Project Resource Summary License Amendment Application
Battle Creek Hydroelectric Project, FERC No. 1121 © 2008, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
BATTLE CREEK HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT
FERC NO. 1121
LICENSE AMENDMENT APPLICATION FOR BATTLE CREEK
SALMON AND STEELHEAD RESTORATION PROJECT
PROJECT RESOURCE SUMMARY
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BATTLE CREEK SALMON AND STEELHEAD RESTORATION PROJECT
PROJECT RESOURCE SUMMARY
Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ PRS-1
1.1 Amendment Principles ........................................................................................................ PRS-2 1.2 License Amendment Process .............................................................................................. PRS-5
2 PURPOSE ..................................................................................................................................... PRS-7
3 RESTORATION PROJECT DESCRIPTION .......................................................................... PRS-8
3.1 North Battle Creek Feeder Diversion Dam ........................................................................ PRS-9 3.2 Eagle Canyon Diversion Dam .......................................................................................... PRS-10 3.3 Eagle Canyon Canal Pipeline .......................................................................................... PRS-10 3.4 Wildcat Diversion Dam .................................................................................................... PRS-11 3.5 Asbury Diversion Dam ..................................................................................................... PRS-11 3.6 Additional Measures ......................................................................................................... PRS-12
4 RESTORATION PROJECT BENEFITS ................................................................................ PRS-12
4.1 Instream Flow Management ............................................................................................. PRS-13 4.2 Fish Passage .................................................................................................................... PRS-14 4.3 Restoration of Stream Function ....................................................................................... PRS-15 4.4 Adaptive Management ...................................................................................................... PRS-16
5 REFERENCE DOCUMENTS .................................................................................................. PRS-17
List of Figures
FIGURE PRS-1 LOCATION OF THE BATTLE CREEK SALMON AND STEELHEAD RESTORATION PROJECT…………… ........................................................... PRS-18
FIGURE PRS-2 EXISTING SCENARIO…….. .............................................................. Follows PRS-18 FIGURE PRS-3 POST PHASE 1A ..................................................................................... Follows PRS-18 FIGURE PRS-4 POST RESTORATION .......................................................................... Follows PRS-18
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PROJECT RESOURCE SUMMARY
1 INTRODUCTION
In 1999, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), the California Department of
Fish and Game (CDFG), and the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (Licensee) all were
signatories to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) (Appendix 1) that proposed the
Battle Creek Salmon and Steelhead Restoration Project (Restoration Project). The
proposed Restoration Project presents an opportunity to reestablish approximately 42
miles of prime salmon and steelhead habitat on Battle Creek, plus an additional 6 miles
of habitat on its tributaries (Figure PRS-1). Restoration will be accomplished primarily
through the modification of the existing Battle Creek Hydroelectric Project (Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission [FERC] Project No. 1121) (Hydroelectric Project)
facilities and operations, including instream flow releases. These proposed changes to
the Hydroelectric Project trigger the need for the Licensee to seek a license amendment
from FERC.
The signatories to the MOU have decided to implement the Restoration Project in phases,
each of which has independent ecological and environmental benefits. The Licensee is
filing this license amendment application in order to permit the implementation of Phase
1A of the Restoration Project. This section provides a summary of the proposed license
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amendment for the Hydroelectric Project in support of Phase 1A of the Restoration
Project.
1.1 Amendment Principles
The Licensee has been guided by a number of principles derived from the provisions of
the Federal Power Act (FPA) as amended by the Electric Consumers Protection Act of
1986 (ECPA) in developing this license amendment application. While the FPA requires
FERC to give equal consideration to power and non-power values, these values are often
competing and FERC is not required to optimize any single resource. Ultimately, the
proposal for continued operation must be best adapted to a comprehensive plan for the
waterway affected by the Hydroelectric Project. Key principles that have guided the
Licensee in the development of this license amendment application are enumerated
below.
(1) The Environmental Baseline Is the Existing Project. For the purposes of a
license amendment, FERC has held that the effects of a project will be measured
against a baseline of current conditions (FERC Order 513 [June 2, 1989] 54 Fed.
Reg. 23756, 23775–23776). Any proposed change to the design or operation of
the Hydroelectric Project facilities for either developmental or environmental
enhancement purposes must be compared to existing conditions, not pre-project
conditions, to determine whether such proposals result in an amended
Hydroelectric Project that is best adapted to the comprehensive use of the
waterway.
