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Home My WebLink About06.08.21 Board Correspondence - FERC From:Paulsen, Shaina To:Alpert, Bruce;Bennett, Robin;Clerk of the Board;Connelly, Bill;Cook, Holly;Cook, Robin;Hironimus, Patrizia; Kimmelshue, Tod;Lucero, Debra;Paulsen, Shaina;Pickett, Andy;Ring, Brian;Ritter, Tami;Rodas, Amalia; Sweeney, Kathleen;Teeter, Doug Subject:Board Correspondence - FERC Date:Tuesday, June 8, 2021 3:52:35 PM Attachments:FERC 06.03.21-06.08.21.pdf Good Afternoon- Please see attached email correspondence from FERC received between 06/03/21 - 06/08/21. Thanks Shaina Paulsen Administrative Assistant, Senior Butte County Administration 25 County Center Drive, Suite 200 Oroville, CA 95965 T: 530.552.3304 | F: 530.538.7120 From:"FERC eSubscription" Subject:DOCKET CHANGE- Government Agency Submittal submitted in FERC P-803-115 by California State Water Resources Control Board,et al. Date:Tuesday, June 1, 2021 11:40:04 AM .ATTENTION: This message originated from outside Butte County. Please exercise judgment before opening attachments, clicking on links, or replying.. On 5/21/2021, the following Filing was submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Washington D.C.: Filer: California State Water Resources Control Board State Water Resources Control Board (CA) (as Agent) Docket(s): P-803-115 Lead Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company Filing Type: Government Agency Submittal Description: California State Water Resources Control Board letter concurring with Pacific Gas and Electric Company's proposed 2021 drought variance for the DeSabla-Centerville Hydroelectric Project under P-803. 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Washington, DC 20426 Via E-File Concurrence with Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s Request to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for an Instream Flow Variance for the DeSabla- Centerville Hydroelectric Project Dear Secretary Bose, The Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has alerted the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) that it plans to submit a request to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for a variance from the conditions in PG&E’s DeSabla-Centerville Hydroelectric Project (Project), FERC Project No. 803 license in May 2021, and has requested concurrence with this variance from the State Water Board. The purpose of this variance is to help provide additional water to Butte Creek during the hot summer months, thereby minimizing effects of high temperature on the Central Valley spring-run Chinook salmon (CVSRCS) holding in Butte Creek. The State Water Board received an email with a copy of PG&E’s draft variance request to FERC on May 19, 2021, which includes information regarding the proposed variance from the conditions in the Project license. This proposed variance would take effect upon FERC approval and expire on February 28, 2022 (variance period). On May 11, 2021, PG&E held the 2021 DeSabla-Centerville Operations and Maintenance Plan Meeting with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), United States Forest Service (USFS), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), and State Water Board staff (collectively, the Resource Group)to discuss continued drought conditions and flow management for the Projectto ensure availability of cold water storage in Philbrook Reservoir (located on the West Branch Feather River), which is diverted into Butte Creek to help support the population of CVSRCS during the summer holding period. PG&E’sproposed variance request supports the Resource Group’s common goal of ensuring the availability of cold-water storage in Philbrook Reservoir to support the populationof CVSRCSin Butte Creek. Article 39(e) of the existing FERC license allows for flow modifications upon mutual agreement betweenPG&E and CDFW. OnMay 17, 2021, in an Operations and Secretary Bose-2-May 21, 2021 Maintenance meeting, PG&E and CDFW verbally agreed to an instream flow variance to conserve water to help support the 2021 CVSRCS cohort. Proposed Variance: Philbrook Creek PG&E proposes to reduce minimum instream flows (MIF) from Philbrook Reservoir from 2.0 cubic feet per second (cfs) (with a 0.5 cfs flow buffer) to 0.8 cfs (with a 0.2 cfs flow buffer) to provide additional cold-water storage for CVSRCS during the current drought conditions.Compliance is measured at Philbrook Creek (PG&E Gage BW-3). In addition, PG&E is requesting that a 48-hour flow average be used to determine compliance with the reduced minimum instream flow, instead of the currently-required instantaneous flow rate. This will allow for flow deviations that occur upon buffer removal. Butte Head Dam and Hendricks Head Dam PG&E’s proposed variance also includes temporary replacement of the existing instantaneous MIF requirementof 7 cfs at both the Butte and Hendricks Head Dams with a MIF requirement averaged over 48 hours. PG&E’s normal practice is to provide a buffer-flow of 4 – 5 cfs in addition to the required MIF to assure that the MIF is always met notwithstanding flow variability and fluctuations that occur with normal operations. This variance will allow PG&E greater flexibility to operate during short-lived drops in instream flow readings. At the Hendricks Head Dam the buffer is provided by additional releases from Philbrook Reservoir. The variance at the Hendricks Head Dam will help to maximize the delivery of flow released from Philbrook to Butte Creek instead of being used to buffer flows to ensure compliance with the instantaneous MIF requirement. The net result in lower Butte Creek will be an increase to instream flow and a decrease in water temperatures where CVSRCS are holding. The Butte Head Dam variance will increase flow in the Hendricks and Butte canals. PG&E’s monitoring data indicates that water diverted into the Project canals travels faster and experiences less exposure to solar radiation, evaporation and heating when compared to flows in the natural channel. Increasing flow into the Butte Canal is expected to result in colder water in lower Butte Creek at the DeSabla Powerhouse when compared to water temperature left in the natural channel of Butte Creek. In addition, increased flow into both the Hendricks and Butte canals is expected to contribute to increased travel speedand decreased heating as water travels through the DeSabla Forebay. Compliance with the MIF requirement during the variance period will be measured at Hendricks Head Dam (PG&E Gage BW40) and the Butte Head Dam (PG&E Gage BW97). Secretary Bose-3-May 21, 2021 PG&E will implement the following actions during the variance period: 1. Monitor BW 40 and BW97 and provide the monthly flow record to the Resource Group (at the beginning of the month, for the preceding month’s flow) for each month during the variance period. 2. Promptly notify the Resource Group of any event that significantly inhibits or impairs the release structures from maintaining a 48-hour average release of 7 cfs. State Water Board staff supports PG&E’s proposed instream flow variance request through February 28, 2022 or until determined no longer necessary by the Resource Group. The implementation of this proposed variance is intended to support the protection of the beneficial uses of Butte Creek. Related Regulatory Background: The California Regional Water Quality Control Boards adopt, and the State Water Board approves, water quality control plans (basin plans) for each watershed basin in the State. The basin plans designate the beneficial uses of waters within each watershed basin, and water quality objectives designed to protect those uses pursuant to Section 303 of the Clean Water Act. (33 U.S.C. § 1313.) The beneficial uses and water quality objectives that are contained in the basin plans together with state and federal anti- degradation requirements constitute California’s water quality standards. The Water Quality Control Plan for the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River Basins (SR/SJR Basin Plan) does not specifically identify the beneficial uses for the West Branch Feather River. The SR/SJR Basin Plan specifies that the beneficial uses of any specifically identified water body generally apply to its tributary streams. Therefore, the West Branch Feather River beneficial uses are listed under the Lake Oroville designation. Designated beneficial uses for the West Branch Feather River (Lake Oroville designation) include: municipal and domestic supply; irrigation; power; contact recreation; other non-contact recreation; cold freshwater habitat; warm freshwater habitat; warm freshwater spawning; cold freshwater spawning; and wildlife habitat. The existing beneficial uses listed in the Basin Plan for Butte Creek (sources to Chico), as designated in the SR/SJR Basin Plan, are: municipal and domestic supply; irrigation; stock watering; power; contact recreation; cold freshwater habitat; warm freshwater habitat; cold freshwater migration; warm freshwater spawning; cold freshwater spawning; and wildlife habitat. State Water Board staff appreciates the continued cooperation of FERC and looks forward to working with FERC on this Project and California drought related items. During the current COVID emergency, most State Water Board staff are working from home. Accordingly, if you have questions regarding this correspondence, the best means of contact is by email at eric.bradbury@waterboards.ca.gov. Secretary Bose-4-May 21, 2021 Sincerely, Eric Bradbury Environmental Scientist Water Quality Certification Unit State Water Resources Control Board ec: JackiePope Catalina Reyes Pacific Gas and Electric Company Pacific Gas and Electric Company JHPL@pge.com CERh@pge.com Tracy McReynolds Jessica Nichols California Department of Fish and Wildlife California Department of Fish and Wildlife Tracy.McReynolds@wildlife.ca.gov Jessica.Nichols@wildlife.ca.gov Beth Lawson Ellen McBride California Department of Fish and Wildlife National Marine Fisheries Service Beth.Lawson@wildlife.ca.gov Ellen.McBride@noaa.gov Allison Lane Steve Edmondson National Marine Fisheries Service National Marine Fisheries Service Allison.Lane@noaa.gov Steve.Edmondson@noaa.gov Tristan Leong Daniel Welsh Unites States Forest Service United States Fish and Wildlife Service Tr istan.Leong @usda.gov Daniel_Weslsh@fws.gov Stephanie MillsapPhil Hoover United States Fish and Wildlife Service Forks of Butte Stephanie_Millsap@fws.gov pmhoover@yahoo.com From:"FERC eSubscription" Subject:Environmental and Recreational Compliance Report submitted in FERC P-2107-000 by Pacific Gas and Electric Company,et al. Date:Tuesday, June 1, 2021 9:56:39 AM .ATTENTION: This message originated from outside Butte County. Please exercise judgment before opening attachments, clicking on links, or replying.. On 6/1/2021, the following Filing was submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Washington D.C.: Filer: Pacific Gas and Electric Company PGE (as Agent) Docket(s): P-2107-000 Lead Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company Filing Type: Environmental and Recreational Compliance Report Description: Pacific Gas and Electric Company submits 2021 Consultation Meeting with United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service for the Poe Hydroelectric Project under P-2107. 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Bose, Secretary Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Division of Hydropower Administration and Compliance 888 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20426 RE: Poe Project (FERC No. 2107) License Condition No. 3 2021 Consultation Meeting with United States Department of AgricultureForest Service Dear Secretary Bose: Poe Project, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) No. 2107 License (Project), requires PG&E to consult with the United States Department of AgricultureForest Service (Forest Service) each year between March 15 and April 15 on measures needed to ensure protection and utilization of National Forest resources affected by the Project. Due to COVID19, PG&E and the Forest Service held this consultation meeting via a Teams conference call on March 30, 2021. Please find enclosed a status report of this consultation with the Forest Service. This draft status report was sent to the Forest Service on April 19, 2021, and no comments have been received. If you have any questions, please call dinator, Matthew Joseph, at (415) 973-8616. Sincerely, Teri Smyly Manager, FERC and DSOD Compliance Enclosure PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY Poe Hydroelectric Project FERC Project No. 2107 Condition No. 3 Report Summary of Consultation with the Forest Service to Ensure Protection and Utilization of National Forest Resources April 2021 Poe Hydroelectric Project FERC Project No. 2107 Condition No. 3 Report Summary of Consultation with the Forest Service to Ensure Protection and Utilization of National Forest Resources April 2021 ©2021, Pacific Gas and Electric Company Poe Hydroelectric Project, FERC Project No. 2107 Condition No. 3 Report Poe Hydroelectric Project FERC Project No. 2107 Condition No. 3 Report TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1.0INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................1 1.1 Wildlife Resources ....................................................................................................... 1 1.1.1 Condition No. 35: Bald Eagle Management Plan .......................................1 1.2 Rare, Threatened, Endangered, and Special Status Species ....................................... 2 1.2.1 Condition No. 32: Special Status Species ...................................................2 1.2.2 Condition No. 33: Protection of Forest Service Special Status Species ........................................................................................................2 1.3 Water Resources ........................................................................................................... 2 1.3.1 Condition No. 23: Streamflow ....................................................................2 1.3.2 Condition No. 28: River Flow Information ................................................4 1.4 Fish and Biological Aquatic Resources ....................................................................... 4 1.4.1 Condition No. 25: Poe Reach Biological Monitoring .................................4 1.5 Recreation and Land Use ............................................................................................. 4 1.5.1 Condition No. 26: Recreation Plan .............................................................4 1.6 Transportation and Road Use....................................................................................... 5 1.6.1 Condition No. 37: Road Management Plan ................................................5 1.7 Cultural Resources ....................................................................................................... 6 1.7.1 Article 405: Historic Properties Management Plan, ...................................6 1.7.2 Condition No. 31: Heritage Resources.......................................................6 1.8 Botanical Resources ..................................................................................................... 6 1.8.1 Forest Service Condition No. 30: Revegetation of the Bardees Bar Tunnel Spoil Pile.........................................................................................6 1.8.2 Article 403: Invasive Weed Management Plan and Condition Nos. 7 and 29: Fire Prevention, Response, and Investigation and Fuel Treatment Plan and Condition No. 34: Invasive Weed Management Plan ........................................................................................6 April 2020 Page i Table of Contents Poe Hydroelectric Project, FERC Project No. 2107 ©2020, Pacific Gas and Electric Company Poe Hydroelectric Project, FERC Project No. 2107 Recreation Management Plan 1.8.3 Condition No. 7, Condition No. 29: Fuel Treatment Plan ..........................6 1.9 Miscellaneous Conditions/Subjects ............................................................................. 7 1.9.1 Forest Service Condition No. 5: Hazardous Substances Plan .....................7 1.9.2 Construction Projects 2020-2021................................................................7 1.9.3 Forest Service Administrative License Conditions..................................... 7 1.9.4 Resource Management Plans Status Summary Table .................................8 Appendix A - Project Map………………………………………………………………………..12 Table of Contents Page ii April 2021 Poe Hydroelectric Project, FERC Project No. 2107 ©2021, Pacific Gas and Electric Company SECTION 1.0 Introduction This is a summary of issues and concerns addressed in consultations and meetings involving Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E, or Licensee) and the USDA Forest Service, Plumas National Forest (hereafter, Forest Service) to ensure the protection and utilization of National Forest resources. Although there are several meetings and consultations, including PG&E, other agencies, and Forest Service, throughout the year, this meeting, between PG&E and Forest Service, focuses on compliance with Forest Service Condition 3. This report is organized by resource areas. Each area includes a summary of the FERC license articles and/or United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service (Forest Service) 4(e) Conditions, background information as appropriate, and the current status of that article or condition. The actions are determined in the consultation meeting. The following list identifies the resource areas: 1. Wildlife Resources 2. Rare, Threatened, Endangered and Special Status Species 3. Water Resources 4. Fish and Biological Aquatic Resources 5. Recreation and Land Use 6. Transportation and Road Use 7. Cultural Resource 8. Botanical Resources 9. Miscellaneous Conditions/Subjects 1.1 Wildlife Resources 1.1.1Condition No. 35: Bald Eagle Management Plan Status – Initial consultation occurred in spring 2019.Consultation and plan development continued in 2020 with Forest Service, USFWS, and CDFW. Licensee incorporated agency comments; the final Poe Bald Eagle Management Planwas submitted to FERC on December 15, 2020 and approved by Forest Service on December 16, 2020. Monitoring of the Poe bald eagle nest site was not performed in 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions. Actions 2021: Monitoring of the Poe bald eagle nest territory is ongoing. 1.2 Rare, Threatened, Endangered, and Special Status Species 1.2.1Condition No. 32: Special Status Species Status – The Licensee shall, beginning the first full calendar year after license issuance, in consultation with the Forest Service, annually review the current list of special status plant and wildlife species (species that are Federal Endangered or Threatened, Forest Service Sensitive, Plumas National Forest Watch Lists) that might occur on National Forest System lands in the project area directly affected by project operations. Actions 2021: PG&E has reviewed the current lists (Federal Endangered and Threatened, Forest Service Sensitive, Plumas National Forest Watch lists) of special status plan and wildlife species. There has been no new listed species included in the liststhatmay be affected by project operations. Currently there is no data related to the other species of concern that PG&E has collected. 1.2.2Condition No. 33: Protection of Forest Service Special Status Species Status – Before taking actions to construct new project features on NFS lands that may affect Forest Service special status species (i.e. Forest Service sensitive and/or management indicator species) or their critical habitat, the Licensee shall prepare and submit a biological evaluation (BE) for Forest Service approval. Actions 2021: None. 1.3 Water Resources 1.3.1Condition No. 23: Streamflow 1.3.1.1 Stream Flow Part 1. Minimum Streamflows The Licensee shall provide written notification to the Forest Service 90 days prior to any planned or scheduled maintenance outages that would affect stream flows in the Poe Project bypass reach. The Licensee shall schedule the timing of maintenance or other planned outages to the extent possible, avoiding negative ecological effects from the resultant spills. Notification shall include a description of Project and coordinated measures the Licensee plans to take to minimize the magnitude and duration of spills into the Project reach. The Licensee shall not proceed with the planned maintenance outage without the formal written approval of the Forest Service. The Forest Service will respond in a timely manner. Status – No planned maintenance outages for Poe in 2021 that would affect stream flows in the bypass reach. Actions 2021: None. 1.3.1.2 Stream Flow Part 2. Discretionary Out of Season Flow Events Below Poe Dam Status -- This is a working model/tool. License condition due date was met and the model will be updated as needed. The revised version was provided to the Forest Service in December 2019. Table of Contents Page 2 April 2021 Poe Hydroelectric Project, FERC Project No. 2107 ©2021, Pacific Gas and Electric Company Actions 2021: None. 1.3.1.3 Stream Flow Part 3. Sediment Management in the North Fork Feather River On September 12, 2019, stakeholders and PG&E held a call to present details about the Sediment Management Program Plan and discuss the plan moving forward. A draft of the plan was developed after the call and sent for review on November 8, 2019. Agency review comments were received, and a final plan received agency approval. The final plan was filed for FERC approval on March 30, 2020. The plan was modified again to allow for more flexibility on the timing of the required monitoring and submitted to FERC on January 20, 2021. FERC approved the revised plan on February 11, 2021. Plan was not implemented in 2020 because of Covid-19 and wildfire restrictions. Actions 2021: PG&E will conduct baseline surveys. 1.3.1.4 Stream Flow Part 4. Streamflow Measurement Status – For the purpose of determining the river stage and Minimum Streamflow below Poe Dam, Licensee shall operate and maintain the existing gage at NF-23 (United States Geological Survey (USGS) gage 11404500) consistent with all requirements of the Commission and under the supervision of the USGS. Actions 2021: The Draft Streamflow Data Report was sent to the Forest Service on January 29, 2021. Forest Service provided comments on February 16, 2021, and PG&E incorporated those comments into the final report. 1.3.1.5 Stream Flow Part 5. Ramping Rates Status – Prior to presenting the Long-Term Ramping Rate Plan, discussions and progress on the RTRG MOU, and the Recreation, Enhancement, Construction, and Implementation Plan were necessary. (See above discussion on the Recreation Management Plan). Following the August 19 site visit, PG&E and stakeholders held a meeting on August 22 to discuss the Long-Term Ramping Rate Plan. Email correspondence from agencies and stakeholders on September 6, 2019 and September 9, 2019 provided comments and discussed setting up additional meetings. PG&E met internally to reassess the approach in order to address the concerns and additional level of effort raised by the stakeholders. An email was sent out on October 24, 2019 to update stakeholders on the proposed framework to move forward on long-term ramping rate discussions and set up possible dates for a next meeting. A meeting is scheduled for December 3, 2019 for PG&E to present the proposed framework to the stakeholders to continue discussions and develop a schedule to identify long-term ramping rates for the Project. Actions 2021: PG&E believes that we can complete consultation and provide a final Plan for Forest Service approval before May 31, 2021. In the meantime, the interim ramping rates will remain in effect to protect aquatic species downstream of Poe Dam. 1.3.1.6 Stream Flow Part 6. Tributary Access Status – After consultation the plan was approved by Forest Service on March 6, 2020, filed for FERC approval on March 27, 2020 and approved by FERC on July 23, 2020. The Tributary Access Monitoring Plan required PG&Eto install a permanent reference stage pin at Flea Valley Creek and a temporary reference stage pin at Mill Creekbetween August and October 2020. Drone photos were also required, however due to the Claremont- North Complex Fire airspace restrictions, these activities could not be completed. The PG&E biologist and surveying team was able to safely access Flea Valley Creek on November 5, 2020. During this site visit photos were collected with a handheld camera, the permeant reference pin was installed, and stage height was calculated at Flea Valley Creek. At Mill creek the temporary stage pin could not be installed, and drone photos could not be collected due to ongoing road and culvert construction. A second site visit was performed on November 20, 2021 to capture photos at Mill Creek with drones. No attempt was made at Mill Creek due to the construction activities. During a consultation meeting with PG&E, the Forest Service and the SWRCB on December 11, 2020, it was determined that monitoring at Mill Creek should not start until after 2022 since construction is not expected to be completed until June 29, 2021. This work has been deferred for safety reasons and because it would be best to capture conditions after the construction is completed. Actions 2021: PG&E expects to revisit Mill Creek in the October -November 2021 timeframe to install a permanent stage pin, take initial stage measurements, and photos. 1.3.2Condition No. 28: River Flow Information Status – Within one year of new Project License issuance, Licensee shall make information on streamflow at North Fork Feather River NF-23 available to the public via toll-free phone and/or Internet. Actions 2020: NF-23 Data is publicly available in real time on the California Data Exchange Center (CDEC) website at station North Fork Feather at Pulga (NFP). 