Placer County Water Agency Middle Fork American River Project (FERC No. 2079) Whitewater Boating

1. Placer County Water Agency Middle Fork American River Project (FERC No. 2079) Whitewater Boating Focus Group April 23, 2008

2. Middle Fork American River Project

3. Middle Fork American River ProjectRelicensing Process New License Order 401 Water QualityCertification FERC NEPA Analysis License ConditionCollaboration License ApplicationSubmittal Ascent to aNew License Study Implementation Study Plan Determination FERC Scoping NOI/PAD Submittal KTT22 AT SQUAW VALLEY SKI RESORT 3

4. Recreation Technical Study Plans (TSPs) • REC 3 – Reservoir Recreation Opportunities • Recreation opportunities • Effect of WSE on recreation opportunities • Access, safety concerns and user conflicts • REC 5 – Visual Quality Assessment • VMS inventories • Existing visual conditions of Project facilities, features, and reservoirs • REC 1 – Recreation Use • Existing use data • Vehicle counts • Potential future use • REC 1 - Recreation FacilityAssessment • Facility condition • UDP assessment • REC 2 – Recreation Visitor Survey • Recreation opportunities and experience • Preferences • Demand for opportunities • Angler success • Use patterns and conflicts • User demographics • Seasonality of use • REC 4 – Stream-based Recreation Opportunities • Existing recreation opportunities • Effect of flows on activity-specific recreation opportunities • Flow information dissemination • Public safety 4

5. Background and Experience of Participants • Skill level • Primary watercraft • Affiliation(s) • Commercial or private • Specific experience boating the river reaches in the Middle Fork American River Watershed (years of experience, locations) • Interests 5

6. River Reaches Middle Fork American River French Meadows Reservoir to Interbay Powerhouse Interbay Powerhouse to Ralston Powerhouse Oxbow Powerhouse to Greenwood Bridge (Ruck-a-Chucky Day Use Area) Greenwood Bridge to Mammoth Bar Mammoth Bar to North Fork American River confluence North Fork American River Confluence of North and Middle Forks American River to Oregon/China Bar Rubicon River Hell Hole Reservoir to Ellicott Bridge Ellicott Bridge to Ralston Powerhouse Duncan Creek Duncan Creek Diversion Dam to the Middle Fork American River Confluence North Fork Long Canyon Creek North Fork Long Canyon Diversion Dam to the Confluence of Long Canyon Creek South Fork Long Canyon Creek South Fork Long Canyon Diversion Dam to the Confluence of Long Canyon Creek Long Canyon Creek Confluence of North and South Forks of Long Canyon Creek to confluence of Rubicon River 6

7. Boating Run Characterization • Identify access points (put-ins and take-outs) and adequacy • Adequacy of support facilities • Typical boating season • Length of run (time) • Suitable watercraft • Difficulty of run • Portages • Boatable flow ranges • Flow information sources (adequacy of information sources, needs) • Safety concerns • Identify sources of other pertinent information for each run (e.g. guide books, boaters, web sites) • Conflicts with other users • Potential and Existing Uses • Compare Regional Runs 7