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The current environmental setting includes certain flow conditions as set forth in
an Interim Flow Agreement (Agreement 03-20-2554). Under the Interim Flow
Agreement, certain instream flows and management of existing fish facilities have
been temporarily modified by agreement between Reclamation and the Licensee,
with concurrence from CDFG. These conditions are provided for under
temporary provisions to the operation of the Hydroelectric Project. The Interim
Flow Agreement is intended to provide favorable flow conditions in advance of
the Restoration Project. For the purposes of analyzing flow-related resource
impacts, the resource agencies have agreed that the Interim Flow Agreement is
not included in the environmental baseline. The Final Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS)/Environmental Impact Report (EIR), Exhibit E, uses the current
license conditions as the environmental baseline.
(2) Balancing of Resources. Not all resources can be optimized simultaneously;
therefore, decisions regarding the future of competing resources require careful
consideration and trade-offs.
(3) Economically Viable Hydroelectric Projects Are in the Public’s Best
Interest. Both resource assessment and resource enhancement must be
commensurate with the scope of the Hydroelectric Project and must be justified
by the potential resource benefits. Enhancements must maintain the economic
viability of the Hydroelectric Project, an important source of clean, renewable
electricity.
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(4) Value of Hydroelectricity. Hydropower historically has played an essential
role in moderating energy prices in the Licensee’s service territory. The majority
of the Licensee’s hydro resources are operated as peaking resources to help meet
the daily changes in electric system demands. Hydropower’s dispatch and
spinning reserve capabilities are also important characteristics. Hydro capacity
has a high unit ramp rate and can easily, quickly, and economically vary output in
response to changing customer loads and system conditions. Hydropower has one
of the highest availability and reliability rates of all generation resources.
(5) Hydroelectricity is a Non-Consumptive Use of a Renewable Resource.
Society benefits from this indigenous, renewable resource because it directly
displaces the use of non-renewable fossil fuels. Hydropower is a non-
consumptive use of a water resource that is well integrated into water supply,
irrigation, flood control, and other multi-purpose projects. In addition, investor-
owned utilities in California (such as the Licensee) are currently under an
obligation to ensure that by the year 2010, twenty (20) percent of total retail sales
of electricity are from eligible renewable energy resources. For hydroelectric
power, California law defines powerhouses less than thirty (30) megawatts (MW)
as eligible renewable energy resources. Because all of the Hydroelectric Project
powerhouses meet this criterion, it is critical to minimize the loss of electric
generating capacity as a result of the Restoration Project.
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(6) Natural Resources Stewardship. The Licensee’s corporate environmental
policy states that it is “committed to being an environmental leader by providing
safe, economical, and reliable products and services in a responsible and
environmentally sensitive manner.” The Restoration Project is a proactive,
cooperative undertaking among the public, interested parties, the Greater Battle
Creek Watershed Working Group (GBCWWG), state and federal agencies, and
the Licensee to help restore the anadromous fish population in the Sacramento
River watershed, where funding and restoration potential are uniquely promising.
The Licensee and the Restoration Project proponents carefully analyzed and weighed all
affected resources and believe the Restoration Project strikes a balance between the
competing power and non-power benefits that the Hydroelectric Project provides.
1.2 License Amendment Process
This license amendment application is filed in compliance with 18 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) §§ 4.201, 4.34(i) and 4.41.1 The Hydroelectric Project was licensed
in 1976 under regulations that since have been revised. In reviewing how best to prepare
this license amendment application, the Licensee, in consultation with FERC staff,
decided to amend the license using the new exhibit nomenclature for the written exhibits
and maintaining the license’s existing nomenclature for the exhibit drawings.
1 FERC approved the Licensee’s request to use alternative procedures for the license amendment on March 1, 2000.
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The Licensee prepared an Initial Statement and Exhibits A, B, C, and D. As permitted
under 18 CFR § 4.34(i)(6)(iv), the Licensee is substituting the Restoration Project
EIS/EIR Report—July 2005 prepared by Reclamation and State Water Resources Control
Board for the Restoration Project in place of an Exhibit E. This license amendment
application supports the Five Dam Removal Alternative—Proposed Action as described
in the EIS/EIR and is not applicable to any other alternative actions described in the
EIS/EIR. Exhibit F contains the Design Report prepared by Reclamation. Along with a
Map of the Project, Exhibit G includes a complete list of the Hydroelectric Project
exhibit drawings and a guide to which drawings have been amended either as a result of
the Restoration Project modifications or for other purposes (e.g., the removal of
transmission lines from the Project Boundary).
