Daytime and Evening Scoping Meetings for the Lower Mokelumne River Hydroelectric Project (P-2916-085)

Project No. 2916-085

Commission staff will hold two scoping meetings in the vicinity of the project at the time and place noted below.  The daytime meeting will focus on resource agency, Indian Tribes, and non-governmental organization concerns, while the evening meeting is primarily for receiving input from the public.  We invite all interested individuals, organizations, and agencies to attend one or both of the meetings, and to assist staff in identifying particular study needs, as well as the scope of environmental issues to be addressed in the environmental document.  The times and locations of these meetings are as follows:

Daytime Scoping Meeting

Date:  Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST)

Location: Appellation Lodi - Wine & Roses Hotel
2505 W. Turner Road
Lodi, California 95242

Evening Scoping Meeting

Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Time: 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST)

Location: Appellation Lodi - Wine & Roses Hotel
2505 W. Turner Road
Lodi, California 95242

Scoping Document 1 (SD1), which outlines the subject areas to be addressed in the environmental document, was mailed to the individuals and entities on the Commission’s mailing list.  Copies of SD1 will be available at the scoping meetings, or may be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov, using the “eLibrary” link.  Follow the directions for accessing information in paragraph n.  Based on all oral and written comments, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be issued.  SD2 may include a revised process plan and schedule, as well as a list of issues, identified through the scoping process. 

Meeting Objectives

At the scoping meetings, staff will:  (1) initiate scoping of the issues; (2) review and discuss existing conditions and resource management objectives; (3) review and discuss existing information and identify preliminary information and study needs; (4) review and discuss the process plan and schedule for pre-filing activity that incorporates the time frames provided for in Part 5 of the Commission’s regulations and, to the extent possible, maximizes coordination of federal, state, and tribal permitting and certification processes; and (5) discuss the appropriateness of any federal or state agency or Indian tribe acting as a cooperating agency for development of an environmental document.

Meeting participants should come prepared to discuss their issues and/or concerns.  Please review the PAD in preparation for the scoping meetings.  Directions on how to obtain a copy of the PAD and SD1 are included in item n. of this document.

Meeting Procedures

The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will be placed in the public records of the project.

Environmental Site Review

The potential applicant and Commission staff will conduct an Environmental Site Review of the project on Thursday, January 29, 2026, starting at 8:30 a.m.  All participants should meet at Pardee Center – McLean Hall, located at 3535 Sandretto Road Valley Springs, CA 95252.  All participants are responsible for their own transportation.  Anyone with questions about the site visit should contact Ms. Sabrina Cheng at [email protected] (preferably) or by phone at (510) 287-1109 on or before Monday January 19, 2026.