SNOHOMISH COUNTY PUD PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1. Your Northwest renewables utility NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE AN APPLICATION FOR NEW LICENSE

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1 SNOHOMISH COUNTY PUD PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 Your Northwest renewables utility March 21,2013 VIA ELECTRONIC FILING Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) 888 First Street NE Washington, DC Re: Sunset Fish Passage and Energy Project, FERC No Public Utility District No.1 of Snohomish County, Washington NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE AN APPLICATION FOR NEW LICENSE Dear Secretary Bose: Public Utility District No.1 of Snohomish County (the "District") hereby notifies the Commission of its intent to file an application for a new license for the unconstructed Sunset Fish Passage and Energy Project (FERC No. P-14295, "the Project") located near Index, Washington. The District understands that this notice is required as the District concurrently files its Pre-Application Document to begin the Integrated Licensing Process for this Project. The following Project information is provided pursuant to 18 C.F.R. 5.5(b). (1) Applicant. Public Utility District No.1 of Snohomish County Steven J. Klein, General Manager 2320 California Street PO Box 1107 Everett, W A Licensing Team Lead: Kim D. Moore, P.E. Assistant General Manager of Generation, Water, and Corporate Services 2320 California Street PO Box 1107 Everett, W A (2) Project Number PERC Project No California Street. Everett, WA / Mailing Address: P.O. Box Everett, WA Toll-free in Western Washington at

2 March 21, 2013 (3) License Expiration Date Not Applicable. (4) Statement of Intent to File Public Utility District No.1 of Snohomish County of Everett, Washington, states its intention to file an application for a new license for the unconstructed, 30.0 megawatt, run-of-the-river, Sunset Fish Passage and Energy Project, FERC Project No The District will utilize the Commission's Integrated Licensing Process to develop the license application. (5) Principal Project Works No existing hydropower project works currently exist at the site. The proposed principal project works would consist of the following: 1. Weir - a pneumatically controlled weir consisting of steel plates and an inflatable rubber bladder that can inflate/deflate based on instream flow 11. Impoundment - a 2-surface acre area immediately upstream of weir, at pool elevation 650 feet msl (when the weir is inflated) 111. Intake - in a cavern with gate, trashrack, fish screens,.and downstream fish passage IV. Tunne1- underground, 2,200-foot long by 19.5-foot diameter, unlined v. Powerhouse - a semi-buried facility housing twin 15.0 MW turbines for a total installed nameplate capacity of 30.0 MW VI. Transmission - an approximate 8.5-mile long, 115kV transmission line that closely follows the existing distribution line corridor to the existing substation in Gold Bar, Washington (6) Project Location State: Washington County: Snohomish Stream: South Fork Skykomish River (between River Mile 52.7 and 51.6) Nearby City: Index (7) Installed Plant Capacity The proposed installed plant capacity would be 30.0 megawatts. (8) Counties, Towns, Political Subdivisions i. County and Federal Facilities The Project would be located in Snohomish County, contact information at: Snohomish County 3000 Rockefeller Everett, W A The Project would not use any federal facilities.

3 March 21,2013 ii. iii. City, Town or Similar Political Subdivision A. The Project would not be within any city, town or similar political subdivision, or use any federal facilities. B.. There are no cities, towns or similar political subdivisions that have a population of 5,000 and are within 15 miles of the proposed weir. Irrigation District, Drainage District or Similar Special Purpose Political Subdivision A. No Project facilities are proposed for location in an irrigation district, drainage district, or similar special purpose political subdivision. B. There are no federal facilities that would use or operate any Project facilities. iv. Other Political Subdivisions Likely to be Interested Cities/towns in close proximity to the project: Town of Index City of Sultan 511 Avenue "A" 319 Main Index, W A Sultan, W A Town of Gold Bar th Street Gold Bar, W A Many of the major cities/and towns in the District's service area may be interested in the District securing additional resources to meet growing demand for power. Such entities include: City of Edmonds City of Snohomish City of Mukilteo 121 5th Avenue North 116 Union Avenue Cyrus Way Edmonds, W A Snohomish, W A Mukilteo, WA City of Marysville City of Lynnwood City of Everett 1049 State Ave PO Box Wetmore Ave Marysville, W A Lynnwood, WA Everett, W A City of Monroe City of Mountlake Terrace City of Stanwood 806 W Main Street th St, Suite th Street NW Monroe, W A Mountlake Terrace, W A Stanwood, W A City of Arlington City of Granite Falls City of Lake Stevens 238 North Olympic PO Box 1440 PO Box 257 Arlington, W A Granite Falls, W A Lake Stevens, WA 98258