On December 22, 1998, FERC issued an Order granting the Licensee’s request to amend
the Hydroelectric Project license to exclude non-jurisdictional transmission lines.
FERC’s December 22, 1998, Order became effective on February 23, 2005. FERC staff
requested that the Licensee submit the revised Exhibit drawings as part of this license
amendment application. Revisions to the Exhibit drawings made solely for the purpose
of excluding the non-jurisdictional facilities are so noted.
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2 PURPOSE
The purpose of the Restoration Project is to restore approximately 42 miles of Chinook
salmon and steelhead habitat in the North and South Forks of Battle Creek and an
additional 6 miles of habitat in their tributaries, while minimizing the loss of clean and
renewable energy produced by the Hydroelectric Project. Habitat restoration will restore
ecological processes that will allow safe passage for naturally produced salmonids and
facilitate their growth and recovery within the restoration area and the Sacramento River
(Figure PRS-1). The scale of the hydroelectric development is such that facility and
operational modifications can be made to meet habitat improvement goals without
excessive loss of renewable electric generation.
Several naturally produced species of Chinook salmon and steelhead in the Sacramento
River system have been in decline, resulting in their listing under the federal and state
Endangered Species Acts (ESAs). The suitability of Battle Creek to support the recovery
of several naturally occurring anadromous species is evidenced by the type of habitat it
offers and the species’ historical use of the watershed. Battle Creek may be the only
remaining stream, other than the mainstem of the Sacramento River, that can successfully
sustain breeding populations of steelhead and all four runs of Chinook salmon.
Specifically, the Restoration Project is intended to benefit the Central Valley spring-run
Chinook salmon, state- and federally listed as threatened; the Sacramento River winter-
run Chinook salmon, state- and federally listed as endangered; and the Central Valley
steelhead, federally listed as threatened. Battle Creek is unique and biologically
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important also because it provides habitat opportunities for winter-run Chinook salmon
during drought years.
3 RESTORATION PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The Restoration Project includes modifications to facilities at nine dam sites located on
the North Fork Battle Creek, South Fork Battle Creek, Baldwin Creek, Lower Ripley
Creek and Soap Creek. As noted above, the MOU signatories have decided to
implement these modifications in phases, each of which has independent ecological and
environmental benefits. A general overview of the actions included in each phase is
given in the following paragraphs and illustrated in Figures PRS-2, PRS-3, and PRS-4.
This license amendment application seeks approval to implement Phase 1A only.
During Phase 1A, fish passage improvements on North Fork Battle Creek will be
achieved by installing fish screens and ladders at the North Battle Creek Feeder and
Eagle Canyon Diversion Dams; installing the Eagle Canyon Canal pipeline; removing the
Wildcat Diversion Dam and appurtenant conveyance systems; and modifying the Asbury
Diversion Dam.
Phase 1B includes improvements on the lower South Fork Battle Creek, specifically
installing a tailrace connector from Inskip Powerhouse to Coleman Canal and a new
Inskip Powerhouse bypass.
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During Phase 2, additional fish passage improvements on South Fork Battle Creek will
be achieved by removing the Coleman, South, Lower Ripley Creek Feeder, and Soap
Creek Feeder Diversion Dams; installing screens and ladders on the Inskip Diversion
Dam; installing a tailrace connector from South Powerhouse to Inskip Canal; and
decommissioning the South Canal.
Additional information on the Phase 1A modifications is provided in the following
sections. The design details for Phase 1A are provided in Exhibit F.
3.1 North Battle Creek Feeder Diversion Dam
North Battle Creek Feeder Diversion Dam is located on North Fork Battle Creek. The
proposed modifications at this dam will enable salmon and steelhead to migrate
unimpeded along this reach of the creek and will minimize the potential for juveniles to
enter the diversion flume. The proposed modifications include:
Constructing a new access road and footbridge from Volta 2 Powerhouse.
Replacing the existing sluice gate and headworks.
Raising a section of the dam crest to protect new facilities during high-flow events.
Installing a new pool and chute fish ladder, including a video monitoring station, orifice gates, and stop gates.
Plugging the existing fish ladder and removing metalwork.
Installing a new fish screen at the entrance to the diversion canal.
Removing a section of the existing flume and connecting it to the new fish screen and diversion facility.
Providing three slide gates, one at the headworks, one at the dam, and one at the downstream end of the fish screen.