1.3.3Condition 10 Water Temperature Monitoring Water Temperature Plan Monitoring Plan was submitted to FERC on July 17, 2019. Per the monitoring plan, water temperature is to be monitored at six (6) sites along the North Fork Feather River below Poe Dam. Final monitoring sites were determined in consultation with Plumas County, Butte County, Forest Service, CDFW, USFWS, and using information on proximity to release point, presence of isothermal water column, logistics, and channel morphology. Plan was implementedin 2020 with some delays because of Covid-19 and wildfire restrictions. Actions 2021: Continue monitoring of water temperature. Table of Contents Page 4 April 2021 Poe Hydroelectric Project, FERC Project No. 2107 ©2021, Pacific Gas and Electric Company 1.4 Fish and Biological Aquatic Resources 1.4.1Condition No. 25: Poe Reach Biological Monitoring Status – Several biological monitoring plans are in progress. Fish and BMI Monitoring Plan A Fish Population Plan and a Benthic Macroinvertebrate Plan were approved by SWRCB and FS on March 6, 2020 and December 6, 2019, respectively. These were both submitted to FERC for approval on December 17, 2019. FERC approved the Fish/BMI Plan on April 16, 2020. The first set of studies were scheduled to occur in 2020 but they were cancelled due to the North Complex Fire that prohibited safe access to the watershed. PG&E has consulted with the Forest Service to amend the plan to increase the sampling timeframe from September 15 through October 15 to September 15 through October 31 to add flexibility to the schedule. Additional Plan amendments requested include replacing the reference site at Stag Creek with another reference site and moving the uppermost site below Poe Dam to Flea Valley Creek. Both requests are for safety reasons. Amphibian Monitoring Plan. The PG&E Amphibian Monitoring Plan was approved by the Forest Service on March 19, 2020 and the SWRCB on October 22, 2020. The Plan was submitted to FERC for approval on March 30, 2020. FERC approved the Amphibian Monitoring Plan on November 24, 2020. PG&E performed monitoring for foothill yellow-legged frog, in compliance with the Plan, in 2021. Monitoring included egg mass surveys and one young-of-year sites-only survey in August. Habitat assessments were also completed at sites during the August survey. Two additional young-of-year reachwide surveys were scheduled to be performed in September and October of 2021, however they were cancelled due to the North Complex Fire, and subsequent Forest Service lands closures, that prohibited safe access to the watershed. Actions 2021: PG&E will implement BMI and Fish monitoring in 2021 as described by the plan, reducing flows to 55 cfs from September 19 to September 29, 2021. PG&E will implement foothill yellow-legged frog monitoring, in accordance with the Amphibian Monitoring Plan, as early as April 15, 2021, based on flow conditions. Habitat assessments will be completed for the remainder of the reach during the reachwide surveys. 1.5 Recreation and Land Use 1.5.1Condition No. 26: Recreation Plan 1.5.1.1 Articles 407 and 404, Condition No. 6 and 26: Recreation Plan, Status – On March 20, 2019, PG&E initiated consultation on recreation issues for the Poe Project with a WebEx meeting. The meeting was intended to establish the list of stakeholders that would participate in discussions and to begin to: 1) establish the Recreation River Flow Technical Review Group (RTRG); 2) start developing the RTRG Memorandum of Understanding (MOU); and 3) begin discussions of recreation activities required by the Forest Service 4(e) Condition prior to the upcoming recreation season. The first draft of the RTRG MOU was submitted for stakeholder review on May 2, 2019. Additional meetings were set up on May 9 and May 23, primarily to finalize the formation of the RTRG members, continue developing the MOU, and initiate discussions on the operations model and long-term ramping rates. On May 10, a few stakeholders including a trail specialist from Butte County Resource Conservation District (RCD) conducted a field assessment of the proposed Poe Hiking Trail. FERC required PG&E to conduct a feasibility study of the trail within 6 months of license issuance. At the May 23 meeting, PG&E included a summary of the assessment and informed the RTRG that a contract with RCD was in progress. During the summer, there were several iterations of the MOU, and the final MOU was routed for signature on July 25. On August 19, stakeholders were invited for a site visit and to discuss preliminary designs for the 5 proposed recreation sites. PG&E hired an engineering firm and has developed 30% design plans for each of the proposed recreation sites. Those plans will be incorporated into the draft Recreation Management Plan, which was presented at a meeting with stakeholders on December 3. PG&E incorporated comments from that meeting and submitted a draft Plan for stakeholders to begin reviewing December 12, 2019. Several stakeholder meetings were held in 2020 to discuss the draft recreation site designs and comments on the Recreation Plan. PG&E submitted the Recreation Management Plan for FERC approval on September 29, 2020. Enhancement and management requirements for Sandy Beach and Poe Beach, the two recreation sites located on federal lands, are described in Forest Service Condition No. 26. Depending on the timing of the review and approval process, PG&E remains optimistic that construction of some recreation sites can be completed by the end of 2021. However, depending on possible delays in design reviews, permitting and potential cultural resource studies, completion may need to be extended. The proposed construction schedule is included in the draft Plan. Actions 2021: PG&E will continue working towards finalizing design and developing project descriptions for the improvements identified in the Recreation Management Plan. Prior to 2020, PG&E was optimistic that construction on some sites would be completed prior to 2021. However, depending on new delays of field work and potential cultural resources studies, completion may be extended another year. Table of Contents Page 6 April 2021 Poe Hydroelectric Project, FERC Project No. 2107 ©2021, Pacific Gas and Electric Company 1.5.1.2 Condition No. 26: Poe Interagency Recreation River Flow Management Plan MOU Status – The Poe Interagency Recreation River Flow Management Plan (PIRRFMP) MOU has been approved and was submitted to FERC on September 29, 2020. Actions 2021: The PIRRFMP and PIRRFMP MOU were included as attachments to the Recreation Management Plan. 1.6Transportation and Road Use 1.6.1Condition No. 37: Road Management Plan Status – The updated draft Plan was submitted to the Forest Service in April 2020 and the Forest Service submitted comments in May 2020. PG&E, in consultation with the agencies, coordinated a joint field trip on October 28, 2020 to complete a visual assessment of the road conditions. The Road Management Plan was then revised to incorporate earlier comments and the 2020 Road Assessment Report was updated to reflect comments from the field trip. The updated documents were submitted to the Forest Service for comments in November 2020. On December 15, 2020, PG&E submitted the updated Road Management Plan to the Forest Service for formal approval. The Forest Service approved the Plan on December 16, 2020. The Road Management Plan was submitted to FERC for approval on December 29, 2020. Actions 2021: Obtain FERC approval and transition to plan implementation. 1.7 Cultural Resources 1.7.1Article 405: Historic Properties Management Plan, 1.7.2 Condition No. 31: Heritage Resources Status – A Heritage Properties Management Plan is in progress. A 12-month extension was approved by FERC December 31, 2020. EOT extended further to December 31, 2021. Actions 2021: Continue finalizing plan and submit to FERC for approval by deadline. Adhere to the Article 405 Interim Treatment requirements in the interim. There were unanticipated delays completing the HPMP in 2020 caused by wildfires and, particularly, the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic. Field personnel were not able to access the rural communities within the vicinity of the North Complex Fires during the fall months when more stringent restrictions were in place. The Traditional Cultural Property (TCP) study depends heavily on in-person interviews with members of the Native American community and access to their private files. The COVID-19 Pandemic has continued to hinder progress given shelter-in-place orders and social distancing requirements. Many prospective TCP interviewees are, in fact, in high-risk populations for COVID-19. PG&E requested additional time to complete the HPMP due to these delays. The Forest Service approved an extension of time by letter dated 12/16/2020. An order granting an extension of time was issued by FERC on 01/15/2021. The deadline to file the HPMP is 12/31/2021. 1.8 Botanical Resources 1.8.1Forest Service Condition No. 30: Revegetation of the Bardees Bar Tunnel Spoil Pile Status – PG&E conducted a WebEx meeting on July 18, 2019 with SWRCB and Forest Service staff to outline a phased approach for managing the spoil pile. The proposal is to conduct a slope stability analysis in 2019, and based on that analysis, determine next steps. PG&E experts from our Geosciences Department conducted their field reconnaissance on August 5, 2019 to collect data to complete their slope stability analysis. A 12-month extension was approved by FERC on January 8, 2020.FERC approved the plan on 1/12/2021. Actions 2021: PG&E expects to submit a draft report to the Forest Service assessing the slope stability, including recommendations to improve stability, in 2021, or mid 2022. PG&E also expects to submit a draft report of the targeted (short-term) Revegetation Plan to be implemented concurrently with the Stability Plan on the same schedule. 1.8.2Article 403: Invasive Weed Management Plan and Condition Nos. 7 and 29: Fire Prevention, Response, and Investigation and Fuel Treatment Plan and Condition No. 34: Invasive Weed Management Plan Status -The Invasive Weed Management Plan will be combined with the Fuel Treatment Plan to be an Integrated Vegetation Management Plan (Plan). This combination and the requisite extension was requested from consulting agencies and FERC. A 12-month extension was approved by FERC on 1/6/20. The draft Plan was submitted to the consulting agencies for review in August 2020. The plan was finalized with the agencies and submitted to FERC on December 28, 2020. Actions 2021: PG&E is waiting for FERC approval of the Plan. Once approved, PG&E will implement the Plan. If FERC approval is not received in time to initiate botanical surveys for rare plants and invasive weeds, implementation of the plan will be postponed to 2022. 1.8.3Condition No. 7: Fire Prevention, Response and Investigation Plan and Condition No. 29: Fuel Treatment Plan Status – An initial draft Fire Prevention, Response, and Investigation, and Fuel Treatment Plan is in progress was submitted on September 9, 2019. Multiple reviewers were needed by both Forest Service and local/state fire agencies. There were significant revisions to the first draft, primarily related to moving the fuels treatment requirements into the Integrated Vegetation Management Plan. The final Fire Plan was filed with FERC on March 26, 2020. Actions 2021: Implement the Fire Prevention, Response, and Investigation, and Fuel Treatment Plan after FERC approval. Table of Contents Page 8 April 2021 Poe Hydroelectric Project, FERC Project No. 2107 ©2021, Pacific Gas and Electric Company 1.9 Miscellaneous Conditions/Subjects 1.9.1Forest Service Condition No. 5: Hazardous Substances Plan Status – A Hazardous Substance Plan was approved by the FS on December 6, 2019 and was filed with FERC on December 17, 2019. FERC approved the plan on 1/12/2021. Actions 2021: The plan will continue to be implemented, with consultation as needed and directed by the plan. 1.9.22020-2021 Construction Projects Poe Dam Toe Void Project scheduled for 2022. Dive survey scheduled for Fall 2021. Chain replacement and Radial Bypass Gate Coating Maintenance Projects 2021, Sandy Beach recreation trail 2021, Poe Reservoir Improvements 2021, Poe PH recreation improvements 2021. 1.9.3Forest Service Administrative License Conditions Condition No. 11: Safety during Project Construction Plan Condition No. 12: Pesticide Use Restrictions on National Forest System Lands Poe Dam (FERC POE 2107): Brush growing in the dam groins will be treated from the top of the dam to the toe. Brush & berries growing at the base of the wing wall will be treated three feet from the base of the wall. A three foot path shall be cleared around the perimeter fence. This is necessary to allow for visual inspection of the dam groins from the air or standing on the top of the dam and to ensure no rodent burrowing. The parking area and area adjacent to structures within the fenced perimeter will be treated to prevent the growth of grasses and broadleaf weeds in order to reduce fire danger. This area is less than .5 of an acre in size. Poe Tunnel Adit #1 & #2 (FERC POE 2107): The Poe Adits #1 and #2 are access points to enter and conduct safety and maintenance work on the Poe Tunnel. These Adits are accessed by helicopter and require a vegetation free landing zone. The total area to be treated at each adit is approximately 60’ X 120’ landing zone and approx. 20 ft. wide path from the landing zone to the adit will be maintained in a vegetative free condition. All brush and yellow starthistle encroaching into the tunnel access area shall be treated. The total area treated approximately .45 acres in size. The Integrated Vegetation Management Plan calls for comprehensive surveys for invasive weeds and rare plants to be completed in the first year following approval of the plan. Treatments for invasive weeds identified during those surveys will begin the following year. Prior to any treatments of NFSL, PG&E will submit for approval FS-2100 forms (Pesticide Use Proposals). At this time PG&E anticipates receiving FERC approval of the Plan in 2021 and would initiate treatments in 2022 at the earliest. If FERC approval is not received in time to complete comprehensive surveys in 2021, the schedule would be pushed out by one year. Condition No. 13: Erosion Control Measures Plan Condition No. 22: Signs Condition No. 36: Land Management and Visual Resource Protection 1.9.4Resource Management Plans Status Summary Table Status of Resource Management Plans Table Management PlanFS Submitted EOT FERC Approval of to FERC Approved by Approved Plan for FERC Plan Approval Temperature Monitoring Plan 12/6/20196/17/2019 N/A 12/10/2019 Concurrence and 12/5/2019 Biological Monitoring - Fish 12/6/201912/17/2019 4/16/2020 Population Plan Biological Monitoring -12/6/201912/17/2019 4/16/2020 Benthic Macroinvertebrate Plan Biological Monitoring -3/19/20203/30/2020 3-Mo EOT 11/24/2020 Amphibian Monitoring Plan Approved 12/31/2019 Tributary Access Observation 3/19/20203/27/2020 3-Mo EOT 7/23/2021 Program/Plan Approved 12/31/2020 Sediment Management 3-Mo EOT 3/19/20203/30/2020 2/11/2021 Program Plan Approved 12/31/2021 Establish RTRG (MOU1) 12/6/2019N/A N/A N/A Interagency Recreation River 3/19 Concur N/A N/A N/A and Intent to Flow Management Plan MOU2 sign Recreation, Enhancement, 6-Month Construction and Request Implementation Plan Approved 1/8/2020 Long-Term Ramping Rate Plan EOT approved to 6/30/2021 Table of Contents Page 10 April 2021 Poe Hydroelectric Project, FERC Project No. 2107 ©2021, Pacific Gas and Electric Company Revised Ramping Rate Plan (if needed based on studies or monitoring) Discretionary Out of Season 12/6/2019N/AN/AN/A Flow Events Below Poe Dam - 3/19/2020 Prepare model - an operations water balance model Bardees Bar Tunnel Spoil Pile 12-Month 1/12/2021 Request Revegetation Plan Approved 1/8/2020 Road Management Plan 6-Month Request Approved 1/8/2020 Bald Eagle Management Plan 12/16/20 12/15/20 Fire Prevention, Response, and 3/19/20203/25/2020 3-Month Investigation and Fuel Request Treatment Plan Approved 1/8/2020 Heritage Properties EOT approved Management Plan (HPMP) to 12/31/21 Gaging Plan 12/6/201912/17/2019 3/16/2020 Concurrence Hazardous Substance Plan 12/6/201912/17/2019 1/12/2021 Invasive Weed Management 12-Mo EOT Approved by Plan FERC on 1/6/2020 FERC. 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Blackett, P.E., Regional Engineer Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Division of Dam Safety and Inspections San Francisco Regional Office 100 First Street, Suite 2300 San Francisco, CA 94105-3084 RE: Poe Hydroelectric Project, FERC No. 2107-CA Authorization Request for Poe Powerhouse Recreation Improvements Dear Mr. Blackett: This letter presents Pacific Gas and Electric PG&E or Licensee) construction package for recreation improvements at Poe Powerhouse, which is part of PG&E Poe Hydroelectric Project, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) No. 2107 (Project). This project is one of several recreation improvements identified in the Poe Recreation Enhancement Plan, which was submitted for FERC approval on September 30, 2020. In request for authorization to proceed with the work, please find Enclosures 1 through 3 included with this letter for FERC review. On December 17, 2018, FERC issued a new license for the Project. This license incorporates California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) 401 Water Quality Certification (WQC) Conditions into the license articles and United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service (Forest Service) 4(e) Conditions. FERC Articles 404 and 407, SWRCB Conditions 6 and 8, and Forest Service 4(e) Conditions No. 24 and 26 are relevant to the development of this project. Based on Article 404 requirements and stakeholder consultation, the Licensee will provide and maintain the following recreation access improvements at Poe Powerhouse: Regrading and resurfacing of the gravel road that leads to the new parking area downstream of the Poe Powerhouse. Maintenance of this road is described in the Road Management Plan. A graded parking lot with defined parking for approximately 10 cars. The parking lot will facilitate one Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant, paved parking stall. The remainder of the parking lot will be gravel with boulders placed on the gravel bar side of the parking lot to prevent vehicles from driving on to the lower gravel bar. Mr. Frank L. Blackett, P.E., Regional Engineer June 2, 2021 Page 2 A unisex ADA compliant precast concrete vault toilet was evaluated, however, on a call on April 21, 2020, the Recreation Technical Resource Group agreed that portable toilets are preferred due to: o Results of a project specific hydrology study showed that the installation of a vault toilet would only meet design standards if it were constructed at an elevation close to the powerhouse. o PG&E expressed concerns about locating the vault toilet near the powerhouse due to increased risk for vandalism and other security issues, as well as operational challenges if the toilet location close to the powerhouse fence. o Portable toilets located nearer the river access point would encourage compliance. People would be less likely to walk up the hill to use the vault toilet. This project is currently scheduled for construction between August 30 and October 22, 2021. Dates are subject to change due to resource availability and emergent projects in the area. Ongoing shelter-in-place orders issued by the State of California in response to the COVID-19 pandemic require that nonessential PG&E staff work remotely, and hard copy filings are not practical at this time. If FERC requires hard copies of this letter and/or enclosures, please contact the license coordinator identified below. If necessary, hard copies will be sent after the shelter-in-place restrictions have been lifted and PG&E staff have returned to their normal work locations. Project Manager, Drew Petersen, at (530) 570-7813. For general questions, please contact PG&ESenior License Coordinator, Matthew Joseph, at (415) 264-5244. Sincerely, Teri Smyly Manager, FERC and DSOD Compliance Enclosures: 1. Project Description, Poe Powerhouse Recreation Improvements, prepared by PG&E, dated May 24, 2021 2. Approved for Construction Drawings, Poe Recreation Enhancement Project Poe Powerhouse River Access, prepared by PACE Engineering, dated April 15, 2021 3. Quality Control and Inspection Program for Poe Recreation Enhancement Project Poe Powerhouse River Access, prepared by PG&E, dated April 29, 2021 ENCLOSURE 1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION P OE P OWERHOUSE R ECREATION I MPROVEMENTS B UTTE C OUNTY, CA FERC P ROJECT NO. 2107 RDER N UMBER 74031600 O H YDRO G ENERATION D EPARTMENT M AY 24, 2021 TABLE OF CONTENTS A. BACKGROUND ..................................................................................................................... 3 1. F ACILITY D ESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................ 3 2. D IRECTIONS......................................................................................................................... 3 3.L AND U SE............................................................................................................................3 4. P URPOSE AND N EED............................................................................................................. 4 5. FERC AND DSOD P ROCESS................................................................................................ 4 6. P ROJECT S CHEDULE ............................................................................................................. 5 B.PROPOSED ACTION............................................................................................................8 1. S COPE OF W ORK .................................................................................................................. 8 2. A CCESS, S TAGING, L AYDOWN AND S POILS S ITES ................................................................ 9 3. T RAFFIC C ONTROL............................................................................................................. 12 4. F IRE H AZARD P REVENTION ............................................................................................... 12 5. D ISPOSAL C LEANUP AND D EMOBILIZATION....................................................................... 13 6. W ORK S HIFT ...................................................................................................................... 13 C. ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES ................................................................................... 14 1. B IOLOGICAL R ESOURCES ................................................................................................... 14 2. C ULTURAL R ESOURCES ................................................................................................... 118 3. E ROSION C ONTROL AND F UGITIVE D UST A BATEMENT ...................................................... 21 4. W ATER Q UALITY ............................................................................................................... 21 5. H AZARDOUS M ATERIALS ................................................................................................... 22 D. PERMITS AND APPROVALS........................................................................................... 22 1. P ERMITS............................................................................................................................. 22 2. R EVIEWS/A PPROVALS ........................................................................................................ 23 L IST OF F IGURES Figure 1: Project Location..............................................................................................................7 Figure 2: Material Laydown Location .......................................................................................... 10 Figure 3: Project Site/Area of Potential Effects ............................................................................ 11 A. BACKGROUND 1. F ACILITY D ESCRIPTION Poe Powerhouse is located on the North Fork of the Feather River in Butte County, approximately 29 miles Northeast of Oroville, California. State Highway 70 is located to the northwest and Union Pacific Railroad tracks are immediately adjacent to the powerhouse on the east side. Poe Powerhouse was completed in 1958 and is PG&E’s lowest hydropower development on the Feather River. The Poe Powerhouse has two Francis units with a combined peak capacity of 3,700 cfs. The dam is a concrete gravity structure, 80-foot-high and 427-foot-long. Its top elevation is at 1390.0 feet (PG&E datum). Most of the length of the dam serves as an overpour spillway with four 50-foot-wide by 41-foot-high radial gates on a crest at elevation 1340.0 feet. One radial trash gate 22.5-foot-wide by 15-foot-high on a crest at elevation at elevation 1366.0 feet is present near the left abutment. There is also a 20-foot-wide by 7-foot-high bottom- hinged crest gate near the right abutment. Poe Reservoir is approximately 1.7 miles long and has a storage capacity of approximately 1,203 acre-feet. Gate 1 is closest to Highway 70 on the southern edge of the river while Gate 4 is on the northern edge nearest the railroad. When river flows exceed the 4,200 cfs capacity of the power tunnel, one or more of the spillway radial gates automatically open to pass the excess flow while maintaining optimum head on the power intake. The spillway has a maximum spill capacity of 220,000 cfs when all spillway bays are open. Overtopping of the gates occurred in November 1983 for approximately one hour as a result of the drum gate malfunction at Rock Creek Dam upstream of Poe Dam. The maximum spill recorded since 1978 just downstream from the dam was 45,310 cfs on January 13, 1980. Please refer to Figure 1 for approximate location. 2. D IRECTIONS From Oroville California take CA-70 N for 23 miles. Turn right on to Pinkston Canyon Rd for 187 ft. Turn left onto Big Bend Rd for 1 mile. Turn left onto Bardees Bar Rd for 1.5 miles. Turn right and continue for 2.8 miles. 3. L AND U SE Materials and equipment would be staged primarily at the construction site adjacent to the Poe Powerhouse. However, occasional space, access and turn-around constraints may be encountered due to the dead-end access road and relatively small construction footprint. Three, existing laydown areas have been identified for potential use during construction of the recreation improvements. Laydown Area 1 is an existing PG&E laydown and materials stockpile area adjacent to Bardees Bar Road. It is located on PG&E property (SBE #135-04- 081-1) that is outside the 2107 license boundary. Laydown Area 2 is adjacent to Bardees Bar Road at its intersection with the Poe Powerhouse Access Road. Laydown Area 2 is located within the 2107 license boundary. Laydown Area 3 is an existing landing zone and laydown area adjacent to the Poe Powerhouse Access Road. Laydown Area 3 is mostly within the 2107 license boundary and entirely on PG&E property (SBE #135-04-081-1). The proposed recreation improvements would be constructed entirely within the existing 2107 license boundary on PG&E-owned property (SBE #135-04-081-3). 4. P URPOSE AND N EED The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a new license for Poe Hydroelectric Project (FERC 2107) effective December 1, 2018. As part of the new license; PG&E must complete recreational enhancements to meet license conditions that incorporate State of California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) 401 Water Quality Certification (WQC) Conditions and United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service (Forest Service)4(e) Conditions. PG&E was required within 1 year of license issuance to submit for review and approval a Recreation Improvement and Monitoring Plan (Recreation Plan). The Poe Recreation Plan submitted outlines the proposed recreational enhancements to meet the license conditions. 