Hydro relicensing
A 50-year operating license
Under a license granted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), SMUD operates a 688-megawatt hydroelectric system – the Upper American River Project (UARP) – in the El Dorado National Forest. Following an extensive relicensing process that began in the late 1990s, SMUD’s application for renewal of its 50-year license was granted in 2014.
Documentation
Here you'll find key documents related to the license renewal effort, including study plans and reports.
This page is updated annually. The reports available here may not be the latest versions.
- Amphibians and Aquatic Reptiles Technical Report (Includes Appendices A and C with exceptions listed below)
- Project Sources of Sediment Technical Report
- Channel Morphology Technical Report (Includes Appendices A, C, D, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, P, & Q)
- Aquatic Bioassessment Technical Report (Includes Appendices A, B, C, D, E, F, H, & I)
- Hydrology Technical Report (Includes Appendices A, B, C, D, F, & G)
- Fish Passage Barriers Technical Report (Includes Figures, Appendices B, C & D)
- Physical Habitat Simulation Technical Report Volume 1 (Includes Appendices B, C, D & F)
- Deepwater Intake Entrainment Technical Report
- Amphibian Habitat Test Flow Technical Report
- Stream Fisheries Technical Report (Includes Appendices B, C, D, & E with exceptions listed below)
- Stream Habitat Mapping Technical Report (Includes Appendix B)
- Reservoir Shoreline Habitat Technical Report
- Reservoir Fisheries Technical Report
- Water Temperature Technical Report (Includes Appendices B, C, D, & E with exceptions listed below)
- Water Quality Report (Includes Appendix A, B2, C & D)
- Shallow Water Entrainment Technical Report
- Carbon Cycle Disruption White Paper
- Water Balance Model Technical Report
Cultural resources reports
Land use resource reports
- Ice House Reach Whitewater Boating Flow Study Technical Report (Includes Appendices A, B, C, D, E, & I with the following exceptions)
- Recreation Supply Technical Report (Includes Appendices A)
- Visitor Use and Impact Technical Report
- Visual Assessment of Upper American River Project Features Technical Report (Includes Appendices A, B, C, E & F)
- Recreation Carrying Capacity Technical Report
- Recreation Demand Technical Report
- Whitewater Boating Feasibility Technical Report
- Visual Assessment of Upper American River Project Operations Technical Report
- Whitewater Boating Flow Study for Slab Creek Reach (Includes Appendices A, B, D, E, G, H, I & L with the following exceptions)
- Camino Reach Whitewater Boating Flow Study for Slab Creek Reach (Includes Appendices A, B, D, E, F, H, I & L with the following exceptions)
- Recreation Needs Assessment
- Stream Angler Focus Group Technical Report
Socioeconomic technical resource reports
Terrestrial resources reports
- Mesocarnivore Technical Report
- Bald Eagle and Osprey Technical Report
- California Spotted Owl Technical Report
- Northern Goshawk Technical Report
- Riparian Vegetation and Wetlands Technical Report (Includes Figures, Tables, Appendix A Summary & E)
- Special-Status Plants and Invasive/Noxious Weeds Technical Report (Incudes Appendices A & B)
- Black Bear Technical Report
- Mule Deer Technical Report
- Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle Technical Report
- Willow Flycatcher Nesting Habitat Technical Report
- Bats Technical Report
- Bird-Powerline Associations Technical Report
- Waterfowl Nesting Habitat Technical Report (Includes Appendices A,B & D)
- Vegetation Mapping Technical Report
- CEQA Facts, Findings and Statement of Overriding Considerations
- CEQA Supplement (Draft)
- CEQA Supplement (Final)
- Addendum to CEQA Supplement
- Notice of Determination
- Scoping Document 1 and Notice of Preparation
- Scoping Document 2
- Notice of Scoping Meeting and Soliciting Scoping Comments
- Draft Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program
- Final Environmental Impact Statement
- 401 Water Quality Certification
- Appendix G – California Department of Fish & Game Fish Tissue Sampling Report
- Appendix H-1 – Comments on the Draft Supplemental Analysis
- Appendix H-1 – Comments on the Draft Supplemental Analysis (2)
- Slab Creek Reservoir Sediment Investigation Report (4/22/2008)
- Slab Creek Reservoir Sediment Investigation Report (Appendix F: Figures)
- Slab Creek Reservoir Sediment Investigation Report (Appendix F: Certification)
- Slab Creek Reservoir Sediment Investigation Report (4/24/2008)
- Slab Creek Reservoir Fish Tissue Bioaccumulation Study Report
- Mitigation Monitoring Program including Construction and Operation of the Iowa Hill Pumped-storage Development
- Iowa Hill Mitigation Measures Recommendation
- Iowa Hill Mitigation Measures Recommendation (Appendix)
- Iowa Hill Public Comments: Visual Impacts
- Iowa Hill Public Comments: Transportation Impacts
- Iowa Hill Public Comments: Socioeconomic Impacts
- Iowa Hill Public Comments: Noise Impacts
- Iowa Hill Public Comments: Fire Protection
- Iowa Hill: Written Responses to Public Comments
- Iowa Hill Appendix A: Comments (General)
- Iowa Hill Appendix B: Draft Mitigation Monitoring Program
- Iowa Hill Appendix C: Visual Resources Technical Report
- Iowa Hill Appendix D: Transportation Route Technical Report
- Iowa Hill Appendix E: Turbidity Analysis