Pensacola Hydroelectric Project Relicensing
Grand River Dam Authority’s (GRDA) relicensing of the Pensacola Hydroelectric Project will follow the Integrated Licensing Process (ILP) as designated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The first step in this process is the filing of a Notice of Intent (NOI) and a Pre-Application Document (PAD). The information in the PAD allows FERC and relicensing participants to identify data gaps and help form study requests to acquire information which will be needed in developing the new license.
Filings throughout the process will be made available to the public on this project relicensing website. Certain information may be restricted from publication on the relicensing website in accordance with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regulations protecting Critical Energy Infrastructure Information (CEII) or in cases where the document contains sensitive information (e.g. cultural resource sites, sensitive species locations, etc.). GRDA will address requests for access to this information on a case-by-case basis, in accordance with applicable law, as needed during the relicensing process.
Notice Of Public Information Session on November 14 and 15, 2017
Notice of Information Session for December 13, 2017
INTEGRATED LICENSING PROCESS STEPS
- GRDA files Pre-Application Document (PAD) and Notice of Intent (NOI) to relicense the Project (February 1, 2017).
- Synopsis of the known information relevant to relicensing
- Detailed description of the Project
- Explanation of the relicensing process and the schedule to be followed
- Suggested needed studies and investigations
- FERC issues Letter Order holding the Pensacola Project’s pre-filing process in abeyance (February 15,2017). Per the letter, FERC will not initiate the ILP until after it takes action on the pending rule curve amendment request.
- FERC issues Letter Order Lifting Abeyance and Providing a Revised ILP Process Plan and Schedule (August 24, 2017). The relicensing process will resume January 12, 2018.
- FERC issues Notice of Commencement of Pre-Filing Process (January 12, 2018).
- FERC issues Scoping Document 1 (January 12, 2018).
- On February 7, 8, and 9, 2018, FERC held agency and public scoping meetings in Langley, Grove, Miami, and Tulsa, Oklahoma. Concurrently, GRDA hosted a site visit to the Project on February 8, 2018.
- GRDA files a Proposed Study Plan (PSP) (April 27, 2018).
- Description of proposed studies
- Responses to relicensing participant study requests
- FERC issues Scoping Document 2 (April 27, 2018).
- GRDA held a public PSP Meeting on May 30 and 31, 2018.
- GRDA held a Cultural Resources Working Group (CRWG) Meeting on May 31, 2018.
- GRDA filed Revised Study Plan (RSP) (September 24, 2018).
- FERC issues Study Plan Determination (SPD) November 8, 2018.
- GRDA held a Cultural Resources Working Group Meeting on January 3, 2019
- GRDA held a Cultural Resources Working Group Meeting on March 27, 2019
- Application for Non-Capacity Amendment(May 20, 2019)
- USGS provides quarterly report for February-April 2019
- FERC Order Granting License Extension and Modifying Relicensing Process Plan and Schedule (September 9, 2019)
- USGS provides quarterly report for April-October 2019
- USGS provides quarterly report for October-December 2019
- FERC’s Order on City of Miami’s Request for Clarification and Rehearing (January 23, 2020).
- USGS provides quarterly update for January-March 2020.
- USGS provides quarterly update for April-June 2020.
- Six Month Status Input Report for Hydraulic & Hydrologic Modeling Study
- H&H Modeling Technical Conference
- Technical Conference Recording for the H&H Modeling Study for the Pensacola Project Part 1
- Technical Conference Recording for the H&H Modeling Study for the Pensacola Project Part 2
- H&H Study Technical Conference Presentation_Downstream CHM
- H&H Study Model Input Status Report – Upstream
- H&H Study Technical Conference Presentation Operations Model
Grand River Dam Authority’s (GRDA) relicensing of the Pensacola Hydroelectric Project will follow the Integrated Licensing Process (ILP) as designated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The first step in this process is the filing of a Notice of Intent (NOI) and a Pre-Application Document (PAD). The information in the PAD allows FERC and relicensing participants to identify data gaps and help form study requests to acquire information which will be needed in developing the new license.
Filings throughout the process will be made available to the public on this project relicensing website. Certain information may be restricted from publication on the relicensing website in accordance with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regulations protecting Critical Energy Infrastructure Information (CEII) or in cases where the document contains sensitive information (e.g. cultural resource sites, sensitive species locations, etc.). GRDA will address requests for access to this information on a case-by-case basis, in accordance with applicable law, as needed during the relicensing process.