Installing instrumentation and controls to monitor the water surface elevation and regulate flow and gate operations.
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Upgrading electrical service to provide required power for the new facilities.
3.2 Eagle Canyon Diversion Dam
Eagle Canyon Diversion Dam is located on North Fork Battle Creek. The proposed
modifications will enable salmon and steelhead to migrate unimpeded along this reach of
the creek and will minimize the potential for juveniles to enter the Eagle Canyon Canal.
Modifications to the spring-water collection system will increase spring-water flow to the
creek. The proposed modifications include:
Improving the access trail to the dam.
Modifying the existing spring collection facilities to divert collected water to the creek instead of the diversion canal.
Removing the existing fish ladder and canal diversion and replacing with a new headworks structure and screened diversion.
Installing a new fish ladder and video monitoring station.
Installing a new fish screen at the entrance to the diversion canal.
Installing instrumentation and controls to monitor the water surface elevation and regulate flow and gate operations.
Upgrading electrical service to provide required power for the new facilities.
3.3 Eagle Canyon Canal Pipeline
The Eagle Canyon Canal carries water diverted from the North Fork Battle Creek. It is
an unlined canal that begins at Eagle Canyon Diversion Dam and extends approximately
2.6 miles cross country to combine with Inskip Canal. The proposed modifications will
prevent potential contamination of water-borne pathogens from North Fork Battle Creek
to the spring-water sources along the canal and therefore protect the Mt. Lassen Trout
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Farm’s Jeffcoat aquaculture facility located down-gradient from the canal. The proposed
modifications include:
Installing a 4,500-foot, buried pipeline to bypass an open channel section of the canal.
The bypassed canal section will remain in place and will continue to collect spring water
and overland runoff. This flow eventually will join with the pipeline water.
3.4 Wildcat Diversion Dam
Wildcat Diversion Dam is located on North Fork Battle Creek. The proposed
modifications will enable salmon and steelhead to migrate unimpeded along this reach of
the creek.
Wildcat Diversion Dam and appurtenant canal and pipeline facilities will be removed in their entirety.
3.5 Asbury Diversion Dam
Asbury Diversion Dam is located on Baldwin Creek just below the Darrah Springs Fish
Hatchery. The dam diverts flows into Asbury Pump Station, which pumps water into the
Coleman Canal. The proposed modifications are designed to prevent salmon and
steelhead migration above Asbury Dam to protect the fish hatchery from foreign
pathogens carried by the migrating fish. The proposed modifications include:
Installing an upstream fish migration barrier.
Changing maintenance procedures to eliminate use of the low-level outlet.
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3.6 Additional Measures
The Restoration Project includes a number of other measures that will enhance and
ensure environmental benefits. Among these are:
transferring water rights at removed diversion dams to the CDFG;
dedicating the transferred water rights for instream use;
creating a Water Acquisition Fund for future purchases of additional instream flow releases that may be recommended under the adaptive management process during the first 10-year period following completion of the Restoration Project; and
using an Adaptive Management Fund to implement any additional modifications or refinements to the Restoration Project components developed under the Adaptive Management Plan (AMP) protocols.
These measures will be implemented as far as they are applicable to Phase 1A of the
Restoration Project.
4 RESTORATION PROJECT BENEFITS
The proposed Restoration Project, as a whole, provides an opportunity to reestablish
approximately 42 miles of prime salmon and steelhead habitat on Battle Creek and an
additional 6 miles on its tributaries. Completion of Phase 1A also will meet several
fishery restoration goals, independent of Phase 1B and Phase 2. Phase 1A presents an
opportunity to restore approximately 13 miles of habitat from the confluence of the North
and South Forks to the natural barrier about 4 miles above North Battle Creek Feeder
Diversion Dam. Phase 1A actions include increased instream flow releases, release of
cold spring water to adjacent stream sections, management of those instream flows,
upstream and downstream fish passage, restoration of stream function to mimic the
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natural hydrography more closely, and adaptive management to monitor and refine
restoration actions.
Some of the key ecological considerations are discussed briefly in the following sections.
4.1 Instream Flow Management
Modifications to instream flows are a key component of the Restoration Project as a
whole. With respect to Phase 1A, minimum instream flow releases will be increased
from those required in the current license throughout North Fork Battle Creek and at
Asbury Diversion Dam, as outlined in the MOU. On the south fork, flows below
Coleman Diversion Dam will continue as prescribed in the Interim Flow Agreement to
align better with the flows outlined in the MOU. The remaining instream flow
prescriptions in the MOU for the south fork will not be implemented in Phase 1A of the
Restoration Project.
