Placer County Water Agency Middle Fork American River Project Plenary Meeting June 1, 2009 Handout #2

1 Technical Study Update

Field Studies Aquatic Resources AQ 2 – Fish Population TSP  Contingency Fall Fish Population Surveys  To be discussed with AQ TWG (June 2009) AQ 7 – Entrainment TSP  Fry Sampling - South Fork and North Fork Long Canyon Creeks (May-June 2009)  Contingency Entrainment Monitoring  Duncan Creek Diversion Intake (completed June 2009)  Middle Fork Powerhouse Intake and Ralston Powerhouse Intake (completed November 2009)

Field Studies Aquatic Resources (continued) AQ 9 – Geomorphology TSP  Sediment Capture - Duncan Creek Diversion Pool and French Meadows Reservoir (Sept-Oct 2009)  Contingency Empirical Studies to Characterize Sediment Transport Under Different Flow Regimes  To be discussed with AQ TWG (fall 2009) AQ 11– Water Quality TSP  Contingency Fish Tissue Mercury Sampling (June-July 2009) AQ 12 – Special-Status Amphibian and Aquatic Reptile TSP  Contingency CRLF Surveys (April-July 2009)

Field Studies Land Management Resources Land 1 – Transportation System TSP  Phase Two – Non-Project General Access Road Assessment (Summer 2009) Recreation Resources REC 4 – Stream-based Recreation Opportunities TSP  Contingency Whitewater Boating Studies – Bypass Reaches  Currently being discussed in REC TWG Cultural Resources and Terrestrial Resources  All field studies have been completed

5 Distribution of Draft Technical Study Reports Distributed to the Technical Working Group (TWG) Pending

6 Overview of On-going Consultation Activities

7 On-going Consultation Activities FERC 401 Certification (State Board) Section 106 (Tribes and SHPO) Section 7 (USFWS)

8 Process and Schedule for Collaborative Discussions on New PM&E Measures

9 Collaboration Topic Schedule

10 Development of Vegetation and Integrated Pest Management Plan Schedule