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Report Report on Recreational Resources 2017-12-21 Report on Recreational Resources El Dorado Hydroelectric Project FERC Project No. 184 El Dorado Irrigation District June 2018 Report on Recreational Resources El Dorado Hydroelectric Project FERC Project No. 184 Prepared for: El Dorado Irrigation District 2890 Mosquito Road Placerville, CA 95667 Contact: Brian Deason Prepared by: AECOM 2020 L Street, Suite 400 Sacramento, CA 95811 Contact: Petra Unger Prepared for: El Dorado Irrigation District AECOM 2 Report on Recreational Resources El Dorado Hydroelectric Project FERC Project No. 184 Table of Contents 1. Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 6 1.1 Requirements for Recreation Reports ...................................................................................... 6 1.2 History of EID Reporting ........................................................................................................... 7 1.3 Report Organization ................................................................................................................. 8 2. Existing Recreational Facilities ........................................................................................................... 9 2.1 Caples Lake Sites ..................................................................................................................... 9 2.1.1 Caples Lake Dam Parking ............................................................................................ 9 2.1.2 Caples Lake Boat Launching Facility ......................................................................... 10 2.1.3 Martin Meadows Overflow Camping Area .................................................................. 10 2.1.4 Caples Lake Campground .......................................................................................... 10 2.1.5 Woods Creek Fishing Access ..................................................................................... 11 2.2 U.S. Highway 50 Sites ............................................................................................................ 11 2.2.1 Pyramid Creek Trailhead ............................................................................................ 11 2.2.2 Echo Lakes Upper Parking Facility ............................................................................ 11 2.3 Silver Lake Sites ..................................................................................................................... 12 2.3.1 Ferguson Point Day Use Area and Sandy Cove Picnic Area ..................................... 12 2.3.2 Silver Lake Boat Launching Facility ........................................................................... 12 2.3.3 Silver Lake West Campground ................................................................................... 12 2.3.4 Silver Lake East Campground .................................................................................... 12 2.4 Designated Wilderness and Wilderness Study Areas: Pacific Crest Trail Crossing ............... 13 2.5 Areas in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System or Designated for Study for Inclusion .................................................................................................................................. 13 2.5.1 Wilderness Areas ........................................................................................................ 13 2.5.2 Special-Interest Area and Research Natural Areas .................................................... 14 2.5.3 Wild and Scenic Rivers ............................................................................................... 14 3. Recreational Use of the Project Area ............................................................................................... 17 3.1 Methodology for the Existing-Use Survey .............................................................................. 17 3.1.1 Campground Occupancy Use Logs ........................................................................... 17 3.1.2 Recreation Occupancy Use Data ............................................................................... 17 3.1.3 Desolation Wilderness Permits for Lake Aloha .......................................................... 17 3.1.4 Recreational Occupancy Use Data ............................................................................ 17 3.1.5 USFS National Visitor Use Monitoring, Region 5, Eldorado National Forest ............. 18 3.1.6 Eldorado National Forest Recreation Facilities Analysis ............................................ 18 3.1.7 On-Site Monitoring ...................................................................................................... 18 3.1.8 On-Site Interview Methodology .................................................................................. 18 3.1.9 Data Compilation and Periodic Updates .................................................................... 19 3.2 Survey Results ........................................................................................................................ 19 3.2.1 Existing Day-Use Visits .............................................................................................. 19 3.2.2 Existing Overnight Visits ............................................................................................. 21 3.2.3 Analysis of Existing Use ............................................................................................. 21 3.3 Potential Future Recreational Use.......................................................................................... 25 3.4 Conclusions ............................................................................................................................ 26 4. References ........................................................................................................................................ 27 Prepared for: El Dorado Irrigation District AECOM 3 Report on Recreational Resources El Dorado Hydroelectric Project FERC Project No. 184 Appendices Appendix A Agency Consultation ................................................................................................... 28 Appendix B Survey Forms and Data .............................................................................................. 30 Prepared for: El Dorado Irrigation District AECOM 4 Report on Recreational Resources El Dorado Hydroelectric Project FERC Project No. 184 Tables Table 1. Recreational Use at Caples Lake Sites ......................................................................................... 22 Table 2. Visitors to Caples Lake Sites by County ....................................................................................... 22 Table 3. Number of New Visitor Parties at Caples Lake Sites .................................................................... 23 Table 4. Visitors to U.S. Highway 50 Sites by County................................................................................. 23 Table 5. Number of New Visitor Parties at U.S. Highway 50 Sites ............................................................. 24 Table 6. Recreational Use at Silver Lake Sites ........................................................................................... 24 Table 7. Silver Lake Visitors by County ....................................................................................................... 25 Table 8. Number of New Visitor Parties at Silver Lake Sites ...................................................................... 25 Table A-1. Summary of Consultation for the El Dorado Hydroelectric Project (FERC Project No. 184)..... 29 Table B-1. Vehicle Count Summary ............................................................................................................ 34 Table B-2. Summary of Paid Entries to Recreation Facilities ..................................................................... 48 Figures Figure B-1. Map of Recreation Facilities Associated with Project No. 184 ................................................. 49 Acronyms and Other Abbreviations ADA Americans with Disabilities Act CFR Code of Federal Regulations District El Dorado Irrigation District EID El Dorado Irrigation District ENF Eldorado National Forest ERC Ecological Resources Committee FERC Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FS U.S. Forest Service LRMP land and resource management plan LTBMU Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit NVUM National Visitor Use Monitoring NVUM report National Visitor Use Monitoring Results, Eldorado National Forest O&M operations and maintenance PAOT persons-at-one-time PCT Pacific Crest Trail project El Dorado Hydroelectric Project Project 184 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Project No. 184 RV recreational vehicle RVD Recreation Visitor Day SR State Route U.S. 50 U.S. Highway 50 USFS U.S. Forest Service W&SR Wild and Scenic River Prepared for: El Dorado Irrigation District AECOM 5 Report on Recreational Resources El Dorado Hydroelectric Project FERC Project No. 184 1. Introduction 1.1 Requirements for Recreation Reports This report is being submitted in compliance with Condition No. 47 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) license for the El Dorado Hydroelectric Project (project), FERC Project No. 184 (Project 184), which is owned and operated by El Dorado Irrigation District (EID). Condition No. 47 of the project’s FERC license states: The Licensee shall conduct a Recreational Survey and prepare a Report on Recreational Resources that
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