Chelan P-637

General information
Waterway	Chelan River
Current status	Active license
Type of facility	Conventional Hydro
Mode of hydropower generation	Peaking
Type of permit	FERC License
FERC information
FERC docket #	P-637
FERC project name	Lake Chelan
Permit issued	11/1/06
Permit expiration	10/27/56
Ownership and operation
Owner	PUD No 1 of Chelan County
Owner type	Publicly Owned Utility
Year first online (conventional hydro)	1927
Transmission or distribution system owner	PUD No 1 of Chelan County
Power and generating capacity
Number of units	2
Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant	59.2 MW
Average annual net hydropower generation	396,688.8 MWH

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The Lake Chelan Hydroelectric Project is located on the Chelan River, near the City of Chelan, in Chelan County, Washington. The project occupies 465.5 acres of federal lands administered by the U.S. Forest Service and National Park Service.

On October 8, 2003, a settlement agreement was reached between the licensee (Chelan PUD), Forest Service, Park Service, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Washington Department of Ecology, the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, American Whitewater, and the City of Chelan. This Settlement Agreement forms the basis for license issued in 2006.