PG&E requests a special use authorization to install a weather station at Camel Peak. PG&E is implementing its Weather Stations Program, wherein they install stations in high fire-threat areas to enhance weather forecasting and modeling.
Location
Camel Peak, 5,723 feet elevation, is located west of Little Grass Valley Reservoir, Lumpkin Ridge, and Falls River at the headwaters of Pinchard Creek.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
03/31/2021
2
Decision
06/2021 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
07/2021 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| PG&E Weather Station Camel Peak Special Use Project | Decision Signed Date: 06/15/2021 |
| Forests | Plumas National Forest |
| Districts | Feather River Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T. 22 N., R. 8 E., section 32, MDM |