HomeMy WebLinkAbout12.31.19 Email from FERC - Project Safety-Related Submission to SFRO of PGE under P-77 Various Projects Emergency Action Plan Exemptions
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December 30, 2019
Via Electronic Submittal (E-File)
Mr. Frank Blackett, P.E., Regional Engineer
San Francisco Regional Office
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
100 First Street, Suite 2300
San Francisco, CA 94105-3084
RE: Emergency Action Plan (EAP) Exemptions:
Potter Valley Project, No. 77-CA
Kerckhoff Project, No. 96-CA
Mokelumne Project, No. 137-CA
Kern Project, No. 178-CA
Pit 3,4,5 Project, No. 233-CA
Kilarc-Cow Project, No. 606-CA
Bucks Creek Project, No. 619-CA
DeSabla-Centerville Project, No. 803-CA
Phoenix Project, No. 1061-CA
Battle Creek Project, No. 1121-CA
Tule Project, No. 1333-CA
Crane Valley Project, No. 1354-CA
Haas-Kings Project, No. 1988-CA
Poe Project, No. 2107-CA
Spring Gap-Stanislaus Project, No. 2130-CA
Drum Spaulding Project, No. 2310-CA
Hat Creek Project, No. 2661-CA
Pit 1 Project, No. 2687-CA
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Dear Mr. Blackett:
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has performed an annual review of dams which currently hold
exempt status for Emergency Action Plan (EAP) requirements for the above referenced Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC) projects.
An annual review was completed for all dams that are exempt from EAP filing requirements. The list of
these dams is included in Enclosure 1. Documentation of the annual review and verification of continued
exempt status for each project is provided for your review in Enclosure 2.
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During the 2019 annual review and verification, for the majority of exempt dams PG&E did not find any
changes to upstream or downstream conditions that would endanger life, health or property. However,
for sixteen dams within the FERC Project No. 2310-CA shown in Table 1 below, PG&E requests additional
time to review the downstream reaches in further detail. While we do not anticipate a change to the
hazard classification, we request to further investigate the potential downstream impacts below these
dams and respond back to FERC with our findings no later than June 1, 2020. The reason we plan to
perform further review is to confirm there are no changes in downstream conditions such as roadways,
seasonal recreation activities or habitable structures. In some cases snow cover prevented full review of
the downstream areas below these dams needing further review.
Table 1: Dams needing further review of downstream conditions
NATDAM
Dam Name No. Recommendation
White Rock CA00373 Perform further review of downstream conditions
Alta Forebay CA83202 Perform further review of downstream conditions
Upper Rock Main Dam CA00372 Perform further review of downstream conditions
Upper Rock Auxiliary Dam N/A Perform further review of downstream conditions
Culbertson CA00349 Perform further review of downstream conditions
Upper Lindsey CA83180 Perform further review of downstream conditions
Lower Lindsey CA00364 Perform further review of downstream conditions
Upper Feeley CA00370 Perform further review of downstream conditions
Lower Feeley CA00363 Perform further review of downstream conditions
Fuller CA00351 Perform further review of downstream conditions
Meadow Lake CA00366 Perform further review of downstream conditions
Lake Sterling CA00359 Perform further review of downstream conditions
Deer Creek Forebay CA83199 Perform further review of downstream conditions
Drum Afterbay CA00421 Perform further review of downstream conditions
Drum Afterbay Toe CA83192 Perform further review of downstream conditions
Spaulding No. 3 Forebay N/A Perform further review of downstream conditions
In summary, PG&E requests a continuation of exemption from filing an EAP for all the dams included in
Enclosure 1, except for the sixteen dams listed in Table 1, which we would like to perform further
investigation.
Additionally, our emergency contact lists have been updated for each exemption watershed and are
attached in Enclosure 3.
If you have any questions, please call me at (530)-616-1079 or awh9@pge.com.
Sincerely,
Andrew Hagen
Principal, Power Generation Public Safety
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