Project and relicensing highlights
Owner and operator: Eugene Water & Electric Board
Project completed and dedicated: Sept. 9, 1963 (see photo at right)
Location: 71 miles east of Eugene on the upper McKenzie River
Maximum power output: 118,000 kilowatts, enough electricity to power 16,000 homes
Original construction cost: $31 million
Project facilities: Carmen Diversion Dam and Reservoir, Smith Dam and Reservoir, Trail Bridge Dam
and Reservoir; two powerhouses (Carmen and Trail Bridge); three campgrounds (Ice Cap Creek, Lakes
End and Trial Bridge); three public boat ramps; salmon spawning channel below Trail Bridge Dam;
11,381-foot water-diversion tunnel; 7,325-foot power tunnel; 19-mile 115-kV transmission line.
Size of water reservoirs: Smith, 170 acres; Trail Bridge, 73 acres; Carmen, 30 acres.
Original operating license issued: Nov. 30, 1958
Current license expires: Nov. 30, 2008
Length of new operating license requested: 50 years
Estimated cost of relicensing:
| Item |
Estimated Cost |
| Environmental measures/plans |
$10,090,000 |
| Environmental facilities |
$76,910,000 |
| Project and longevity improvements |
$48,510,000 |
| Estimated total project expenditures* |
$135,510,000 |
*Results in nominal dollars with an inflation rate assumption of 3 percent.
Estimated cost of fish ladder and other environmental enhancements: $87 million
Estimated impact on electric rates: 5 to 7 percent, beginning in 2012