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FAST-41 Missed Date: Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

Submitted by Anonymous on

Final Required Milestone Date of 03/17/2022 for Issuance of Lead Agency Record of Decision has passed by 5 business days

Action
Project Name:
Lake Elsinore Advanced Pumped Storage Project
Responsible Agency:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Status:
Paused
POC Name:
Tim Konnert
POC Title:
Branch Chief
POC Email:
Timothy.Konnert@ferc.gov

Description:

The Commission issues a Record of Decision concurrently with its decision on a license application under the Federal Power Act (i.e., the Commission’s order serves as its Record of Decision).  The Record of Decision and interim milestones are dependent on the receipt of any information requests, including the results of outstanding studies requested by the Forest Service, prior to the December 11, 2020 target date for the issuance of a Ready for Environmental Analysis Notice.  The Record of Decision is also dependent on the resolution of consultation under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, and issuance of a water quality certificate under section 401 of the Clean Water Act. 

The project sponsor did not complete the outstanding studies required by the Forest Service prior to the December 11, 2020 target date for the issuance of a Ready for Environmental Analysis Notice.  Upon completion of the studies, the environmental review process will resume with the issuance of the Ready for Environmental Analysis Notice, which will include an updated process schedule.

Milestones:

Issuance of Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) (Agency Action)
Completed Date:
Scoping (Agency Action)
Completed Date:
Official Notice of Availability of a Draft EIS published in the Federal Register (FR) beginning both the public comment period and concurrent CAA Section 309 Review (Agency Action)
Current Target Date:
Official Notice of Availability of a Final EIS published in the FR beginning both the public review period and concurrent CAA Section 309 Review (Agency Action)
Current Target Date:
Issuance of Lead Agency Record of Decision (Agency Action)
Current Target Date:


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Milestone
Issuance of Lead Agency Record of Decision (Agency Action)
Current Target Date:
Project

PROJECT WEBSITE: LEAPS Hydropower

All dates below are specific to the schedule of the Environmental Review and Permitting processes for this project.

Paused

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING STATUS
PAUSED

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ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING
SUBJECT TO CHANGE

0 out of 0

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING PROCESSES
COMPLETED

Renewable Energy Production

SECTOR
Renewable Energy Production

Project Category

CATEGORY
Project Category FAST-41 Covered Projects
Major Infrastructure Projects

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

LEAD AGENCY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Description:

The Lake Elsinore Advanced Pumped Storage Project (Project No. 14227) is a proposal to construct an original pumped storage project in California.  The proposed project would consist of:  (1) a new upper reservoir (Decker Canyon) having a 200-foot-high main dam and a gross storage volume of 5,750 acre-feet, at a normal reservoir surface elevation of 2,792 feet above mean sea level; (2) a powerhouse with two reversible pump-turbine units with a total installed capacity of 500 megawatts; (3) the existing Lake Elsinore to be used as a lower reservoir; (4) about 32 miles of 500-kilovolt transmission line connecting the project to an existing transmission line owned by Southern California Edison located north of the proposed project and to an existing San Diego Gas & Electric Company transmission line located to the south.

On December 9, 2021, Commission staff issued a letter dismissing, without prejudice, the license application for the project.  On January 7, 2022, the project sponsor filed a request for rehearing or, in the alternative, motion for temporary stay of dismissal of license application. 

FAST-41 Initiation Notice

Project Application and Supporting Documents

Federal Agency Actions

FERC Litigation

  • None filed.

 

Last updated January 11, 2022

field_status
Approved
System Comments
Final Required Milestone Date of 03/17/2022 for Issuance of Lead Agency Record of Decision has passed by 5 business days
Previous Action Status
Paused
New Action Status
Paused
Missed Date Process
No
Missed Date Triggered by Extension
No
New Milestone
Issuance of Lead Agency Record of Decision (Agency Action)
Current Target Date: