BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:
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Approve the Preliminary Project Description for the Anderson Dam Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Order Compliance Project, (Anderson Dam Seismic Retrofit Project, Project No. 91864005); and Find that Requirements of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Order Compliance Project is Consistent with Santa Clara Valley Water District Resolution No. 605 (Morgan Hill, District 1).
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
A. Approve the Preliminary Project Description for the Anderson Dam Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Order Compliance Project; and
B. Find that the requirements of FERC's Order are consistent with Santa Clara Valley Water District Resolution No. 605 (Adopted June 12, 1962).
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SUMMARY:
I. Background
Anderson Dam Seismic Retrofit Project and FERC's February 20, 2020 Order
The Anderson Dam Seismic Retrofit Project (ADSRP) will correct dam seismic deficiencies and otherwise meet all current Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and California Department of Water Resources, Division of Safety of Dams (DSOD), dam safety design standards. The ADSRP will also address significant adverse environmental impacts of the construction and operation of Anderson Reservoir, including significant adverse effects on sensitive fisheries, wildlife, habitat, water quality, groundwater recharge, flood conveyance and control, and water supply. Throughout 2019 and into early 2020, project staff and consultants had been preparing the 90% design plans, specifications, and supporting environmental and permitting documents. Construction of the ADSRP was scheduled to start in the fall of 2022.
FERC has jurisdiction over Anderson Dam safety measures and operations due to licensing a small hydroelectric facility on this reservoir. Pursuant to FERC's authority, for public health and safety reasons, on February 20, 2020, the Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) received an Order from FERC to immed...
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