Before the FERC Application for New License for the Annex Creek ...

APPENDIX A-1
PROJECT LICENSE CHRONOLOGY
Date
January 24, 1918
October 24, 1963
December 23, 1963
September 1968
March 23, 1973
May 16, 1983
July 23, 1984
September 28, 1984
Event
Joint Final Power Permit. The continued operation and
ma; ntenance of the Annex Creek and Sa 1 mon Creek Hydroelectric
Project was authorized in the Joint Power
Permit issued to Alaska-Gastineau Mining Company by the
Department of the Interior and Department of Agriculture.
The Annex Creek and Salmon Creek permit to
construct and operate was originally issued by the
Secretary of Agri cu1 ture in 1915, but pursuant to the
Act of February 15, 1901 (31 Stat., 790), the Department
of the Interior gained joint jurisdiction with the
Department of Agriculture over hydroelectric development.
Project license issued by the Federal Power Commission
(FPC). In 1963 the continued operation of the Project
was authori zed in the 1 i cense issued to A-J Industri es
by the FPC. The 1 i cense was issued on the cond i ti on
that A-J Industri es rehabi 1 i tate both dams. The
required modifications were completed by 1967.
The FPC accepted A-J Industri es proposed modi fi cati ons
to FPC's license renewal requirements.
A-J Industries prepared and submitted the as-built construction
drawings of the rehabilitation of both the
Annex Creek and Sa 1 mon Creek fac i 1 i ti es, wh i ch the FPC
approved.
Annex Creek and Salmon Creek license was transferred
from A-J Industries to AELP.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC, formerly
FPC) granted AELP ali cense amendment to rehabi 1 i tate
the Lower Salmon Creek Component.
FERC granted a further amendment to the 1 i cense to provide
for the construction of a new powerhouse and change
the penstock arrangement at Lower Salmon Creek.
FERC approved AELP I S amendment concern; ng a change in
the maximum water level allowed to be maintained behind
Sa 1 mon Creek Dam to mi t i ga te concern s of dam stab i 1 i ty
under full water conditions.