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United States
`Department of
`Agriculture
`Forest
`Service
`Mendocino N.F.
`Supervisor’s Office
`825 N. Humboldt Avenue
`Willows, CA 95988
`(530) 934­3316
`TTY:  (530) 934­7724
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`Via Electronic filing  Date: May 5, 2010

`Ms. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary
`Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
`888 First Street, NE
`Washington, D. C. 20426
`Subject: Campground Water System Renovations at the Potter Valley Hydroelectric 
`Project (FERC No. 77)
`Dear Ms. Bose:
`My staff has been in communication with Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) Company 
`representatives regarding potential changes being considered that would affect the potable water 
`delivery system to recreational facilities at Lake Pillsbury.  Lake Pillsbury is part of the Potter 
`Valley Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 77), partially located on Mendocino National Forest 
`system lands.  Pacific Gas and Electric is the licensee for this Project.  
`Currently a single potable water delivery system serves five campgrounds within the Lake 
`Pillsbury Recreation Area.  PG&E manages and operates these campgrounds under their FERC 
`license and through a Forest Service Special Use Permit for the facilities located on National 
`Forest System (NFS) lands.  Part of PG&E’s management responsibility includes operation and 
`maintenance of the potable water system for public use at all of these recreation facilities.  
`Due to on­going high costs associated with maintenance of a water line that runs under the lake 
`from the two northern­most campgrounds to the remaining three campgrounds, PG&E is 
`considering making changes to the water system. These changes would effectively eliminate the 
`water line under the lake resulting in the elimination of water service to the two northern­most 
`campgrounds.  
`My staff and PG&E have discussed options for installation of a new water system in order to 
`ensure continued water delivery to the two northern­most campgrounds which are located on 
`NFS lands.  Both PG&E and the Forest agree that continuing to provide potable water to all of 
`the campgrounds is critical.  However we are unclear about Forest Service and PG&E financial 
`obligations associated with replacement of the water delivery system on these recreation 
`facilities.  Exhibit R of the FERC license is unclear about these specific responsibilities.   
`Specifically we are discussing the Forest Service’s obligation to pay for a new potable water 
`system that would now only serve the Project’s two northern campgrounds on NFS lands.  We 
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`believe that PG&E should be responsible for these costs since they are responsible for providing 
`potable water.  I would appreciate clarification from your office on this matter.
`Also for your information, the “Annual Operating Plan” for PG&E’s Special Use Authorization 
`from the Mendocino National Forest for operation of the recreation facilities at Lake Pillsbury 
`states, “PG&E will operate, sample and maintain the water systems according to the plans.…”  It
`also states, “Any time period for which full fees cannot be collected and the campground needs 
`to be closed due to water system failure are financial risks assumed by the permittee. The 
`permittee will have the option of providing a portable, potable water source at the permittee’s 
`expense, providing it is approved by…..”  
`If you have questions or would like to discuss this matter, please contact Forest Recreation 
`Officer Tricia Christofferson at (530) 934­1167.  I appreciate your assistance in this matter and 
`look forward to your reply. 
`Sincerely,
`/s/ Thomas A. Contreras
`THOMAS A. CONTRERAS
`Forest Supervisor
`cc:  Craig Geldard
`PG&E License Coordinator PG&E
`David Moller
`Director PG&E Hydro Licensing
`Missy Brosnan
`PG&E Recreation   
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