Description
Water quality issues: Thermal pollution, nutrient loading
Fishery values: Sacramento sucker, Sacramento pikeminnow, Hardhead, other warm water non-natives
Type of proceeding: TLP
Threatened/endangered: FERC has concluded the relicensing and continued operation of the project is likely to adversely affect the valley elderberry longhorn beetle. A USFWS Biological Opinion is due to FERC 11/5/05
Recreational values: Bypass reach has class III whitewater, 14 miles of class IV-V below powerhouse
Other values: New license proposes min. flow of 25-60 cfs.