Notice Of Public Information Session on November 14 and 15, 2017
Notice of Information Session for December 13, 2017
INTEGRATED LICENSING PROCESS STEPS
- GRDA files Pre-Application Document (PAD) and Notice of Intent (NOI) to relicense the Project (February 1, 2017).
- Synopsis of the known information relevant to relicensing
- Detailed description of the Project
- Explanation of the relicensing process and the schedule to be followed
- Suggested needed studies and investigations
- FERC issues Letter Order holding the Pensacola Project’s pre-filing process in abeyance (February 15,2017). Per the letter, FERC will not initiate the ILP until after it takes action on the pending rule curve amendment request.
- FERC issues Letter Order Lifting Abeyance and Providing a Revised ILP Process Plan and Schedule (August 24, 2017). The relicensing process will resume January 12, 2018.
- FERC issues Notice of Commencement of Pre-Filing Process (January 12, 2018).
- FERC issues Scoping Document 1 (January 12, 2018).
- On February 7, 8, and 9, 2018, FERC held agency and public scoping meetings in Langley, Grove, Miami, and Tulsa, Oklahoma. Concurrently, GRDA hosted a site visit to the Project on February 8, 2018.
- GRDA files a Proposed Study Plan (PSP) (April 27, 2018).
- Description of proposed studies
- Responses to relicensing participant study requests
- FERC issues Scoping Document 2 (April 27, 2018).
- GRDA held a public PSP Meeting on May 30 and 31, 2018.
- GRDA held a Cultural Resources Working Group (CRWG) Meeting on May 31, 2018.
- GRDA filed Revised Study Plan (RSP) (September 24, 2018).
- FERC issues Study Plan Determination (SPD) November 8, 2018.
- GRDA held a Cultural Resources Working Group Meeting on January 3, 2019
- GRDA held a Cultural Resources Working Group Meeting on March 27, 2019
- Application for Non-Capacity Amendment(May 20, 2019)
- USGS provides quarterly report for February-April 2019
- FERC Order Granting License Extension and Modifying Relicensing Process Plan and Schedule (September 9, 2019)
- USGS provides quarterly report for April-October 2019
- USGS provides quarterly report for October-December 2019
- FERC’s Order on City of Miami’s Request for Clarification and Rehearing (January 23, 2020).
- USGS provides quarterly update for January-March 2020.
- USGS provides quarterly update for April-June 2020.
- Six Month Status Input Report for Hydraulic & Hydrologic Modeling Study
- H&H Modeling Technical Conference
- Technical Conference Recording for the H&H Modeling Study for the Pensacola Project Part 1
- Technical Conference Recording for the H&H Modeling Study for the Pensacola Project Part 2
- H&H Study Technical Conference Presentation_Downstream CHM
- H&H Study Model Input Status Report – Upstream
- H&H Study Technical Conference Presentation Operations Model
Grand River Dam Authority’s (GRDA) relicensing of the Pensacola Hydroelectric Project will follow the Integrated Licensing Process (ILP) as designated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The first step in this process is the filing of a Notice of Intent (NOI) and a Pre-Application Document (PAD). The information in the PAD allows FERC and relicensing participants to identify data gaps and help form study requests to acquire information which will be needed in developing the new license.
Filings throughout the process will be made available to the public on this project relicensing website. Certain information may be restricted from publication on the relicensing website in accordance with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regulations protecting Critical Energy Infrastructure Information (CEII) or in cases where the document contains sensitive information (e.g. cultural resource sites, sensitive species locations, etc.). GRDA will address requests for access to this information on a case-by-case basis, in accordance with applicable law, as needed during the relicensing process.
Notice Of Public Information Session on November 14 and 15, 2017
Notice of Information Session for December 13, 2017
INTEGRATED LICENSING PROCESS STEPS
- GRDA files Pre-Application Document (PAD) and Notice of Intent (NOI) to relicense the Project (February 1, 2017).
- Synopsis of the known information relevant to relicensing
- Detailed description of the Project
- Explanation of the relicensing process and the schedule to be followed
- Suggested needed studies and investigations
- FERC issues Letter Order holding the Pensacola Project’s pre-filing process in abeyance (February 15,2017). Per the letter, FERC will not initiate the ILP until after it takes action on the pending rule curve amendment request.
- FERC issues Letter Order Lifting Abeyance and Providing a Revised ILP Process Plan and Schedule (August 24, 2017). The relicensing process will resume January 12, 2018.
- FERC issues Notice of Commencement of Pre-Filing Process (January 12, 2018).
- FERC issues Scoping Document 1 (January 12, 2018).