The basis of the minimum instream flow proposals under the Restoration Project is to
provide approximately 95% of the estimated habitat for the life stage (e.g., adult
spawning, fry development, or juvenile rearing) determined to be the most limiting to fish
production in a given stream reach. It was also recognized that during certain periods of
the year, the needs of competing species can conflict. Where unavoidable habitat need
conflicts occurred, the target species were prioritized based on the availability of their
associated habitat in the watershed. Because their habitat is scarce, winter-run Chinook
salmon was the highest priority followed by spring-run Chinook salmon, steelhead, late
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fall–run Chinook salmon, and fall-run Chinook salmon. Additionally, passage over
natural barriers was an important factor that affected the selection of an appropriate
minimum flow in some stream reaches. In some cases, ensuring this passage required
elevating instream flows to values higher than those considered optimal for the target life
stage. Water temperatures were also an important factor in prescribing minimum
instream flow releases.
As discussed in the EIS/EIR, these increases in minimum instream flow releases would
also significantly affect the amount of wetted habitat available. Increased wetted habitat
likely would lead to corresponding increases in the production of periphyton and aquatic
macroinvertebrates, which form the basis of the food chain in stream ecosystems. These
organisms provide a primary food source for animal species inhabiting aquatic habitats,
such as fish, reptiles, and amphibians. Aquatic insects that metamorphose into aerial and
terrestrial insects would contribute to the food supply of certain insectivorous wildlife,
such as willow flycatcher and several bat species. Furthermore, wildlife species that prey
on fish and amphibians also would benefit from increased wetted habitat.
4.2 Fish Passage
A key consideration in restoring habitat is ensuring upstream and downstream fish
passage beyond both natural and artificial barriers. Accommodation of natural barrier
passage was addressed during the assessment of minimum instream flow requirements.
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Fish passage facilities at North Battle Creek Feeder and Eagle Canyon Diversion Dams
were designed as state-of-the-art installations, incorporating resource agency design
criteria/guidelines for ladders and screens with geometries known to provide reliable
performance (Kier Associates 1999a). The relatively low height of the dams to be passed
via a fish ladder, coupled with the conservative approach to their design, is expected to
provide high passage reliability. Removal of the Wildcat Diversion Dam will eliminate
any concerns about fish passage at that site. Preventing the entrainment of juvenile fish
in the Hydroelectric Project’s remaining accessible water conveyance facilities will be
accomplished by installing fish screens at the diversion points.
4.3 Restoration of Stream Function
Powerhouse or canal outages can result in a rapid, temporary increase of flows in the
North and South Forks of Battle Creek downstream of existing diversion dams. When
powerhouses or canals come back on line, the drop in flow may result in the stranding of
juvenile fish and amphibians. Minimizing the impacts of flow changes resulting from
outages was addressed through the ramping rate prescribed in the MOU and included in
this license amendment application. The ramping rate specified should improve the
survival of fish and amphibians occupying transient aquatic habitat by slowly ramping
down the water surface elevation in the stream. Improved survival of early fish and
amphibian life stages should benefit their populations, as well as populations of species
that prey on them.
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Taking less water from the stream channel will improve ecosystem function by providing
more stable habitat for aquatic organisms to grow and reproduce and providing a needed
benefit to other wildlife species that depend on them for food. Increased minimum flows
also likely will result in an increase in riparian habitat along North Fork Battle Creek that
is important to both aquatic and wildlife species. Increased flows in North Fork Battle
Creek also will reduce the amount of water transferred to South Fork Battle Creek and
therefore reduce the potential for false attraction that currently occurs in the south fork
from the mixing of the two water sources.
Returning spring flows in Eagle Canyon and removing the diversion at Wildcat Diversion
Dam will restore transitory habitat in North Fork Battle Creek and, in part, the mainstem
reach.
4.4 Adaptive Management
The proposed restoration actions encompassed by Phase 1A are comprehensive and based
on the best scientific information available. In addition, the MOU signatories have
developed a Draft AMP (Appendix 2) that identifies specific adaptive management
monitoring and research tasks that the various signatory parties have agreed to
implement. Through this license amendment application, the Licensee is seeking to have
the tasks it has committed to perform under the AMP incorporated into the Hydroelectric
Project license.
