Project Details
Title: Sacramento Municipal Utility District Five-Year Temporary Warren Act Contract
Summary: The Proposed Action evaluated in this document is a five-year extension of an existing contract until a long-term Warren Act contract can be executed. The Proposed Action will allow the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) to facilitate the delivery of up to 15,000 AFY of non-project water diverted from the American River at Nimbus Dam and conveyed through the Folsom South Canal to SMUD's Rancho Seco facility for M&I uses. The water under this contract would be used by SMUD for its power generation operations, and had been used for more than 15 years for Rancho Seco nuclear power plant operations. Since the power plant operations ceased, water has been used for continued operation of the site including temperature controls for the nuclear fuels stored at the site. SMUD has received CEC approval for two gas-powered generators at the CPP. The Proposed Action would provide the continued contractual mechanism for SMUD to convey their water rights water to their SMUD facilities. Under the Proposed Action, SMUD's existing water supply needs at their facilities would be met. SMUD would be responsible for the conveyance, handling, disposal, and distribution of water beyond the delivery location on the Folsom South Canal.
Contact
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John Hutchings (916)989-7179 (916)989-7208 jhutchings@usbr.gov
Status
02/19/2015Draft EA available for public comment from February 17, 2015 to COB February 27, 2015.
List of Available Reports
File Report Title File Ext File Size
Five-Year Temporary Warren Act Contract between the United States and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District .pdf 249 B