PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY DeSabla-Centerville Hydroelectric Project FERC Project No. 803 License Application Volume IID: Exhibit E (Section 6.9 Land Use) through Section 13.0 Literature Cited October 2007 © 2007, Pacific Gas and Electric Company Pacific Gas and Electric Company DeSabla-Centerville Project FERC Project No. 803 VOLUME IID TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Description Page 6.0 AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT(continued) 6.9 Land Use.........................................................................................................E6.9-1 6.9.1 Historical Information.........................................................................E6.9-1 6.9.1.1 Land Management Plans and Land Use Management Descriptions .........................................................................E6.9-1 6.9.1.2 Land Use and Management within and Adjacent to the Project Boundary............................................................E6.9-6 6.9.1.3 Licensee’s Shoreline Permitting Policies...........................E6.9-10 6.9.1.4 Land Use and Management Adjacent to Project Affected River Reaches .....................................................E6.9-11 6.9.2 PG&E Relicensing Studies ...............................................................E6.9-17 6.10 Aesthetic Resources......................................................................................E6.10-1 6.10.1 Overview...........................................................................................E6.10-1 6.10.2 Aesthetic Resources and Related Management Guidelines in the Vicinity of Project Features ........................................................E6.10-1 6.10.3 Other Scenic Attractions in the Project Area....................................E6.10-5 6.10.4 PG&E’s Relicensing Studies............................................................E6.10-6 6.11 Cultural Resources .................................................................................. E6-11-1 6.11.1 Historical Information.......................................................................E6.11-1 6.11.2 PG&E’s Relicensing Studies............................................................E6.11-2 6.11.2.1 Section 106 Consultation...................................................E6.11-3 6.11.2.1.1 Pre-Application Document (PAD) Consultation .....................................................E6.11-3 6.11.2.1.2 Scoping and Study Plan Consultation..............E6.11-5 6.11.2.1.3 Study Plan Implementation..............................E6.11-7 6.11.2.1.4 Draft License Application................................E6.11-8 6.11.2.1.5 Summary..........................................................E6.11-9 6.11.2.2 Archaeological and Historic-Era Properties ....................E6.11-11 6.11.2.2.1 Study Objectives............................................E6.11-11 6.11.2.2.2 Study Area.....................................................E6.11-11 6.11.2.2.3 Methods..........................................................E6.11-11 6.11.2.2.3.1 Archival Research.....................E6.11-11 October 2007 License Application Table of Contents ©2007, Pacific Gas and Electric Company Page TOC-i Pacific Gas and Electric Company DeSabla-Centerville Project FERC Project No. 803 VOLUME IID TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) Section Description Page 6.11.2.2.3.2 Field Survey and Site Documentation..........................E6.11-12 6.11.2.2.3.3 Native American Monitoring....E6.11-13 6.11.2.2.3.4 NRHP Evaluations....................E6.11-13 6.11.2.2.4 Results............................................................E6.11-14 6.11.2.2.4.1 Supplemental Archival Research....................................E6.11-14 6.11.2.2.4.2 Field Survey..............................E6.11-15 6.11.2.2.4.3 Site Documentation...................E6.11-16 6.11.2.2.4.4 Native American Monitoring....E6.11-17 6.11.2.2.4.5 Cultural Context........................E6.11-20 6.11.2.2.4.6 NRHP Evaluations....................E6.11-34 6.11.2.2.5 Summary........................................................E6.11-86 6.11.2.2.6 List of Appendices.........................................E6.11-86 6.11.2.3 Traditional Cultural Properties........................................E6.11-99 6.11.2.3.1 Study Objectives............................................E6.11-99 6.11.2.3.2 Study Area.....................................................E6.11-99 6.11.2.3.3 Methods..........................................................E6.11-99 6.11.2.3.4 Results..........................................................E6.11-101 6.11.2.3.5 Summary......................................................E6.11-107 6.11.2.3.6 List of Appendices.......................................E6.11-107 6.11.2.4 Historic Project Feature Assessment .............................E6.11-109 6.11.2.4.1 Study Objectives..........................................E6.11-109 6.11.2.4.2 Study Area...................................................E6.11-109 6.11.2.4.3 Methods........................................................E6.11-109 6.11.2.4.3.1 Archival Research...................E6.11-109 6.11.2.4.3.2 Field Inventory........................E6.11-109 6.11.2.4.3.3 NRHP Evaluation......................E6.1-110 6.11.2.4.4 Results..........................................................E6.11-110 6.11.2.4.4.1 Prior Studies of the Project .....E6.11-110 6.11.2.4.4.2 Background and Historical Content....................................E6.11-111 Table of Contents License Application October 2007 Page TOC-ii ©2007, Pacific Gas and Electric Company Pacific Gas and Electric Company DeSabla-Centerville Project FERC Project No. 803 VOLUME IID TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) Section Description Page 6.11.2.4.4.3 Field Inventory, Feature Documentation and Definition of Property Types ..E6.11-128 6.11.2.4.5 National Register Evaluations......................E6.11-137 6.11.2.4.5.1 Significance.............................E6.11-137 6.11.2.4.5.2 Historic District Boundaries...E6.11-140 6.11.2.4.5.3 Integrity...................................E6.11-140 6.11.2.4.5.4 Project Features.......................E6.11-143 6.11.2.4.6 Summary......................................................E6.11-148 6.11.2.4.7 List of Appendices.......................................E6.11-148 6.12 Socio-Economic Resources ..........................................................................E6.12-1 6.12.1 Historical Information.......................................................................E6.12-1 6.12.1.1 General Land Use Patterns.................................................E6.12-1 6.12.1.2 Population Patterns............................................................E6.12-3 6.12.1.3 Households/Family Distribution and Income ....................E6.12-5 6.12.2 Project Vicinity Employment Sources..............................................E6.12-7 6.12.3 PG&E’s Relicensing Studies..........................................................E6.12-10 6.12.3.1 Assess Socio-economic Effects of alternative Project Management Actions .......................................................E6.12-10 7.0 ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS 7.1 Geology and Soils..............................................................................................E7-1 7.1.1 Effects of Project Operations on Erosion of Soils in Project Reservoirs and Stream Reaches.............................................................E7-1 7.1.2 Effects on Project Spillways on Geology and Soils...............................E7-2 7.1.3 Effects on Geology and Soils from Overtopping or Structural Failures of Project Canals or Flumes, or from Landslides and Debris Flows that Intersect project Canals or Flumes ...........................E7-4 7.2 Water Resources................................................................................................E7-5 7.2.1 Adequacy of existing gages to monitor hydrologic characteristics and compliance of minimum streamflow releases .................................................................................................E7-6 7.2.2 Effects from the discontinued use of Project feeder diversions.............E7-6 October 2007 License Application Table of Contents ©2007, Pacific Gas and Electric Company Page TOC-iii Pacific Gas and Electric Company DeSabla-Centerville Project FERC Project No. 803 VOLUME IID TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) Section Description Page 7.2.3 Effects of water loss in canals during transport.....................................E7-7 7.2.4 Effects of Project operations on water temperature, contaminants, and other water quality parameters in the Project reservoirs and Project-affected stream reaches......................................E7-8 7.2.5 Effects of cleaning Project canals and flumes on water quality ..........E7-16 7.2.6 Effects of sedimentation and turbidity on water quality caused from project operations and structural failures, Project spillways, runoff from project roads, and natural landslides...............E7-16 7.2.7 Effects of informal recreation at Project reservoirs and stream reaches on water quality (such as fecal coliform contamination)........E7-17 7.2.8 Effects of water diversions from Little Butte Creek on the local water supply.........................................................................................E7-17 7.3 Fish and Aquatic Resources.............................................................................E7-17 7.3.1 Effects of erosion caused by Project operations on aquatic species and available aquatic habitat in the Project reservoirs and Project-affected