- On February 7, 8, and 9, 2018, FERC held agency and public scoping meetings in Langley, Grove, Miami, and Tulsa, Oklahoma. Concurrently, GRDA hosted a site visit to the Project on February 8, 2018.
- GRDA files a Proposed Study Plan (PSP) (April 27, 2018).
- Description of proposed studies
- Responses to relicensing participant study requests
- FERC issues Scoping Document 2 (April 27, 2018).
- GRDA held a public PSP Meeting on May 30 and 31, 2018.
- GRDA held a Cultural Resources Working Group (CRWG) Meeting on May 31, 2018.
- GRDA filed Revised Study Plan (RSP) (September 24, 2018).
- FERC issues Study Plan Determination (SPD) November 8, 2018.
- GRDA held a Cultural Resources Working Group Meeting on January 3, 2019
- GRDA held a Cultural Resources Working Group Meeting on March 27, 2019
- Application for Non-Capacity Amendment(May 20, 2019)
- USGS provides quarterly report for February-April 2019
- FERC Order Granting License Extension and Modifying Relicensing Process Plan and Schedule (September 9, 2019)
- USGS provides quarterly report for April-October 2019
- USGS provides quarterly report for October-December 2019
- FERC’s Order on City of Miami’s Request for Clarification and Rehearing (January 23, 2020).
- USGS provides quarterly update for January-March 2020.
- USGS provides quarterly update for April-June 2020.
- Six Month Status Input Report for Hydraulic & Hydrologic Modeling Study
- H&H Modeling Technical Conference
- Technical Conference Recording for the H&H Modeling Study for the Pensacola Project Part 1
- Technical Conference Recording for the H&H Modeling Study for the Pensacola Project Part 2
- H&H Study Technical Conference Presentation_Downstream CHM
- H&H Study Model Input Status Report – Upstream
- H&H Study Technical Conference Presentation Operations Model
- Upcoming Initial Study Report for October 12-14 2021
- Initial Study Report Summary
- Appendix 1-Virtual Meeting Agenda
- Appendix 2-Hydrologic and Hydraulic Report
- Upstream Hydraulic Model
- Appendix F.1 – 1993 Sep Maps 1 of 2
- Appendix F.1 – 1993 Sep Maps 2 of 2
- Appendix F.2 – 2004 Jun Maps 1 of 2
- Appendix F.2 – 2004 Jun Maps 2 of 2
- Appendix F.3 – 2007 Jul Maps 1 of 2
- Appendix F.3 – 2007 Jul Maps 2 of 2
- Appendix F.4 – 2009 Oct Maps 1 of 2
- Appendix F.4 – 2009 Oct Maps 2 of 2
- Appendix F.5 – 2015 Dec Maps 1 of 2
- Appendix F.5 – 2015 Dec Maps 2 of 2
- Appendix F.6 – 100 Years Maps 1 of 2
- Appendix F.6 – 100 Years Maps 2 of 2
- Appendix F.7 – Historical Starting Stage Maps 1 of 2
- Appendix F.7 – Historical Starting Stage Maps 2 of 2
- Upstream Hydraulic Model
- Appendix 3-Bathymetry Report
- Appendix 4-Sedimentation Report
- Appendix 5-Aquatics Species of Concern Report
- Appendix 6-Terrestrial Species of Concern Report
- Appendix 7-Wetlands and Riparian Habitat Report
- Appendix 8-Recreation and Facilities Use Inventory Report
- Appendix 9-Cultural Resources Study Report– contain sensitive information; therefore, pursuant to 18 CFR § 388.112(b) and 388.113(c)(1), GRDA accordingly requests designation and special treatment of the reports in their entirety as privileged material.
- Appendix 10-Socioeconomics Report
- Appendix 11-Infrastructure Report
- Initial Study Report Meeting Summary
- Initial Study Report Day 1 Video
- Initial Study Report Day 2 Video
GRDA Response to ISR Comments with Appendices(12-29-2021)
Sedimentation Study Technical Meeting Summary
FERC’s Study Plan Determination on Study Year 2 (February 24, 2022)
Transmittal of Operations Modeling Files and Technical Conference Information
Pensacola Operations Model Technical Conference Presentation
GRDA’s Response to Comments on the Sedimentation Study and Updated Study Plan
- Upstream Hydraulic Model
- 1993 Sep Maps 1 of 2
- 1993 Sep Maps 2 of 2
- 2004 Jun Maps 1 of 3
- 2004 Jun Maps 2 of 3
- 2004 Jun Maps 3 of 3
- 2007 Jul Maps 1 of 2
- 2007 Jul Maps 2 of 2
- 2009 Oct Maps 1 of 2
- 2009 Oct Maps 2 of 2
- 2015 Dec Maps 1 of 2
- 2015 Dec Maps 2 of 2
- 100 Years Maps 1 of 2
- 100 Years Maps 2 of 2
- Historical Starting Stage Maps
- Lake Spawning Maps 1 of 2
- Lake Spawning Maps 2 of 2
- Terrestrial Species Maps 1 of 2
- Terrestrial Species Maps 2 of 2
- Wetland and Riparian Maps 1 of 2
- Wetland and Riparian Maps 1 of 2
- Upstream Hydraulic Model
- Appendix 9-Cultural Resources Study Report– contain sensitive information; therefore, pursuant to 18 CFR § 388.112(b) and 388.113(c)(1), GRDA accordingly requests designation and special treatment of the reports in their entirety as privileged material.
