FERC COOPERATORS TRAINING

1. FERC COOPERATORSTRAINING Sacramento, Calif., July 17-18, 2012

3. Sac state Campus Dining -Summer Hours May 29-August 19, 2012 These hours are seasonal and subject to change. For up-to-the-minute information please call 278–6376.

4. California Water Science Center Review of FERC Furnished Records

6. USGS CAWSC FERC Contacts: Field Office Chiefs: Paul Honeywell, Carnelian Bay Field Office Robert Blanchard, Redlands Field Office Tim Reed, Redding Field Office Al Caldwell, Sacramento Field Office Matt Scrudato, Santa Maria Field OfficeMike Webster, Ukiah Field Office Denis O’Halloran, USGS FERC Coordinator

7. FERC San Francisco Regional Office Regional Engineer Division of Hydropower Administration and Compliance Federal Energy Regulatory Commission San Francisco Regional OfficeSan Francisco, CA 94105 (415)369-3368 Antonia Lattin, Environmental Protection Specialist – (415) 369-3334 Email: antonia.lattin@ferc.gov John Aedo, Fishery Biologist - (415) 369-3335 Email: John.Aedo@ferc.gov

9. https://ferconline.ferc.gov/

10. “NID desires to obtain a new license of maximum term for the Project at a minimum cost (both initially and ongoing) that allows the Project to maximize profits from the production of electrical power while also meeting irrigation, environmental, recreational and other non-power requirements and needs.”

12. 127 FERC ¶ 62,070 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION Pacific Gas and Electric Company Project No. 2130-033 ORDER ISSUING NEW LICENSE April 24, 2009

13. Article 403. Flow Release and Monitoring Plan. Within one year of license issuance, the licensee shall file with the Commission for approval, a flow release and monitoring plan.

14. 74. In the final EIS, staff concludes that the existing USGS gage no. 11293200, located downstream of the Sand Bar diversion dam, is rated to only measure flows up to 70 cfs, and that there is also uncertainty regarding the frequency of stage data recordings.

15. Staff recommends that USGS gage no. 11293200 be modified or replaced with a new stream gage to ensure compliance with the daily flow releases up to 100 cfs, minimum supplemental flows up to 400 cfs, recreational boating flows of at least 700 cfs for the Sand Bar reach, and ramping rates required by this license.

16. Before modifying or installing the Sand Bar dam reach gage, the licensee shall consult with the U.S. Forest Service; the U.S. Geological Survey; the California Department of Fish and Game; and the California State Water Resources Control Board on the appropriate equipment, location, and timing of the installation, as necessary.

17. (F) This license is also subject to the articles set forth in Form L-1 (October 1975), entitled "Terms and Conditions of License for Constructed Major Project Affecting Lands of the United States" (see 54 FPC 1799 et seq.), as reproduced at the end of this order…

18. Form L-1 (October, 1975) FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LICENSE FOR CONSTRUCTED MAJOR PROJECT AFFECTING LANDS OF THE UNITED STATES

19. Article 8. The Licensee shall install and thereafter maintain gages and streamgaging stations for the purpose of determining the stage and flow of the stream or streams on which the project is located, the amount of water held in and withdrawn from storage, and the effective head on the turbines; shall provide for the required reading of such gages and for the adequate rating of such stations

20. The installation of gages, the rating of said stream or streams, and the determination of the flow thereof, shall be under the supervision of, or in cooperation with, the District Engineer of the United States Geological Survey

21. The number, character, and location of gages, meters, or other measuring devices, and the method of operation thereof, shall at all times be satisfactory to the Commission or its authorized representative.

22. The Licensee shall keep accurate and sufficient records of the foregoing determinations to the satisfaction of the Commission, and shall make return of such records annually at such time and in such form as the Commission may prescribe.

23. WATER RESOURCES DISCIPLINE POLICY MEMORANDUM NO. 2008.01 Subject: Water Resources Discipline Policy on Accepting Furnished Records This memorandum documents the policy of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) regarding acceptance of hydrologic data collected by other agencies

24. It is a long-standing policy and practice that the USGS will accept data collected by other agencies, provided that the USGS quality assures the data (and) can attest that the data are collected using methods that result in data that have an accuracy comparable to the data collected by the USGS

25. The USGS has technical manuals and memoranda that define data collection, data processing, and quality assurance standards for each of the major data types collected in USGS Water Programs (stage, streamflow, water level in wells, water quality, sediment, and biota).

26. These are available from the WSCs and are crucial to the process for evaluating whether the USGS should accept specific furnished records.

27. USGS Technical Offices and Regional Technical Specialists are available to provide guidance and support to WSCs in evaluating appropriate data collection procedures for furnished records.

29. OSW Hydroacoustics Home Page • http://hydroacoustics.usgs.gov/ • Training • Memos • Forums • Index Velocity Guidance

30. USGS Western Region On-Demand Surface Water Training http://wwwrcamnl.wr.usgs.gov/sws/SWTraining/Index.htm

31. Surface Water Quality Assurance Plan for the California District of the U.S. Geological SurveyU.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEYDistrict Manuscript Version 2009.01 update* *Publically available on line: 1996 SWQA Plan at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1996/618/

32. 2009.01 USGS Calif. Water Science Center Surface-Water Quality-Assurance Plan Appendix 3. Guidance and Instructions for the Preparation of Data Furnished to the USGS for Review and Publication Annual Review of Furnished Records

33. If the flow record is computed from electrical power output records or from AVM records, then every effort should be made to check the calibration with current-meter measurements

34. Portable clamp-on type AVM’s can also be used to verify installed AVM readings if an adequate pipe section is available. The reviewing office should have documentation on file for the AVM programming and calibration history.

35. The reviewing office should have documentation on file for the conversion factors used to convert electrical power output to water discharge.

36. The final review occurs after the close of the water year and is the same type of review that the Survey Field Office Chiefs make for the records computed in their own offices, except that a brief write-up of review comments for each station must be prepared.

37. USGS Review Process: • Site Visit - 2X per Water Year • Review of cooperator record package (in cooperators office or in USGS Field Office) • Field Office Chief Review • 10% QA Review by CA WSC staff • USGS Headquarters Office of Surface Water QA Review of CA (every third year)

38. In reviewing FERC records, the licensees are expected to maintain the same standards as the Survey in developing ratings, applying shifts, and datum corrections

39. Materials to be Included for Review of Furnished Record: o Daily values summary o Hydrograph of daily discharges o List of discharge measurements o Copies of front sheets for discharge measurements o Log of visits

40. o Primary Computation (PC) sheets (hourly gage-heights, shifts, datum corrections) o Copy of any graphic record used for computationo New rating tables and new rating curves o Station analysis o Station description

41. Furnished reservoir records -- Field inspection notes for stage stations must be reviewed along with any recent level notes. Graphic charts and/or primary computation sheets, if there are any, should also be reviewed.