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Project Process

Preliminary Permit Application

The PUD filed a Preliminary Permit Application on September 28, 2011.  The Preliminary Permit, issued by the FERC on March 2, 2012, allows the PUD to study the proposed project for up to three years to determine if a license application should be filed.  The Preliminary Permit allows the PUD to study feasibility without the risk of having another entity (such as an independent power producer) file for a license on the same area, as the Preliminary Permit provides the PUD priority of filing a License Application within the three years allowed by the preliminary permit.  The Preliminary Permit does not authorize construction of the project.

Integrated Licensing Process

The PUD is using the FERC's default licensing process - the Integrated Licensing Process (ILP) - for licensing activities of the this proposed project.  Regulations indentifying deliverables and due dates per the ILP are in 18CFR§5 and on the FERC's web site at: http://www.ferc.gov/industries/hydropower.asp. 

Pre-Application Document

The PUD summarized existing information about the proposed project area.  This information has been compiled into a document called the Pre-Application Document (PAD).  The PAD identifies:

  • process plan and schedule per FERC regulations 18CFR§5
  • proposed project design and operation
  • existing environmental conditions and impacts
  • preliminary issues and studies list
  • summary of contacts with potential stakeholders

The PAD and Notice of Intent was filed with the FERC on March 21, 2013 and is available for review on this web site (see left pane - Documents, then NOI and PAD). This filing started the Integrated License Process (see left pane - Process Plan and Schedule - for current status in the ILP).

Contact:

Dawn Presler
djpresler@snopud.com
425-783-1709
(M-F, 8am to 5pm)