Daytime Scoping Meeting for the Potter Valley Hydroelectric Project No. 77-332

Project No. 77-332

Daytime Scoping Meeting
DATE: Wednesday, June 24, 2026
TIME: 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Pacific Time (PT)
PLACE: Ukiah Valley Conference Center, Chenin Blanc Room
ADDRESS:  200 South School Street, Ukiah, CA  95482

On July 25, 2025, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (applicant or PG&E) filed an application to surrender and decommission the Potter Valley Hydroelectric Project No. 77.  The project is located on the Eel River and East Branch of the Russian River in Lake and Mendocino counties, California.  The project occupies federal lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service. 

The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) will prepare a document in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) that will discuss the environmental impacts of the proposed surrender and decommissioning of the project, as well as PG&E’s proposed non-project use of project lands.  The Commission will use this NEPA document in its decision-making process to identify potential adverse and beneficial impacts of the proposed project surrender and reasonable alternatives.

This notice initiates the start of a scoping process the Commission will use to gather input from the public and interested agencies about issues regarding the proposal.  As part of the NEPA review process, the Commission takes into account concerns the public may have about proposals and the environmental impacts that could result from its action.  This process is referred to as “scoping.”  The main goal of the scoping process is to focus the analysis in the NEPA document on the important environmental issues.  Additional information about the Commission’s NEPA process is described below in the NEPA Process section of this notice. 

Comments

By this notice, Commission staff requests public comments on the scope of issues to address in the NEPA document.  Specifically, staff request comments on potential alternatives and impacts, as well as identification of any relevant information, studies, or analyses concerning effects on the quality of the human environment.  To ensure that your comments are timely and properly recorded, please submit your comments so that the Commission receives them in Washington, DC on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, July 24, 2026.  Comments may be submitted in written or oral form.  Further details on how to submit comments are provided in the Public Participation section of this notice.

Additional Information

Additional information about the project is available on the FERC website at www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link.  Click on the eLibrary link, click on “General Search” and enter the docket number in the “Docket Number” field, excluding the last three digits (i.e., P-77).  Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range.  For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at [email protected] or (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.  The eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of all formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings.

For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, contact the Office of Public Participation at (202) 502-6595 or [email protected]. 

If you have further questions, you may also contact Diana Shannon at [email protected] or 202-502-6136.