[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 15 (Monday, January 24, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4097-4099]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1285]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2713-082]
Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.; Notice of Application Tendered
for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for
Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments
January 13, 2011.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major License.
b. Project No.: 2713-082.
c. Date Filed: December 30, 2010.
d. Applicant: Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.
e. Name of Project: Oswegatchie River Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The existing multi-development project is located on
the Oswegatchie River in St. Lawrence County, New York. The project
does not affect Federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Jon Elmer, Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P,
800 Starbuck Ave., Suite 802, Watertown, New York 13601, (315) 779-
2401.
i. FERC Contact: John Baummer, (202) 502-6837 or
[email protected].
j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
k. The Project Description: The existing Oswegatchie River
Hydroelectric Project consists of six developments with an installed
capacity of 30.32 megawatts (MW) and an average annual generation of
123,769 megawatt-hours. The six developments,
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listed from upstream to downstream, include:
Browns Falls
The existing Browns Falls Development is located at river mile 96.9
of the Oswegatchie River and consists of: (1) A 941-foot-long dam with
a 192-foot-long, 69-foot-high concrete gravity spillway with a crest
elevation of 1,347.0 feet above mean sea level (msl) and equipped with
2-foot-high seasonal flash boards; (2) a 168-acre reservoir with a
gross storage capacity of 3,234 acre-feet and a normal maximum pool
elevation of 1349.0 feet msl; (3) a 62-foot-long gated intake structure
equipped with a trashrack with 2.5-inch clear bar spacing; (4) a 12-
foot-diameter, 6,000-foot-long steel pipeline; (5) a 70-foot-high surge
tank; (6) two 8-foot-diameter, 142-foot-long steel penstocks; (7) a
powerhouse containing two turbines directly connected to two generating
units for a total installed capacity of 16 MW; (8) a 123-foot-long,
6.6-kilovolt (kV) transmission line; and (9) appurtenant facilities.
The steel pipeline, penstocks, and powerhouse bypass about 7,500
feet of the Oswegatchie River.
Flat Rock
The existing Flat Rock Development is located at river mile 95.5 of
the Oswegatchie River and consists of: (1) A 568-foot-long dam and a
120-foot-long earthen embankment with a concrete core wall, and a 229-
foot-long, 70-foot-high concrete gravity spillway with a crest
elevation of 1,080.0 feet msl; (2) a 159-acre reservoir with a gross
storage capacity of 2,646 acre-feet and a normal maximum pool elevation
of 1,080.0 feet msl; (3) a 66-foot-long gated intake structure equipped
with a trashrack with 2.5-inch clear bar spacing; (4) a powerhouse
containing two turbines directly connected to two generating units for
a total installed capacity of 5 MW; (5) a 30-foot-long, 2.4-kV
transmission line; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
South Edwards
The existing South Edwards Development is located at river mile
87.1 of the Oswegatchie River and consists of: (1) A 200-foot-long dam
with a 88-foot-long, 48-foot-high concrete gravity spillway with a
crest elevation of 843.2 feet msl and mounted with 2-foot-high seasonal
flash boards; (2) 510-foot-long and 240-foot-long earthen dikes located
along the south bank of the reservoir, with a concrete core walls and
partially equipped with 10-inch-high flashboards; (3) a 79.2-acre
reservoir with a gross storage capacity of 1,003 acre-feet and a normal
maximum pool elevation of 845.2 feet msl; (4) a 46-foot-long gated
intake structure equipped with a trashrack with 2.5-inch clear bar
spacing; (5) a 10-foot-diameter, 1,106-foot-long fiberglass pipeline;
(6) a 51-foot-high surge tank; (7) a submersible minimum-flow turbine-
generator unit connected to the fiberglass pipeline, and a powerhouse
containing three turbines directly connected to three generating units
for a total installed capacity of 3.46 MW; (8) 75-foot-long, 480-volt
and 3,917-foot-long, 2.4-kV transmission lines; and (9) appurtenant
facilities.
The pipeline and powerhouse bypass about 1,500 feet of the
Oswegatchie River.
