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Show UNITED STATES OF AMERICA1 FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION Utah Power and Light Company ) Project No. 814 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR NEW MAJOR LICENSE (March 28, 1979) Public notice is hereby given that an application for new Major license was filed June 27, 1977 and revised August 30, 1978, under the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. sees 79 la-825r) by Utah Power and Light Company (Applicant) for the Beaver Project, FERC Project No. 814. The project is located on the Beaver River, in Beaver County, Utah, near the municipalities of Beaver, Minersville, and Milford. The project affects lands of the United States within the Fishlake National Forest. Correspondence regarding the application should be sent to: Mr. S.G. Baucom and Mr. S.P. Chamberlain, Chamber-lain, Utah Power and Light Company, Post Office Box 899, Salt Lake City, Utah 84110. The energy produced by the project would be used by the Applicant for public utility purposes. The Beaver Project consists of: (1) a timber crib, rock-filled rock-filled dam (Merchant Valley Dam), 160 feet long by 29 feet high on the Beaver River; (2) the East Fork, Dry Hollow Creek, and South Fork diversion works; (3) a 4,933-foot long penstock 20 to 30 inches in diameter; (4) a 28,769-foot long steel pipeline which branches to convey water from the East Fork, South Fork, and main stem of the Beaver River and from Dry Hollow Creek. The Pipeline includes the Spring Line conduit which feeds into the South Fork conduit; con-duit; (5) the LaBaron Dam and Reservoir (an agreement in force between the Applicant and the Utah Department of Wildlife Resources gives to the latter total control of the LaBaron Reservoir); (6) a powerhouse which contains two 1,200 KW turbine -generator units operating under a static head of 1,058 feet; (7) 44 KV transmission facilities; (8) appurtenant facilities; and (9) the Lower Beaver development develop-ment of the project. The Lower Beaver development included in the original license for Project 814 consists of: (1) an approximately 20 -foot high and 115-foot wide timber -cribbed and rock-filled rock-filled diversion structure; (2) a reservoir originally having an area of 4.65 acres and impounding a volume of 60 acre-feet. acre-feet. The dam impounds a cone of sediment, rock and gravel extending 200 feet upstream with a width of 70 feet; (3) 12,760 feet of wood and steel pipe; (4) 764 feet of riveted steel pressure pipe; (5) a powerhouse containing two units having a total installed capacity of 600 KW; and (6) appurtenant ap-purtenant facilities. The Applicant proposes that the Lower Beaver development develop-ment be dismantled and excluded from any new license for Project No. 814. Anyone desiring to be heard or to make any protest about this application should file a petition to intervene or a protest pro-test with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, in accordance with the requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice and procedure, 18 CFR sec. 1.8 or sec. 1.10 (1978). In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests filed, but a person who merely files a protest does not become a party to the proceeding. To become a party, or to participate in any hearing, a person must file a petition to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules. Any protest or petition to intervene must be filed on or before 'June 5, 1979. The Commission's address Is: 825 N. Capitol Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. The application is on file with the Commission and is available for public inspection. KENNETH F. PLUMB " SECRETARY Published in the Beaver County News April 12, 19, 26 and May 5, 1979. |