WSP12360

• File Number: 8040.960
• Description: Section D General Studies - Dams
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 4/11/2003
• Author: Denver Water
• Title: Williams Fork Hydroelectric Project - FERC Number 2204 - Scoping Document 1 - For the Relicensing of the Williams Fork Reservoir Hydroelectric Project
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Scoping Document I
Williams Fork Hydroelectric Project
FERC Project No. 2204

1.0 INTRODUCTION

On July 2, 2001, the City and County of Denver. acting by and through its Board of Water
Commissioners (Denver Water), filed a dual purpose Notice Of Intent with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC) to either relicense the Williams Fork Reservoir Hydroelectric
License, Project No. 2204 (Project) or apply for a small hydroelectric power project exemption.
Denver Water is using the Alternative Licensing Process (ALP) for relicensing the Project.
Section 5.0 of this document provides the steps of the ALP and Denver Water's proposed
milestones. Ultimately, the ALP will conclude with Denver Water submitting a Preliminary
Draft Environmental Assessment (PDEA) at the same time Denver Water files its application for
a new license or exemption on or before December 31, 2004.

The goals of the ALP are to: (I) front-load National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review
and other licensing requirements (i.e. Clean Water Act section 401 water quality certification and
Endangered Species Act Section 7 consultation) into the prefiling period; (2) facilitate a process
whereby the PDEA evaluates and addresses the interests of the resource agencies and other
stakeholders (participating parties) involved; and (3) expedite the licensing process.

Scoping Document I (SD1) initiates formal consultation regarding resource issues that could
potentially be affected by the operation of the Project. SDl is designed 10 satisfy requirements
of NEPA during the preparation of the PDEA and license application. SDI contains infonnation
on the existing Project facilities, current operations, existing environmental and developmental
resources, and ongoing programs to manage these resources in the FERC Project area. SDI is
designed 10 present infonnation to support the NEPA scoping, study identification and design
effort. Comments from participating parties on resource issues and recommendations for studies
or infonnation should be submitted as part of the parallel NEP A scoping effort and reference
SDI.

Comments on SDI, including requests for environmental studies or infonnation, are due 60 days
following the joint scoping meeting(s) and site visit that will be held June 4-5. 2003. Written
comments and recommendations for studies and infonnation, as well as other comments on SDI
should clearly identify the subject filing as:

Comments on Scoping Document 1 for the Williams Fork Reservoir Hydroelectric Project,
FERC Project No. 2204

Please address comments to:

Magalie R. Salas, Secretary
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
888 First Street, NE
Washington. DC 20426

Mr. Kevin Urie
Project Coordinator - Williams Fork Project Relicensing
Denver Water
1600 W. 12th Ave.
Denver, CO 80204

Denver Water will provide an opportunity to make additional study requests after the results of
the initial studies during the 2003 field season have been provided to the participating parties.

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