5. FERC AND DSOD P ROCESS On December 17, 2018, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a new license for Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E or Licensee) Poe Project, FERC Number (No.) 2107 (Project). This license incorporates State of California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) 401 Water Quality Certification (WQC) Conditions into the license articles and United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service (Forest Service) 4(e) Conditions. FERC Articles 404 and 407, SWRCB Conditions 6 and 8, and Forest Service 4(e) Conditions No. 24 and 26 are relevant to the development of this project. Based on Article 404 requirements and stakeholder consultation, the Licensee will provide and maintain the following recreation access improvements at Poe Powerhouse: Regrading and resurfacing of the gravel road that leads to the new parking area downstream of the Poe Powerhouse. Maintenance of this road is described in the Road Management Plan. A graded parking lot with defined parking for approximately 10 cars. The parking lot will facilitate one ADA parking stall, which will be paved. The remainder of the parking lot will be gravel and boulders will be placed on the gravel bar side of the parking lot to prevent vehicles from driving on to the lower gravel bar. A unisex ADA accessible precast concrete vault toilet was evaluated, however on a call on April 21, 2020, the RTRG agreed that portable toilets are preferred due to: o Results of a hydrology study specific to the Project showed that the installation of a vault toilet would only meet design standards if it were constructed at an elevation close the powerhouse. o PG&E expressed concerns about locating the vault toilet near the powerhouse due to increased risk for vandalism and other security issues, as well as operational challenges if the toilet location is so close to the powerhouse fence. o Portable toilets located nearer the river access point would encourage compliance. People would be less likely to walk up the hill to use the vault toilet. The requirements of Condition 8 include monitoring recreational improvements and triggers for sanitation upgrades. Where feasible, recreation improvements will take place within the first three years of license implementation. For all sites, the site development plan and construction plan will be developed in consultation with the SWRCB and/or the Forest Service, as applicable, and submitted to FERC for approval prior to construction. On NFS land, the Licensee will provide 30 days for the Forest Service to review and approve design drawings at the 30, 60, 90, and 100 percent completion (i.e., total of 120 days for review). Review by the Forest Service may trigger a need to conduct resource surveys, which could result in a review period that exceeds 30 days. The Licensee expects FERC to complete its review and approval of the final plans within 60 days of submittal. This process, as well as environmental studies, permitting, and final site construction drawings and schedule, is expected to be completed for three sites in 2021: Poe Reservoir Trail Poe Beach Trail Poe Powerhouse River Access This project does not take place at a dam, therefore, no DSOD review is required 6. P ROJECT S CHEDULE In general, the work will be performed on a four-day week Monday through Thursday with 10-hour days. If a need for an expedited schedule arises, the crew may implement 12-hour days and/or 7 days per week. The currently planned construction dates are August 30th, 2021 through October 22nd, 2021. Dates may change due to resource availability and emergent projects in the area. Figure 1: Project Location B. PROPOSED ACTION 1. S COPE OF W ORK Work will consist of the following improvements: Re-surface and grade a 12-foot wide access road by placing and compacting 6” of Class 2 Aggregate Base Create parking area with placement of RSP fill Construct new concrete accessible parking space Construct new aggregate base parking areas (10 parking spaces) Create a space near accessible parking space for seasonal accessible portable toilet and seasonal trash receptacle Construct 10’ wide access path to water from parking area Install two removable bollards at the beginning of the 10’ wide access path Install 3’ wide trail near accessible parking area Install signage and Kiosk Install new log boom barrier and concrete anchor blocks Construction will begin by mobilizing to the jobsite and staging the equipment and materials. Prior to the start of construction, some clearing and grubbing along the access ramp and within the work area will be required. Debris from trimmings will be cast aside where appropriate or hauled off site and disposed of. At the top of the access road, the crew will begin with minor grading to prep the existing road to improve access to the lower proposed parking area. The area to become the new parking lot will be stripped and prepped as needed to begin work. Using a large tracked excavator, the crew will excavate a 10’ wide by 3’ deep rip rap keyway. This keyway will be about 500 linear feet and wrap the southern and eastern perimeter of the new parking area. It is planned to complete this portion of work when river levels are below the area of excavation. Even with river levels below excavation limits, it is still anticipated that water may be encountered during keyway work. If water develops the crew plans to leave the water in place and dig in the wet. Because the keyway does not connect to the actual flowing river, it is expected that the water will remain contained in the excavated keyway. If water levels in the keyway need to be reduced, water will be handled one of 3 ways; using a series of water pumps 1) discharge water to an upland area away from the river, 2) place water into 4000 gallon water truck(s) and disperse on the gravel roads as dust mitigation, 3) pump into settling tanks as storage until water can be put into water trucks and dispersed on gravel roads. About 600 yards of excavated material is expected. As much spoils from excavation as possible will be reincorporated into the construction of the new parking area. Any remaining usable material such as clean rock, will be stockpiled on PGE property for future use. Any remaining spoils will be properly disposed of. Concurrently withsite prep and keyway excavation, the crew will receive deliveries of rock rip rap also called rock slope protection (RSP). This RSP and other equipment will be staged at three sites identified for staging, all of which are existing developed laydown areas on PGE property along Poe Road (Figure 3). RSP will be brought to these stage sites by either 18-wheelend dump semi- trucks or smaller 10-wheel dump trucks. The crew will then use an excavator to load 10- wheel dump trucks to haul the RSP to the jobsite. The RSP will be strategically dumped to construct the parking area and moved into place with a large tracked excavator. The crew will then cap the RSP parking area with compacted Caltrans Class 2 Aggregate Base Rock (AB). Dump trucks, large grader, water truck, and a roller compactor will be used to complete this work. The access road ramping down to the new parking area and a portion of the new parking area will be overlaid with 3” of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) paving. HMA curbs will also be installed per the plans to promote proper drainage. A 3’ walking trail will be constructed by placing smaller rock over the larger RSP to create a level walking surface down the slope of RSP. Informational signs, markings, kiosk, and steel bollard barriers will also be installed to complete the site. In addition to the new parking area, a safety log boom barrier will be installed in the tailrace below Poe PH. This will consist of two large concrete anchor blocks and a 120’ +/- log boom. To prepare the far side (northern anchor) the crew will either cross the tailrace in a small boat or travel by foot along the bank from Poe Powerhouse. The rough terrain and limited access will prevent the use of anything but hand powered tools. A helicopter may be used to supply the crew with tools and materials. By hand, the crew will prep/excavate the area. If substantial rock is found the anchor may be downsized and a combination rock dowel/concrete anchor may be used. The nearside anchor (south side) will have much easier access. An excavator will be used to prep this side. Once both anchor blocks are prepped and formed, either a large concrete boom pump or helicopter will be used to place the concrete in the forms. Once concrete blocks are cured, the crew will remove all form lumber and any other miscellaneous items for proper disposal. Using a small boat, the crew will install the log boom and attach to both anchors. In addition to the equipment mentioned above, typical equipment and tools expected to be used during construction include, but not necessarily limited to, crew trucks, utility trucks, loader/backhoe, water tank/pump, small dozer, air compressor, generator, miscellaneous pneumatic/power tools and hand tools. CCESS, S TAGING,L AYDOWN AND S POILS S ITES 2. A The construction crew will stage out of the 810 Oak St GC yard in Chico or the Veatch St yard in Oroville.Access to the jobsite will be via State Highway 70 to Big Bend Road. From Big Bend take Bardees Bar Road which turns into the Poe PH road and dead ends at the jobsite.All access roads are established and maintained. Most materials will be brought to the site via crew utility trucks and smaller flatbed trucks on an as needed basis. Some materials/tools/equipment may be staged within the locked gate at Poe powerhouse for security reasons. The area at Poe PH is an existing gravel area that would require no disturbance or altering work. As mentioned above, the RSP and Class 2 AB will be staged at existing laydowns along Poe Road (Figure 3). At the immediate jobsite, laydown and parking will be contained within the active work area and the existing/proposed parking area as depicted in the attached drawings. Due to public access, a night/weekend security service may be used as needed. Figure 2: Material Laydown Location Figure 3: Project Site/Area of Potential Effects 3. T RAFFIC C ONTROL Traffic control requirements are not anticipated for this project’s site, but the use of the site will be closed to the public during construction. Several temporary “Road Construction Ahead” signs will be put in place during work hours as a warning to thru traffic. As necessary, coordination with PG&E O&M will be conducted prior to and during construction. 4. F IRE H AZARD P REVENTION Site preparation and construction will take place during the normal fire season. The Provisions below outline the standard channels of responsibility for fire prevention and suppression activities and establish an attack procedure. It is understood and agreed that the project personnel will make all reasonable efforts to prevent and suppress wildfires. The California Department of Forestry may require additional measures that will become part of this Fire Plan. Fire Prevention Requirements: Burning: No burning will take place on this project. Hot Work: Welding, air-arc gouging, ozy-acetylene cutting, and grinding of pipe, steel, or rebar is referred to as Hot Work. Hot Work will be monitored at all times. Areas where Hot Work is being performed will be cleaned to mineral soil, and all brush, duff and other organics will be cleared a minimum of 10 feet away. Work pieces will be allowed to cool before being moved and will be cooled before the site is closed each night. Extinguishers will be maintained at all sites where Hot Work is being performed. A permit is required during the fire precautionary period. A shovel and a five-gallon supply of water will also be available. Smoking: Smoking may only be done in vehicles, on roads, or areas cleared to mineral soil for a diameter of at least three feet. Vehicles/Equipment: Vehicles and equipment can be ignition sources resulting from hot exhaust sparks, catalytic converters, hot brakes, and vehicle fires. Equipment used on the site will be maintained with spark arrestors as appropriate. Parking and laydown areas will be cleared of grass or other flammable materials. Fire extinguishers will be maintained on all vehicles. Trucks will be fueled at the headquarters and construction equipment will be refueled by a refueling pickup truck at the site. Crews will have the following required equipment: One shovel, one axe and one or more UL rated 4BC extinguisher(s) on each pick up, crew truck and personal vehicle. One shovel with each tractor, backhoe or other heavy equipment. One shovel and one five-gallon water-filled backpack pump with each welder. One shovel and one chemical pressurized fire extinguisher (fully charged) located at a point not greater than 25 ft. from the work site for each gasoline powered tool, including but not restricted to chain saws, rock drills, etc. Fire extinguishers shall be of the type and size set forth in the California Public Resources Code, Section 4431 and the California Administrative Code, Title 14, Section 1234. Shovels will be a type “O” with an overall length of not less than 46 inches. Axes or Pulaskis (Pulaskis are recommended) shall have a 2.5 pound or larger head, and not less than 28 inches in overall length. 5. D ISPOSAL C LEANUP AND D EMOBILIZATION Following completion of construction activities, the job site will be returned, as much as is reasonably practical, to its original condition. All environmental mitigation measures stipulated by agency approvals and permits will be implemented in a timely manner. All equipment and surplus materials will be removed from the site.All residual project waste will be properly disposed of. 6. W ORK S HIFT In general, the work will be performed on a four-day week Monday through Thursday with 10-hour days. If a need for an expedited schedule arises, the crew may implement 12-hour days and/or 7 days per week. The currently planned construction dates are August 30th, 2021 through October 22nd, 2021. Dates may change due to resource availability and emergent projects in the area. ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES 1.B IOLOGICAL R ESOURCES To prepare an assessment of the project’s impacts on biological resources, a desktop analysis was performed for the project site and the 3 identified lay down areas. A list of special-status species that could be affected by the project was compiled using the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (CDFW’s) California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB) (accessed March 5, 2021); the list included an area within a 5-mile radius around the project site and laydown areas. A review of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Special-Status Species list using USFWS’s Information for Planning and Consultation system (IPAC; accessed March 5, 2021) for project site and laydown areas. This section summarizes potential impacts to species identified from the desktop analysis that have the potential to occur in the project area based on habitat and it prescribes avoidance and minimization measures (AMMs) to avoid negative effects to species. The following sections assume that the work will occur from the August to October timeframe. A preliminary jurisdictional delineation was conducted on March 17, 2021 to identify potential USACE jurisdictional aquatic resources. There were no jurisdictional aquatic resources identified within the work area. AMMs listed below will be implemented to minimize impacts to wetlands and waterways found adjacent to the project. Aquatic Species During relicensing native fish species observed within the Poe Reach included Sacramento sucker (Catostomus occidentalis), hardhead (Mylopharodon conocephalus), Sacramento pikeminnow (Ptychochelius grandis), riffle sculpin (Cottus gulosus), and resident rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Non-native species observed included smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) and common carp (Cyprinus carpio). Hardhead are Forest Service sensitive species and riffle sculpin are California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) species of special concern. The project will not impact aquatic species as the work will occur during the period when flows and stage are lower, this will allow for the construction to occur in the dry. The desktop analysis and review of PG&E survey data identified foothill yellow-legged frog (Rana boylii; FYLF) occurrences adjacent to the Poe Powerhouse. PG&E has been surveying for FYLF within the Poe Project annually since 2000. FYLFs are known to occur and breed in the North Fork Feather River adjacent to the Poe Powerhouse. There is potential for FYLF to be present during work activities in the fall. All work activities are expected to occur out of the water, so the potential to impact FYLF is limited to individuals occurring in uplands, which overall is a low potential. Implementation of avoidance and minimization measures described below will minimize potential impacts to FYLF. The desktop review identified occurrences of California red-legged frog within 5 miles of the work area. During the above described surveys for FYLF, California red-legged frogs have not been observed. The nearest known occurrence is over 4 miles from the work area at a known breeding location at Hughes Place. California red-legged frog is not expected to occur in the work area and not expected to be impacted by the proposed project. The desktop review identified occurrences of western pond turtle (Emys marmorata) within 5 miles of the work area. Western pond turtles have been observed in the work area during the above mentioned FYLF surveys, therefore there is potential for western pond turtles to occur in the work area and be impacted by the work. All work activities are expected to occur out of the water, so the potential to impact western pond turtles is limited to individuals occurring in uplands, which overall is a low potential. Implementation of avoidance and minimization measures described below will reduce potential impacts to western pond turtle. Wildlife Species The desktop review identified occurrences of fringed myotis (Myotis thysanodes) and pallid bat (Antrozous pallidus) within 5 miles of the work area. Fringed myotis are known to roost in caves, mines, buildings and crevices and pallid bat are known to roost in rock crevices and sometimes buildings, bridges, and trees. Although Poe Powerhouse may provide roosting opportunities, the work will not occur within the powerhouse, so any potential roosts for either of these species will not be impacted by this project. Implementation of avoidance and minimization measures described below will minimize impacts to these species. The desktop review identified one occurrence of bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) adjacent to Poe Powerhouse. PG&E has monitored nest activity within the Feather River Canyon for many years, including this nest location. The nest adjacent to Poe Powerhouse has not been active since 2012 and has since fallen out of the tree. Bald eagles are not expected to nest in proximity to the proposed project and are not expected to be impacted by this work. Special-Status Plants The review identified several special status plants with potential to occur in the project area. There is a mapped serpentine area within the project footprint, including at Staging Area 2 and 3. Ahart’s buckwheat (Eriogonum umbellatum var. ahartii), Butte County fritillary (Fritillaria eastwoodiae), Jepson’s onion (Allium jepsonii), Lewis Rose’s ragwort (Packera eurycephala var. lewisrosei), White-stemmed clarkia (Clarkia gracilis ssp. albicaulis), and Dissected-leaved toothwort (Cardamine pachystigma var. dissectifolia) are known to occur on serpentine substrates, and therefore have a potential to occur and be impacted by the ground disturbance associated with the project. Mildred’s clarkia (Clarkia mildrediae ssp. mildrediae), Mosquin’s clarkia (Clarkia mosquinii), and Sierra bluegrass (Poa sierrae) are known to occur on either roadsides or forest openings. The ground disturbance associated with the road improvements and roadside staging areas have the potential to impact these species. To determine the presence of these special status plants in the work area, a botanical survey will be completed during the blooming period. If any special status plants are identified in the work area, avoidance and minimization measures described below will be implemented. Invasive Weeds Relicensing surveys conducted in 2000 identified occurrences of yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis) and klamathweed (Hypericum perforatum) in proximity to the work area and staging areas. The botanical surveys described above will also document occurrences of invasive weeds in the work area. Best management practices to limit spread of known invasive weed occurrences and introduction of new occurrences will be implemented as described below. Avoidance and Minimization Measures Training Environmental awareness training will be provided to all construction personnel at the start of the project and will include a review of sensitive resources (foothill yellow- legged frogs, western pond turtles, special status plants, and invasive weeds) and the AMMs to be implemented during the project. Contact PG&E Project Biologist within 30 days to schedule environmental awareness training (Catalina Reyes, 925-808-8811). Wildlife If work is conducted during the nesting bird season (February 15 to August 31), within two weeks prior to starting work a qualified biologist will perform a nesting bird survey. If active nests are found the PG&E Project Biologist will determine appropriate avoidance buffers and provide a map of nest locations and avoidance buffer areas prior to work. The biologist will communicate the avoidance buffers to the construction foreman and helicopter pilot. In addition to avoiding construction activities within buffers, helicopters will avoid the buffer distance both horizontally and vertically. Biological monitoring may be needed as determined by the biologist depending on the results of the survey. Contact the PG&E Project Biologist (Catalina Reyes 925-808-8811) at least two weeks prior to work to arrange this survey. If a foothill yellow-legged frog or western pond turtle is encountered, leave the animal alone. If a frog or turtle is encountered in an active project area, stop all activities in the surrounding area. A photograph will be taken (without handling the frog), and the PG&E Project biologist will be contacted. If the PG&E Project biologist determines that it is a foothill yellow-legged frog or western pond turtle, it will be permitted to leave the project area on its own. If it does not leave, work will be delayed until the animal leaves the area. Minimize the amount of time that logs, spoils, and debris piles are left on-site. If left on-site overnight, carefully investigate under the edges of the piles for amphibians prior to loading onto vehicles. If a plant or animal is found at the work site and is believed to be a protected species, work shall stop in that area and the PG&E Project Biologist (Catalina Reyes, 925- 808-8811) will be contacted for guidance. Care will be taken not to harm the plant or animal species. Wildlife found in work areas will be allowed to move out of the area on their own. Contact the PG&E Project Biologist (Catalina Reyes, 925-808-8811) if the animal does not move or if further guidance is needed. Botanical A botanical survey will be conducted prior to the start of the project, during the blooming period, to determine if special status plants occur within any work areas or staging areas. All known occurrences of special-status plants will be flagged for avoidance, if practicable. Water Quality Inspector will visually monitor for plumes of increased turbidity in the North Fork Feather River during work. If turbidity is observed, work will be stopped until the turbidity clears. General Best Management Practices Avoid removing and/or impacting (i.e. covering with soil, wood chips or other debris, excavating, driving over, masticating, etc.) known rare plant occurrences. When accessing work sites, limit travel and parking of vehicles and equipment to pavement, existing roads, and previously disturbed areas (except where overland travel is required). Vehicle speeds on unpaved roads will not exceed 15 miles per hour. Ground disturbance and vegetation removal should not exceed the minimum amount necessary to complete work at the site. To avoid crushing wildlife, look under all vehicles and equipment prior to moving them. Cover or install escape ramps if open trenches or holes are left open overnight. Inspect open trenches or holes every morning prior to work for trapped wildlife. If any wildlife is found, notify the PG&E Project biologist immediately. Off-road equipment that is not local to the project area will be cleaned to ensure that it is free of soil and plant parts. Maintain gravel and soil spoil piles free of invasive weeds; use areas known to be weed- free and on previously developed or disturbed areas for staging and laydown areas. Materials used for erosion control will be certified weed free (i.e. straw wattles, gravel, fill material, etc.). When restoring a site after disturbance, use a native seed mix. Contact PG&E Biologist, Shannon Johnson (925-719-4624, Shannon.Johnson@pge.com) for readily available native grass seed and if assistance is needed procuring appropriate weed-free gravel. Stationary equipment (e.g., pumps and generators) used or stored within 100 feet of aquatic habitat will be positioned over secondary containment. Keep spill kits onsite and clean up and report all hazardous spills immediately. Protect waterways and storm drains with silt fence, fiber rolls, erosion control blankets, and other Storm Water Best Management Practices (BMPs) as necessary. No fill, including vegetation trimmings, debris, or runoff will be allowed to enter wetland areas or waterways. Erosion control materials shall be installed per manufacturing material specifications and must not contain monofilament netting. Following the completion of the project, all construction materials, spoils, or other debris should be removed from the project site. 2. C ULTURAL R ESOURCES The Project is a federal undertaking as defined in 36 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) §800.16(y) with the potential to affect historic properties (36 CFR §800.3(a)) and will require Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approval. As a result, the investigation must comply with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966, as amended, to consider the effect of the undertaking on any sites, buildings, structures, or objects that are included in or may be eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The Project is located on PG&E property within the FERC No. 2107 boundary. The Project is within the Berry Creek, California U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 7.5-minute quadrangle, Township 22 North, Range 4 East, Northeast quarter of the Northeast quarter and the Southeast quarter of the Northeast quarter of Section 31, Mount Diablo Base Meridian. Area of Potential Effects The horizontal Area of Potential Effects (APE) consists of access road from the powerhouse to the parking area with room for staging to the north of the powerhouse and to the south of the parking are on the river bar. The horizonal APE encompasses 2.28 acres. The vertical extent of the APE includes grading of the road; grading up to 6-inches for construction of the concrete accessible parking space and graveled parking; and 2.5-feet at the kiosk posts (Attachment 2 – Project Maps: Area of Potential Effects Map and Aerial). Inventory and Results In 2019, as a license condition for the FERC 2107 Project, Cardno conducted a historical resources inventory and hydroelectric system evaluation report (PG&E 2020a). In addition, Browning Cultural Resources, Inc. (BCR) conducted an archaeological survey for the FERC 2107 Project (PG&E 2020b). During the survey, 1.19 acres of the current 2.28-acre APE was intensively surveyed at intervals of less than 15 meters. The remaining 1.09 acres was not surveyed; 1.06 was inundated by the North Fork Feather River at the time, and 0.03 was deemed unsafe to survey due to the steepness of the slope (Table 1; Attachment 2 – Project Maps: Survey Coverage Aerial). Table 1. 