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Potter Valley Hydroelectric Project FERC Project No. 77
Project Overview
FERC Relicensing Scoping Process Environmental Site Review
June 27, 2017
Paul Kubicek PG&E, Senior Consulting Scientist
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Potter Valley Project
• 9.2-MW hydroelectric project
• Sufficient to power ~6,900 homes
• Inter-basin diversion of water from upper mainstem Eel River to upper Russian River (East Branch)
• Initial construction completed in 1908
• Operated under FERC license #77
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Eel River above Lake Pillsbury - Spring
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Eel River above Lake Pillsbury - Fall
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Lake Pillsbury
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Scott Dam / Lake Pillsbury
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Scott Dam / Radial Gates
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Scott Dam / Slide Gates
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Scott Dam / Needle Valve
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Eel River below Lake Pillsbury
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Cape Horn Dam / Van Arsdale Reservoir
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Cape Horn Dam Fish Ladder - Original
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Cape Horn Dam Fish Ladder – Current
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Cape Horn Dam – Storm Runoff
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Van Arsdale Fisheries Station – Chinook Salmon
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Van Arsdale Fisheries Station - Steelhead
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Van Arsdale Fisheries Station - Lamprey
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Van Arsdale Reservoir
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Van Arsdale Reservoir & Intake
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Van Arsdale Intake & Fish Screen
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Wood Stave Conduit
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Wood Stave Conduit
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Penstock & Potter Valley
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Potter Valley Powerhouse
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Potter Valley Powerhouse Turbines
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Potter Valley Powerhouse Tailrace
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PVID East Canal & East Branch Russian River
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Lake Mendocino
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Cape Horn Dam / Van Arsdale Reservoir
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Eel River below Cape Horn Dam
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Eel River above Outlet Creek
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Questions?