[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 9, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12957-12958]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-5321]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13885-000]
City of Tacoma, Washington; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments and Motions to
Intervene
On November 22, 2010, the City of Tacoma, Washington (Tacoma),
filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f)
of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of
the Tacoma Water Supply Hydroelectric Project (Tacoma Project or
project) to be located on the existing Tacoma Water Transmission
System, in Pierce County, Washington.\1\ The sole
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purpose of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant the permit
holder priority to file a license application during the permit term. A
preliminary permit does not authorize the permit holder to perform any
land-disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters
owned by others without the owners' express permission.
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\1\ Tacoma filed a competing preliminary permit application in
response to the notice for a preliminary permit application for the
same site from Energy Exchange, Inc. for Project No. 13729. Energy
Exchange, Inc. withdrew its application on January 6, 2011, which
became effective January 21, 2011.
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The proposed project has four sites that are being evaluated for
potential hydropower installations, and would consist of the following:
Site 1--Pipeline 1 into McMillin Reservoir Alternative
(1) A new powerhouse, located at McMillan Reservoir, containing two
turbine/generating units with a total installed capacity of 500
kilowatts (kW); and (2) a station transformer at the powerhouse to
connect the turbine output to a 13.8-kilovolt (kV) distribution line
owned by Tacoma Power. Water would enter the powerhouse from the
existing Pipeline 1, and exit the powerhouse directly into McMillan
Reservoir. The project would produce an estimated average annual
generation of about 2,400 megawatt-hours (MWh).
Site 2--Second Supply Pipeline into P4
(1) A new powerhouse, located at the Portland Avenue Reservoir,
containing two turbine/generating units with a total installed capacity
of 500 kW; and (2) a station transformer at the powerhouse to connect
the turbine output to a 13.8-kV distribution line owned by Tacoma
Power. Water would enter the powerhouse from the second supply pipeline
and exit the powerhouse into either Pipeline 4 or into the Portland
Avenue Reservoir. The project would produce an estimated average annual
generation of about 2,400 MWh.
Site 3--Second Supply Pipeline at the Flow Control Facility
(1) A new powerhouse, located at the 112th Street Flow Control
Facility site, containing two turbine/generating units with a total
installed capacity of 1,200 kW; and (2) a station transformer at the
powerhouse to connect the turbine output to a 13.8-kV distribution line
owned by Tacoma Power. Water would enter the powerhouse from the second
supply pipeline, and exit the powerhouse back into the second supply
pipeline. The project would produce an estimated average annual
generation of about 5,100 MWh.
Site 4--North Fork Well Field
(1) A new powerhouse, located at the Green River headworks at the
lower end of the Green River Watershed, containing two turbine/
generating units with a total installed capacity of 800 kW; and (2) a
station transformer at the powerhouse to connect the turbine output to
a 13.8-kV distribution line owned by Tacoma Power. Water would enter
the powerhouse from the existing pipeline that brings water to the
headworks from the North Field wells, and exit the powerhouse back into
the existing Headworks Reservoir. The project would produce an
estimated average annual generation of about 3,300 MWh.
The combined generating capacity of all four sites would be 3,000
kW and the total estimated average annual generation would be 13,200
MWh.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Glen George, Water Supply Manager, Tacoma
Water, 3628 South 35th Street, Tacoma, Washington 98409-3192; phone:
(253) 502-8737.
FERC Contact: Kelly Wolcott; phone: (202) 502-6408.
Deadline for filing comments and motions to intervene: 60 days from
the issuance of this notice. Comments and motions to intervene may be
filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii)
and the instructions on the Commission's Web site http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to
6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system
at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your
name and contact information at the end of your comments. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
[email protected] or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY,
(202) 502-8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic
filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an
original and seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
More information about this project, including a copy of the
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
Enter the docket number (P-13885-000) in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: March 2, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-5321 Filed 3-8-11; 8:45 am]
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