2019 Survey Coverage Results. Area of Potential Effects = 2.28 Acres Acres Intensive: <15m1.19 Not Surveyed: Inundated 1.06 Not Surveyed: Unsafe 0.03 Total Acres 2.28 A 0.25-mile buffer around the APE was established as the records search area for the current project. The results of the recent inventories (PG&E 2020a and PG&E 2020b) indicate that three archaeological resources are outside the APE, two built environment resources (Poe Powerhouse and Union Pacific Railroad) are outside the APE, and one built environment resource (Rock Creek-Poe 230kV Transmission Line) is within (overhead) of the APE. The powerhouse and transmission line have been determined ineligible for the NRHP (FERC_2019_0521_001 and USFS_2017_0801_001). The archaeological resources outside the APE consist of the historic Utah Construction Road or UCR (P-04-003747); a historic UCR Camp and prehistoric Bedrock Mortars site (P-04-004578); and a series of historic road grades (P-04-004581) leading to a Union Pacific Railroad tunnel associated with the construction of such tunnel when the railroad was realigned around the development of Lake Oroville (Table 2; Attachment 2 – Project Maps: Resource Location Aerial). Table 2. Resources within the 0.25-mile Records Search Area and APE. Resource No. / Name Brief Description NRHP Status In/Out APE PG&E Poe Powerhouse and IneligibleOut (adjacent) PowerhouseSubstation PG&E’s Rock Creek-Transmission Line IneligibleIn (vertically Poe 230kV overhead) Transmission Line P-04-001440Union Pacific Railroad – Unevaluated Out Feather River Route (Formerly Western Pacific) P-04-003747Utah Construction Road UnevaluatedOut (UCR) –Wagon Road used for construction of WPRR P-04-004578UCR Camp and Bedrock Unevaluated Out Mortars P-04-004581Abandoned Road Grades Unevaluated Out leading to UPRR Tunnel Summary and Conclusion A cultural review was conducted within the Poe Powerhouse River Access Project APE. There are no historic properties within the APE. Therefore, the project will have no effect to historic properties, per 36 CFR 800.4(d). Avoidance and Minimization Measures The following measures will be implemented in the case of an unanticipated discovery: Inadvertent Discoveries If cultural resources are encountered during construction, all work shall stop within the vicinity of the discovery and the PG&E Cultural Resource Specialist should be contacted immediately. PG&E will notify the FERC Archaeologist within 24 hours. PG&E will consult with the FERC to determine the proper course of action. No work may proceed until approved by the FERC. Archaeological and historic-period resources in the region may include: Archeological materials: flaked stone tools (projectile point, biface, scraper, etc.) and debitage (flakes) made of chert, obsidian, etc., groundstone milling tools and fragments (mortar, pestle, handstone, millingstone, etc.), faunal bones, fire-affected rock, dark middens, housepit depressions and human interments. Historic-era resources: may include, but are not limited to, small cemeteries or burial plots, cut (square) nails, containers or miscellaneous hardware, glass fragments, cans with soldered seams or tops, ceramic or stoneware objects or fragments, milled or split lumber, earthworks, feature or structure remains and trash dumps. Human Remains Section 7050.5 of the California Health and Safety Code (CHSC) states that it is a misdemeanor to knowingly disturb a human burial. In keeping with the provisions provided in 7050.5 CHSC and Public Resource Code 5097.98, if human remains are encountered (or are suspected) during any project-related activity: o Stop all work within 100 feet; o Immediately contact a PG&E Cultural Resource Specialist (CRS), who will notify the county coroner; o Secure location, but do not touch or remove remains and associated artifacts; o Do not remove associated spoils or pick through them; o Record the location and keep notes of all calls and events; and Treat the find as confidential and do not publicly disclose the location. References 2020a Poe Hydroelectric Project FERC Project No. 2107 Historic Resources Inventory and Evaluation Report. 2020b Poe Hydroelectric Project FERC Project No. 2107 Prehistoric and Historic Archaeological Inventory Report. 3. E ROSION C ONTROL AND F UGITIVE D UST A BATEMENT The proposed work activity will cause minimal soil disturbance (< .9 acres). Erosion and sediment control will be managed in accordance with PG&E Water Quality Group approved, Good Housekeeping, Activity Specific Erosion Sediment Control Plan (A-ESCP). Dust abatement will be implemented by routinely wetting down surfaces with water trucks or totes. 4. W ATER Q UALITY Work will be occurring in the dry when river stage is below the gravel bar where improvements will create thenew parking area. The river level will be below the depth of excavation, but it is still anticipated that water may be encountered. If groundwater is encountered the crew plans to leave the water in place and continue working. If the encountered water cannot be remained contained in the work area, it will be intercepted using a series of water pumps and will be handled one of 3 ways 1) discharge water to an upland area away from the river, 2) place water into 4000 gallon water truck(s) and disperse on the gravel roads as dust mitigation, 3) pump into settling tanks as storage until water can be put into water trucks and dispersed on gravel roads. We will ensure that the water encountered within the work area will not have indirect turbidity impacts on the adjacent North Fork Feather River by implementing AMMs listed the Biological Resource Section. This will ensure that water quality in the NFFR will not be impacted by the project. 5. H AZARDOUS M ATERIALS All hazardous material will be managed and stored under the direction of the ENVR-3000P01 Procedure. All materials will have legible labels, stored in appropriate containers and in secured/contained areas. Safety Data Sheets (SDS) or Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) will be available at the job site upon request. Quantities of hazardous materials will be below thresholds (55 gallons/500 pounds/200 cubic feet) quantities for less than 30 days. If hazardous material exceeds these threshold quantities for greater than 30 days, a site-specific Hazardous Materials Business Plan (HMBP) will be implemented. Any hazardous waste generated will be placed in the proper containers, labeled and transported from the job site to an authorized Hazardous Waste Collection Site (Rodgers Flat, Caribou Powerhouse or Rock Creek Powerhouse) under the direction the Remote Waste Consolidation requirements outlined in ENVR-4000P-03. No fuel storage tanks will be placed on the site. Trucks and equipment will be refueled as required from truck-mounted fuel tanks. C. PERMITS AND APPROVALS 1. P ERMITS The recreation improvements would be constructedentirely within existing land rights and entitlements and on licensee-owned land. There are no agency-administered lands in the project footprint. The improvements would be constructed entirely within an upland area between the natural channel of the NFFR and the Poe Powerhouse tailrace channel, which was constructed in 1958. The short-term construction activities and the permanent improvements would take place in upland areas. No activities are proposed within, or below, the ordinary high-water mark of potentially jurisdictional water features delineated in the survey area. Similarly, the proposed improvements do not involve any changes or modifications to the tailrace channel. As a result, the proposed recreation improvements would not be prohibited by, or regulated under, Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. Per §401 of the Clean Water Act, a water quality certification is required if “any applicant for a Federal license or permit to conduct any activity including, but not limited to, the construction or operation of facilities, which may result in any discharge into the navigable waters.” As discussed above, the proposed project consists of repairs and recreation improvements on the existing tailrace access. In short, a §401 Water Quality Certification would not be triggeredas the proposed improvementswould not require §404 authorization. Similarly, the proposed project does not include activities such as in-water work, discharges to surface waters, or discharges to land that would be expected to trigger RWQCB jurisdiction under the Basin Plan or other state water quality regulations. Per California Fish and Game Code (§1600 et seq.), a notification must be submitted to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife prior to conducting any activities that would: 1. Substantially divert or obstruct the natural flow of any river, stream or lake; or 2. Substantially change or use any material from the bed, channel, or bank of, any river, stream, or lake; or 3. Deposit or dispose of debris, waste, or other material containing crumbled, flaked, or ground pavement where it may pass into any river, stream, or lake. The proposed improvements would take place along the existing tailrace access at Poe Powerhouse. No diversions are proposed and no material from the bed bank or channel would be substantially changed or used. No debris, waste or material containing crumbled, flaked or ground pavement would be used, much less placed where it may enter any river, stream or lake. Further, the proposed improvements are would be constructed entirely within the existing boundary of the Poe Hydroelectric Project (FERC License #2107). With the exception of adjudicating proprietary water rights, the Federal Power Act preempts state law in all matters concerning hydroelectric licensing. Irrespective of the likely preemption of state law, the proposed project does not involve any alterations to a natural river, stream or lake. As aresult, the proposed improvements are not subject to the Lakebed/Streambed Notification requirements set forth in §1600 et seq. No special-status resources were identified within the project footprint during field surveys and potential impacts to special-status resources are not expected. Based on the above, no resource agency permits or approvals are anticipated. 2. R EVIEWS/A PPROVALS Consultation review by the agencies (Forest Service and SWRCB) has already occurred in the approval of the Recreation Management Plan. The Licensee expects FERC to complete its review and approval of the final plans within 60-90days of submittal. ENCLOSURE 2 5026032 5026032 5026032 5026032 5026032 5026032 ENCLOSURE 3 Utility Procedure: PG-2713P-01-Att01 Attachment Publication Date: 09/26/2019 Rev: 2 Quality Control Inspection Program (QCIP) QUALITY CONTROL AND INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR Poe Recreational Enhancement Project Î Poe Powerhouse Site POWER GENERATION DEPARTMENT Revision No.: \[__1_\] Date: \[_4/29/21________\] Prepared By: \[__Drew Petersen_\] Signature: ___________________________ Approved By PE Supervisor: \[__Jonathan Edwards_\] Signature: ___________________________ i Utility Procedure: PG-2713P-01-Att01 Attachment Publication Date: 09/26/2019 Rev: 2 Quality Control Inspection Program (QCIP) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 2. ORGANIZATION AND RESPONSIBILITIES 3. INSPECTION PLAN AND FIELD INSPECTION GUIDELINES 4. ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE 5. DOCUMENTATION 6. TRAINING APPENDICES A. PRE-JOB PLANNING TEMPLATE (PG&E POWER GENERATION GUIDELINE PG-2456) B. SPECIFIC PROJECT INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS, DRAWINGS, AND REFERENCES C. TYPICAL PROJECT ORGANIZATION CHART & RESUMES D. GENERAL INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS E. LISTING OF AVAILABLE PG&E TESTING EQUIPMENT F. QCIP REPORTING TEMPLATES G. ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE PLAN I. EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL J. CERTIFICATION OF CONSTRUCTION ii STANDARD QUALITY CONTROL & INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR HYDRO PROJECTS SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION 1. This Standard Quality Control and Inspection Program (QCIP) will be implemented on hydro projects where it is required: (1) by the FERC or other regulatory agencies; (2) Responsible Engineer; or (3) to ensure permit and environmental compliance. The Manager of Project Engineering, Supervisor of License Compliance, and the Manager of Construction will be responsible to determine which projects require implementation of this QCIP and will assign the appropriate quality control organization and staffing for these designated projects. 2. This Standard Quality Control and Inspection Program (QCIP) has been prepared in compliance with the following requirements under Title 18, Chapter I, Sub-Chapter B, Part 12, Subpart E, Section 12.40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and the FERC Engineering Guideline Chapter VII ÎConstruction Quality Control Inspection Program: (a) General rule. During any construction, repair, or modification of project works, including any corrective measures taken pursuant to 18 CFR 12.39 of this part, the applicant or licensee must maintain any quality control program that may be required by the FERC Regional Engineer, commensurate with the scope of the work and meeting any requirements or standards set by the FERC Regional Engineer. If a quality control program is required, the construction, repair, or modification may not begin until the FERC Regional Engineer has approved the program. (b) If the construction, repair, or modification work is performed by a construction contractor, quality control inspection must be performed by the licensee, the design engineer, or an independent firm, other than the construction contractor, directly accountable to the licensee. This paragraph is not intended to prohibit additional quality control inspections by the construction contractor, or a firm accountable to the construction contractor, for the construction contractor's purposes. (c) If the construction, repair, or modification of project works is performed by the applicant's or licensee's own personnel, the applicant or licensee must provide for separation of authority within its organization to make certain that the personnel responsible for quality control inspection are, to the satisfaction of the FERC Regional Engineer or other authorized Commission representative, independent from the personnel who are responsible for the construction, repair or modification. 3. The FERC Engineering Guideline Chapter VII, Construction Quality Control Inspection Program, defines the following three project categories and QCIP types depending on the complexity of construction, ownership of the project, and contractual arrangements. A project specific QCIP should be prepared separately for large and complex projects fitting the FERC definition of Category 1 and/or QCIP Type C. This Standard QCIP Template is intended for small to medium size projects meeting the definition of Category 2 and Category 3 construction and QCIP Types A and B: ¤ Category 1 - Construction of a major new hydroelectric project that includes a new dam, powerhouse, spillway, tunnels and appurtenant facilities. QCIP Type 1A - QCIP by the licensee, design engineer or independent firm other than the construction contractor. QCIP Type 1B - QCIP by the licensee who is also the designer and construction contractor. This could also be a labor-broker construction contract. QCIP Type 1C - Turnkey design-build construction. The same firm designs and constructs the project with some quality control inspection included in the contract. QCIP by the licensee or independent firm other than the design-build firm. 1 STANDARD QUALITY CONTROL & INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR HYDRO PROJECTS ¤ Category 2 - Construction not as large and complex as Category 1. A typical example would be an addition to an existing structure such as construction of a powerhouse at an existing dam. QCIPs A, B and C are as described under Category 1. It is recognized that there have been and will be very large and complex projects that only involve the construction of a powerhouse at an existing dam. ¤ Category 3 - Construction not as large and complex as Category 2. A typical example would be the modification of an existing structure, such as the installation of post-tensioned rock anchors in a concrete gravity dam or major maintenance such as replacing gates or resurfacing a spillway section. QCIPs A, B and C are as described under Category 1; however, it should be noted that QCIPs 3A and 3B are more common than 3C. 2 STANDARD QUALITY CONTROL & INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR HYDRO PROJECTS SECTION 2 ORGANIZATION AND RESPONSIBILITIES 1. GENERAL 1.1. Title 18, Part 12, Subpart E, Section 12.40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) requires that quality control inspections must be conducted by the licensee, the design engineer or an independent firm accountable to the licensee, and must not be performed by a construction contractor or firm accountable to the construction contractor. If the licenseeÓs personnel are performing the construction work, the licensee must provide for separation of authority between construction personnel and quality control personnel. 1.2. The attached organization chart (Appendix C) delineates the independent relationship and separation between the construction personnel and the quality control inspection personnel for Category 2 and 3 construction projects with Type A and B licensee, constructor, and engineer/designer relationships, as defined in the FERC Engineering Guideline Chapter 7. This organization chart complies with Section 12.40(c) of the CFR. Descriptions of the respective responsibilities, authorities, and lines of communication are provided below. The project organization and personnel assignment for each individual project may be modified and approved by the Manager of Project Engineering based on the needs and complexity of the individual project. At a minimum, the organization for small projects should include a Responsible Engineer, an Engineer-of-Record, a Project Manager, a Field Inspector, and a Construction Foreman. 2. ROLES The following are key personnel on a typical hydro project that are responsible for the construction quality control and inspection. 2.1. Owner/FERC Licensee PG&E is the owner and licensee of FERC licensed hydroelectric projects. PG&E is responsible for implementing adequate quality control to ensure that construction is performed in a safe manner and in compliance with the FERC license conditions, agency permits, environmental requirements, and the approved drawings and specifications. For construction work by an outside contractor, PG&E will also manage the construction contract and progress; monitoring and enforcing the contractorÓs compliance with the contract terms and conditions. PG&E is responsible for interaction with FERC, DSOD, RWQCB, USDA-FS, USFW, the appropriate resource agencies, and the public during construction. PG&E has the authority to stop work in progress or reject any work which, in PG&EÓs view, is not in compliance with the drawings, specifications, applicable codes and regulations, or potentially damaging to the environment. PG&E will have the right to access the contractorÓs or any subcontractorÓs records, facilities or work sites at any time to conduct its own independent inspection, tests, or examination. The FERC requires PG&E, the licensee, to provide the following three signed and notarized certifications at the completion of construction: (1) Certification by Licensee attesting that the construction fulfills the design intent and was constructed in accordance with the plans and specifications reviewed by FERC; (2) Certification by Design Engineer attesting that the construction was in accordance with the design intent; and (3) Certification by PG&EÓs Quality Control Manager attesting that results from the inspection and testing program result in the conclusion that the project was constructed in accordance with the plans and specifications. The FERC also requires PG&E, the Licensee, to submit the final as-built drawings of the constructed project within 90 days after completion of construction. 2.2. Constructor 3 STANDARD QUALITY CONTROL & INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR HYDRO PROJECTS A construction contractor or PG&E construction forces may be the Constructor of the project. The Constructor will furnish and construct the work in accordance with the project drawings, specifications and contract documents where applicable. The Constructor is responsible for the safety and scheduling of all workers and subcontractors. A construction contractor may be responsible under the contract to implement an independent quality control program. PG&E will provide oversight and quality assurance on inspections and testing performed by a construction contractorÓs independent quality control consultants. 2.3. Engineer-Of-Record (EOR) The EOR is responsible to provide a design that is safe, meets the project criteria and the operational, performance, environmental and regulatory requirements. The EOR is responsible for the design and preparation of drawings and specifications, technical assistance, design verification during construction, preparation of design changes, and preparation of as-built drawings. The EOR will provide the appropriate field inspections and reviews during construction to ensure that the final completed project will meet the design intent. For engineering design drawings that are approved and stamped by PG&EÓs Responsible Engineer, PG&E is the EOR. In cases where PG&E retains an outside engineering consultant to perform the design, the outside engineering consulting firm who approves and stamps the engineering design drawings will be the EOR and will report to the PG&E Responsible Engineer on its responsibilities associated with the engineering design and quality control during construction. The EOR is responsible to provide a signed and notarized FERC Certification at completion of construction attesting that the project was constructed according to the design intent. 2.4 Field Inspection and Testing Services Field inspection and testing will be performed by PG&EÓs inspectors or an outside engineering consultant and testing laboratory. The Field Inspectors will provide independent inspection and testing during construction in accordance with the inspection requirements in the drawings and specifications and specific inspection instructions when directed by the EOR. The Field Inspector(s) will be responsible for performing detailed daily inspection and testing, identification of and notification on any deficiencies and non-compliance issues, preparation of daily inspection and test logs, as-built mark-ups, and QCIP documentation. 3. RESPONSIBILITES The Project Manager, Engineer-Of-Record, Quality Control Lead, Environmental Lead, Construction Foreman and Field Inspector(s) may be PG&E personnel or consultants retained to act on behalf of PG&E. 3.1. Project Manager Responsibilities: Manages the project scope, construction contract, cost estimate, management approval, resource agency approvals, construction, cost monitoring, and status reporting associated with the project. Authorities: Has ultimate responsibility for all activities on the project including approval and rejection of work and authority to stop work. Lines of Communication: Has direct reporting relationship to PG&EÓs Manager of Project Engineering and direct communication with the Responsible Engineer, License Compliance Lead, and the Construction Foreman. Has direct communication with all PG&E personnel, consultants, and regulatory agency representatives. 3.2. Responsible Engineer Responsibilities: Reviews and accepts project engineering and design by the Engineer-Of-Record (EOR) and other consultants. Coordinates and manages the EORÓs quality control effort during construction. Manages resolution of engineering issues that may arise during construction including design changes, any identified construction deficiencies or non-compliance, and regulatory requirements. Coordinates with FERC and DSOD on engineering issues. 4 STANDARD QUALITY CONTROL & INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR HYDRO PROJECTS Coordinates activities with other departments regarding engineering, geotechnical, and design issues. The Responsible Engineer may also be the EOR for projects where PG&E is the engineering designer, approving and stamping the design drawings and specifications. Authorities: Accepts engineering design, specifications, and design changes by the EOR. The Responsible Engineer has the authority to halt activities that are unsafe, non-compliant with the design drawings and specifications, non-compliant with the permit conditions, or damaging to the environment. Lines of Communication: Has direct reporting relationship to PG&EÓs Manager of Project Engineering and Project Manager and direct communication with the EOR and the Field Inspectors. Has interactive communication with all PG&E and ConstructorÓs lead personnel, consultants, and regulatory agency representatives. 