i ~ i t ! ~ lanci:; of the IJnitcd S t a t e s nlonf; oy.cn ccnr?,:j.i.t.n; ant i :;!.:;I1 dispozc of: a3.1 ternpcrnry s tructr i rcs , unuscd t i 18c r , br~:j h, rcfhoe, o r inf'.lal:l;ii:~!~l c matc r i s l rc.:;u3~t.ir.r, from t h e c l e a r i n e of t h e I.:tn:!s o r Iron t h e ccn- s t r ~ l c t ~ i o n and maintcn;:ncc of t.ho pro,ic?ct klo rkz. I n addi t ion , a l l trce;; alorit; t h c rn:;r.::: 11:- oi' re: r:r- v o i r s which-may d i c f roll1 o!)cration of t h e ;.c:;c:I-v0i.r s h n l l he rcrnovetl. T h e c3.c;:~-in[; of tkc l.?nri:.; a::(! -the d i . s p o s ~ l of t h e nlat.cl-i:~]. :ih:i71 bc iiol'ic: w i : . l ~ l i ; ~ :

d i l l ~ c n c e and t o t,llc :in t.is I'acLi cn of t!;c n u t) lol- izcd rcpresenta t i v e of t h e Commj.nsio~i.

A]-ti.cl.c h2. 'l'l~c i,icensce sl:;.i3.1 n t r i r ; nncl r.toc.i<r;ile -.-

t o p :io%f'roln a l l korrow n ~.i..xr.: rrj 01- t o t,~rrc;-: orel-at.jona, and :;hnI.l rcf,raclc. tt;c.:;c {Ircn:; : I : ; !;rzc- - t icnhlc ant1 xsep.7.?cc top solil yson conplct ion of bor~~a.! opcf-aticin:;. hdc.li tionn.l l y , a1 11 Ylort.or.! nrons on lands of' tlic Unjtcd S1,ate:i ::hnl.!. be rave!-ctnt.cd w i t 1 1 browse. sl?cc.i.es. This sti.l;tv.lztion (1:11!:; noL apply t o a reas t o he in1;ntlntcd by rc:;cl-vc,:irs.

Art? c l r! 113, A l l constz.uction a c t i v i t y s h z l l be ca~.ri.cd on with thc lcnnt posniblo erosion tlar~nge and l e a s t po3:;iblc d j :j fir,u:'a t i o n of the ianclscapc. 1nnoia.r i l S prac t icable , :spillways from tlamc and cortduits s h n l l be located i n na tu ra l s t r c m channels and/or on r e l a t i v e l y s t a b l e mntcrial,

Artj c l c l ib . During constructj.on of t h e project , the 1jcon:;c.e skiall. keen a road onen across tht! l\lo:-th Yuba River i n t h e ; ic in i ty ok i3u:llard; i3arS, a t oL1 times, f o r N ~ t i o n a l Forest use and protcction.

Art ic lc 115. 'l'hc l i censee s h a l l do everything reasor,nbly withjh i t s power and s h a l l require 5ts employees, cont rac tors , and en~ployccr; of contractors t o do everything reasonably within t h e i r power, both independently and upon the request of o f f i c e r s of the npency concerned t u prevent,, make atlva.ncc prepa- ra.t ions f o r supyressiorl, and suppress f i r e s on t h e lands t o be occupied af Used ~ m c l s r t h e license, The 1.j.censee shall Le 1iabl.c f o r and pay t h e cos t s incurred by t he United Str?t,es i n suprre:isj.ny. f i r e s caused from t h e const,ruction, o p r n t i o n , o r main- tenance of t h e pro jec t works o r o f tho work appurte- nant o r accessory the re to under thc l icense.

