Applegate Dam Hydroelectric Project, FERC No. 11910
Applegate Dam (ACOE photo)
Applegate Dam is located on the Applegate River 23 miles southwest of Medford, Oregon. The Applegate project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1962 and construction was completed in the fall of 1980 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE). The project provides flood control, irrigation, fish and wildlife enhancement, recreation and water quality control benefits.
The project, as proposed by Symbiotics LLC, will have an installed capacity of 10 mW generated from two vertical Francis turbine units (5 mW each). The use of two units will allow for the efficient usage of currently regulated release flows which range from 100 to 825 cfs. There will be no modifications to the existing structures upstream of the flood control and temperature control gates. All proposed structures to be added are downstream of these locations.
Estimated Monthly Power Production
As a run-of-river operation, the Applegate Dam Hydroelectric Project will use only available water released from the reservoir by the ACOE. The estimated monthly power generation will range from 1.69 gWh (November) to a high of 6.67 gWh May). On average, the annual production would be 44.3 gWh.
The preliminary permit was issued by the FERC on September 25, 2001 to Symbiotics LLC. One year later (September 18, 2002), Symbiotics submitted a Stage I Consultation Document to the agencies. Proposed studies were undertaken during the following year and are still continuing. On June 16, 2004, the Draft License Application (Stage II) was mailed. A Final License Application was submitted to the FERC on August 31, before the expiration of the Preliminary Permit.
The following section contains links to available public documents for the project, as well as a Frequently Asked Questions section, the proposed project boundary overlaid on a 1:24K USGS quad, and slideshows presented to the public by Symbiotics LLC. All documents are available in PDF format (please visit the Adobe Acrobat website for a free reader). The files tend to be large, and file sizes have been noted next to links as a warning. They may be more easily downloaded if you right-click on the hyperlink and choose "Save Target As..."
Project Documents and Correspondence
- Draft 401 Water Quality Certification Application filed with Oregon Department of Environmental Quality August 29, 2006
Appendix A: Detailed Project Drawings (Exhibit F of the Final License Application) (693 KB)
Appendix B: Project Boundary (Exhibit G of the Final License Application) (8457 KB)
Appendix C: Landuse Compatibility Statement (102 KB)
Appendix D: Soil Erosion Control Plan (5697 KB)
Appendix E: Hazardous Substances Spill Prevention and Cleanup Plan (294 KB)
Appendix F: Fish Passage Feasibility Study (2687 KB)
Download Entire Draft Application (18879 KB)
- Anadromous Fish Reintroduction and Passage Feasibility Study, filed with FERC April 2006
- Letter dated December 29, 2005 to FERC in response to Deficiency of License Application and Additional Information Request letter dated September 30, 2005
Appendix A: Agency Correspondence regarding Schedule A, Item 8 (35 KB)
Appendix B: Agency Correspondence regarding Schedule B, Item 1 (39 KB)
Appendix C: Hydrodynamic Modeling Final Report (2962 KB)
Appendix D: Applegate Lake Fish Entrainment Study Final Report (792 KB)
Appendix E: Benthic Aquatic Invertebrate Study Final Report (295 KB)
Appendix F: Applegate River Spawning Study Final Report (2172 KB)
Appendix G: Agency Correspondence regarding Schedule A, Item 11 (18 KB)
Appendix H: Adult Steelhead Captures - Excel File (18 KB)
Appendix I: Agency Correspondence regarding Schedule B, Item 6 (17 KB)
Appendix J: Photographs of the Project Area (1491 KB)
Download Entire 12/29/05 Letter (7270 KB)
- Addendum #1 to the Final License Application (1906 KB) This document contains Applicant responses to Stage II comments received after August 31, 2004 and was forwarded to FERC and agencies on May 17, 2005 (appendices available as individual files):
Appendix A: Project Correspondence (1263 KB)
Appendix B: Resource Agency Attendies and Minutes (51 KB)
Appendix C: Vegetation Mitigation Plan (1698 KB)
Appendix D: USFS Applegate Lake Fishery Assessment (851 KB)
Appendix E: Cultural Resources Assessment Survey (9592 KB)
Appendix F: Assessment of Project Effects on Bald Eagles (295 KB)
Appendix G: Interstitial Void Measurement Proposal (1599 KB)
Appendix H: USFS Region 6 Sensitive Species (37 KB)
Appendix I: Salamander Survey Report (884 KB)
Download Entire Addendum (17261 KB)
- Final License Application - Stage III Consultation Document (individual exhibits follow):
Exhibit A: Project Description (577 KB)
Exhibit B: Project Operations (36 KB)
Exhibit C: Construction History and Schedule (23 KB)
Exhibit D: Statement of Costs and Financing (15 KB)
Exhibit E: Environmental Studies Report (19495 KB)
Exhibit F: General Drawings (693 KB)
Exhibit G: Project Maps (8457 KB)
Download Entire Application (29282 KB)
- Draft License Application - Stage II Consultation Document (individual exhibits follow):
Exhibit A: Project Description (566 KB)
Exhibit B: Project Operations (36 KB)
Exhibit C: Construction History and Schedule (23 KB)
Exhibit D: Statement of Costs and Financing (15 KB)
Exhibit E: Environmental Studies Report (16624 KB)
Exhibit F: General Drawings (687 KB)
Exhibit G: Project Maps (7953 KB)
Download Entire Application (27000 KB)
- Stage I Resource Monitoring and Field Investigations Document (957 KB)
- Stage I Consultation Document (3001 KB)
Project Slideshows
- Project slideshow (Anadramous Fish Reintroduction and Fish Passage Conceptual Overview) presented in Portland, Oregon, February 15, 2006
- Oregon tri-project slideshow presented in Portland, Oregon, January 11, 2005
- Oregon tri-project slideshow presented in Prineville, Oregon, September 28, 2004
- Project slideshow presented in Ruch, Oregon, August 19, 2004
- Oregon tri-project slideshow presented in Salem, Oregon, July 30, 2004
- Project slideshow presented in Salem, Oregon, June 3, 2004
- Project slideshow presented in Jacksonville, Oregon, October 17, 2002
Other Project Files
- Fish Entrainment Study: Safety Plan
- Fish Entrainment Study: Construction and Environmental Protection Plan
- List of Proposed Studies
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Map of Project Boundary
- Artist Rendition of Completed Project
If you have comments regarding this project and wish to have them included in the consultation process, please address them to:
Brent Smith (bsmith@nwpwrservices.com)
Northwest Power Services
P.O. Box 535
Rigby, Idaho 83442
208-745-0834 (phone)
208-745-7909 (fax)