TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Supervisor Brown
MEETING DATE: August 15, 2017
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Supervisor Brown
PHONE:
463-4441
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Ratification of Mendocino County's Written Comments on the Potter Valley Project Notice of Intent, Pre-Application Document and Scoping Document 1 for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Project Number P-77-285
(Sponsor: Supervisor Brown)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Ratify Mendocino County's written comments on the Potter Valley Project Notice of Intent, Pre-Application Document and Scoping Document 1 for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Project Number P-77-285.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
On June 20, 2017 the Board of Supervisors designated Supervisor Brown as the County's representative to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Scoping Meeting and authorized Supervisor Brown to submit written and/or oral comments on behalf of the County of Mendocino. Additionally, the Board directed a future agenda item for the Board of Supervisors to discuss the Potter Valley Project relicensing procedure under the jurisdiction of FERC and the appointment of representatives to engage with the parties involved in the lengthy process.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Historically, the County of Mendocino has engaged and participated in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) relicensing of the Potter Valley Project. The County of Mendocino along with the Counties of Humboldt, Lake and Sonoma created the Eel-Russian River Commission through a Joint Powers Agreement signed in 1978 to actively participate by discussing all elements of the process, to submit scientific information through a joint study and review other studies submitted. Most recently the County of Mendocino and the Mendocino County Water Agency filed as a party of interest for the Pre-Application Document submitted ...
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