P r o j e c t No. 2246, e t a l . -- Art i . c l c /I(). The 1,i.ccn:;cc str~31 0i.:.r3tc L 1 : c : . r o j c c t re:.:o.voi.r:i s'or i'looil cor i t ro l :i.n acc:urtinr.cc v:.i.,!ph r u l c s i3re:;cribetl by t h e .':.cc:.ct:)rp cf t h c :,:TI:;, s u c h rules t o be spcci l'j.cc1 i r l a f oz;:lal .?i.rcc~!ncr\t i )c t'~lccn t h e 1,i.ccnr.cc ant1 the i ) i s . t r j c l, );:nc:i r ~ c e r , iJ. S. ,':;;11y Enz:int?crs i)ir,tr.i.ct., Silcrculicnto, Cnlif 'cl 'n:in, i 1 1 x I

s a i d a~rec rncr \ t Lo bc :;\ibjcct t o rcvic;; .Tram tj.n:c t o time as requecited by e i t h c r par ty .

A r t i c l e 117. T l ~ c Imiccn:;c:c: :;1;:11 1. r:ritc!r i r1t.o con- 1 1 - a c t u a l a r r.anf:erncr~ts :J i t h t h c .,? :;t.!.i c L : ; t l ( . i . r !~.~r ' ,

U. S. Anny 1,:nl:j n c c r 3i!itr.:i c t , :;;:cr.:tficr;l.o, (;,?:i.i- f o r n i a , pursuant t o thi: I ' l i v r r . : l r l t l I : . I : - !K . .Y Act of Junc 25, 1338, w i . t l j rc:;pc.r.:t .Lo :; !1!:;):l:ji.nl: :; tor:r!:c f o r xntcr i n t h e Gorp:.; f I<nrl 'cl)rj e t r t iir!:;el.vo.i r / 'or power develop!ncnt i l t tfrc ;Ii:w ?:ar.t.or.r:; i ~.I:JI:I. l , . lnr l i , upon s u c h condition:; oj ' tlel.ivc~-J., a::(: n;ltl l:.~jrl.r:nt as t h e S c c r c t a r y of tl.~c$ i(.:i:l,y ;!.;I? ,?rl!;rilvc, :;~~c:h papnen t s .Lo be c',cpor;itc:d . to t h e crc:tiit of: .the ;;;n~le- b r i ~ h t R(:servoir.

i c e 1 . 1 ' 1 1 ~ Lj.cor~:;co r;).1n11. n:isllrnc? l i a S i 1 j . t ~ f o p -- any s . l ruc tun1 dn:ln;t(:c t o l l l c ! 11. :5. (;o~.l)z of l~ni:,inccrs 1

Englebr ight P r o j e c t j.ncurrcd a:; a result of con- s t r u c t i o n o f t h e propo:;ed Ncw !:arrows power f a c i l i t i o d *

A r t i c l e h9. The Licen:;ee :;hall operntc! ,the p r o j e c t - - - I n .such manner a s w i l l no t cnnf1.ict wi th f u t r r e d e p l e t i o n o f t h e w a t e r o f t h e Ynbn !I.iver and i t s t r i b i i t ~ r i c s o r prevent o r i n t c r f c r e wi tb t h e f u t u r e d i v e r s i on and use of :;11ch wnl,cr f o r t h e 5 . r r i w t i o n of l a n d s o r o t h e r h c n e f i c i a l consunpt ive uses .

A r t i c l e 50. The Licensee s h a l l e n t e r i n t o a formal acreement w j t h .the nurenu of l lec lannt ion on r i v e r o p e r a t i o n s w i t h i n t h e Y ubn Basin which a ~ r e c m e n t s h a l l b e s u b j e c t t o t h e approval of t h e Cornmire' a o lon.

A r t j c l e 51. The Licensee shal.1 n e g o t i a t e with t h e I.lat,ion~.I );ark S e r v i c e f o r n r c h e o l o ~ i c a l . survey and s a l v a g e w i t h i n p r o j e c t r e s e r v o i r s i t e s t o Se accom- p l i s h e d p r i o r t o inundati .on and t o be f inanced by t h e Licensee i n a n amount no t t o exceed ..&0,000.

