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receive aggregate charging data as an EV Project participant. We hope to use information from these <br />sources as well as our own e-van to better understand the long-term impact of EVs on our system, as <br />well as promote the feasibility of this technology to our customers. <br /> <br />For more information contact Jeff Petry, Eugene Parking Services Manager at (541) 682-5729, or Dean <br />Alhsten, EWEB Systems Engineering & Substation Reliability Manager at (541) 685-7136. <br /> <br />Carmen-Smith Relicensing Agreement <br />The Carmen-Smith Hydroelectric Project, which is located 71 miles east of Eugene on the upper <br />McKenzie River, represents almost half of EWEB’s total owned generation capacity. EWEB received <br />an initial federal operating license for the Carmen-Smith Project in 1958. Staff have been engaged in a <br />process to relicense the Carmen-Smith Project since 2002. In early 2007, EWEB entered into settlement <br />negotiations with a 16-member stakeholder group that included federal and state agencies, three Native <br />American tribes, and a number of non-governmental organizations. The negotiations concluded in <br />October 2008 with an agreement signed by all participants and submitted to the Federal Energy <br />Regulatory Commission (FERC). <br />The agreement calls for construction of an upstream fish ladder and a downstream fish screen and piping <br />system at Trail Bridge Dam, increasing year-round instream flows in the Smith and Carmen bypass <br />reaches above Trail Bridge Reservoir, greatly improving fisheries spawning and rearing habitat <br />throughout the project area, rebuilding the three campgrounds in the area, and constructing new day-use <br />sites at all three reservoirs. The agreement also contains measures addressing vegetation, wildlife, and <br />historic and cultural resources. <br />EWEB anticipates that the FERC will act on EWEB’s license application in the next couple of months. <br />Once the new license is issued, EWEB and the Settlement Agreement parties will have 30 days to <br />review and accept or challenge the licensing order. A number of activities are currently underway to <br />prepare for implementation of the new license. This includes upgrades to the power plant, design of fish <br />passage and other habitat improvements, refinement of several resource management plans, and <br />completion of discrete engineering projects needed for license implementation. EWEB has contracted <br />with an engineering design firm, CH2M Hill, and a construction manager/general contractor, Wildish, to <br />lead the fish passage design and construction efforts. CH2M Hill is also leading the powerhouse <br />rehabilitation work, although portions of that scope are being completed directly by EWEB staff. <br />Based on the current projection for license issuance, a request to City Council to issue bonds to finance <br />the Carmen-Smith improvements is planned for early 2012. Analysis is now underway to developing a <br />valid and actionable cost estimate for the implementation package for bonding purposes, and to refine <br />the estimated length of time the power plant will be out of service, which impacts total project costs. <br />EWEB will be requesting a work session with City Council later this year to discuss the project <br />financing request in more detail. <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />
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