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5 REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
Kier Associates. 1999a. Battle Creek Salmon and Steelhead Restoration Plan. Prepared for the Battle Creek Working Group. January 1999. {Sausalito, CA}
———. 1999b. Maximizing compatibility between Coleman National Fish Hatchery
operations, management of Lower Battle Creek, and salmon and steelhead restoration. April 1999. {Sausalito, CA}-
Pacific Gas and Electric Company. 2001. Stream temperature model for the Battle
Creek Salmon and Steelhead Restoration Project. January 12, 2001. {San Francisco, CA}
Spence, B. C., G. A. Lomnicky, R. M. Hughes, and R. P. Novitzki. 1996. An ecosystem
approach to salmonid conservation. TR-4501-96-6057. ManTech Environmental Research Services Corp. Corvallis, OR. (Available from the National Marine Fisheries Service, Portland, Oregon.)
Thomas R. Payne and Associates. 1998a. A 1989 instream flow study: 1 of 8
components. Prepared for California Department of Fish and Game. ———. 1998b. A 1989 survey of barriers to the upstream migration of anadromous
salmonids: 1 of 8 components. Prepared for California Department of Fish and Game.
———. 1998c. A 1989 study of fish species abundance and distribution in Battle
Creek: 1 of 8 components. Draft. Prepared for California Department of Fish and Game.
Jones & Stokes. 2005. Battle Creek Salmon and Steelhead Restoration Project final
environmental impact statement/environmental impact report. Volumes I–III. Prepared for: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation; California State Water Resources Control Board; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; and California Bay-Delta Authority. July. (J&S 03035.03.) Sacramento, CA.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1995. Working paper on restoration needs: habitat
restoration actions to double natural production of anadromous fish in the Central Valley of California. Volumes 1–3. May 9. Prepared by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under direction of the Anadromous Fish Restoration Core Group. Stockton, CA.
———. 1997. Revised Draft Restoration Plan for the Anadromous Fish Restoration
Program: A Plan to Increase Natural Production of Anadromous Fish in the Central Valley of California. Prepared by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Anadromous Fish Restoration Program Core Group. Sacramento, CA.
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FIGURE PRS-1 LOCATION OF THE BATTLE CREEK SALMON AND STEELHEAD RESTORATION PROJECT
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Battle Creek Salmon and Steelhead Restoration Project Post Phase 1a
Natural Fish Barrier
Natural Fish Barrier
Upper Project Limit
Lower Project Limit
Upper Project Limit
0055
5.07
001
Bat
tle C
reek
FER
C L
icen
se A
men
dmen
t (06
-08)
N
ASBURY PUMP STATION AND DAM
EAGLE CANYON DIVERSION DAM
INSKIP DIVERSION DAM
NORTH BATTLE CREEK FEEDER DIVERSION DAM
North Battle Creek Reservoir
McCumber Reservoir
Al Smith Diversion Dam
Keswick Diversion Dam
North Battle Creek Feeder Diversion Dam with Fish Ladder
Tailrace Connector
Volta Powerhouse
Volta Powerhouse #2
Eagle Canyon Diversion Dam with Fish Ladder
Darrah Springs Hatchery
Asbury Pump Station and Diversion Dam with Fish Barrier
Coleman Forebay
Coleman Powerhouse
Coleman National Fish Hatchery
Coleman National Fish Hatchery Weir
Inskip Diversion Dam with Fish Ladder
South Powerhouse
Inskip Powerhouse
Mount Lassen Trout Farm
Willow Springs Aquaculture Facility
Mount LassenTrout FarmJe�coat Aquaculture Facilities
Upper Ripley Creek Feeder
SOUTH FORK BATTLE CREEK
NORTH FORK BATTLE CREEK
BATTLE CREEK
Ripley Cree
k
Inskip
Canal Coleman Canal
Union C
anal
Soap
Creek
Cross
Country Canal
North Battle Creek
Feeder
Al Smith
Canal
Keswick
Canal
Eagle Canyon
Canal
Baldwin Cree
k
Upper Ripley Creek Diversion
SACRAMEN
TO
RIVER
Grace Lake
Lake Nora
Battle Creek Salmon and Steelhead Restoration ProjectPost Restoration
Natural Fish Barrier
Natural Fish Barrier
Upper Project Limit
Lower Project Limit
Upper Project Limit
Tailrace Connector
Bypass
Je�coat(Eagle Canyon Canal)
Pipleline
0055
5.07
001
Bat
tle C
reek
FER
C L
icen
se A
men
dmen
t (06
-08)
N
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