Narrows Relicensing

Yuba Water Agency's Narrows 1 hydroelectric facility located on the Yuba River.

This page is an informational resource for federal, state, and local agencies, non-governmental organizations and individual members of the public who may be interested in the relicensing of Yuba Water Agency’s Narrows Hydroelectric Project, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Project No. 1403. 

Below you can find documents and material developed by Yuba Water Agency during relicensing, as well as information regarding the project relicensing proceedings. Please note that much of the information on this page is in portable document format (pdf) or similar format, and some items will appear blank until information is completed or published.

Joint Agency and Public Meeting

  1. Narrows Hydroelectric Project Relicensing - Joint Agency and Public Meeting (PDF)

Traditional Licensing Process Request Letter

  1. TLP Request - Final

Notice of Intent

  1. Notice of Intent - Final

Narrows Pre-Application Documents - January 2021

  1. 00 - Narrows Pre-Application Doc January 2021
  2. 01 - PAD 00 Cover and Flyleaf - Final
  3. 02 - PAD Master Table of Contents - Final
  4. 03 - PAD 01 Intro - Final
  5. 04 - PAD 02 Project Description -Final
  6. 05 - PAD 03.1 Intro - Final
  7. 06 - PAD 03.2.1 Geology and Soils - Final
  8. 07 - PAD 03.2.2 Water Resources - Final
  9. 08 - PAD 03.2.3 Fish and Aquatics - Final
  1. 09 - PAD 03.2.4 Terrestrial - Final
  2. 10 - PAD 03.2.4-1 Attachment 1 - Vascular Plant
  3. 11 - PAD 03.2.5 Threatened Endangered Species - Final
  4. 12 - PAD 03.2.6 Rec and Land Use - Final
  5. 13 - PAD 03.2.7 Aesthetics - Final
  6. 14 - PAD 03.2.8 Socioecon -Final
  7. 15 - PAD 03.2.9 Cultural - Final
  8. 16 - PAD 03.2.10 Tribal - Final
  1. 17 - PAD 04 Issues, Proposed Studies and Qual Plans - Final
  2. 18 - PAD 05 Section References - Final
  3. 19 - PAD App. A Consultation Correspondence - final
  4. 20 - PAD App. B Draft Exhibit A Project Description - Final
  5. 21 - PAD App. C Draft Exhibit B Project Ops - Final
  6. 22 - PAD App. D Draft Exhibit F Project Drawings - Final
  7. 23 - PAD App. E Draft Exhibit G Project Maps - Final
  8. 24 - Narrows PAD Transmittal Letter - Final

FERC Authorization of TLP and Delegation to Yuba Water as non-federal representative for ESA and AHPA Consultation

  1. FERC Authorization of Traditional Licensing Process (PDF)
  1. Delegation to YCWA as non-federal representative for ESA and AHPA Consultation (PDF)

Narrows Draft License Application - June 2023

Narrows Final License Application - November 2023

  1. Transmittal Letter for Narrows Final License Application (PDF)

Volume I

  1. Narrows Final License Application Vol I - PUBLIC (PDF)
  2. Volume I - Exhibit B Attach 1 - Narrows Ops Model

Volume II

  1. Narrows Final License Application Vol II - PUBLIC (PDF)
  2. Vol II - Exhibit E Appendix E3 - Temp Model