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OROVILLE DAM CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMISSION
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ITEM 1: ROLL CALL
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ITEM 2: KICK-OFF AND INTRODUCTIONS
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ITEM 3: CHARTER OVERVIEW
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Membership - stipulated in legislation (see Roster)
Term – 3 years
Legislators – duration of their term in office
Responsibilities
Represent the public
Receive information from and provide input to Dam Operator and other state officials
Advisory – Commission does not make regulations/rules regarding dam operations
Publish a Report at least once every three years
KEY ELEMENTS
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Report
Overview of ongoing maintenance and improvements at dam/complex
Register of communications received from State Agencies, other parties
Notice of upcoming plans made by State Agencies for the dam/complex
Overview of flood management projects on Feather River affecting safety and flood risk reduction
State Agency Responsibilities
Provide facility site visits
Provide information reasonably requested by Commission (dam construction, rehabilitation, operation, maintenance, management)
KEY ELEMENTS
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Meetings
Quarterly meetings
Open to public; subject to Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act; opportunity for public comment at every meeting
Led by chair or vice chair
Meeting coordinator to track action items and prepare key outcomes-focused summaries (reviewed by Commission volunteers and approved by chair/vice chair before posting)
Decorum
KEY ELEMENTS
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Clarifying questions?
CHARTER
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ITEM 4: OROVILLE DAM OVERVIEW
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Karla Nemeth and John Yarbrough
California Department of Water Resources
September 30, 2019
Oroville Dam Citizens Advisory Commission
Oroville Dam Overview
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To sustainably manage the water resources of
California in cooperation with other agencies, to
benefit the state’s people, and to protect, restore, and
enhance the natural and human environments.
Our Mission
Our Mission
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• Nation’s largest state-built, multi-benefit,
water conveyance system
• More than 700 miles of aqueducts,
canals, tunnels and pipelines
• 35 storage facilities, 21 pumping plants,
4 pumping generating plants, 5
hydroelectric power plants
Oroville Dam and the
State Water Project
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Marysville surrounded by
flood waters from Feather and Yuba rivers.
• 1919 – Statewide water plan
• 1933 – Central Valley Project Act
• 1951 – Feather River Project authorized
• 1955 – Flood in Yuba City, 64 lives lost
• 1957 – Oroville construction begins
• 1958 – Burns-Porter Act passed
• 1960 – California voters approve bond
act
• 1962 – Federal funding for flood control
• 1968 – Oroville Dam completed
History
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6,000
population
in 1960
Oroville Yesterday and Today
6,000
population
in 1960
Over 19,000
population
today
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Emergency
Spillway
Oroville
Dam
Hyatt
Power
Plant
FCO (Main)
Spillway
Oroville Dam Layout
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SWP Oroville-Thermalito Complex
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US Army Corps
of EngineersCA Division of Safety
of Dams
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Public Safety Laws and Regulations
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• Oroville Operations
Coordinated with Yuba
Water Agency during
flood events
• Orange line indicates the
beginning of State Plan
of Flood Control Levees
Flood Control
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19
OROVILLE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FORUMS
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• Flood Management
• Water Supply
• Power Generation
• Environmental
• Recreational
Benefits Provided By the Oroville Facility
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Lake Oroville Water Releases 2018
30%
39%
9%
22%
In-Stream Requirements
Local Agriculture
In-Basin Use
Delta Export
How Water Released from
Lake Oroville is Used
Water Supply
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Flood Management
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Power
Generation
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Environmental
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Recreation
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• Owner’s Dam Safety Program
• Inspections
• Instrumentation
• Independent review
• Coordination with Local Emergency
Management Agencies
Dam Safety Activities
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• Spillway Recovery
• Thermalito Reconstruction
Current Major Activities
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• Public Access Restoration
• Recreation Project Construction
Current Major Activities
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• Oroville Dam Safety Comprehensive Needs Assessment
• Level 2 Risk Assessment
• Tenth 5-year FERC Independent Consultant Safety Review
• Forecasted Informed Reservoir Operations
Current Major Studies and Assessments
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Durations for each effort are approximate.
2020 2025
Phase 2
Construct
FIRO Phase 1
Level 2
PART 12D
Design & PermittingSelect CNA Projects;
Conduct EIRCNA
Water Control Manual UpdatePreliminary discussions, Data sharing Formal USACE Update Process
PART 12D
Current Major Studies and Assessments
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• Existing License
– Currently Renewed Annually
• New License
– Application made to FERC in 2006
– NMFS Biological Opinioned completed in 2016
– What changes with the New License
• 2006 Settlement Agreement
FERC Re-licensing and Settlement Agreement
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• Settlement Agreement Contents
– Recreation
– Environmental
– Cultural
– Land Use
• Settlement Agreement – Early Implementation Activities
– Recent Projects
– Additional Projects with the new License
FERC Re-licensing and Settlement Agreement
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Questions
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a) Discussion of potential agenda items for future meetings
ITEM 5: PREPARATIONS FOR FUTURE COMMISSION MEETINGS
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b) Vote on Vice Chair
ITEM 5: PREPARATIONS FOR FUTURE COMMISSION MEETINGS
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c) Selection of meeting summary review volunteers
ITEM 5: PREPARATIONS FOR FUTURE COMMISSION MEETINGS
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The Oroville Dam Citizens Advisory Commission will now take public comment.
We appreciate your input.
ITEM 6: PUBLIC COMMENT
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Thank you for attending.
ITEM 7: ADJOURN