3.3. Engineer-of-Record (EOR) Responsibilities: Provides engineering design drawings and specifications for the project components in accordance with the project design requirements and acceptable industry, regulatory, and professional standards. Provides on-site engineering support during construction. Coordinates and prepares design changes as necessary. Provides oversight during construction to ensure that the completed project is in accordance with the design intent. Prepares and approves design and field changes. Prepares as-built drawings at completion of construction. Authorities: The EOR has the sole authority to issue the original approved for construction drawings and specifications, minor field changes that deviate from the approved design drawings, and major design changes due to changed field conditions. The EOR will report any identified situations that are unsafe, non- compliant with the design drawings and specifications to the Construction Foremen, Responsible Engineer, Project Manager, and the Quality Control Lead for actions. The EOR has the authority to halt activities that are unsafe, non- compliant with the design drawings and specifications, non-compliant with the permit conditions, or damaging to the environment. Lines of Communication: Has direct reporting relationship to the Responsible Engineer and direct communication with the Field Inspectors on matters and responsibilities associated with quality control. 3.4. License Compliance Lead Responsibilities: Ensures operation, maintenance, and construction activities are in compliance with FERC License and agency permits conditions. Coordinates regulatory agency input and PG&E responses/actions into construction plans for the project. Serves as liaison with regulatory agency representatives. Acquires and summarizes necessary regulatory permits for construction activities. Authorities: The License Compliance Lead has the authority to halt activities that are unsafe, non-compliant with the permit conditions, or damaging to the environment. 5 STANDARD QUALITY CONTROL & INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR HYDRO PROJECTS Lines of Communication: Has direct reporting relationship to the Project Manager. Has interactive communications with all of PG&E and ConstructorÓs personnel, and regulatory agency representatives. 3.5. Environmental Lead Responsibilities: Provides oversight and quality assurance for field inspection and monitoring to ensure that the construction activities are in compliance with the environmental requirements, Best Management Practices (BMPÓs) and that adequate measures are implemented to minimize any potential environmental impacts. The Environmental LeadÓs responsibilities include: (1) know regulatory permit requirements and management plans; (2) monitor field compliance with permit requirements; (3) notify the Project Manager and/or the License Compliance Lead so that the appropriate regulatory agency personnel can be informed of any significant field changes to the original project status (scope and/or progress), or, Non-Compliance incidents; and (4) coordinate and maintain all required documentation. For smaller projects the Field Inspector may also serve in the role of the PG&E Environmental Lead. Authorities: The Environmental Lead has the authority to halt activities that are non-compliant with the permit conditions or damaging to the environment. Lines of Communication: Has direct reporting relationship to the Quality Control Lead and interactive communications with all PG&E and ConstructorÓs personnel. 3.6. Quality Control Lead Responsibilities: Implements the quality control program to ensure compliance with the drawings and specifications, FERC license and agency permit conditions and requirements, and all environmental and regulatory plans. Supervises and coordinates the work of the PG&E Field Inspectors and provides oversight and quality assurance for independent inspections and testing by outside consultants and laboratories. Interfaces with the Engineer-Of-Record, Construction Foreman, and Responsible Engineer to resolve quality control problems. Reviews and verifies daily inspection logs, testing results, and other contract documents. For smaller projects, the Field Inspector, the EOR or the Responsible Engineer may also serve as the Quality Control Lead. Authorities: The Quality Control Lead will report any unsafe situations or non- compliance with the design drawings and specifications to the Construction Foreman, Responsible Engineer, and Project Manager. The Quality Control Lead has the authority to halt activities that are unsafe, non-compliant with the design drawings and specifications, non-compliant with the permit conditions, or damaging to the environment. Line of Communication: Has direct reporting relationship to the Quality Control Manager and interactive communications with the Responsible Engineer, the Engineer-Of-Record, and all PG&E and ConstructorÓs personnel. 3.7. Field Inspector Responsibilities: Performs inspection and testing of construction work to verify conformance with drawings and specifications. Performs environmental inspections to ensure construction activities are in compliance with environmental mitigation standards associated with regulatory permits and regulations and PG&EÓs Best Management Practices. Provides documentation of tests and reports with all discrepancies identified. Provides field mark-ups for preparation of as-built drawings. Issues Non-Compliance Reports and Environmental Deficiency Reports. 6 STANDARD QUALITY CONTROL & INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR HYDRO PROJECTS Authorities: The Field Inspector will report any unsafe situations or non- compliance with the design drawings and specifications to the Construction Foreman, Responsible Engineer, Project Manager, and the Quality Control Lead for actions. The Field inspector has the authority to halt activities that are unsafe, non-compliant with the design drawings and specifications, non-compliant with the permit conditions, or damaging to the environment. Line of Communication: Has direct reporting relationship to the Quality Control Lead and interactive communications with the Responsible Engineer, the Engineer-Of-Record, and all PG&E and ConstructorÓs personnel. Will report test results to the Responsible Engineer, EOR and the Construction Foreman. 3.8. Construction Foreman Responsibilities: Manages construction budget/schedule/plans, and coordinates resources. Coordinates construction activities among the participating project team, resolves conflicts and problems associated with the project construction, interfaces with regulatory agencies, responsible for coordinating and supervising the construction work, ensures construction compliance with the drawings and specifications, environmental requirements and PG&EÓs Best Management Practices. Authorities: Develops and implements construction plans, cost estimates, contracts, and labor resource plans. The Construction Foreman has the authority to halt activities that are unsafe, non-compliant with the design drawings and specifications, non-compliant with the permit conditions, or damaging to the environment. Line of Communication: Has direct reporting relationship to the Project Manager and direct communication to the Engineer-Of-Record, the Responsible Engineer, the Field Inspectors and PG&E and ConstructorÓs personnel. 7 STANDARD QUALITY CONTROL & INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR HYDRO PROJECTS SECTION 3 INSPECTION PLAN AND FIELD INSPECTION GUIDELINES 1. GENERAL The purpose of this section is to provide guidance for implementation of this QCIP and to establish inspection, reporting and documentation procedures. 2. INSPECTION CRITERIA The main criteria for inspection of the project work are defined in, the approved design drawings and specifications for the specific project, and this Standard QCIP. The environmental compliance criteria are specified in the appropriate permits, license conditions, resource agency agreements, and PG&EÓs Best Management Practices. The specifications, design drawings and this QCIP may be revised as necessary during construction to reflect field changes and requirements from resource and regulatory agencies. All construction work and field inspection will be performed in accordance with the latest revisions to the specifications, design drawings, approved design changes, and environmental requirements. The relevant documents and inspection requirements are specified in Appendix B and Appendix D. 3. KNOWLEDGE OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS PG&EÓs QCIP team and construction personnel will be fully trained and have complete understanding and knowledge of the specifications, design drawings, environmental compliance requirements, and PG&EÓs Best Management Practices. The Engineer-Of-Record, the Responsible Engineer, and the Quality Control Lead are responsible for ensuring that the Field Inspectors are familiar with the specifications, design drawings and the inspection requirements for the project. 4. INSPECTION EQUIPMENT AND RESOURCES PG&E will provide adequate staffing to support this QCIP to ensure quality and compliance of the complete project. The on-site QCIP team will consist of PG&EÓs inspection staff and consultants under contract to PG&E. The number and qualifications of Field Inspectors assigned to the project will vary depending on the needs for the different phases of construction. PG&EÓs mobile testing laboratories will be available to support testing for projects. Other qualified outside testing laboratories may also be used if necessary. A listing of equipment available in PG&EÓs laboratories is included in Appendix E. All testing equipment will be maintained in good condition and will be tested, calibrated, and certified when necessary. 5. QCIP OPERATIONS The Quality Control Lead and Field Inspectors are responsible for implementation of this QCIP and inspection and monitoring of the construction to ensure compliance with the specifications, design drawings and environmental requirements. In the event that non-compliance is identified, the Field Inspectors shall report the findings immediately to the Responsible Engineer, the Engineer-Of- Record, the Construction Foreman, and the Project Manager for follow-up actions. For non- compliance issues, which can be resolved in the field, the Field Inspector will coordinate with the Construction Foreman to enforce immediate corrective actions. For non-compliance, which requires further technical review and evaluation, input from the EOR and the Responsible Engineer will be required to develop the appropriate corrective actions. The QCIP team has the authority to stop work, at any time, if the non-compliant condition presents a safety risk, or, if its continuation would cause major deficiency to the project or potential damage to the environment. 8 STANDARD QUALITY CONTROL & INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR HYDRO PROJECTS 6. DOCUMENTATION AND FOLLOW-UP ACTION 6.1. Inspection reports and test reports will be prepared by the Field Inspectors and testing lab personnel to document construction progress and field testing results. Request for Information (RFI) will be used to document questions, clarifications, and minor changes. Design Changes can only be approved and issued by the Engineer-of-Record to address major changes in field conditions, scope of work, and/or the design basis. Non- Conformance Reports and Environmental Deficiency Reports will be prepared as necessary to document field discrepancies which require corrective actions. The Field Inspectors are responsible for managing the deposition of these reports and resolution of follow-up actions to the identified field conditions. 6.2. In the event that a non-compliance with the environmental requirements is identified, the following reporting and documentation procedure will be followed: 6.2.1. The Field Inspector or the Environmental Lead shall notify the Construction Foreman to stop the infraction immediately. 6.2.2. The Environmental Lead will complete the Environmental Deficiency Report within one calendar day noting the location, date, and description of the non- compliance. 6.2.3. The Environmental Lead will submit a copy of the Environmental Deficiency Report to the Construction Foreman, Project Manager, and the License Compliance Lead. 6.2.4. If there is a major deficiency which results in impacts to the environment, the Environmental Lead will stop the construction activity, and, if immediate action is required to mitigate ongoing impacts, contact the Project Manager and Construction Foreman to initiate such effort. 6.2.5. The License Compliance Lead will report the environmental deficiency to the appropriate regulatory agency representative(s), consistent with PG&EÓs Power Generation DepartmentÓs incident reporting procedures. 6.2.6. The Construction Foreman will prepare a plan of action for corrective measures with acceptance by the Field Inspector and Environmental Lead. 6.2.7. Upon approval by the Field Inspector and the Environmental Lead, and if necessary the regulatory agency representative(s), corrective measures will be implemented. 6.2.8. The Environmental Lead and the Field Inspector will inspect the corrected construction for compliance with environmental requirements. 6.2.9. If the completed corrective measure is acceptable, the Field Inspector and the Environmental Lead will sign and date the Environmental Deficiency Report with the date the correction was accepted. Construction will resume (if it was necessary to halt work) when the Environmental Deficiency Report is completed and signed. 6.2.10. The License Compliance Lead will advise the regulatory agency representative(s) of the corrective action and provide any necessary documentation. 6.3. In the event that a non-conformance with the specification and design drawings is identified, the following reporting and documentation procedure will be followed: 6.3.1. The Field Inspector will immediately notify the Responsible Engineer, the Engineer-of-Record and the Construction Foreman of the non-conformance condition. 9 STANDARD QUALITY CONTROL & INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR HYDRO PROJECTS 6.3.2. For non-conformance conditions, which can be corrected in the field, the Field Inspector will coordinate with the Construction Foreman to enforce corrective actions. 6.3.3. For non-conformance conditions which require design review and evaluation, the Field Inspector will, within one calendar day, complete the initial portion of the Non-Conformance Report (NCR) by documenting the location, date, and description of any discrepancy and submit copy of the report to the Responsible Engineer, the EOR, the Project Manager and the Construction Foreman. 6.3.4. For non-conformance conditions which require design review and evaluation, the Responsible Engineer will develop the corrective action in coordination with the Engineer-of-Record, the Construction Foreman, the Project Manager, the License Compliance Lead and the appropriate agencies. 6.3.5. If applicable, the License Compliance Lead and the Responsible Engineer will obtain the appropriate agency approvals for the corrective action. 6.3.6. Upon approval of the corrective action, the Field Inspector will coordinate with the Construction Foreman to enforce and manage implementation of the corrective action. 6.3.7. The Field Inspectors will monitor and inspect construction of the corrective action to ensure that the non-conformance condition is corrected. 6.3.8. Upon inspection and acceptance of the corrected construction by the Field Inspector, the Field Inspector will complete the corrective measure section of the Non-Conformance Report with a description of the corrective measures taken and the date of completion of the corrective measures. The Field Inspector, Responsible Engineer, and the Engineer-Of-Record will sign and date the completed Report as of the date the correction was accepted. Construction activities that were stopped because of the nonconformance will resume when the Non-Conformance Report is completed and signed. 6.4. Request For Information (RFI) is used to document questions and changes identified during construction including: clarification of details or dimensions or request/proposal to change the drawings or specifications; uncertain field conditions; operations, permit and license conditions; and safety issues. RFIs from construction will be documented and processed with the following procedure: 6.4.1. A RFI may be initiated by any of the key personnel of the project team including the ConstructorÓs Foreman, Engineer-Of-Record; Field Inspector, Environmental Lead, Responsible Engineer, or Operations. 6.4.2. All RFIs will be directed to the Project Manager for coordination and distribution. 6.4.3. The RFI will then be directed by the Project Manager to the following subject expert for follow-up and resolution with copy to the appropriate team members for input and information. Only response from the designated subject expert should be adapted for implementation. Subject Designated Expert Engineering Design Engineer-Of-Record Inspection & Quality Control Requirement Engineer-Of-Record Permits and Environmental License Compliance Lead Operation, Outage, Clearance PG&E Operations Land Use and/or Boundary Issues Project Manager Construction Activities, Methods, and/or Constructor Procedures 10 STANDARD QUALITY CONTROL & INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR HYDRO PROJECTS 6.4.4. Questions on the engineering design or specification, minor issues such as clarification on drawings and details may be addressed with a response to the RFI by the Engineer-of-Record. 6.4.5. A formal design change by the Engineer-of-Record is needed for situations that involve change in the design criteria, scope of construction, drawings and specifications. 6.4.6. The Project Manager will maintain a log for tracking the status of the RFIs and to ensure that the specific subject questions from the RFI are resolved in a timely manner. 6.5. Design Change Notification (DCN) is used to document significant design changes subsequent to issuance of the design drawings. A DCN is needed when a change or revision to the approved scope, drawings or specification is needed, with the exception of minor dimensional or typographic corrections, or field condition changes that require additional engineering evaluation to verify the original design is still adequate. DCNs from construction will be documented and processed with the following procedure: 6.5.1. A DCN can initiate from the RFI or NCR process, or directly from the EOR on an as-needed basis. A DCN can only be issued and approved by the EOR. The approved DCN and associated revised drawings and specification will become the basis of construction and inspection for the changed condition. 6.5.2. The EOR will develop resolution to the Design Change in coordination with the Facilities Safety Engineer, Responsible Engineer, the Construction Foreman, and the Project Manager. If necessary, the EOR will revise the specification and design drawings to reflect the design changes. The Facilities Safety Engineer, Responsible Engineer and License Compliance Lead will coordinate with the appropriate regulatory agencies for design and/or mitigation plan changes, or other approvals as applicable. Changes that impact the project cost, schedule or performance of the complete work will require the Project Manager approval. 6.5.3. Once the EOR, Facilities Safety Engineer, Responsible Engineer, Project Manager and the regulatory agencies approve the Design Change, where applicable, the Field Inspector will coordinate with the Construction Foreman to implement the approved Design Change. 6.5.4. The Field Inspectors will incorporate the Design Change in their inspection. 6.5.5. All design changes will be reflected in as-built drawings and specifications. 11 STANDARD QUALITY CONTROL & INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR HYDRO PROJECTS SECTION 4 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE 1. ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE 1.1. The Environmental Compliance Plan (Appendix G) will assure compliance with all permit requirements identified in Appendix A. 1.2. In addition to permit requirements, PG&EÓs environmental compliance will be consistent with its Best Management Practices for protection of sensitive species and habitat. 1.3. The Construction Foreman and the Environmental Lead will be responsible to enforce the compliance of the environmental requirements during construction. The Field Inspector will inspect the construction operation to ensure that the environmental requirements are met. 2. EROSION CONTROL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 2.1. General environmental management and control, water diversion and control, and erosion and sediment control for a typical project are included in the following Appendices of this QCIP: 2.1.1. Appendix G - Environmental Compliance Plan 2.1.2. Appendix H - Water Diversion and Control 2.1.3. Appendix I - Erosion and Sediment Control 2.2. These plans may be modified as necessary to include project specific environmental requirements from the appropriate agencies. These plans are an integral part of construction and will be the criteria for the environmental inspections. 3. AGENCY APPROVALS AND PERMITS A listing of agencies approvals and permits for this project is provided in Appendix A. 4. FREQUENCY OF INSPECTIONS The frequency of inspection by the Field Inspectors and the Environmental Lead are specified in Appendix B. 5. DOCUMENTATION AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS The Field Inspector will document inspection observations and assessments of the environmental conditions in his inspection report. In the event that a non-compliance condition is identified, an environmental deficiency report will be completed by the Field Inspector and the reporting, documentation and follow-up actions outlined in Section 3 - Inspection Plan and Field Inspection Guidelines of this QCIP will be implemented. 12 STANDARD QUALITY CONTROL & INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR HYDRO PROJECTS SECTION 5 DOCUMENTATION 1. GENERAL QCIP Reporting Templates are attached in Appendix F. 2. DAILY INSPECTION REPORT The Field Inspector will use the Daily Inspection Report for each day of construction activity. The report will include the following information: Date All relevant activities of the Field Inspector for the reporting day. Pertinent conversations with the ConstructorÓs personnel. Inspections, acceptances and rejections. Factual comments within Field InspectorÓs area of responsibility. Detailed record of work performed by the Constructor (including construction progress photos). Problems relating to installation, design, equipment, damages, claims, quality control, etc. Details of labor, equipment usage and standby equipment hours. Weather condition. Instructions to the Constructor Work delays, reasons and remedial actions. Change Order information. Safety infractions brought to the ConstructorÓs attention. Quantities, pressures, clearances, etc. recorded or observed by Field Inspector Field InspectorÓs signature 3. NON-CONFORMANCE REPORT The Non-Conformance Report will be used by the Field Inspector to identify, report, and document all observed nonconformance and their disposition. The report identifies the conditions, required actions, and the manner of correction. All nonconformance reports will be logged and tracked by the Field Inspector until they are resolved. 4. ENVIRONMENTAL DEFICIENCY REPORT The Environmental Lead or the Field Inspector will use the Environmental Deficiency Report to document and notify the appropriate personnel of any environmental Non-Compliance. The report will reference the nature of the deficiency, the type of corrections required, the time frame to complete the corrections, and the specific requirement that the deficiency contradicts. All Environmental Deficiency Reports will be logged and tracked by the Field Inspector until they are resolved. 5. DESIGN CHANGE NOTIFICATION (DCN) / REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) FORMS The DCN/RFI Form is used to document questions or changes regarding design during construction. The form includes a description of the change/question, reference drawings, construction impact, originator, date initiated, solution to change/question, and when the necessary regulatory agency approvals (if applicable) were received. 13 STANDARD QUALITY CONTROL & INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR HYDRO PROJECTS 6. AS-BUILTS The Field Inspector provides field mark-ups to the EOR for preparation of as-built drawings within 30 days of completion of the physical work. The EOR reissues the as-built drawings within 90 days after physical work is complete. 7. CERTIFICATION OF CONSTRUCTION Certification of Construction forms (Appendix J) shall be completed by the Licensee, Design Engineer and Quality Control Manager. The Licensee is typically the Chief Dam Safety Engineer or alternatively the Manager of Project Engineering. 8. OTHER REPORTS Status Reports of construction progress will be provided to FERC and any other regulatory agency upon request. 9. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS Copies of the above reports will be distributed to the appropriate personnel in a timely manner. The original copies will be filed in the construction field office for the duration of the construction and will be stored in PG&EÓs project record file upon completion of the project. Logs of the reports will be kept by the Field Inspector at the field office, and stored in PG&EÓs project record file upon completion of the project. 10. PHOTOGRAPHS The Field Inspector and other project staff will document the construction progress with photographs. These records will be available at the construction field office during construction and will be stored in PG&EÓs project record file following completion of the project. 11. REPORT DISTRIBUTION 11.1. Daily Inspection Report: Field Inspector, Project Manager, Quality Control Lead, Construction Foreman, and job files. 11.2. Test Reports: Project Manager, Responsible Engineer, Engineer-Of-Record, Construction Foreman, and job files. 11.3. DCN/RFI Form: Project Manager, Subject Experts, Field Inspector, Responsible Engineer, Engineer-Of-Record, Construction Foreman, and job files. 11.4. Non-Conformance Reports: Project Manager, Responsible Engineer, Engineer-of- Record, Field Inspector, Quality Control Lead, Quality Control Manager, Construction Foreman, License Compliance Lead, and job files. 11.5. Environmental Deficiency Report: Project Manager, Field Inspector, Environmental Lead, Construction Foreman, License Compliance Lead, and job files. 