- Appendix 10 – Socioeconomics Report
- Attachment D is a non-public file due to sensitive information
Pensacola Projects Updated Study Report USR Meeting
Pensacola DLA Exhibit A with Appendices
Pensacola DLA Exhibit B with Appendices
Pensacola DLA Exhibit E Appendix E-1 Through E-8
Pensacola DLA Exhibit E Appendix E-9 H&H Study Rept-Part 1 of 6 DHM-OM-UHM
Pensacola DLA Exhibit E Appendix E-9 H&H Study Rept-Part 2 of 6 UHM Maps-Sept&Jun
Pensacola DLA Exhibit E Appendix E-9 H&H Study Rept-Part 3 of 6 UHM Maps-Jul&Oct
Pensacola DLA Exhibit E Appendix E-9 H&H Study Rept-Part 4 of 6 UHM Maps-Dec-100y-His
Pensacola DLA Exhibit E Appendix E-9 H&H Study Rept-Part 5 of 6 UHM Maps LS&Terr
Pensacola DLA Exhibit E Appendix E-9 H&H Study Rept-Part 6 of 6 UHM Maps Wtld&Rip
Pensacola DLA Exhibit E Appendix E-10 Through E-20
Appendix E-20 contains sensitive information; therefore, pursuant to 18 CFR § 388.112(b) and 388.113(c)(1), GRDA accordingly requests designation and special treatment of the appendices in their entirety as privileged and confidential.
Pensacola DLA Exhibit E Appendix E-21 Through E-27
Appendix E-26 contains sensitive information; therefore, pursuant to 18 CFR § 388.112(b) and 388.113(c)(1), GRDA accordingly requests designation and special treatment of the appendices in their entirety as privileged and confidential.
Exhibit F contains Critical Energy Infrastructure Information; therefore, pursuant to 18 CFR § 388.112 and 388.113, GRDA accordingly requests designation and special treatment of the document in its entirety as privileged and confidential.
FERC’s Determination on Study Modifications and New Studies (March 14, 2023)
Pensacola FLA Intial Statement
- Appendix E-1 through E-7
- Appendix E-8 through E-11
- Appendix E-12 H & H Study Report-Part 1 of 6 DHM-OM
- Appendix E-12 H & H Study Report-Part 2 of 6 UHM Maps-Sept&Jun.
- Appendix E-12 H & H Study Report-Part 3 of 6 UHM Maps-Jul&Oct
- Appendix E-12 H & H Study Report-Part 4 of 6 UHM Maps-Dec-100y-Hist
- Appendix E-12 H & H Study Report-Part 5 of 6 UHM Maps LS&Terr
- Appendix E-12 H & H Study Report-Part 6 of 6 UHM Maps Wtlnd and Rip
- Appendix E-13 through E-25
- Appendix E-26 through E-28
- Appendix E-29 through E-33 and E-35
- Appendix E-34 Cultural Resources Study Report– contain sensitive information; therefore, pursuant to 18 CFR § 388.112(b) and 388.113(c)(1), GRDA accordingly requests designation and special treatment of the reports in their entirety as privileged material.
Exhibit F is a non-public file due to sensitive information.
Attachment A Supplementary Analysis No. 1
Attachment B-1 Sed RevUSR July 2023 Vol1
Attachment B-1 Sed RevUSR July 2023 Vol2
Attachment B-1 Sed RevUSR July 2023 Vol3
Attachment B-1 Sed RevUSR July 2023 Vol4 Spreadsheeets
Attachment B-2 Redlined Version of Revised Sedimentation USR
Attachment C Reponse to Requests for Contaminated Sediment Transport Study
Notification of Submittal of Request for 401 Water Quality Certification (09-25-2023)