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SNOHOMISH COUNTY Providing quality water, power and service at a competitive price that our customers value PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 January 25,2011 VIA ELECTRONIC FILING Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) 888 First Street NE Washington, DC 20426 Re: Jackson Hydroelectric Project, FERC Project No. P-2157 Updated Recreation Resource Management Plan Dear Secretary Bose: The Public Utility District No.1 of Snohomish County (the "District") is filing the enclosed updated Recreation Resource Management Plan ("RRMP") dated January 2011 for your review and approval with the issuance of a new license for the Jackson Hydroelectric Project ("Project"). The January 2011 RRMP replaces the RRMP submitted as Appendix 5 in the Settlement Agreement filed with the Commission on October 14, 2009 ("October 2009 RRMP"). This January 2011 RRMP makes minor modifications to section 3.2 and 3.3 ofthe October 2009 RRMP. Specifically, the October 2009 RRMP provided that the District will formally abandon (following State Forest Practice Standards) the portion of the 6122 Road that is located on District land (approximately 0.5 miles) and will convert it to a trail for hiking and access to National Forest System land. October 2009 RRMP at 12. The October 2009 RRMP provided that this trail will accommodate off-road vehicle (ORV) use for non-Project miners and administration/maintenance. Id. The January 2011 RRMP modifies this obligation by requiring the District to maintain (following State Forest Practice Standards) the portion of the 6122 Road that is located on District land (approximately 0.5 miles) and to gate it for use as a public trail for hiking, mountain biking and access to National Forest System land. January 2011 RRMP at 12. The January 2011 RRMP provides that gate keys will be provided to the USFS, DNR, and mineral claimants for administrative access. !d. There are no other proposed modifications to the October 2009 RRMP, other than modifications related to the maintenance and gating of the 6122 Road. The staffs of the District and US Forest Service ("USFS") have been working together to finalize the location of the 6122 Road/Trail per the October 2009 RRMP. The length of the 6122 Road that was planned to be used is longer than originally planned and includes several large culverts. The area is very steep with unstable slopes. To abandon the road per October 2009 RRMP, all culverts must be removed. To keep the abandoned road so that ORVs could use it is an 2320 California Street. Everett, W A • 9820 I / Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1107 • Everett, WA. 98206-1107 425-783-1000. Toll-free in Western Washington at 1-877-783-1000. www.snopud.com Updated RRMP, FERC No. 2157 Page 2 January 25 , 2011 engineering challenge as some of the existing culverts are in very deep fill. If the culverts are pulled, the road grade will be too steep. Some of the streams are large enough that they would be impossible to cross during certain times of the year. Additionally, maintenance of the road and trail will be more efficient ifhigh clearance vehicles can access the area. Based on this review of the existing conditions, the District and USFS have decided to maintain a portion of the 6122 Road (from Culmback Dam Road to the beginning of the pedestrian-only trail to the river) that was originally slated for conversion into a trail. The October 2009 RRMP sections 3.2 and 3.3 have been updated to reflect this change. The January 2011 RRMP was reviewed by the Settlement Parties; no Settlement Parties objected to this updated RRMP. The District and Settlement Parties do not consider this a material modification to the Settlement Agreement and believe that the updated RRMP will have fewer impacts as more of the construction work will stay within the current road prism. Further, the January 2011 RRMP does not affect the Final Environmental Assessment as the January 2011 RRMP has fewer impacts to the environment (marbled murrelet suitable habitat) around the area of the 6122 Road/Trail. If you have any questions about the enclosed or the District's relicensing efforts with respect to the Project, please contact Dawn Presler at (425) 783-1709 or me at (425) 783-8606. Sincerely, Kim D. Moore, P.E. Assistant General Manager, Water and Generation Resources Relicensing Team Lead Enclosed: Recreation Resource Management Plan, January 2011 cc: Service List David Turner, FERC Patti Leppert, FERC Page 1 of 6 - Web Applications of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FERC Online Home Service List for P-2157-000 Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County, Washington About FERC Online Contacts marked ** must be postal served Log Out Primary Person or Counsel Party Other Contact to be Served of Record to be Served Edit Registration Richard McGuire Alpine Lakes Protection Society Alpine Lakes Company Registration 11025 24th Ave NE Protection Seattle, WASHINGTON 98125 Society UNITED STATES eFiling [email protected] eSubscription Thomas O'Keefe PNW Stewartship Director eComment Indivdual American 3537 NE 87th St Whitewater Query Mailing Seattle, WASHINGTON 98115 List/Recipients by State UNITED STATES [email protected] Query Service List Craig Gannett Partner eLibrary Davis Wright Tremaine LLP City of 1201 Third Avenue Public Viewer Everett Suite 2200 Seattle, WASHINGTON 98101-3045 UNITED STATES Help [email protected] **Ray Stephenson EVERETT, Mayor CITY OF EVERETT, CITY OF 2930 Wetmore Avenue, Ste 10-A file://C:\Temp\DH1NTDAE.htm 1/19/2011 Page 2 of 6 Everett, WASHINGTON 98201 Keith Kirkendall NOAA NOAA National Marine Fisheries National Service Marine 1201 NE Lloyd Blvd Fisheries Suite 1100 Service Portland, OREGON 97232 [email protected] Keith Kirkendall Steven M Fransen NOAA NOAA biologist National 1201 NE Lloyd Blvd Indivdual Marine Suite 1100 510 Desmond Drive SE Fisheries Portland, OREGON 97232 Suite 103 Service UNITED STATES Lacey, WASHINGTON 98503 [email protected] [email protected] Michael Swiger Kim D Moore Member Assistant General Manager Public Utility Van Ness Feldman, PC Public Utility District No. 1 of District No. 1 1050 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW Snohomish County, Washington of Snohomish 7th Floor PO Box 1107 County, Washington, DISTRICT OF Everett,DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington COLUMBIA 20007 98206-1107 UNITED STATES [email protected] [email protected] Bruce F. 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