FINAL APPLICATION FOR LICENSE
Borel Hydroelectric Project
(FERC Project No. 382)
Final Application for License for
Major Project – Existing Dam
February 2003
Cover Letter
Confidential Materials Statement
Volume 1 of 6
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Initial Statement and Table of Contents
Sec. 4.32. General Information
Exhibit A. Description of Project
Exhibit B. Statement of Operation and Resource Utilization
Exhibit C. Construction History and Proposed Construction Schedule
Exhibit D. Project Costs and Financing
Exhibit E. Environmental Report (This exhibit can be found in
Volume 2 of this Application.)
Exhibit F. Design Drawings and Supporting Design Report
Exhibit G. Project Maps
Exhibit H(a). General Information
Exhibit H(b). General Information
Appendices
List of Appendices
D-1. 30 Year Return on Rate Base
D-2. 30 Year Total & Annual Value
H(a)-1. Project Generation
H(a)-2 Single-Line Diagrams
Antelope-Bailey 66 kV System
Vestal 66 kV System
Volume 2 of 6
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Table of Contents
Exhibit E. Environmental Report
0.0. Executive Summary
1.0. Introduction
2.0. General Description of the Locale
3.0. Report on Water Use and Quality
4.0. Report on Fisheries, Wildlife and Botanical Resources
5.0. Report on Historic and Archaeological Resources
6.0. Report on Recreational Resources
7.0. Report on Land Use and Aesthetics
8.0. Report on Comprehensive Plans and Cumulative Impacts
9.0. Consultation Documentation
10.0. Additional Information
11.0. References and Literature Cited
Volume 3 of 6
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Exhibit E Appendices
A. Kern River Basic Hydrology Information
B. Indicators of Hydrologic Alteration Analysis Results
C. Historic Water Quality Data for the Kern River in the Borel Project Area and Lake Isabella
D. Technical Report on the Limnology of Lake Isabella
E. Technical Report on California Stream Bioassessment (Benthic Macroinvertebrates) of the Kern River near SCE’s Borel Project
F. Equations for Determining Numerical Basin Plan Objectives for Ammonia, Copper, Lead and Zinc
G. Project Area Map of NPS Pollution Sites
H. Stiff Diagrams (Electronic Version Not Available)
I. Worksheets (Electronic Version Not Available)
J. Hazardous Waste Guidance Manual (Electronic Version Not Available)
K. Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plan (Electronic Version Not Available)
Volume 4 of 6
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Exhibit E Appendices
L. Site Emergency Plan (Electronic Version Not Available)
M. Technical Report on Fish Population Monitoring, Lower Kern River, Kern County, California, April 2001
N. Creel Census/Angler Survey Results
O. Technical Report on Fish Entrainment into the Borel Canal
P. Riparian Analysis for the Borel Project
Q. Borel Project Roads and Trails
R. Bureau of Land Management Whitewater Boating Objectives Study
S. Recreation Use and Suitability Study
T. Recreation Technical Report
U. Summary of Kern River Fisheries Studies
V. Boating Flow Augmentation in the Borel Project Diverted Reach of the Kern River
W. Forest Service Manifest Database and Corresponding Flow Information
X. Wildlife Study Plans (Electronic Version Not Available)
Y. Proposal for Low Water Launch Improvement (Electronic Version Not Available)
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Augmentation Flow Model (Warning: This is a large Excel file)
Volume 5 of 6
(Electronic Version Not Available)
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Consultation Documentation: Letters and Telephone
E-mail Records
Press Releases
Meetings
First Stage Consultation Package Comment Letters
Volume 6 of 6
(Electronic Version Not Available)
6a. Confidential Cultural Resources Management Plan
6b. Critical Energy Infrastructure Information
6c. Non-Internet Public information