Other Federal Permitting
North Fork Stanislaus River Permitting and Construction Monitoring
Devine Tarbell & Associates, Inc.’s (DTA) staff experience includes on-site
environmental management for the construction, testing and start-up of the 250
MW North Fork Stanislaus River Hydroelectric Development Project (FERC Project
No. 2409). The Project consists of a storage reservoir, a regulating reservoir,
two diversion reservoirs, about 20 miles of tunnels, two powerhouses and two
transmission lines. Most of the project is located within the Stanislaus
National Forest (STF), with portions within lands administered by the Bureau of
Reclamation and Bureau of Land Management. The Calaveras County Water District
(CCWD) held the license for the Project. CCWD entered into an agreement with
Northern California Power Agency (NCPA) under which NCPA built, operated,
maintained and received all power from the project.
DTA’s staff acted as on-site environmental manager during construction, testing
and start-up of the Project. Responsibilities included review and approval of
design drawings; construction supervision; daily interaction with construction
contractors; preparation of protection and mitigation plans; design and
supervision of environmental studies; licensing and permitting including DFG
streambed alteration agreements and STF special use permits; coordination with
federal, state and local agencies; development and maintenance of a compliance
tracking system; hazardous waste audits; water quality monitoring; design and
performance of recreation studies; and design of facilities.
The project was constructed by Sierra Constructors from 1985 through 1986, and
began commercial operation in January 1990.