Status: (1/21/08)

• Notice of intent published 1/12/00
• Scoping meeting held 1/31/00
• Draft EIS/EIR released on 7/18/03
• Public hearing on 8/27/03
• Draft Supplemental EIS/Revised EIR released on March 1, 2005 for a 60-day review.
• FWS and NOAA-Fisheries Biological Opinions received June 2005.
• Final EIS/EIR released July 29, 2005.
• Record of Decision signed January 20, 2009.

Background:

The Battle Creek Salmon and Steelhead Restoration project was funded by CALFED in 1999 for $28,000,000. Embodied in a Memorandum of Understanding among CALFED agencies and PG&E, the project will result in the re-opening of 42 miles of historical anadromous fish habitat.

Components of the project include:

• Removal of 5 diversion dams that would have marginal power production value after their releases are adjusted to meet
  streamflow needs below the dams,
• Installing fish ladders at 3 diversion dams and screening their associated diversions,
• Increasing flow releases from all remaining diversion dams affecting anadromous fish on Battle Creek,
• Direct connection of powerhouse tailraces to power canals to eliminate redundant screening requirements, flow fluctuations associated with powerhouse operations, and false attraction of returning fish to powerhouse tailraces containing a mixture of waters from different basins.