• Overview of FERC Project No. 2100

• Oroville Facilities Relicensing & Status

• Environmental Requirements

FERC Licensing & Environmental

• Original License Effective - February 1, 1957

• License Expired - January 31, 2007

• Total Capacity - 763 MW

• Order Amending License - January 22, 1964

• Order Amending License - August 6, 1968

FERC Project No. 2100 Oroville Facilities

FERC Project No. 2100

• Project Boundary

• Units of Development

DWR issues DEIR License expires (January 2007) FERC issues final EIS USFWS issues opinion Habitat Expansion Agreement (HEA) executed

Complete negotiations and sign Settlement Agreement FERC notice of availability of draft EIS Re-file WQ Certification application FERC seeks comments on DEIS

2006

Initiate plenary & work group meetings Scope issues Negotiate and begin study plans Begin scoping process for environmental documentation Identify and launch “interim projects”

Develop PM&E measures Settlement discussions Complete studies File application (January 2005) File WQ Certification application

2000 2001 2002

2007

DWR issues final EIR NMFS issues Draft Opinion Habitation Expansion Plan (HEP) submitted to NMFS WQ Certification issued

2005 2004

2003 2008 2009

2010

NMFS initiates consultation on HEP NMFS issues Opinion? FERC issues license?

2012 2013

Oroville Facilities Relicensing

53 Signatories Federal Agencies State Agencies Local Agencies NMFS DWR City of Oroville DOI (USFWS, NPS, DFG Town of Paradise BIA, BLM, USBR) DB/W Oroville Parks Commission Oroville Redevelopment Agency Oroville Economic Develop Corp. Kon Kow Valley Band of Maidu Oroville Downtown Business Assoc. Oroville Area Chamber of Commerce American Rivers Feather River Recreation/Park District Oroville Rotary Club 24 SWC Water Agencies Oroville Recreation Advisory

Committee (partial list)

Relicensing Settlement Agreement

Relicensing Settlement Agreement

• Proposed License Conditions and Settlement Articles for 50-Year Term

• Estimated Cost ~ $1 Billion (2006)

• Land Use and Management ~ $7 Million • Recreation ~ $438 Million • Local Projects (SBF) ~ $62 Million • Cultural Resources ~ $77 Million • Environment ~ $454 Million

Proposed Project

Relicensing Other Items

• Settlement with Rice Growers - May 2008

• Regional Fishery Habitat Expansion In Lieu of Fish Passage (HEA & HEP) • Alternative to FPA Section 18 Prescriptions

• CEQA Litigation • Court ruled in DWR’s favor - June 2012 • Appeal filed - August 2012