Oswegatchie
The Oswegatchie Development is located at river mile 86.6 of the
Oswegatchie River and consists of: (1) A 160-foot-long dam with an 80-
foot-long, 12-foot-high concrete gravity spillway with a crest
elevation of 758.6 feet msl and equipped with a 10-foot-wide notch; (2)
a 6-acre reservoir with a gross storage capacity of 23 acre-feet and a
normal maximum pool elevation of 758.6 feet msl; (3) a 50-foot-long
gated intake structure equipped with a trashrack with 1-inch clear bar
spacing; (4) two 6.5-foot-diameter, 90-foot-long steel penstocks; (5) a
powerhouse containing two turbines directly connected to two generating
units for a total installed capacity of 2 MW; (6) a 2,227-foot-long,
2.4-kV transmission line; and (7) appurtenant facilities.
The penstocks and powerhouse bypass about 350 feet of the
Oswegatchie River.
Heuvelton
The Heuvelton Development is located at river mile 12 of the
Oswegatchie River and consists of: (1) A 285-foot-long, 19-foot-high
concrete gravity dam with a crest elevation of 276.5 feet msl and
equipped with two 10.9-foot-high inflatable rubber bladder gates and
four 10.5-foot-high tainter gates; (2) a 239-acre reservoir with a
gross storage capacity of 405 acre-feet and a normal maximum pool
elevation of 286.2 feet msl; (3) a 70-foot-long gated intake structure
equipped with a trashracks with 3.5-inch clear bar spacing; (4) a
powerhouse containing two turbines directly connected to two generating
units for a total installed capacity of 0.96 MW; (5) a 62-foot-long,
2.4-kV transmission line; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
Eel Weir
The Eel Weir Development is located at river mile 5.1 of the
Oswegatchie River and consists of: (1) A 1,012-foot-long dam with a
short earthen embankment and a 744-foot-long, 26-foot-high Ambursen
spillway with a crest elevation of 272.0 feet msl; (2) a 96-acre
reservoir with a gross storage capacity of 136.0 acre-feet and a normal
maximum pool elevation of 272.0 feet msl; (3) a 117-foot-long gated
intake structure equipped with a trashrack with 3.5-inch clear bar
spacing; (4) a powerhouse containing three turbines directly connected
to three generating units for a total installed capacity of 2.9 MW; (5)
a 127-foot-long, 2.4-kV transmission line; and (6) appurtenant
facilities.
The Browns Falls, Flat Rock, South Edwards, and Oswegatchie
developments operate to meet peak demands for hydroelectric generation,
while the Heuvelton and Eel Weir developments typically operate in a
run-of-river mode. With the exception of the Oswegatchie Development,
the current license does not restrict impoundment fluctuations. The
Oswegatchie Development operates with a maximum drawdown of 0.4 feet on
the impoundment.
The existing minimum flow requirements for the project include: 30
cubic feet per second (cfs) between April 1 and September 30, and 15
cfs between October 1 and May 31 in the Browns Falls bypassed reach; 60
and 40 cfs year-round in the South Edwards and Oswegatchie bypassed
reaches, respectively; 160 cfs (or inflow, whichever is less) year-
round in the Flat Rock, South Edwards, and Oswegatchie tailraces,
respectively; and 275 and 325 cfs (or inflow, whichever is less) year-
round in the Heuvelton and Eel Weir tailraces, respectively.
The applicant, concerned agencies, and non-governmental
organizations are currently discussing a settlement agreement that
would require Erie Boulevard Hydropower to implement various
environmental enhancement measures at the project developments.
l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is
available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or
may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using
the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three
digits in the docket number field to access the document. For
assistance, contact FERC Online Support at [email protected]
or toll-free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY,
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(202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in item (h) above.
m. You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filings and
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
n. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the
schedule may be made as appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready February 28, 2011.
for Environmental Analysis.
Filing of recommendations, April 28, 2011
preliminary terms and conditions,
and fishway prescriptions.
Commission issues EA................. August 2011.
Comments on EA....................... September 2011.
Modified terms and conditions........ November 2011.
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o. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice
of ready for environmental analysis.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-1285 Filed 1-21-11; 8:45 am]
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