Pit 5 P-233

General information
Waterway	Pit 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-233
FERC project name	Pit 3 4 & 5
Other projects with this FERC number	Pit 4 P-233 Pit 3 P-233
Permit issued	6/27/07
Permit expiration	6/26/43
Ownership and operation
Owner	Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Owner type	Investor-Owned Utility
Year first online (conventional hydro)	1944
Transmission or distribution system owner	Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Power and generating capacity
Number of units	4
Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant	141.6 MW
Average annual net hydropower generation	678,020.8 MWH

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This 312.33-megawatt (MW) project is located on the Pit River in Shasta County, California.

The Pit 3, 4, 5 Project occupies 4,330 acres, of which 3,259 acres are owned by PG&E, 746 acres are part of the Shasta National Forest, and 325 are privately owned.

The project consists of three developments, with a total of four dams, four reservoirs, three powerhouses. The developments extend along the Pit River, with Pit 3 the furthest upstream and Pit 5 the furthest downstream.

Milestones

Settlement completed.	08-29-2006
401 Water Quality Certification issued	08-15-2006
SWRCB issues draft 401 certification	12-21-2005
FERC files final EIS.	06-21-2004
Final license application filed with FERC	11-04-2003
Settlement signed with FERC. Read CHRC member press release: http://www.calhrc.org/articles%20and%20reports/PitRiverRelease%2010	10-31-2003
License Issued	07-02-2007