14 STANDARD QUALITY CONTROL & INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR HYDRO PROJECTS SECTION 6 TRAINING The project team assigned to the Project are trained and qualified in their areas of expertise. Field Inspectors are required to have experience in similar projects and have the appropriate certifications. Construction supervision and design engineers will have the necessary qualification and experience to complete this project safely, efficiently, and in compliance with all regulatory requirements. The Responsible Engineer and Engineer of Record are responsible for providing project-specific training for the Field Inspectors and engineering consultants assigned on-site to ensure full knowledge and understanding of the design drawings, specifications and environmental requirements for the Project. The Construction Foreman will make arrangements for any additional project-specific training that may be required for project construction personnel to ensure high quality project construction. The Construction Foreman will also provide training to assure that the field personnel understand the environmental permit requirements and conditions as well as the necessary action plan to comply with the environmental conditions. 15 STANDARD QUALITY CONTROL & INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR HYDRO PROJECTS APPENDICES A. Pre-Job Planning Template B. Specific Project Inspection Requirements, Drawings, and References C. Project Organization Chart D. General Inspection Requirements E. Listing of Available PG&E Testing Equipment F. QCIP Reporting Templates Daily Inspection Report Nonconformance Report Environmental Deficiency Report Design Change Notification / Request for Information - Form G. Environmental Compliance Plan I. Erosion and Sediment Control J. Certification of Construction Forms STANDARD QUALITY CONTROL & INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR HYDRO PROJECTS APPENDIX A PRE-JOB PLANNING TEMPLATE PROJECT NAME Poe Recreational Enhancement Project Î Poe Powerhouse Site SCOPE OF WORK As part of Poe Relicensing, this project aims to complete the following: provide a gravel parking area with a paved accessible parking space, paved access from the powerhouse to the parking area, rock-slope protection fill, portable accessible restroom, swimming buoy, bear resistant trash receptacle, information, kiosk, and a pedestrian ramp from the gravel parking area to the water. ORGANIZATION ject Manager Drew Petersen Pro Responsible Engineer Jonathan Edwards Construction Foreman Jason King Geoffrey Chadwick, Richard Esmerian, Rey Marquez, Scott Field Inspector Nabors, James Novaes, Justin Welty, or Robert Raibley Environmental Lead James McKay License Compliance Lead Matthew Joseph Engineer-Of-Record Bob Harp (PACE Engineering) SCHEDULE August 30, 2021 October 22, 2021 Forecasted Forecasted Start Date: Completion Date: COST $1.6 Million MAJOR RISKS AND HAZARDS: Risks/Hazards Risk Management and Contingency Plan 1. Working near equipment 1. Wear proper PPE (hardhat, Safety 2. Working and operating equipment gloves, eyeglasses, high- near steep slopes visibility clothing, personal 3. Working near water way flotation device when near water). 2. Be equipped to deploy water rescue plan. 3. Ensure slopes are stable to safely support equipment, avoid side hilling equipment and maintain setback from edge of slope. 4. Avoid positioning in blind spots and riding on equipment. 5. Avoid moving under a suspended load. 6. Avoid being downslope of operating equipment. A-1 STANDARD QUALITY CONTROL & INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR HYDRO PROJECTS APPENDIX A 1. Ground disturbance 1. Erosion control and BPM Environmental 2. Working near waterway measures will be employed 3. Air Born Dust per erosion control plan and observed daily by construction inspector. 2. Ensure equipment and materials are properly contained to avoid them from entering waterway. procedures. 3. Dampen ground to prevent air born dust. 1. Heavy equipment/materials 1. Use trained and experienced Construction 2. Crossing Poe Bridge with Heavy equipment operators. vehicles and equipment 2. Comply with bridge load 3. Transporting materials and limits. Only cross bridge with equipment on Poe Powerhouse one vehicle at a time. road. 3. Use pilot vehicles to escort oversized loads and be mindful of oncoming traffic. 1. Poe Powerhouse Road and 1. 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NOTES LINES OF PROJECT TEAM REPORTING N PROGRAM FOR HYDRO PROJECT (EOR)* ENGINEER* Robert Harp Jim Moen RESPONIBLE C-1 DIRECTOR Jonathan Edwards PACE Engineering ENGINEERING APPENDIX C ENGINEER-OF-RECORD N BETWEEN PROJECT TEAM DE PROJECT ORGANIZATION CHART ENGINEER ENGINEER Ben Fontana Dave Ritzman Y TO STOP WORK FOR NON-COMPLIANCE, RESU CHIEF DAM SAFETY FACILITIES SAFETY STANDARD QUALITY CONTROL & INSPECTIO FIELD Welty, or Raibley , Inc. INSPECTORS* TESTING Novaes LABORATORY Materials Testing Chadwick, Esmerian, Marquez, LEAD* DIRECTOR MANAGER* Russel Cruzen Robert Raibley Robert Raibley QUALITY CONTROL QUALITY CONTROL PROJECT EXECUTION LEAD* James McKay DENOTES LINES OF COMMUNICATIO* DENOTES PERSON HAS AUTHORIT ENVIRONMENTAL J AMES V.M C K AY 707 Parkwood Drive Chico, CA 95928 Master of Arts with Distinction Education Department of Geography and Planning (CSUC, 2000) Bachelor of Arts Anthropology Major/Geography Minor (CSUC, 1997) Associate of Arts Socialand Behavioral Science(Butte Community College, 1995) Senior Land Planner (11/2010–Present) Work Pacific Gas and Electric Company Experience 350 Salem Street, Chico, CA 95928 Senior Planner (01/2009 – 10/2010) NorthStar Engineering 111 Mission Ranch Blvd. Suite 100, Chico, CA 95926 Associate Planner (09/2006 – 12/2008) Gallaway Consulting, Inc. 115 Meyers Street, Suite 120, Chico, CA 95926 Geography Instructor (05/2001 – 12/2006) Butte Community College 3536 Butte Campus Drive, Oroville, CA 95965 Assistant Project Manager 06/2000 – 06/2001 Sacramento River Watershed Program Resource Center CSU, Chico Research Foundation, Chico, CA 95929-0246 Federal: National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Clean Water Act (§404, Regulatory §402, §401), Clean Air Act, Federal Power Act Experience State: California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), California Clean Air Act, California Code of Regulations, California Law, Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (SMARA), Public Utility Code Regional: Local Agency Formation Commissions, Transportation Plans, Air Quality Attainment Plans Local: General Plans, Specific Plans, Municipal and County Codes Seminars:Human Geography, Environmental Planning, Advances in Geography Course Work and Research Models. Coursework: Human/Physical Geography, Aerial Photo/Map Interpretation, Biogeography, Natural Hazards and Human-Environment Interactions, as well as Cultural Anthropology, Archaeology, Native American Studies, Linguistics and extensive coursework in Physical Anthropology (Human Identification and Primate Evolution and Behavior. MS Office/Works/Outlook, SPSS, IFAS, FileMaker Pro Software/ Geographic Information Systems (ESRI ArcView/ArcGIS) Languages Spanish Career Development: Coursework through UC Cooperative Extension and Achievements Association of Environmental Professionals; Trainings/Seminars by regulatory Activities agencies (Regional Water Quality Control Board, Office of Historic Preservation, US Army Corps of Engineers) Gamma Theta Upsilon: Geography Honors Society California Geographic Society Presentations Internships and Special Studies Labs: Undergraduate and Graduate 15449 Humbug Road · Magalia, CA 95954 PHONE (530) 514-9364 · E-MAIL jwed@pge.com JONATHAN W. EDWARDS, P.E. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE June 2011 to Present Pacific Gas & Electric Magalia, CA Power Generation Project Engineer Review consultant contracts for technical compliance. Collaboratively with supervisor and Project Manager, solicit, prepare, and evaluate contracts and proposals, including EPC from engineering consultants, equipment vendors, construction firms, and directs resulting work. Perform and review engineering analyses and studies, detailed scope, viable alternatives, conceptual designs, and recommended fixes to ensure safe/reliable operation of generation assets. Provide broad and in-depth technical support to Operations & Maintenance as needed including incident investigation and development of corrective actions. Support project managers and more experienced engineers on complex and large scope projects. Direct project-related work and contract administration with contractors and vendors. Work with internal employees to direct project-related work, discuss and report progress, and manage meetings and provide appropriate documentation. Partner with internal and external stakeholders to solve problems and explore alternative solutions. May 2008 to June 2011 Ca. Department of Water Resources Oroville, CA Engineer, Water Resources Prepare and develop plans, organize, and directs work for recreation facilities expansion projects, environmental enhancement projects, land use management, and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) compliance-related engineering activities. Conduct project planning, scheduling, and construction oversight in conjunction with interdivisional and interagency staff. Write reports, prepare maps, prepare correspondence, and respond to public and FERC requests for information and actions. Develop, maintain, and update recreational facility plans and trails maps. Conduct condition assessments of recreational facilities. Provide engineering support for Operation and Maintenance projects. Assist in the preparation of presentations for the Oroville Recreation Advisory Committee. Emergency Action Plan updates and revisions. Update and maintain the Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) plans for the facility power plants. October 200 2 to March 2008 Robertson and Dominick, Inc. Chico, CA Associate Civil Engineer Acted as Project Engineer on various commercial and residential projects from conceptual phase through construction stages. Included substantial time coordinating with client, contractors, architects, and government agencies in all facets of planning, design, and construction. Design of storm drain systems including detention basins, underground storage facilities, underground leach trenches, orifice design, and piped systems. Site grading to meet ADA requirements and earthwork balancing. Water system design and modeling using Water CAD. Seismic design of residential structures conforming to the 2001 C.B.C. Preparation of tentative and final subdivision maps. Assemble storm water pollution prevention plans and erosion/sediment control plans. REGISTRATION California Professional Civil Engineering License, #70808 EDUCATION August 1997 to December 2002 California State University, Chico B.S. Civil Engineering COMPUTER SKILLS Operating Systems: Windows Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint AutoCAD LT 2019 Adobe Acrobat ROBERT F. HARP Principal Engineer OVERVIEW Mr. Harp has been a member of the PACE Engineering team since 1984 and is a stockholder in the firm. He is the Vice President and ROLE Principal Engineer in charge of Hydro and Heavy Civil Projects. He has extensive civil and structural engineering experience in Structural Engineer managing and providing successful solutions for a variety of unique and complex civil and structural engineering projects. His areas of expertise include: EDUCATION BS, Architectural Engineering, Hydro-Facilities Design and Engineering California Polytechnic State Service Center Design and Engineering University, San Luis Obispo, Powerhouse renovations and modernizations California, 1983 Landslide Repairs and Mitigation Water Conveyance Systems: Canals, Liners, Flumes, Gates, AA, Architecture, Shasta College, and Trash Racks Redding, California, 1980 Construction Administration Buildings, Water and Wastewater Facility Structures PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION Bridges, Industrial Facilities, and Retaining Structures California, Civil Engineer, 1986 Failure Investigations, Forensic Engineering, and Expert California, Structural Engineer, 1989 Witness Roofing and Waterproofing (above and below grade) MEMBERSHIPS Drainage Systems Structural Engineers Association of Moisture Intrusion Investigations and Repair Central California, Director of the Recommendations Board Design of Structural Repairs and Retrofits Shasta Cascade Structural Seismic Evaluations and Retrofits Engineers Association Board of Structural Design of Repairs and Upgrades to Historical Directors, Technical Programs Facilities Committee Member, Past Fall Protection Systems and Lifelines President Alternatives Analysis, Engineering Reports, and Cost American Society of Civil Engineers Analysis American Concrete Institute Hydro Gates, Gate Hoists, and Gate Seals American Welding Society Dams and Cofferdams International Code Council Deep Foundations: Micro-piles, Caissons, Piles, Sheet Piles, American Council of Engineering and CIDH Companies Cranes and Hoists International Concrete Repair Institute American Institute of Steel Construction Construction Specifications Institute American Society of Safety Engineers KEY PG&E PROJECTS Krause 2 Flume Replacement and Landslide Stabilization The Krause 2 Flume was constructed within an active landslide causing significant movement and structural damage to the flume. Mr. Harp managed the engineering design team in preparation of alternatives analysis, cost estimate, and final engineering and design for relocation and replacement of the flume and landslide remediation, as well as Post Design Services. PG&E Burney Service Center Renovation and Upgrades Mr. Harp is the principal engineer for this project, that is currently on hold due to Covid 19. This project includes a significant renovation of the existing service center, replacement of existing buildings, upgrades to the heliport, outdoor storage and laydown area improvements, and new wood and welding shop additions. Pit3, Rock Creek and Wise Powerhouse Renovations and Modernizations Mr. Harp was the principal architectural designer and engineer for these significant renovations and modernizations of PG&Es hydro-electric powerhouses. These projects included interior renovation, sound proofing, fire proofing, new operations centers, new kitchens and restrooms, ADA upgrades, and new roofing, HVAC and electrical. Pit 3, 4, 5 Relicensing Project Mr. Harp was project manager and design engineer providing engineering services during construction to Barnard Construction for the Pit 3, 4, 5 Relicensing Project. Services provided include construction staking, Pit 4 Dam cofferdam, electrical inspection of stand-by generator at Pit 5 Dam, fall protection, crane pad, bridge analysis, crane access review, assistance with design modifications to Pit 4 Dam trash rack, and crane supported drill rig/man basket. Pit 3, 4, 5 Recreational Improvements This project included improvements or replacement of recreational facilities at 30 separate sites along the Pit River, from the upper reach of Lake Britton to just upstream of Pit 5 Powerhouse. The project involved civil, structural, electrical, water, and wastewater engineering, and surveying. Bear River Canal Emergency Repairs During spring of 2011, the Bear River Canal was taken out of service from a landslide. With the onset of summer and the need for water to be delivered to downstream users, this project became a race against time. PACE provided quick-to-implement solutions for temporarily bypassing water at the affected area of dedicated engineers in this endeavor. Pit 6 Powerhouse Emergency Transformer Replacement While contractors were working - transformers failed. This required directing all Pit River flow through just one unit, as the construction work within the spill channel inhibited releases over the dam. Bringing the down unit back online as replace the failed transformer ahead of schedule. OTHER RELEVANT PG&E PROJECTS Mr. Harp was the project manager for the following PG&E projects: Balch Camp Road Storm Damage Repairs Drum Area Penstock and Canal Stairs and Platforms Inskip Eagle Canyon Access Replacement Project ROBERT HARP Rodger Flat Parking Lot Pavement Replacement Lake Britton HPMP (slope stabilization project) Fiddler Green Flume Catwalk Replacement South Canal YB 78 Radial Gate Hoist Replacement Pit 6 & 7 Powerhouse Tailrace Gate Hoist Replacement Deer Creek Canopy Failure Gansner Fish Barrier Removal Hendricks and Philbrook Gauging Stations Pit 5 Powerhouse Road Storm Damage Survey and Mapping Rock Creek Crossing Seismic Upgrade Geotechnical/Geological Investigation, Shoring, and Retaining Systems OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Forks of Butte Hydroelectric Project Project Manager for the structural design of a powerhouse, landslide stabilization, and penstock for an 11.5 megawatt, $52M hydroelectric power generation facility in Magalia, California. Mr. Harp was responsible for the design of the concrete powerhouse structure that supported a 1.0-million-pound generator and was located at the base of an active landslide. Shasta College Project Manager for campus wide re-roofing and waterproofing projects. Roof areas total more than 250,000 square feet. Responsible for preparing plans, technical specifications, contract documents, and construction management, including inspection on various campus wide projects. Shasta County Administration Center Project Manager for the structural design of a 105,000-square-foot, 3-story administration building and a 120,000-square-foot, 3-story parking structure. This fast-track project was $3M under budget and completed on schedule. City of Redding Project Manager for structural projects for the City of Redding, including: Convention Center, electrical control buildings, sub-stations, street-covered mall, bridges, and water and wastewater treatment plants. Bridges Mr. Harp has experience designing bridges for highways, streets, and pedestrian usage. Mr. Harp has designed bridges constructed with concrete, steel, wood, and cable suspension materials. He has also prepared falsework designs for contractors. Forensic Engineering Project Manager for numerous investigations involving structural failures, material failures, failing roofing, and waterproofing systems. Mr. Harp has served as an expert witness on many cases including engineering and construction defects and has provided expert testimony in arbitration, depositions, and trial. Investigations include buildings constructed with concrete, steel, and wood, as well as slabs on grade and penstocks. Waterproofing failure and moisture intrusion investigations include most roofing types, exterior decks, below grade waterproofing (basements), and wall and window systems. PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS 1998. ROBERT HARP Co- conjunction with Larry Boisclaire for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the aftermath of the April 25 and 26, 1992, Cape Mendocino earthquake in South Humboldt County. Presentation, American Construction Inspectors Association for Structural Masonry, July 13, 1994. Presentation, Shasta Cascade Structural Engineers Association Technical Program on plate connected wood trusses, 1992. Guest lecturer for Professional Practice Class at Chico State University. ROBERT HARP STANDARD QUALITY CONTROL & INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR HYDRO PROJECT APPENDIX C C- Geoffrey A. Chadwick Pacific Gas & Electric Company Hydro Generation, Project Execution, Inspection 12840 Bill Clark Way, RM 2143 Auburn, CA 95602 (530)889-6450 Office (209)380-5036 Cell JOB TITLE: SENIOR FIELD INSPECTOR Certifications: OSHA Safety Associate 1 certified.ACI concrete sampling certified ACI Adhesive anchor installation certified.ACI Basic Cellular concrete concepts. Nuclear Gauge Safety TrainingHaz Whopper 40 hour. OSHA Standards for the ConstructionCal/OSHA Standards for the Construction Industry (OSHA 510)Industry (OSHA 5109) OSHA’s Permit Required Confined SpaceSafety Inspection Techniques Standard (OSHA 7300) Intro. to Incident (Accident) InvestigationCPR Certified Advanced First Aid State of CA Gas Tester & Rep. ClassWilderness First Aid Training Mistras Rope Access AwarenessSmith System Driving Safety at HeightsHelicopter Long Line Work Confined Space Entry Summary: Mr. Chadwick has 17 years of construction and inspection experience in various PG&E Hydro projects. Experience includes: managing site safety operations, coordinating schedules and maintaining engineering and quality control compliance with an emphasis on environmental stewardship. Proficient in inspection and testing of concrete materials ranging from domestic mixes to hybrid sack mixes, and grouts. Core drilling and steel milling; Structural steel and anchor installation; Tunnel Inspections; Micro pile installation and testing; Soil anchor installation and inspection. Mr. Chadwick is familiar with the applicable ACI and ASTM codes and standards’. Mr. Chadwick assumes the responsibilities for assuring compliance with the conditions of the regulatory and environmental permits. Objective: Provide project oversite in matters regarding Safety, quality control, scheduling and environmental compliance. Review and understand all project documents including project description, means and methods, drawings, QCIP, specifications, permits, and other related project information. Document and communicate project information to the project team. C- Experience: 2019: Mr. Chadwick provided support of PG&E’s spillway investigation and repair program. He provided quality control and contractor oversite at Butt Valley Spillway, Upper Bucks Spillway, Belden Spillway and Lake Almanor Spillway. Project scope included drain investigation, inspections, and concrete joint repairs. Quality control was provided for hybrid sacked concrete mix and installation. 2018: Mr. Chadwick supported the Rock Creek Dam drum gate coating and gallery drain replacement project. The project scope included crane and dive work from a barge on the reservoir including penetration dive operations. Gallery work was completed within a confined space environment and specialty containment was designed and provided for the coating of the drum gate surface. Challenges included short duration outage windows, unknown conditions of the drum gate prior to starting work and changing weather conditions. 2017: Mr. Chadwick worked as the lead quality control person for the Pit 6 spillway dissipator rebuild project. Project scope included installing rock and strand anchors for 2 new dissipator blocks. The strand anchors were pulled and set to 750 Kips pressure. The dissipators were cladded in 2” plate steal. Challenges included working approximately 20’ below the river water line and behind a coffer dam, maintaining the dewatering system, heavy crane lift operations conducted within a switch yard, and concrete work on the training walls 60’ above the spillway floor. 2016: Mr. Chadwick provided direct supervisory oversite of all portions of the Rock Creek Power House consolidation. This project created a second operating center within Rock Creek Power House for Caribou (upper feather river) operators while maintaining full operation of the existing power house operations. Responsible for contractor oversight and safety, scheduling / forecasting, clearances and quality control. 2013: Mr. Chadwick supported the rebuild of the Rock Creek Power House stilling basin. This work was preformed within a confined space and included 1” plate cladding to be installed, welded, 4’ epoxy anchor installation and epoxy injection behind the cladding. Milling work was also completed in this space. Challenges included a 24-hour work shift and safe confined space operating conditions. 2013: Mr. Chadwick provided quality control and environmental support for the Pit 3 Rock Creek Crossing seismic retro fit project. The project scope included installation of more than 40 12” micro piles, pull testing and bridging these with concrete bond beams through the existing support columns. This was done with the water conveyance in full operation. Challenges included safe and responsible equipment operation adjacent to a primary fish spawning habitat. 2012: Mr. Chadwick worked on the Nora Reservoir intake structure restoration. Objectives included dewatering and sediment removal with emphasis on turbidity abatement and spoils management. 2009 to 2012: Mr. Chadwick was the lead on the Rock Creek Consolidation Project, responsible for oversight of demolition, construction and Contractor quality control and safety. Mr. Chadwick was responsible for the installation of the NF 51 Manned cable crossing in the Feather River Canyon C- upstream from Caribou Rd. Mr. Chadwick was the lead for the Pit 5 standby generator installation. Mr. Chadwick provided inspection for the Upper Miocene slide repair and Lower Miocene Flume replacement, which consisted of scaling, stabilizing the hillside and replacing the flume. Mr. Chadwick work on the Coleman Penstock Replacement project in 2009 and 2010. 2003-2009: Mr. Chadwick worked on the Mokelumne River relicensing project; Cole Canyon Diversion Trash Rake and Intake structure Project. Bear Valley/South Yuba Canal installation and repairs, high trestle flume construction; Lake Valley Tunnel Project, underground and penstock repairs and shotcrete wall linings. C- Richard J. Esmerian Pacific Gas & Electric Company Hydro Generation, Project Execution, Inspection 12840 Bill Clark Way Room #2143 Auburn, CA 95602 (530)889-6450 Office (916)747-4082 Cell SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS 17 Years of experience in Nuclear Construction20 years of experience in Hydro Construction Certified Associate Welding InspectorCertified ASME Sect. XI VT-2, VT-3, & VT-4 inspector Certified Fall Protection “Qualified Person”Temporary Job Assignments as “Project Manager” at Diablo Canyon, during refueling outages. Numerous Inspection responsibilities associated with Civil and Mechanical Hydro Construction Projects. Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office Software Certified on use of Nuclear Gauge Compaction Testing First Aid and CPR Certified Competent ACI Technician Grade 1 – Field sampling of concrete. Completed numerous OSHA training Classes With the goal of completing requirements for the ‘Safety Associate’ certification CAREER OBJECTIVE Review and understand all project documents including project description, drawings, QCIP, specifications, permits, and other related project information. Effectively perform, document, and communicate the expectations identified in the ‘Quality Control Inspection Program’ (QCIP) to the project team. Perform a leadership role towards developing a team of personnel valued for expertise in their knowledge of safety and Quality Control associated with construction projects. WORK EXPERIENCE Pacific Gas & Electric Co. C- 1997-Present - Title: Field Engineer (ESC) Provide Technical support to PG&E Civil and Mechanical Construction Crew and Foreman. Perform Project Inspection duties, overseeing safety, quality, and environmental stewardship of PG&E and Contract Construction crews, ensuring adherence to all regulatory permit requirements. Complete a Final Project Report on respective projects. Perform real-time cost tracking of specific construction projects, using developed spread sheets. Maintain current records on Hydro welders’ certifications. Advocate for enhancement of welder capabilities by encouraging and scheduling welder training classes. Provide construction feasibility comments on design drawings prior to “Issue for Construction” implementation. Provide support for ‘Safety at Heights’ and Welding issues, commensurate with ‘Qualified Person’ and CWI certifications. 