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Ted Craddock, DWR 2014 NWHA Conference

Oroville Facilities FERC Project No. 2100. Ted Craddock, DWR 2014 NWHA Conference. Serves 25 M illion Californians and 750,000 A cres of F armland

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Ted Craddock, DWR 2014 NWHA Conference

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  1. Oroville Facilities • FERC Project No. 2100 Ted Craddock, DWR 2014 NWHA Conference

  2. Serves 25 Million Californians and 750,000 Acres of Farmland • Includes: - 33 Storage Facilities - 20 Pumping Plants - 4 Pumping-generating Plants - 5 Hydropower Plants - 700 miles Canals &Pipelines • California’s fourth largest energy producer hydropower • Other benefits include: - flood control - recreation - Delta salinity control - environmental benefits - power grid stability State Water Project Overview

  3. Oroville Facilities • FERC Project No. 2100 • 762 MW Capacity • South SWP Hydropower FERC Project No. 2426 • 1,679 MW Capacity • DWR: 404 MW • LADWP: 1,275MW • Pine Flat Transmission Line FERC Project No. 2876 State Water Project FERC Licenses

  4. Oroville Facilities Power Developments Feather River

  5. Oroville Facilities FERC Licensing • Original FERC License Period • February 1, 1957 to January 31, 2007 • 2006 Relicensing Settlement Agreement • Proposed 50-year Term with License Conditions and Settlement Articles: • Environment • Cultural Resources • Recreation • Land Use and Management • Local Projects • DWR Preparing for FERC License Issuance • Performing Early Implementation Activities

  6. Oroville Facilities Habitat Improvement Plan

  7. Oroville Facilities LFRHIP Components • Spawning Gravels • Channel Improvements • Structural Habitat • Fish Weir • Riparian and Floodplain • Hatchery Improvements • Water Quality Monitoring • Oroville Wildlife Area • Instream Flow and Temps.

  8. Oroville Facilities LFRHIP Process Develop (Update) Plan 5-Year Assessments and Reporting Consult Ecological Committee Annual Reports FERC Review and Approval Monitor - Physical Elements - Biological Response Implement

  9. Oroville Facilities LFRHIP Integration COORDINATE Develop (Update) Plan COMPREHENSIVE 5-Year Assessments and Reporting Consult Ecological Committee INTEGRATE Annual Reports FERC Review and Approval Monitor - Physical Elements - Biological Response Implement

  10. Oroville Facilities Early Implementation • Spawning Gravels • Install 8,300 cy gravel in Feather River • Monitor salmonid/steelhead use • Assess substrate permeability in spawning areas • Evaluate effectiveness in improving spawning habitat • Results support proposed spawning gravel PM&E

  11. Oroville Facilities FERC Project No. 2100 Thank you

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