[Federal Register: April 16, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 73)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 
Notice of Application Accepted for Filing..

April 9, 2003.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
    b. Project No.: 12362-000.
    c. Date filed: September 3, 2002.
    d. Applicant: Idrogo Hydro Electric.
    e. Name of Project: Medina Dam Project.
    f. Location: On the Medina River, in Medina County, Texas. The 
project

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would utilize the existing Medina Dam owned by the Bexar Medina 
Atascosa Water Control and Improvement District.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Michael Idrogo, Idrogo Hydro Electric, 
317 West Rosewood Avenue, San Antonio, TX 78212.
    i. FERC Contact: Robert Bell, (202) 502-6062.
    l. The Description of Project: The proposed pumped storage project 
would consist of : (1) The existing 1580-foot-long, 164-foot-high 
Medina Dam as the upper dam, (2) the existing Medina Lake as the upper 
reservoir having a surface area of 5,575 acres and storage capacity of 
254,000 acre-feet and normal water surface elevation of 1,072 feet msl, 
(3) an existing 440-foot-long, 50-foot-high lower diversion dam, (4) an 
existing lower reservoir having a surface area of 400 acres with a 
storage capacity of 5,000 acre-feet and normal water surface elevation 
of 928 feet msl, (5) a proposed powerhouse containing three generating 
units having a total installed capacity of 3 MW, (6) a proposed 11-
mile-long, 115 kV transmission line, and (7) appurtenant facilities.
    The project would have an annual generation of 130 GWh that would 
be sold to a local utility.
    m. This filing is available for review at the Commission in the 
Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at 
http://www.ferc.gov using the ``FERRIS'' link. Enter the docket number 
excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. For TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is 
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h 
above.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-9239 Filed 4-15-03; 8:45 am]

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