To: Board of Supervisors
From: Public Works
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Support of the Klamath River Renewal Corporation's Information Submittal Regarding Klamath River Dam Removal
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve, and authorize the Chair of the Board to sign, the attached letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission supporting the Klamath River Renewal Corporation's licensing efforts for removal of the Klamath River dams; and
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board to return one (1) fully executed original copy of the attached letter to Public Works - Environmental Services for formal submittal to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
General Fund (1100-251 - Water Management) in the Humboldt County Public Works budget
DISCUSSION:
On May 31, 2016, the Board of Supervisors approved becoming a signatory party to the Amended Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement ("Amended KHSA"). Humboldt County was a signatory to the original KHSA in 2010 and was actively involved in the multi-year negotiations leading up to the agreement. The Amended KHSA provides a framework for removal of the four lowermost dams on the Klamath River (see map in Attachment 1) including the creation of a new, non-profit dam removal entity called the Klamath River Renewal Corporation ("KRRC") to implement the work. In July 2016, KRRC and the current dam owner, PacifiCorp, jointly filed an application to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") to transfer the dam facilities from PacifiCorp to KRRC. Concurrent with this filing, KRRC submitted an application to FERC to surrender the license in order to allow decommissioning and removal of the dam facilities. In June 2018, KRRC filed with FERC a Definite Plan providing comprehensive analysis and detail on KRRC's plan for decommissioning and removal activities.
Following KRRC's...
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