Jnofflclal FERC-Generated PDF of 20070820-0061 Issued by FERC OSEC 08/16/2007 in Docket#: P-2299-000 ORIGINAL FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION MATERIAL TO BE FILED WITH DOCKETS DATE: August 16, 2007 .".-:.,.~ ' i,:.- ,. :¢ FROM: John K. Novak 10~7 dU,3 Ib D Zj: 314 Fisheries Biologist Office of Energy Projects, DHAC TO: Commission files for Don Pedro Hydroeleclric Project, FERC No. 2299- CA SUBJECT: Presentations from the Don Pedro Project Public Meeting The attached material was presented by the Modesto and Turlock Irrigation Districts, the National Marine Fisheries, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on the fisheries study plan at the Don Pedro Project public meeting held on August 8, 2007, in Sacramento, California. This material needs to be filed under P-2299, Don Pedro Project.
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Jnofflclal FERC-Generated PDF of 20070820-0061 Issued by FERC OSEC 08/16/2007 in Docket#: P-2299-000
ORIGINAL FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
MATERIAL TO BE FILED WITH DOCKETS
DATE: August 16, 2007 .".-:.,.~ ' i,:.- , . : ¢
FROM: John K. Novak 10~7 dU,3 Ib D Zj: 314 Fisheries Biologist Office of Energy Projects, DHAC
TO: Commission files for Don Pedro Hydroeleclric Project, FERC No. 2299- CA
SUBJECT: Presentations from the Don Pedro Project Public Meeting
The attached material was presented by the Modesto and Turlock Irrigation Districts, the National Marine Fisheries, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on the fisheries study plan at the Don Pedro Project public meeting held on August 8, 2007, in Sacramento, California. This material needs to be filed under P-2299, Don Pedro Project.
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Fisheries Study Plan for the
Don Pedro Project
Modesto Irrigation District Turlock Irrigation District
FERC Docket No. 2299-060 Sacramento, Califomia
August 8, 2007
Background 2005 Apr- Ten Year Summary Report (1996 FERC Order)
May-Jun - Procedural requests and motions (various)
Jun - FERC request for comments (Due 7/25/05) Nov- FERC request for comments (Due 12/22/05)
2006 Jun - Notice of Public Hearing (7/26/06) Jul- FERC request for comments (Due 9/25/06) Aug - Study Plan workshop in Stockton
Sep- TRTAC Meeting in Turlock (TRTAC Study Plan Mtg. Agency request)
Nov- TRTAC Study Plan Mtg. in Turlock
Dec - FERC Request for Draft Study Plan (Due 3/20/06)
cancelled at
2007 Feb-Mar- Draft Study Plan to Agencies and FERC May-Jun -Comment and responses to Study Plan Jun - FERC Preliminary Staff Assessment
Jui- Notice of Public Hearing (8/8/07)
(various)
Issues Identified in FERC Study Plan Req uest of Decem ber 2006
Instream Flow
!! Habitat Restoration
III Fry Survival
IV Steelhead Presence/Protection
V Predator Control
VI Water Temperature
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Instream Flow Summary
Expanded CWT analysis to improve survival versus flow relationships Winter pulse experiment to look at flow effects
Spring pulse experiment to look at flow effects
RST study to look at river-wide flow and production relationships
Acoustic study to look at reach and behavior
-level survival
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Increase spawning area and quality Evaluate spawning habitat use Evaluate gravel augmentation effectiveness through egg survival study Evaluate gravel augmentation effectiveness through emergence study Synthesis of data on effectiveness of current projects
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RST study for production and flow relationships Seining study for flow, distribution, and condition assessment Otolith analysis for escapement contributions
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Quantification of O. mykiss population
Sampling for anadromy Acoustic study to evaluate movement and habitat use Synthesis of relevant data to date, including nearby river data
Tracking of predator and smolts to assess strategies for reducing predation Document predation rates through predator sampling under varying river flow and turbidity conditions Predator removal actions Evaluation of RST results in relation to river conditions for predators
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Maintain monitoring systems Synthesize results of ongoing studies Evaluate potential downstream temperature effects of operations
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