Crane Valley Hydroelectric Project Relicensing, Madera County (1997)

CONCUR facilitated an 8-way agreement among PG&E, local governments, USFWS, DFG, and USFS on the terms of new FERC Hydroelectric License for the Crane Valley Project in eastern Madera County, California. CONCUR worked with parties to identify, rank, and package over 90 specific candidate license condictions, and to identify new institutional structure to see this package through to implementation. The agreement, presented to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, addressed licensing conditions for in stream flow for cold water and warm water fisheries in Willow Creek and tributaries, terrestrial habitat and wildlife protection and recreational improvements at Bass Lake and the adjacent watershed.