4 Notice ofintent ofpud No.1 ofsnohornish County March 21, 2013 City of Mill Creek Mill Creek Boulevard Mill Creek, W A v. Affected Indian Tribes The Tulalip Tribes of Washington 6604 Marine Drive Tulalip, WA Snoqualmie Tribal Organization P.O. Box 969 Snoqualmie, W A As required by 18 C.P.R. 5.5(c), and concurrent with the filing of this Notice ofintent, the District is also serving a copy of a Pre-Application Document upon the appropriate federal, state, and interstate resource agencies, Indian tribes, local governments, and members of the public likely to be interested in the licensing proceedings for the Project. Should you require any further information concerning our notification of intent to file an application for a new license for the unconstructed Sunset Fish Passage and Energy Project, please contact Mr. Kim Moore at (425) Sincerely, Cc: Service List (attached)

5 March 21, 2013 ATTACHMENT Service List for P Snohomish County PUD No. 11 Party Primary Person or Counsel of Record to be Served Other Contact to be Served Matt Walsh Matt Walsh Loop Rd. Index, WASHINGTON Lora Cox Lora Cox 5223 NE 187th Street Lake Forest Park, WASHINGTON Jeff Smith Jeff Smith Jeff Smith N Riverside Rd Index, WASHINGTON Proaoo2@.aol.com American Brett Swift Rivers American Rivers 320 SW Stark Street Suite 412 Portland, OREGON bswifttalamrivers.org American Thomas O'Keefe Rich Bowers Whitewater PNW Stewartship Director HYDRO REFORM COALITION Individual 830 Reveille Rd NE 87th St Bellingham, WASHINGTON Seattle, WASHINGTON rich@hydrorefonn.org okeefetalamwhitewater.org Canyon Falls Drew Nielsen Fred A Slusser Home Owners Nielsen & Nielsen, Inc. P.S. 382 W. Waiko Road Association 3113 Rockefeller Avenue Wailuku, HAWAII Everett, WASHINGTON skylani2@aol.com dnielsen@.seanet.com National Jane S Hannuksela, ESQ Marine NOAA Fisheries NOAA GCNW, Bldg. 1 Service 7600 Sand Point Way, N.E. Seattle, WASHINGTON Jane.Hannukselatalnoaa.gov NOAA Keith Kirkendall Steven M Fransen National NOAA biologist Marine 1201 NE Lloyd Blvd Individual Fisheries Suite Desmond Drive SE 1 Downloaded from httos:llferconline.ferc.gov/servicelistresults.aspx?docketno=p on March 18, 2013

6 March 21,2013 Service Portland, OREGON Snohomish Kim Moore CountyPUD No.1 Tulalip Tribes of the Tulalip Reservation Assistant General Manager Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County, Washington PO Box 1107 Everett,W ASHlNGTON kdmoore@snopud.com MICHELLE DEMMERT Tulalip Tribes of the Tulalip Reservation 6406 Marine Drive Tulalip, W ASHlNGTON MDEMMERT@TULALIPTRIBES-NSN.GOV Washington Bill Frymire State Dept of Senior Counsel Fish & Washington Office of Attorney General WildLife PO Box Olympia,WASHlNGTON billf~atg. wa.gov Suite 103 Lacey, W ASHlNGTON steven.m.fransen@noaa.gov Daryl Brent Williams Environmental Liaison Tulalip Tribes of the Tulalip Reservation 6406 Marine Drive Tulalip, W ASHlNGTON dwilliams~tulaliptribes - nsn.gov Brock Applegate Washington State Dept offish & WildLife 111 Sherman St La Conner, W ASHlNGTON brock.almlegate@dfw.wa.gov

Should you require any further information concerning this matter, please contact Dawn Presler at (425) or

Should you require any further information concerning this matter, please contact Dawn Presler at (425) or SNOHOMISH COUNTY Your Northwest renewables utility invites you to be a Conservation Sensation. PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 September 9,2011 VIA E-FILING Ms. Kimberly Bose, Secretary Federal Energy Regulatory