PRE-APPLICATION DOCUMENT OCTOBER 30, 2013 Prepared by America Renewables, LLC for: GOODWIN POWER, LLC Goodwin Dam Hydropower Project (FERC Project No. 13728) Goodwin Power Pre-Application Document Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS 1! PROCESS(PLAN(AND(SCHEDULE(...............................................................................................................(1! 1.1! PROCESS!PLAN!AND!SCHEDULE!THROUGH!FILING!OF!LICENSE!APPLICATION!..................................................!1! 2! PROJECT(LOCATION,(FACILITIES,(AND(OPERATIONS(.......................................................................(1! 2.1! NAME!AND!BUSINESS!ADDRESS!..................................................................................................................................!1! 2.2! DETAILED!MAPS!.............................................................................................................................................................!1! 2.3! DESCRIPTION!OF!ALL!EXISTING!AND!PROPOSED!FACILITIES!................................................................................!6! 2.3.1! Physical-Composition,-Dimensions-and-General-Configuration-.........................................................-6! 2.3.2! Goodwin-Dam-Components-................................................................................................................................-6! 2.3.3! Proposed-Facilities-.................................................................................................................................................-7! 2.3.4! Water-Surface-Area-and-Elevation,-Storage-............................................................................................-14! 2.3.5! Hydraulic-Capacity-and-Rated-Capacity-....................................................................................................-14! 2.3.6! Transmission-Interconnection-.......................................................................................................................-14! 2.3.7! Capacity-and-Energy-Production-..................................................................................................................-14! 2.4! CURRENT!AND!PROPOSED!OPERATION!..................................................................................................................!15! 2.4.1! Current-Operations-.............................................................................................................................................-15! 2.4.2! Proposed-Operations-..........................................................................................................................................-15! 3! DESCRIPTION(OF(EXISTING(ENVIRONMENT(AND(RESOURCE(IMPACTS(....................................(1! 3.1! GENERAL!DESCRIPTION!OF!THE!LOCALE!....................................................................................................................!1! 3.1.1! Climate-........................................................................................................................................................................-2! 3.1.2! Topography-...............................................................................................................................................................-2! 3.1.3! Wetlands-.....................................................................................................................................................................-4! 3.1.4! Vegetation-Cover-.....................................................................................................................................................-5! 3.1.5! Land-Development-.................................................................................................................................................-5! 3.2! WATER!RESOURCES!......................................................................................................................................................!6! 3.2.1! Zone-of-Potential-Effect-........................................................................................................................................-6! 3.2.2! Hydrology-and-Setting-..........................................................................................................................................-6! 3.2.3! History-of-Water-Development-.........................................................................................................................-7! 3.2.4! New-Melones-Dam-and-Reservoir-....................................................................................................................-8! 3.2.5! Requirements-for-New-Melones-Operations-.............................................................................................-10! 3.2.6! New-Melones-Operating-Plan-.........................................................................................................................-12! 3.2.7! Water-Use-................................................................................................................................................................-14! 3.2.8! Overview-of-Water-Quality-..............................................................................................................................-16! 3.2.9! Water-Quantity-and-Drainage-Area-............................................................................................................-25! 3.2.10! Water-Temperature-.........................................................................................................................................-28! 3.2.11! Anticipated-Project-Impacts-on-Water-Use-and-Quality-..................................................................-29! 3.2.12! Protection,-Mitigation,-and-Enhancement-Measures-........................................................................-30! 3.3! FISH!AND!AQUATIC!RESOURCES!.....................................................................................................................!31! 3.3.1! Aquatic-Resources-in-the-Stanislaus-Upstream-of-Tulloch-Dam-......................................................-31! 3.3.2! Aquatic-Resources-in-Tulloch-Reservoir-.....................................................................................................-44! 3.3.3! Aquatic-Resources-in-and-downstream-of-Goodwin-Reservoir-........................................................-45! 3.3.4! Anticipated-Project-Impacts-on-Aquatic-Resources-and-Mitigation-..............................................-47! 3.4! BOTANICAL!RESOURCES!............................................................................................................................................!50! 3.4.1! Zone-of-Potential-Effect-.....................................................................................................................................-50! 3.4.2! Botanical-Resources-in-the-Stanislaus-River-Upstream-of-Tulloch-Dam-.....................................-50! 3.4.3! Special-Status-Botanical-Species-that-may-Occur-in-the-Project-Area-..........................................-51! 3.4.4! TriZDam-2002-reZlicensing-study-results-...................................................................................................-61! 3.4.5! Analysis-and-Discussion-....................................................................................................................................-64! Page 1 OCTOBER, 2013 Goodwin Dam Hydropower Project (FERC Project No. 13728) Goodwin Power Pre-Application Document Table of Contents 3.4.6! Conclusions-.............................................................................................................................................................-64! 3.5! WILDLIFE!RESOURCES!................................................................................................................................................!65! 3.5.1! Zone-of-Potential-Effect-.....................................................................................................................................-65! 3.5.2! General-Wildlife-Species-Occurrence-in-the-Project-Area-...................................................................-65! 3.5.3! Special-Status-Terrestrial-Species-that-may-Occur-in-the-Project-Area-.......................................-66! 3.5.4! Special-Status-Terrestrial-Invertebrate-.....................................................................................................-66! 3.5.5! Special-Status-Reptiles-.......................................................................................................................................-66! 3.5.6! Special-Status-Birds-............................................................................................................................................-67! 3.5.7! Special-Status-Mammals-...................................................................................................................................-81! 3.5.8! Managed-Species-(Harvest-Species)-............................................................................................................-88! 3.5.9! Conclusion-...............................................................................................................................................................-89! 3.6! HISTORICAL!AND!ARCHEOLOGICAL!RESOURCES!....................................................................................................!92! 3.6.1! Ethnohistory-..........................................................................................................................................................-92!