BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
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Resolution to Set a Public Hearing on the Engineer's Report and CEQA Exemption Determination for the Anderson Dam Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Order Compliance Project, Project No. 91864005 (Morgan Hill) (District 1).
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RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt the Resolution PROVIDING FOR THE NOTICE OF TIME AND PLACE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ENGINEER'S REPORT AND CEQA EXEMPTION DETERMINATION FOR THE ANDERSON DAM FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION ORDER COMPLIANCE PROJECT to occur on June 23, 2020, at 6:00 PM by teleconference Zoom meeting.
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SUMMARY:
The Anderson Dam Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Order Compliance Project (FOCP) is being proposed to comply with an order from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), which requires Santa Clara Valley Water District's (Valley Water) immediate implementation of risk reduction measures to protect the public from risk of dam failure due to seismic activity, and development and implementation of necessary avoidance, minimization, and mitigation measures. The proposed FOCP would ensure compliance with the FERC order by (a) allowing Valley Water to safely, reliably, and expeditiously drawdown Anderson Reservoir (Reservoir) and maintain the Reservoir at a required lower elevation; (b) minimizing risks associated with exceeding the restricted Reservoir level and an undersized outlet structure by constructing a new, low-level outlet; (c) prioritizing the interim downstream protection of residents and property; and (d) minimizing the public health and safety and environmental impacts of reservoir drawdown.
Background
Anderson Dam was built in 1950 three miles east of U.S. 101 in Morgan Hill. The dam is an earthen dam that is 235-feet high and sits along the Coyote Creek Fault as well as is parallel to the Calaveras Fault. Anderson Dam forms Anderson Reservoir, which holds approximately 90,000 acre-feet of water when full and is the largest of Santa ...
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