Appendix E, Comment and Response Summary 01-22-07

COVER SHEET FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR HYDROPOWER LICENSE Lake Elsinore Advanced Pumped Storage Project Docket No. P-11858-002 Appendix E Comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement and the October 3, 2006, Public Notice for the Lake Elsinore Advanced Pumped Storage Project, Project No. 11858-00 Pages E-1 to E-92 FEIS APPENDIX E Comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement and the October 3, 2006, Public Notice for the Lake Elsinore Advanced Pumped Storage Project Project no. 11858-002 This page intentionally left blank. APPENDIX E COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE LAKE ELSINORE ADVANCED PUMPED STORAGE PROJECT PROJECT NO. 11858-002 The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) issued its draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the licensing of the Lake Elsinore Advanced Pumped Storage Project (LEAPS Project) on February 17, 2006. The Commission requested comments be filed by April 25, 2006. In addition, the Commission conducted two public meetings on April 4 and 5 in the cities of San Juan Capistrano and Lake Elsinore. In this appendix, we summarize the written comments received; provide responses to those comments; and indicate, where appropriate, how we have modified the text in the final EIS. We grouped the comment summaries and responses by topic for convenience ...