2008-2009 - Title: Project Manager During Diablo Canyon refueling outages I have routinely been asked to return to help out with outage scope. When Hydro work load is accommodating I have accepted the request by Diablo Canyon Management. During 2R14 and 1R15 I was upgraded to a Project Manager’s position responsible for the implementation of multi million dollar projects, respectively. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant Project, Avila Beach, Ca. 1994-1997 - Title: Construction Planner (ESC) Responsible for all phases of the implementation and completion of mechanical construction projects: Work Planning: Perform material takeoffs and initiate purchasing process, direct other discipline support activities, meet with DCPP sponsor to identify operability and clearance requirements, develop work orders and schedules Project Coordination: Provide constructability comments to design engineering. Perform Lead Discipline Coordinator meeting prior to installation activities. Provide clearances and problem resolution to field forces. Cost Control: Submit and develop job estimates as required. Conduct field walkdowns with craft supervision. Review time sheets, update cost reports, and identify performance problems. Documentation: Ensure that work orders and action requests are reviewed and closed in a timely manner. Update component data base. Provide resolutions to quality evaluations. Communication: Document key conversations and meetings with DCPP sponsor, engineering, cost planner, and other disciplines involved in the project. Provide feedback to craft supervision, leads and department director. Engineering: Provide technical expertise and inspection criteria during actual field construction. Pullman Power Products/Code III Associates (contracted to PG&E) Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Project, Avila Beach, Ca. 1986 – 1994 - Title: Work Package Coordinator/Field Engineer C- Work responsibilities during this time period were consistent with those detailed above. 1983 – 1985 - Title: Lead Construction Field Engineer Responsible for technical support and supervision of twenty-five field engineers. Duties included interfacing with other departments to ensure successful completion of each department’s goals and acting as liaison to client to provide assurance that project milestones are completed on schedule. 1980 -1983 - Title: Field Engineer (pipe Supports) Engaged as construction field engineer responsible for evaluating the feasibility of new and revised pipe support installations, redesigning supports to accommodate field conditions, resolving any problems that occur during construction, and performing workmanship inspections on completed installations. Education California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo 1974 - 1979 Pursued a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering. Completed curriculum requirements except for finalization of Undergraduate thesis (Senior Project). 1987 - 1988 Reapplied for graduation: Completed upgrade of Civil Engineering curriculum and pursued advanced studies in geotechnical engineering C- Rey D. Marquez Pacific Gas & Electric Company Hydro Generation, Project Execution, Inspection 12840 Bill Clark Way Room #2143 Auburn, CA 95602 (530)-889-6450 Office (530)-906-2080 Cell Job title: Senior Inspector Education: American River Junior College Sacramento, CA. Athens University of Georgia Certification: State of California Class B General Contractor Radiation Safety & Use of Nuclear Soil Gauge 40 Hour Hazardous Waste Operations 29 CFR 1910.120 OSHA 30 Certified OSHA SA1 Certified Seminars: ACI Seminar Concrete Repair Basic Trained on the specific safety requirements of underground projects including the use of air monitoring equipment Trained in the adherence of agency permits, including the use of all aspects of water monitoring equipment during in water work activities associated to erosion and sediment control. Trained on OSHA 1926.800 which applies to the construction of underground tunnels, shaft, chambers and passageways Summary: Mr. Marquez has over 25 years of construction and inspection experience in various PG&E Hydro projects. Experience includes: inspection and testing of concrete, gunite, grout, and compacted engineered fill; Soil anchors, structural steel, tunnel repairs and inspection, installation of Bin walls, soil nails; rock bolts, new trash rakes. Mr. Marquez is also familiar with the applicable ACI, AISC and ASTM codes and Standards. Mr. Marquez also assumes the responsibilities for assuring compliance with the conditions of the regulatory and environmental permits. Experience: 2008 to Present: Experience includes: 2 years supporting the Crane Valley Dam Seismic Retrofit Project, 2 years supporting the Stanislaus Intake Replacement Project, Several bridge replacement projects, Helms high pressure grouting project, Several canal repair projects. C- 1997 to 2008 Mr. Marquez was a Carpenter A. Responsible in all aspects of construction. Oversee and direct rebuilding and new construction of various projects in compresses natural gas (CNG) stations, sub station switch yards, power house, and waterways construction of wood and steel flumes. Supervise staff. Review all work for accuracy. Evaluated and counsel personnel. Projects Include: 1999-2000 French Meadow Spillway 2000 Browns Ditch steel flume construction modification 2002 New Construction (CNG) Compressed Natural Gas Front St. Sacramento. 2003 Kern Roller Gates replacement construction modification 2006 CNG Fremont 2007 Duncan Creek Bridge, Lake Valley Tunnel Modification, Lake Valley Pipe Modification Temp. WFA Includes: 2005 Reconstruction Phonix Trash Rack Building, Alta Projects. 2006 Spaulding PH3 Telecom Ladder, Livermore Training Cntr. Crane Pads. Auburn Bridge Project. Temp. Inspector Includes: 2005 Sand Bar Diversion Dam 2006, 07, 08 Bear River Canal Shotcrete Overlay. 2007 French Lake Dam Shotcrete Overlay 1986-1997: Prior to becoming a PG&E employee Mr. Marquez was a general contractor Conceptualized and established business specializing in residential and commercial construction. Drafting, development and construction design Apply networking and business development strategies to enhance client base. association offices, several Arco Service Stations and several custom homes. Met with vendors to negotiate and purchase materials, Capital Equipment and supplies. Formulated budgets for each projects. 1980-1983 Mr, Marquez was a construction manager responsible for new development and modification of 14 Zales store outlets nation wide. C- Scott R Nabors Pacific Gas & Electric Company Hydro Generation, Project Execution, Inspection 12840 Bill Clark Way Room #2143 Auburn, CA 95602 (510)910-1694 Cell SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS Certified on use of Nuclear Gauge CompactionStrong computer skills TestingMetro-tech experience and Retrofit experience First Aid and CPR Certified 40 Hour Hazardous Material Training Competent ACI Technician Grade 1 FieldRadioactive Materials License and Nuclear Gauge sampling of concrete.Training. ACI Technician in anchor installment and pull Safety at Heights/ Fall Protection testing Confined Space certified Completed 30-hour OSHA training Class OSHA SA Certified SUMMARY OF WORK Mr. Nabors has 14 years of inspection experience with Transmission Substation and Hydro PG&E Projects. Mr. Nabors performed inspection services for construction in transmission substation throughout the Bay and Southern areas. Mr. Nabors moved into the Hydro Generation performing inspection services for Hydro construction projects. The Inspection experience includes: Review and understand all project documents including project description, drawings, QCIP, specifications, permits, and other related project information. Perform, document, and communicate the expectations identified in the QCIP to the project team. Inspection and testing of concrete, gunite, shotcrete, grout, compaction of engineered fill, paving, anchor bolt installment along with pull testing including rock anchors. All testing performed is by ACI and ASTM standards. I also have worked on large project, Kerckhoff LOL Gate replacement, Stanislaus Sandbar gate replacement and by-pass tunnel installment, Poe Tunnel shotcrete liner installment and Crane Valley Dam Foundation installment. WORK EXPERIENCE S R. C IVIL I NSPECTOR 11/2005-PRESENT Pacific Gas &Electric Company 2009 to present - I perform Inspection services for the PG&E Hydro Generation Projects overseeing all phases of construction and technical support for various high-risk projects. This support includes testing and quality control, maintain and stay within environmental compliance insuring Safety throughout the project duration. I bi-laterally moved over to support the Hydro Contracts group in 2014 through 2016 writing contracts, specifications for the Hydro Projects. C- 2005 through 2009 I performed Inspection Services for the PG&E TSM&C Substation Group. These services of inspection included high risk hazardous material work along with construction work throughout the bay and southern area. This included high risk work under strict clearances performing transformer replacements, seismic retrofits and substation construction. Education: 1 year of College, Business & Drafting State Center Community College District C- James Novaes Pacific Gas and Electric Company Hydro Generation, Project Execution and Inspection 12840 Bill Clark Way Room #2143 Auburn, CA 95602 530-889-6450 530-401-0280 Seminars/ Certifications Competent person scaffold Nitrox Certification Utility Powerline Powerline PatrolIntroTek Nuclear Gauge Training Operations Maritime Osha certifications Welding certifications 4G Boat Handling license Welding certifications 3G U/W PSI cylinder certification. 40 Hrs Hazmat Helicopter safety certification. ACI concrete Anchor certifications Offshore Survival Certification ACI Level 1 CertificationNon destructive testing certification Mixed Gas Diving supervisor Word and excel certs OSHA safety Associate certification.ROV training and certification with Commercial Diving certificationsthe use of inspection class Systems. Cave diving CertificationPhotography certifications with the Technical diving certifications Confined space certification Gas blending certification Excavation Certification Summary Mr. Novaes has 29 years of experience in the commercial diving and marine construction industry along with experience in the hydro power generation maintenance and construction with PG&E. He has also training in Technical diving using and mixing diving gasses for dives up is vast in the marine industry. C- Projects and Experience McCloud LLO- Sr.Inspector overseeing the project with divers conducting dives to theoretical for the removal of the hydraulic cylinder, repair, replace and test the hydraulic system. Barge operations, oil containment deployment, crane use and use of barge systems. In 2009 participated in similar project for inspections of cylinder as a Mixed gas diving supervisor and project manager contractor. PIT 1 Radial Gate- Installation of Cofferdam system in order to gain access to the #4 gate. This access allowed for the removal of the Trash rack, LLO gate, stem and guides, during this project painters created a sealed environment in order to paint the gate upstream and downstream. Oversaw the installation of anchor bolt system to secure the Cofferdam, worked with engineering to establish changes to the locations of the bolting. Grouting operations. In order to install the cofferdam a large water bypass system was also installed in order to bypass the water and install the cofferdam. QCIP experience. Pit 3 Spillway Cladding and stoplog guide installation- Oversaw the diving operations for the installation of the stop log guides in Unit 1/2/3 on the downstream area of the powerhouse. This project included underwater concrete installation, heavy lifting of crane onto barge system, barge system assembly, underwater welding procedures, turbidity measures and BMP( best management practices) for water quality protection, surface supplied diving operations. Documentation of the process and work conducted. Rock Creek Radial Gate Cleaning- Inspector on diving project that included water quality filtration systems along with clean dredging operations and filtration, removal of sedimentation via transport to deter with dredging equipment, multi pump stations to remove the material to the filtration system. Oversaw this same project in 2018, 2014 ( Cresta Dam), 2013 Rock creek. Kerckhoff LLO gate replacement- Barge systems, heavy lifting of crane onto barges, Air diving manufactured by Waterman. This work also included the installation of new liner pipes and flange, grouting operations, welding ops, underwater burning to remove the old gates, concrete sawing underwater, concrete forming and pouring of concrete. Stoplog Gate Installation- Participated in a variety of gate installations as a Sr. Civil inspector, Diving Supervisor as well as a diver at places such as Butt valley PH, Caribou PH, Rock Creek PH, Cresta PH and many more throughout the system. C- Bear River Canal Break- Participated in the repairs of the Bear river canal located in Colfax, This lining, shotcrete, bridge building, false work installation, reinforced concrete installation, water drainage for the hillside. Sasquahannah/ Peach Bottom Nuclear Plant U/W Welding-Participated in as an underwater welder for the installation of the NRC mandated water system improvements for heat suppression within the nuclear torus areas welding stainless steel underwater as a Diver/welder. San Mateo Bridge Seismic retrofit- Participated as a diver/supervisor for the inspection of placement of concrete at the footings of the bridge and pre inspection of the forms for the underwater concrete pours. Boat and tug operations. Balch Afterbay LLO Hydraulic Cylinder replacement/Black Rock LLO Replacement- Diving supervisor and diver to remove the cylinder and replace with new cylinder, anchor bolt installation, underwater burning and welding. Multiple mobilizations to gain access to the upper Black rock reservoir. Drum Forebay penstock Inside welding- Supervisor for the installation of patchwork inside the penstock with access through the intake trash rack, this involved penetration techniques up to multiple patch locations along the Penstock to gain further life on the system until it was replaced years later. Benicia Bridge Pier Seismic restoration- Diving supervisor/ Diver installing seals in high current at the Carquinez straits, these seals once installed the vault area was pumped dry in order to build forms for a more permanent concrete seal, oversaw the safety of the iron workers once inside the vaults. Dealing with a substantial amount and potential for DP(differential pressure) Oak Flat Cylinder Replacement- Replacement of two cylinders underwater with the use of Winches rather than cranes due to the distance from shore. This required a well-designed barge system that could deal with the weight of the cylinders, anchoring system to gain access close to shore in order to remove cylinders from the water with shore crane. Boat handling, anchoring was critical for these maneuvers. Pit 5 diversion Gates- Cylindrical cofferdams installed and secured to each gate with the use of welding pad eyes to gate, drilling for Williams bolts, turnbuckles. Once the cofferdams were installed Burning of the gates to allow access for gates to be installed, heavy use of Crane, topside welding, confined space set up, installation of multiple cofferdams Anchor installation and grouting operations, installation of actuators and stands. Participated in this project as the PM, diving Supervisor, Diver, underwater and Topside welder. Pit 4 bypass and Grizzley installation- Supervisor/diver for the installation of cofferdam installation on the upstream area of the right abutment in order to allow the drillers access to the upstream side of the drilling area. Install the footings using formwork and survey methods to C- determine exact locations of footings, installation of steel beams and general assembly of the trash rack at the underwater areas of the structures. Salvage of the Wowona- Participated in the salvage of the historical vessel in lake Union as well as many other small and large vessels throughout the west coast, from Manson tug in Westport Washington, large vessels in the Columbia river to small fishing vessels in the Sacramento delta. The techniques used in salvage are varied from the use of heavy machinery on shore with cables, lift bags for lifting vessels in marinas, oil spill methods and recovery of fuel while vessels may be sunk or partially flooded. I have participated in salvage as a supervisor, Diver, Tender, ROV operator to name a few positions. Ship Husbandry- Diver/ Supervisor, participated in a variety of Ship husbandry projects throughout my career from thrust bearing sealing on ships, hull cleaning and inspection, installing blanks on sea chest intakes dealing with the potential of DP, conducting UWILD inspections on Ships, replacement of Sacrificial Anodes on ships and barges, extensive work with the US Navy in servicing ships at ports such as Bremerton, Westport, Bangor Submarine base. Wheel service on tugs and vessels. Fort Mason Pier Rehabilitation- pilings at Fort Mason in SF, this work included the use of underwater epoxy installation, grout pumping, fiberglass form installation. Barge operation and heavy boat operations through the pier system, documentation of the work accomplished. Shell Martinez pile rehab- Piledriving, removal of caps and Korbels, heavy vessel operations and heavy wood work while working on boats, barge maneuvers anchoring systems, driving piles and tie-ins to the pier. Concrete pumping, asphalt installation to the road, timber work, refinery safety experience. Offshore Diving- Offshore salvage of oil platforms after the Katrina Hurricane, projects included -ins, spool section installations, underwater general inspections of oil platforms components. Air diving, mixed gas diving saturation diving system experience. Participated in projects with companies such as Oceaneering, Epic, Acadiana Divers to name a few. Sardinia Italy US Naval Base Clean up Supervisor for dive team emergent work to complete tasks the Navy Divers could not accomplish in a timely manner in order to vacate the naval base and return to the Italian Government. This work included survey of underwater mooring areas for the removal of debris from bottom, salvage of items and search for potential nuclear material. Krause Lennon flume- removal and use of explosives to remove and break rocks. months, Soil nail installation, concrete work. C- Helms Unit 1 and 3 Rotor Pole Indexing- Sr. Civil Inspector overseeing the index work on the unit 1 and 3, Cleaning the Unit with the use of dry Ice, confined space operations. Balch Camp Unit 1- Dry ice cleaning of the Unit 1, use of confined space systems, Lock out and tag out for work. Rock Creek PH refurbishment of Unit 2- Sr. Civil Construction inspector for the refurbishment, rewinding and system upgrades of the unit. C- Justin A. Welty Pacific Gas & Electric Company Hydro Generation, Project Execution, Inspection 12840 Bill Clark Way Room #2143 Auburn, CA 95602 (530)889-6450 Office (530 )906-6025 Cell Certifications: ACI Field Testing Tech-Grade I8 Hour SCBA Training for Tunnel Rescue ACI Adhesive Anchor Installation Inspector 40 hour HAZMAT Certificate of CompletionRadiation Safety and Nuclear Gauge/CPN First Aid/CPR/AED Certified TrainingPG&E (NERC) Cyber & Security Awareness Training Course 30 Hour OSHA Training OSHA 510 - OSHA Standards for the OSHA 5410 – OSHA Standards for the Construction Industry Maritime Industry Confined Space Trained OSHA 3015 - Excavation, Trenching, And OSHA 5109 - Cal/OSHA Standards for the Soil Mechanics Construction Industry OSHA 7505 INTRODUCTION TO INCIDENT (ACCIDENT) INVESTIGATION OSHA 7300 PERMIT REQUIRED CONFINED OSHA SA1 (SAFETY ASSOCIATE 1) SPACE STANDARD OTC 308 SAFETY INSPECTION TECHNIQUES Summary: Mr. Welty is Graduate of Anderson Union High School. With four honorable, progressive years in the United States Army. Eight years in commercial construction, employed on numerous PG&E sub-stations and hydroelectric projects. Quick learner who can adapt to new responsibilities. Able to handle stressful situations. Reliable, responsible and assertive in the work place. Ability to work as a team member or a team leader. Objective: Review and understand all project documents including project description, drawings, QCIP, specifications, permits, and other related project information. Perform, document, and communicate the expectations identified in the QCIP/Drawings/Contract to the project team. C- Work History: Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) Current Position: Senior Hydro Generation Civil Inspector Verify and document the construction activities on formal and non-formal projects to be in compliance with PG&E, FERC and NERC standards. Work with Engineer of Record and Project Managers to communicate and track design changes, project cost and schedules as necessary. Understand and implement plans and specifications. Verify daily compliance with all project permits, inspect and document BMP’s, communicate necessary adjustments with construction supervisor and verify appropriate changes made in a timely manner. Implement Tunnel Safety Orders (TSO) and oversee contractors based on engineered specifications. Conduct morning tailboards. Compose daily logs, submit safety reports, weekly project conference calls, visitor site orientation, instruct proper usage of self-rescuers, test for harmful gases in tunnel before start of shift, calibrate and bump test gas meters, daily safety inspections inside and outside facility’s, test tunnel ventilation CFM, direct, correct and stop work based on immediate safety hazards, coordinate with management, engineers, project managers, foreman and supervisors to mitigate safety hazards. Trained in-house on visual weld inspection techniques. Test concrete air, slump and cast compressive strength cylinders, Anchor Pull testing for Fall Protection anchors, Anchor Pull Testing for both Epoxy and Cementous anchors ranging from ½” to 2.5” in diameter, Cast Grout Cubes for compressive strengths tests, over see both high pressure grouting and low pressure grouting, quality control of grout with flow cone and make necessary adjustments to meet specs, take density gauge reading with CPN Gauge, Water born operations from assembly to disassembly of marine construction barges, part of day to day diving ops on projects. Work History Pacific Gas & Electric Company December 2018: Eagle Canyon Flume repair. Assigned as Inspector to oversee Project Safety of Contract Crew repairing a damaged section of flume. Ensure Loto is adhered to. Ensure safety for access to and from site. Ensure Fall Protection Plan is adhered to. Keep Generation Supervisor abreast of progress. November 2018: Chili Bar LLO Dive Inspection. Assigned as Inspector to oversee Project Safety, Loto, & Quality Plan. Work with Ops to perform lift and test procedures. Work with Engineering and PM to reach project goal. September-October 2018: Pit 7 Flip Bucket Post 2016 Repairs. Assigned as Inspector to oversee Project Safety, LOTO, QCIP Adherence, QCIP Plan, Daily Construction Tasks. Work with EOR if problems arise. May-August 2018: Helms Bypass Tunnel Additional Rock Bolts, Shotcrete, and Drainage Gallery. Assigned as Inspector to oversee Project Safety, TSO’s (Tunnel Safety Orders) QCIP, Specs, Contract Documents Adherence, Sampling Shotcrete, Testing Shotcrete, C- Reporting out to Engineering and Board of Consultants. Check Torque on all epoxied and cementous bolts installed. Water Quality in Bypass drainage. November-December 2017: Pit 5 Rd, Pit 6 Rd, and Pit 7 Rd Storm Repairs. Assigned as Lead Inspector to oversee four Inspectors on different sites. Ensure Contract Inspectors and Contractors and adhering to the Project Safety, Project Drawings, Project Specs, Communicate with Contract Engineering and in house Project Management on job progress. Ensure Contract Inspectors are capturing the Daily tasks on their logs. August-October 2017: Hems Tunnel Grouting, Carpi Liner Install, and Prep for WWF and Rock Bolts. Assigned as Lead Inspector overseeing two other Inspectors, Project Safety,TSO’s (Tunnel Safety Orders) Loto (80 men 4 locks each, for each satellite box. All locks and Keys returned. None Missing.), Project QCIP, Water Quality Issues, work close with EOR, Board of Consultants, and PG&E Geoscience to remedy issues when arise. May-August 2017: Pit 6 Spillway Repairs. Assigned as Inspector to oversee Project Safety, QCIP, Daily Construction Tasks, Diving and installation of Coffer Dam, Excavation Shoring in place and inspected daily, Crane Ops and lifts.Adhesive Anchor Installment, ensure that each repair type was placed as designed. Work in close proximity to EOR on a daily basis. April-May 2017: Belden Tailrace Emergent Repairs. Assigned as Inspector to oversee Project safety, Confined Space, Contractors are repairing as directed by engineering, Daily Job tasks. Work with EOR if any issues arise. January-March 2017: Rock Creek Crossing Seismic Retrofit: Assigned as Inspector to over see the Project Safety, QCIP, Daily Job Tasks, Take ACI samples as required. Work with EOR to overcome issue that arise. December 2016- January 2017 Poe Tunnel Emergent Repair. Assigned as Inspector to oversee the Project Safety, TSO’s (Tunnel Safety Orders), LOTO, Daily Construction Tasks, Adhesive Anchor Installment, Low Pressure grouting, Heli Ops with Contractor. Work in close proximity to EOR on a daily basis. Sept-Nov 2016: Pit 7 Flip Bucket Repairs: Assigned as Inspector to oversee Project Safety, LOTO, QCIP Adherence, QCIP Plan, Daily Construction Tasks. Work with EOR if problems arise. June-August 2016: Pit 1 Weir and Fall River Gate House 9,10,11. Assigned as Inspector to oversee Safety, QCIP Plan, Daily Construction Tasks, Take Concrete Samples as QCIP directs. Work with EOR as problems arise. May 2016: Desabla Powerhouse Bypass Valve Inspection and Maintenance. Assigned as Inspector to oversee Contract Crew Safety, Inspect, remove, and repair valve. This Included a trip to their shop. Keep Assigned Engineer up to date on progress. October 2015 –February 2016 Potter Valley Wood Stave Replacement Project. Assigned as Inspector to oversee the Project Safety, QCIP Plan, Daily Construction Tasks, Take Concrete Samples and Density Test as QCIP directed. Sept-October 2015: Coleman Canal Equipment Access Ramp: Assigned as Inspector to oversee the QA of installing