Appendix J Draft Historic Properties Management Plan
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FERC Application for License APPENDIX J DRAFT HISTORIC PROPERTIES MANAGEMENT PLAN Lassen Lodge Hydroelectric Project H:\4647-Lassen Lodge\20829-FERC App\Flysheets.docx Draft Historic Properties Management Plan Lassen Lodge Hydroelectric Project FERC License No. 12496 South Fork Battle Creek Tehama County, California Volume I Prepared for: Prepared by: RUGRAW, LLC 2969 Prospect Park Drive Suite 100 16464 Plateau Circle Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 Redding, CA 96001 and 1904 Third Avenue, Suite 240 Seattle, WA 98101 April 2014 Draft Historic Properties Management Plan Lassen Lodge Hydroelectric Project FERC License No. 12496 Tehama County, California Volume I Prepared for: RUGRAW, LLC Rugraw LLC 16464 Plateau Circle Redding, CA 96001 Prepared by: Tetra Tech, Inc. 2969 Prospect Park Drive Suite 100 Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 (916) 852-8300 And HRA, Inc. 1904 Third Avenue, Suite 240 Seattle, WA 98101 (206) 343-0226 Authors: Lynn Compas, MA, RPA, Principal Investigator, HRA, Inc. Jenna Farrell, BA, Archaeological Field Director/Author, Tetra Tech, Inc. Julia Mates, MA, Architectural Historian/Author, Tetra Tech, Inc. April 2014 Draft Historic Properties Management Plan, Vol. I Summary SUMMARY This Historic Properties Management Plan (HPMP) is prepared to comply with the conditions of a new license for the Rugraw, LLC (Rugraw) (formally Rugraw Incorporated) Lassen Lodge Hydroelectric Project FERC No. 12496-000 (Project), when issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), and with the anticipated Programmatic Agreement and/or Memorandum of Agreement. The purpose of the HPMP is to manage historic properties located within the Project’s Area of Potential Effect (APE). This HPMP follows the FERC’s Guidelines for the Development of Historic Properties Management Plans for FERC Hydroelectric Projects (FERC 2002). This HPMP was prepared in consultation with: . The State Historic Preservation Officer . Tracy Edwards, Redding Rancheria . Barbara Murphy, Redding Rancheria . James Hayward Sr., Redding Rancheria . Jason Hart, Redding Rancheria . Kelli Hayward, Redding Rancheria . Kyle Self, Greenville Rancheria . Clara LeCompte, Maidu Nation . Art Angle, Enterprise Rancheria of Maidu Indians . Glenda Nelson, Enterprise Rancheria of Maidu Indians . Beverly Ogle, Maidu-Pit River-Astugewi The HPMP prescribes specific activities and processes to manage historic properties within the APE. This plan includes the following topics that will guide the Licensee, in applying both general and site-specific treatment measures: . Confidentiality; . General and site-specific treatment measures designed to address effects to historic properties that may be a result of the Project’s construction, operation, and maintenance; . A process of consultation with appropriate state and federal agencies, participating Tribes, and stakeholders; . A plan for public interpretation and education; . Procedures to implement for inadvertent discoveries; Lassen Lodge Hydroelectric Project, FERC No. 12496 S-1 H:\4647-Lassen Lodge\20985-HPMP\20985D_LLHEP_Draft_HPMP_final clean.docx Draft Historic Properties Management Plan, Vol. I Summary . Procedure to implement for emergency situations; . Procedures for the treatment of human remains; and . A process for HPMP review and revision (as necessary). Lassen Lodge Hydroelectric Project, FERC No. 12496 S-2 H:\4647-Lassen Lodge\20985-HPMP\20985D_LLHEP_Draft_HPMP_final clean.docx Draft Historic Properties Management Plan, Vol. I Contents CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 Project Description .............................................................................................................. 1-1 1.1.1 Diversion and Intake Structure .......................................................................... 1-11 1.1.2 Pipeline and Penstock .......................................................................................... 1-11 1.1.3 Transition Structures ............................................................................................ 1-11 1.1.4 Powerhouse ........................................................................................................... 1-11 1.1.5 Substation .............................................................................................................. 1-12 1.1.6 Station Service Line .............................................................................................. 1-12 1.1.7 Transmission Line ................................................................................................ 1-12 1.1.8 Transmission Pulling Sites .................................................................................. 1-13 1.1.9 Switchyard ............................................................................................................. 1-13 1.1.10 Multipurpose Areas ............................................................................................. 1-13 1.1.11 Access Roads ......................................................................................................... 1-14 1.1.12 Ground Disturbance ............................................................................................ 1-17 1.2 Area Of Potential Effects .................................................................................................. 1-17 1.2.1 Amending the APE .............................................................................................. 1-18 1.3 Regulatory Context ........................................................................................................... 1-18 1.4 HPMP Scope and Purpose ............................................................................................... 1-19 1.5 Consultation with Federal, State, and Local Agencies, Private Landowners, and the Tribes ..................................................................................................................... 1-20 1.5.1 Federal, State, and Local Agencies ..................................................................... 1-20 1.5.2 Tribal Consultation .............................................................................................. 1-20 1.6 Confidentiality ................................................................................................................... 1-23 1.7 HPMP Development and Implementation .................................................................... 1-24 1.7.1 HPMP Development ............................................................................................ 1-24 1.7.2 HPMP Implementation ........................................................................................ 1-24 1.8 Measuring Effectiveness ................................................................................................... 1-25 2. PROJECT SETTING ................................................................................... 2-1 2.1 Environmental Setting ........................................................................................................ 2-1 2.1.1 Geography, Geology, and Climate ...................................................................... 2-1 2.1.2 Contemporary Flora and Fauna ........................................................................... 2-2 2.1.3 Present Land Use and Land Disturbance............................................................ 2-3 2.2 Cultural Setting .................................................................................................................... 2-3 2.2.1 Prehistoric Context ................................................................................................. 2-4 2.2.2 Prehistoric Environmental Setting ....................................................................... 2-6 2.2.3 Ethnohistoric Context ............................................................................................ 2-6 2.2.4 Historic Context ...................................................................................................... 2-8 3. PROJECT CULTURAL RESOURCE STUDIES AND RESULTS ...................... 3-1 3.1 Archaeological Inventory ................................................................................................... 3-1 3.2 Historical Architectural Study ........................................................................................... 3-9 Lassen Lodge Hydroelectric Project, FERC No. 12496 iii H:\4647-Lassen Lodge\20985-HPMP\20985D_LLHEP_Draft_HPMP_final clean.docx Draft Historic Properties Management Plan, Vol. I Contents 4. GENERAL TREATMENT MEASURES .......................................................... 4-1 4.1 Licensee Cultural Resource Specialist .............................................................................. 4-1 4.2 Information, Education, and Interpretation .................................................................... 4-1 4.2.1 Employee Education .............................................................................................. 4-2 4.3 Avoidance of Impacts to Historic Properties ................................................................... 4-3 4.4 Flagging, Fencing, and Signage Measures ....................................................................... 4-3 4.5 Monitoring ............................................................................................................................ 4-3 4.6 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation ............................................................................. 4-4 4.6.1 Project