A r t i c l e 52. The Licensee s h a l l n o t comence con- mionof any o f t h e p r o j e c t works o f t h e Nc?w Col&a.te Development u n t i l t h e Cornni:ision h a s ap- proved t h e f ina .1 cJcsj.cn f o r Ncw f?ullnrda D r ~ r Dam.

Article 5'3. T h e Com~.ission r e s e r v e s t h e rictit t o tlctcrmine a t a. l a t e r (late what add i t ionn .1 t r a n s - miss ion f n c i l i t i e s , i f any, s h a l l be inc luded i n t h i s 3.icen:;e a s part, o f t h e p r o j e c t works,

A r t i c l e 5b, The Licensee s h a l l I n s k l l add i t i ona l - - - czpnzi ty and make o ther changes i n t h e p ro j ec t a s d i r e u t c J by the Cor~aisaion, t o the ex t en t t h a t it is economically sound and i n t h e publ ic i n t e r e s t t o do so, a f t e r n c t i c e and opportunity f o r hearing.

A ~ t i q l e ---d 55 The Licensee s h a i l , efi;er no t j ca and opportull i ty f o r h e a r i n ~ , coordinate t he overa t ion of' tne pro jec t , e lect , r ical l .y and fiy&baulicsllly, with such o the r power systems and i n such manner a s the Commission m a y d i r e c t in the i n t e r e s t of po!qer ana o the r bene f i c i a l publ ic uses of water resources , and on such condi t ions concerniny: the equitab1.e shar ing of benef i t s by the Licensee a s t h e Commission mdy order.

A r t i c l e 56. - Tk.e Licensee s h a l l , wi th in o-le year f.?-om the eQfecLivt! da te of t h i s l i cznsz , fils with the Commission a r ec rea t iona l use plen f o r the p ~ o j c c t which s h a l l i ~ c l u d e not ocly r e c r e a t i o n a l improvements ~ h i c h . m a y be provided by o thers , b u t t h e r e c r e a t i ona l improvements the Licensee plzns t o prcvic?.e

Ar t i c l e 57. The Licensee sha l l pay t o t h e ' United S%ates t he fol lowing annual charges :

(i) For t h e pwpose o f r e b i b u s i n g t h e United S t a t e e f o r t he coo t of adminis t ra t ion of Pa r t I of the Act, a reasonable ai~nual charce in accordance with the provis ions of ? a r t 11 of the C m n i s s i o n l s r a p l a t i o n . The authorized installed capac i ty f o r such purpose is 393,000 horse>~wer.

(il) For t he purpose of resompnsing the Unitcc! .

Gtate:, f o r , t h e use, occupancy and enjoyment o f its l snds , i nc lud inc chose used f o r t ransmission l i n e right,-of-way, an amount t o tx determined h e r e a f ' k r by the Commission.

Project NO. 2246, et 3,l. -- - 16 - (D) Pacific's afore-mentioned "Offer to Surrender" its license

for Yroject No. 187, filed January 25, 1963, is hereby accepted, effec- tive upon agreement for payment by Applicant of just compensation for properties of Pacific in Project No. 187 needed for Boject No. 2246 and the occwrence of condititns which make discontinuance of the operation of Project No. 187 necessary to svoid interference with the construction or operation of Project No. 2246 by Applicant. .

(E) This order shell become final 30 dzys from the date of its issuance unless application for rehearing shall be filed as provided in Section 313 ( a ) of the Act, and failure to file such an &pplica- tion shall constitute acceptance of this l'cense. In acknowledginent of the acceptance of this lice~~se for Project. No. 2246, it shall be cigned for the licensee and returned to the Commission within 60 days from the date of issuance of this order.

(F) In ~?ckncwledgment of the acceptance of the foregoing pare- graph (D) of this order, the a.ttached form of ecceptcnce shall- be signed for Pnciflc Ges and Electri.: Company and returned to tile Com- rnissi~n within 60 days from the date of issuance of this order.

By the C:,mninsicn.