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State Water Board proposes higher one-time amendment fee and CEQA lead-agency charge for FERC hydro projects; seeks two-week comment period
Summary
Staff proposed concept-level fee changes for Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) hydroelectric project reviews: raising an amendment fee from $1,000 to $10,000, charging for CEQA lead-agency work during prelicensing, and pausing fees in defined cases. Staff invited written comments within two weeks.
State Water Resources Control Board program staff presented concept-level proposals June 11 to change fees for the board’s water quality certification work on Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) hydropower projects, including a proposed increase in the amendment fee from $1,000 to $10,000 and a new charge when the board serves as the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) lead agency.
Parker Thaler, program manager for the water quality certification program in the Division of Water Rights, said staff were presenting “conceptual level…
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