RELICENSING UPDATE • CHELAN COUNTY PUD P.. Box 1231 PRSRT STD 327 North Wenatchee Avenue .S. POSTAGE Wenatchee, WA 98807-1231 PAID To added to mailing list contact Wenatchee, WA Rosana Sokolowski, Relicensing Coordinator Permit No. 300

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- . www.chelanpud.org/lc_imp/index.htm completing design, permitting, construction and commis and construction permitting, design, completing

tion” web site set up by Chelan PUD, which is available at at available is which PUD, Chelan by up set site web tion” for implementing the project. Foremost is the challenge of of challenge the is Foremost project. the implementing for

To learn more, visit the Lake Chelan Project “implementa Project Chelan Lake the visit more, learn To - Several challenges face the Chelan PUD team responsible responsible team PUD Chelan the face challenges Several

January 2004 to discuss the three construction projects. projects. construction three the discuss to 2004 January water for generation. generation. for water

Chelan dam, the CRFF has been meeting regularly since since regularly meeting been has CRFF the dam, Chelan lent amount of water from the dam and thus losing the the losing thus and dam the from water of amount lent

project, it is more cost effective than releasing an equiva an releasing than effective cost more is it project, that FERC has still not issued a new license for the Lake Lake the for license new a issued not still has FERC that -

While the pump station is a significant construction construction significant a is station pump the While also involved in the pump station project. Despite the fact fact the Despite project. station pump the in involved also

station location”). station work collaboratively on the design,” said Wiest, who is is who Wiest, said design,” the on collaboratively work

the upper end of Reach 4 (see diagram “proposed pump pump “proposed diagram (see 4 Reach of end upper the “’re working with the fish forum [the CRFF] to to CRFF] [the forum fish the with working “We’re

pump station will move water from the dam’s tailrace into into tailrace dam’s the from water move will station pump costs to reasonable levels. reasonable to costs

enhanced stream channel during key periods for fish. The The fish. for periods key during channel stream enhanced environment during pump station installation, and to keep keep to and installation, station pump during environment

are expected to provide a combined 320 cfs in the Reach 4 4 Reach the in cfs 320 combined a provide to expected are methods to minimize in-water work and impacts to the the to impacts and work in-water minimize to methods

from the low-level outlet structure into the Chelan River River Chelan the into structure outlet low-level the from neers are looking for innovative designs and construction construction and designs innovative for looking are neers

Reach 4 stream channel. Pump flows and waters released released waters and flows Pump channel. stream 4 Reach issuance and required start-up of the facilities. Also, engi Also, facilities. the of start-up required and issuance - LAKE CHELAN PROJECT CHELAN LAKE