Natural Resource Management

Lee Vining Hydroelectric Project Relicensing

Highway 120 & Highway 395, Lee Vining, California 93541

Document Stage

Scoping

Public comment period

Open until October 19, 2026

Description

The State Water Board is seeking comments from trustee agencies, responsible agencies, Tribes, and interested parties concerning the scope and content of the environmental information to be included in the EIR. The Hydroelectric Project consists of: 1 three main dams and reservoirs Saddlebag, Tioga, and Ellery; 2 a 1.2-mile flowline, consisting of a 2,530-foot-long pipeline followed by a 3,741-foot-long penstock, connecting Ellery Lake to Poole Powerhouse; 3 seven stream and reservoir gages; 4 t...

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