4/7/2020

The Executive Director of the California State Water Resources Control Board issued a water quality certification for the Lower Klamath Project License Surrender and certified the Final Environmental Impact Report for the Lower Klamath Project License Surrender 

To:  Interested Parties 

On April 7, 2020, the Executive Director of the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) issued a water quality certification for the Lower Klamath Project License Surrender (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Project No. 14803).  The Executive Director also certified the Final Environmental Impact Report for the Lower Klamath Project License Surrender (Final EIR).   

The Lower Klamath Project License Surrender is located on the Klamath River in Klamath County, Oregon and Siskiyou County, California.  The project involves the removal for four dams (J.C. Boyle, Copco No. 1, Copco No. 2, and Iron Gate) and associated facilities.   

The water quality certification and additional information, including the Final EIR and frequently asked questions, are available on the State Water Board’s Lower Klamath Project webpage at: https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/water_issues/programs/water_quality_cert/lower_klamath_ferc14803.html 

If you have questions about the Lower Klamath Project License Surrender water quality certification, please contact Water Quality Certification Program staff by email at:  WR401Program@waterboards.ca.gov.  

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