Access Ramp to canal. Managed Crew Safety, Verified construction documents C- and specs were adhered to. Manage Water Quality for turbidity from excavations. Work with BOR Onsite Government Rep to implement Safety, Specs, and Completed project. Sept-October 2015: Asbury Pump Bridge Replacement. Assigned as Inspector to oversee the QC/QA of installing Replacement Bridge. Managed Crew Safety, Verified construction documents and specs were adhered to. Manage Water Quality for turbidity from excavations. Take samples of concrete placed. Take density tests with CPN Gauge on backfill and graded surfaces. March 2015: Assigned as Lead Inspector (Quality Assurance) to the Battle Creek Salmon/Steelhead Restoration Project. March 2015: Tunnel Inspection Eagle Canyon: Manage Contractor Safety, Ensure Air Quality, Oversee Contract Survey Co. Survey inside the tunnels. (5 total tunnels) Mid-March 2015-Mid May 2015: Pit 1 Tailrace Repairs. Emergent work Night Shift Inspector. Manage Contractor Safety, Quality Control, Record As-Builts, Pressure Grouting and Data Recording, Samples per ACI, Inspect Line and Grade, Inspect Rebar layout, Manage SWPPP Compliance, Complete Field Report. Feb 2015: Tunnel Inspections Balch Tunnel & Kern Tunnel. Write Tunnel Entry Procedures, Lead Group of 8-10 personnel thru Tunnels, Ensuring Air Quality & Safety from Portal to Portal. Complete necessary repairs, monitor air constantly, manage safety during all tunnel activities. July 2014-Jan 2015: Rock Creek Seismic Retrofit. Manage Contractor Safety, Quality control on project, Take samples per ACI as needed, Monitor Water Quality, SWPPP Compliance, Record As- Builts, Complete Final Field Report. Dec 2014: Pit 1 Valve House Sand Trap Grout Repairs. Manage Contractor Safety, Quality Control, Record As-Builts on Newly Installed ANODE Rust Protection System, Complete Final Field Report. Oct 2014: Buck Creek Surge Chamber Cleaning and Tunnel Inspection. Manage Contractor Safety, Confined Space Entry, Remove debris restricting tunnel flow, Conduct Tunnel Inspection with 8-10 personnel, Ensure Entrants of Air Quality, Safety, & Lead Group from Portal to Portal, Repair Tunnel Grizzly, Record As-Builts, Complete Final Field Report. July 2013-Oct 2014: Helms Marmot Trap Repair/T-3 Sump. Night Shift Inspector, Manage Contractor Safety, Lead on Tunnel Rescue, Work Under Tunnel Safety Orders, Quality Control on Night Shift, Record As-Builts, Complete Final Field Report. Dec 2012-Feb 2013: Pit 5 Road Storm Damage Repair. Emergent Work, Manage Contractor Safety, Repair 6miles of access rd. to Powerhouse, Clear Mudslide from Penstocks, Tie Back Compromised 230KV Transmission Tower, Utilized heavy equipment to move 100s 0f yards of material, both native and imported, Cleared and Grubbed as needed, Record As-Builts, Complete Final Field Report. June 2012-Dec 2012: Drum Penstocks Replacement. Manage In-House and Contractor Safety, Implement Tunnel Safety Orders, Site Orientation to all new Personnel on site, Quality Control of work by In-House Crews & Contract Crews, Including Demo, Install, a Final Valve House, Record As-Builts, Complete Final Field Report. C- Dec 2011: Pit 7 Trashy Rake Installation. Manage Contractor Safety, Quality Control, Record As-Builts, Complete Final Field Report. Oct 2011: Pit 7 low Level Outlet Seat Repairs. Manage Contractor safety, Quality Control, Confined Space Entry, Record As-Found Conditions/Record Final Tolerances, Complete Final Field Report. July 2011: Coleman Road Paving.; Manage Contractor Safety, Quality Control, Density Tests on Newly Placed Asphalt, Record As-Builts, Complete Final Field Report. April 2010-Dec 2010: Pit 3,4,5 Relicensing Project. Manage Contractor safety, Quality Assurance at Pit 4 Dam IFR, Quality Assurance on Road Repairs, Quality Assurance on Bridges Installed, Quality Assurance on Spoil Piles, Manage SWPPP Compliance, Record As-Builts, Complete Final Field Report. Feb 2009-May 2009: Helms Tunnel Plug Repair. Manage Contractor Safety, Quality Control, Record As- Builts, Complete Final Field Report. Zempelo 2008 Position: Contractor for PG & E Civil Inspector Abacus Construction & Development, Inc. 2000-2008 Position: Carpenter/concrete mason Duties: Concrete finishing, form work, carpentry, yard layout, structural steel, heavy timber framing, tunnel work, helicopter operations, bridge work, hydro pen stocks, fabrication and welding, excavator, backhoe, front end loader, dump truck, mini-skidsteer, mini-excavator. HSH Construction Company Position: Laborer Duties: Concrete work, form work, carpentry, and equipment forklift Big Valley Lumber Company 1998-2000 Position: Swing shift supervisor Duties: Oversee all areas of production of sawmill. Debarker operator, chop saw operator, trim saw operator, board edger operator, sorter operator, stacker operator and forklift operator. Performed maintenance sawmill wide, to include weekly maintenance, fabrication and welding, as well as installing new equipment. Norris Construction 1998 Position: Loader operator and roller operator. Duties: Filled belly dumps, 10 wheel dumps and maintenance on equipment. Ray Toney Associates 1988 Position: Laborer Duties: Concrete work, form work, and landscaping C- US Army Grounds Security Specialist US Army Baumholder, Germany 1995-1997 Mr. Welty instructed up to six stall members on numerous occasions for vehicle maintenance and equipment. He was deployed to Bosnia Herzegovina for eleven months in support to peacekeeping operations. Participated in establishing base camp in the wilderness area under harsh weather conditions. Drove over 10,000 accident free miles, maintaining 100% accountability of equipment while ensuring 100% readiness. Grounds Security Specialist US Army Ft. Campbell, KY 1994-1995 Successfully completed numerous Air Assault insertions during training exercises in California, Louisiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Worker in six member team attached to st the 101 Airborne Air Assault Division as an immediate reaction force in crisis situations. Completed ground patrol, requiring walking long distances requiring me to carry a backpack weighing up to 55 plus pounds for 12 to 15 miles. C- STANDARD QUALITY CONTROL & INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR HYDRO PROJECTS APPENDIXD GENERAL INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS 1.GENERAL 1.1 The design drawings and specifications are the main criteria for inspection. In addition to the Field InspectorÓs normal inspection practices in monitoring and verifying the construction work, the following are general inspections and testing requirements for a typical small construction project. Additional specific project inspection requirements are provided in Appendix B, when applicable. 1.2 The project construction may be subject to inspection and approval by FERC and DSOD. Where applicable, the Field Inspector shall coordinate with the Responsible Engineer to ensure that the critical inspections are performed and sufficient notice is provided to the key parties of the inspection. 1.3 The Engineer of Record will review the construction plan, method and procedures with the Construction Foreman and the Field Inspectors prior to construction and will inspect the operation and field test results regularly during construction. 2.LAYOUT AND SURVEY Field Inspectors shall verify that proper survey controls are established to allow accurate survey and location of the proposed modifications. 3.EXCAVATION AND FOUNDATION TREATMENT 3.1 The Field Inspectors shall monitor all excavations to assure that the excavated slopes or trenches are stable and conform to safety standards and specified limits in the drawings. 3.2 The excavations shall be inspected and approved by the Engineer-Of-Record and representatives from the FERC and DSOD, where applicable, prior to placement of earthfill, Rock Slope Protection, and/or concrete. 4.EARTHFILL 4.1 The earthfill material shall be visually inspected to assure that it is substantially free of vegetation, organics, roots, and unsuitable substance. The grade and layout of the earthfill shall be surveyed for conformance with the drawings. 4.2 The earthfill and drain/filter material placement method and compaction results shall be reviewed and verified during the early stage of the placement process by Engineer-Of- Record and representatives from FERC and DSOD, as applicable. 4.3 TESTING FOR EARTHFILL: - Earthfill material shall be tested in accordance with the following standards. The Engineer-Of-Record shall specify the type and schedule of tests in Appendix B of the QCIP. 4.3.1 Particle size analysis of soil per ASTM D-422. 4.3.2 Compaction test using the nuclear method per ASTM D-6938. 4.3.3 Sand cone tests per ASTM D-1556 and Compaction test per ASTM D-1557. 4.3.4 Sieve Analysis per ASTM C-136 and washing for material finer than 75 m (No. 200)per ASTM C-117. 4.3.5 Moisture Content per ASTM D-2216 D-1 STANDARD QUALITY CONTROL & INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR HYDRO PROJECTS APPENDIX D 5. CONCRETE 5.1 Concrete surface preparation operations shall be closely monitored and visually inspected to ensure that proper procedures and measures are implemented to prevent damage to the remaining structures. 5.2 Cleaned concrete surfaces shall be inspected visually before placement of new concrete. Surface receiving fresh concrete shall be sound, free of deleterious material, and cleaned with pressurized water jet. 5.3 Size and depth of drilled holes for dowels shall be measured and verified. 5.4 Field Inspectors shall visually inspect dowel installations to ensure that dowel holes are properly cleaned and the proper type of grout and procedures are used for grouting of the dowels. 5.5 Field Inspectors shall visually inspect the formwork and rebar installation to ensure that the dimension, spacing, clearance, and location are in conformance with the design drawings. 5.6 The following tests of freshly mixed concrete shall be performed at least once a day during days of concrete placement, for the first batch produced and every 50 cubic yards thereafter. Samples for the tests shall be taken from the discharge point of the concrete transit mixer or the pump hose. 5.6.1 Slump test per ASTM C-143. 5.6.2 Air entrainment test per ASTM C-231 5.6.3 Temperature per ASTM C-172 5.6.4 Three cylinders specimens shall be cast, stored and tested in accordance with ASTM C-172, C-31, and C-39. 6. STEEL 6.1 Field Inspectors and/or shop inspectors shall visually inspect fabricated structural steel in the shop before and after coating or galvanizing to verify the dimension, quality of workmanship, and coating before acceptance for delivery. 6.2 All welds shall be inspected visually to ensure free of defects. The weld size shall be measured and verified. 6.3 Field Inspectors shall visually inspect all bolted connections to ensure that all required bolts are installed in accordance with AISC standards. 7. ENVIRONMENTAL The Environmental Lead and Field Inspectors shall verify compliance with the regulatory requirements. Field Inspectors and Environmental Lead shall monitor the project site and observe for signs of potential erosion, hazardous material spills, and dust control problems. The Field Inspector and Environmental Lead shall inspect the construction operation to ensure that the proper erosion control, dust abatement and spill prevention measures, including installation of water bars and water spraying, are implemented, if necessary. D-2 STANDARD QUALITY CONTROL & INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR HYDRO PROJECTS APPENDIX D 8. FIELD TESTING 8.1 The following field tests will be performed in accordance with the applicable ASTM standards. Standard Test Description Standard Practice for Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens ASTM C-31 in the Field ASTM C-33 Specification for Concrete Aggregate ASTM C-39 Test Method for Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens ASTM C-136 Test Method for Sieve Analysis of Fine & Coarse Aggregates ASTM C-143 Test Method for Slump of Hydraulic Cement Concrete ASTM C-172 Standard Practice for Sampling Freshly Mixed Concrete ASTM C-231 Test Method for Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Pressure Method ASTM D-422 Particle-size analysis of soils ASTM D-1556 Density of soil in-place by the sand-cone method ASTM D-1557 Compaction characteristic of soil using modified effort ASTM D-2216 Test Methods for determination of Water (Moisture) Content ASTM D-6938 In-Place Density and Water Content by Nuclear Methods D-3 STANDARD QUALITY CONTROL & INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR HYDRO PROJECTS APPENDIX E LISTING OF AVAILABLE PG&E TESTING EQUIPMENT Not applicable Î all field inspections and samples taken will be done by the inspector on the site. Field and laboratory testing (as required) will be completed by Materials Testing Inc. (MTI). E-1 STANDARD QUALITY CONTROL & INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR HYDRO PROJECTS APPENDIX F QCIP REPORTING TEMPLATES 1. The following inspection reporting templates will be used by the field inspectors, as appropriate: Daily Inspection Log Non-Conformance Report Environmental Deficiency Report Design Change/RFI Form F-1 STANDARD QUALITY CONTROL & INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR HYDRO PROJECTS APPENDIX F SAMPLE DAILY INSPECTION REPORT CompanyName:ProjectExecutionInspection Job#Clickheretoentertext.Report#:Clickheretoentertext.Date:Clickheretoentertext. ProjectName:Clickheretoentertext.Supervisor:Clickheretoentertext. Weather:Clickheretoentertext.JobLocation:Clickheretoentertext. DailyTailboard/SafetyTailboard: Clickheretoentertext. Detailsoflabor,equipmentusage,andstandbyequipmenttime: Clickheretoentertext. WorkPlanforToday: Clickheretoentertext. ƚķğǤ͸ƭProgress: Clickheretoentertext. Problems/Discussions/Delays: Clickheretoentertext. Material/EquipmentDeliveries/EquipmentDepartures: Clickheretoentertext. InstructionstoConstructor,inspections,acceptances,andrejections: Clickheretoentertext. Comments: Clickheretoentertext. FieldWorkers FieldWorkerTradeQuantity SIGNATURE: F-2 STANDARD QUALITY CONTROL & INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR HYDRO PROJECTS APPENDIX F NON-CONFORMANCE REPORT NON-CONFORMANCE: 1. Date Identified: _________________________________________________________________________ 2. Identified by: __________________________________________________________________________ 3. Department: ___________________________________________________________________________ 4. Location: ___________________________________________________________________________ 5. Description of nonconformance: 6. Cause of problem: 7. Analysis of the problem: Prepared by: _____________________ Date: _____________ CORRECTIVE MEASURES: 1. Description of corrective measures: 2. Date corrective measures completed:________________________________ 3. Inspected and Approved by: Field Inspector: _______________________ Date: ________________ Engineer-Of-Record: ___________________ Date: ________________ Responsible Engineer: _____________________ Date: ________________ cc: Field Inspectors License Compliance Lead Construction Foreman Project Manager Engineer-Of-Record File Responsible Engineer F-3 STANDARD QUALITY CONTROL & INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR HYDRO PROJECTS APPENDIX F ENVIRONMENTAL DEFICIENCY REPORT DEFICIENCY: 1. Date Identified: _________________________________________________________________________ 2. Identified by: __________________________________________________________________________ 3. Department: ___________________________________________________________________________ 4. Location: ___________________________________________________________________________ 5. Description of Deficiency: 6. Cause of problem: 7. Analysis of the problem: Prepared by: _____________________ Date: _____________ CORRECTIVE MEASURES: 1. Description of corrective measures: 2. Date corrective measures completed:________________________________ 3. Inspected and Approved by: Field Inspector: _____________________ Date: ________________ Environmental Lead: __________________ Date: ________________ cc: Field Inspectors License Compliance Lead Construction Foreman Environmental Lead Lead Engineer Project Manager Engineer-Of-Record File F-4 STANDARD QUALITY CONTROL & INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR HYDRO PROJECTS APPENDIX F DESIGN CHANGE NOTIFICATION / REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FORM RFI#:____ DCN#:____ Description of Change / Question: Reference Drawings: Construction Impact: Need Response / Answer by: ________________________________ Prepared by: __________________ Date: ____________ Submitted to: _________________ Date: ____________ Solution to Design Change or Response to Design Question: Drawing Change: ____________________________________________________ Regulatory Agencies Approvals (as Required): DSOD: _____________ Date: ____________ FERC: ______________ Date: ____________ Approved by: Engineer-Of-Record: __________________ Date: ____________ Responsible Engineer: ____________________ Date: ___________ cc: Field Inspectors License Compliance Lead Construction Foreman File Responsible Engineer Engineer-Of-Record Project Manager F-5 STANDARD QUALITY CONTROL & INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR HYDRO PROJECTS APPENDIX G ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE PLAN 1. GENERAL 1.1. Prudent actions shall be taken in performance of the work consistent with PG&EÓs Best Management Practices for protection of sensitive species to minimize impacts to the Project environment as agreed to by PG&E and the resource agencies. Construction procedure, process, equipment and temporary construction facilities shall be provided to manage and control environmental conditions at the construction site and related areas under the ConstructorÓs control. 1.2. Construction personnel shall be informed and trained to ensure compliance with the environmental protection requirement/s for the project. Best construction industry and management practices shall be applied during construction to minimize disturbance to the environment. 1.3. The construction area shall be limited to the minimal space necessary for access, equipment, and construction activities. Construction personnel shall be informed of the limits of the work area so that precautionary mitigation measures to prevent potential erosion problems can be put in place if necessary. 2. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND WASTE 2.1. The construction methods and plans shall minimize the exposure of the Project environment to hazardous materials and wastes. 2.2. Good construction practices and preventive measures shall be implemented to minimize turbidity in waterway(s) from waste, disposal, and suspended particles generated from construction activities. Collection and disposal systems and barriers shall be installed to prevent dust, slurry and debris generated from the construction activities from entering the waterways. Disposal of all hazardous wastes and their containers shall be disposed in compliance with Federal and State laws listed in 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and the California Code of Regulations. 2.3. All hazardous materials shall be transported to and from site in compliance with all Federal and State regulations, including those specified in the California Code of Regulations and the California Vehicle Code. 2.4. Spill prevention barrier and protection shall be provided around barges and equipment, which are located in waterways to contain and prevent potential spill material from entering the water. 2.5. Equipment, containers, absorbents, personal protective equipment, and other clean-up material supplies shall be available on-site for use in the event of an accidental spill. 3. CULTURAL RESOURCES: In the event that a previously unidentified archaeological or historic site is discovered during construction, construction activities in the identified area shall be stopped and the cultural resource specialist and environmental agencies shall be notified immediately. Appropriate actions shall be taken to properly record and protect any such discovered sites. 4. WATER QUALITY: Construction activities shall comply with the water quality standards, monitoring or control measures required by CDF&G, RWQCB and other agencies. Temporary barriers and settling basin\\s shall be provided where necessary to ensure that water quality standards for the Project are met. 5. NOISE ABATEMENT: Noise emissions shall be limited to the extent possible to minimize impacts to the identified nesting sites. 6. AIR QUALITY: Dust emission from construction activities shall be minimized by the frequent use of water to spray unpaved roads and in earth disturbance areas. Vehicle speed limits below 25 mph shall be maintained to reduce traffic generated dust. Vehicles shall be maintained to meet G-1 STANDARD QUALITY CONTROL & INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR HYDRO PROJECTS APPENDIX G vehicle emission standards and shall encourage carpooling among employees to minimize vehicle emissions and dust in the Project area. Portable generators will comply with applicable requirements. 7. EROSION CONTROL: Measures shall be implemented to prevent erosion of excavated areas, stockpiled earth materials, and other erodible areas, and to control sediment-carrying water from contaminating the reservoir or nearby waterways. 8. IMPACTS TO AQUATIC AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES: Disturbances to aquatic and wildlife resources in the Project area shall be minimized consistent with PG&EÓs Best Management Practices for the protection of sensitive species. Mitigation measures required by the permits and agreed to by PG&E and the resource agencies shall be implemented. If the existing fishery and wildlife condition changes during construction, the resource agencies shall be consulted to identify if any additional mitigation measures will be required. 9. ROAD MAINTENANCE: All roads used for the Project construction shall be repaired and maintained in accordance with the agreements, conditions, and permits issued. 10. WEATHER: Weather and temperature shall be monitored. Precautionary measures shall be taken, when necessary, to protect the Work against potential erosion and damage from rain and weather conditions. 11. HAZARDOURS SUBSTANCES. Use of Hazardous Substances shall comply with regulating agencies rules, fees, permits, and licenses. 12. POLLUTION CONTROL 12.1. Methods, means and facilities shall be provided to prevent contamination of soil, water or atmosphere by the discharge of noxious substances from construction operations. 12.2. Equipment and personnel shall be available to contain any spillage, and to remove contaminated soils or liquids. All contaminated earth shall be excavated and disposed off- site, and replaced with suitable compacted fill and topsoil. 12.3. Special measures shall be taken to prevent harmful substances from entering public waters, and prevent disposal of wastes, effluents, chemicals, or other such substances adjacent to reservoir and stream. 12.4. Constructor shall provide for control of atmospheric pollutants, and prevent toxic concentrations of chemicals or harmful dispersal of pollutants into the atmosphere. 13. FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION 13.1. Constructor shall take all necessary precautions to prevent grass, brush and forest fires while performing the Work. 13.2. Constructor shall be responsible for all damage from fire due, directly or indirectly, either to his own activities or those of his employees or sub-Contractors. 13.3. When required, Constructor shall provide spark arrestors, approved by the Division of Forestry, State of California, for all internal combustion engines employed at the site. 13.4. Constructor shall maintain temporary fire protection equipment in accordance with CAL/OSHA 1910 and 1933, including: 13.4.1. Portable fire extinguishing equipment suitable for type of material and hazard. 13.4.2. Portable fire extinguishers within ten feet of welding and cutting operations and of locations where flammable or combustible liquids are stored. 13.4.3. Constructor shall perform work within or adjacent to State or National Forests in conformance with all regulation of the State Fire Marshall, Natural Resources Conservation Commission, Forestry Department, and all other authorities having jurisdiction over work within forests. G-2 STANDARD QUALITY CONTROL & INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR HYDRO PROJECTS APPENDIX G 14. HAZARDOUS OR FLAMMABLE CHEMICALS 14.1. Limit the on-site storage of materials such as fuel, oils, and cement products to a minimum. 14.2. Maintain for all hazardous substance on the job site Material Safety Data Sheets at the ConstructorÓs filed office and provide hazardous spill response equipment such as absorbent pads and booms. 14.3. Use and store hazardous and flammable chemical liquids or gases in acceptable containers conforming to all applicable laws and regulations, and use in a manner that will prevent their accidental release. 14.4. Materials shall not be discarded on the job site, and shall be removed from the premises immediately or disposed of in proper, lawful manner. 15. SAFETY 15.1. Construction shall conform to the rules and regulations pertaining to safety including OSHA Safety Standards for the Construction Industry, California Code of Regulations, Division of Industrial Safety (Safety Orders), Construction Safety Orders, and Division of Safety of Dams. 15.2. Constructor shall provide control of all persons and vehicles entering and leaving the site. 16. SECURITY 16.1. Constructor shall provide and maintain barriers to prevent unauthorized entry and to protect the Work, existing facilities, trees and plants. The project site, existing structures, new and existing materials and equipment shall be protected and secured from theft, vandalism and damages of any kind. 16.2. Barriers and barricades shall be provided, wherever needed, to provide safe working conditions and removed when progress of the Work permits. 16.3. Constructor shall preserve and protect existing trees and plants designated to remain including root zone by erecting temporary barrier. 16.4. Constructor shall relocate barriers as required by construction progress. G-3 STANDARD QUALITY CONTROL & INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR HYDRO PROJECTS APPENDIX I EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL 1. Constructor shall plan and execute construction and earthwork by methods to control surface drainage from cuts and fills, and from borrow and waste disposal areas, to prevent erosion and sedimentation. Constructor shall follow all Erosion and Sediment Control Plans and SWPPPÓs applicable to the project. 2. Constructor shall control its operations so that sediment or siltation, due to its operations, shall not be introduced into the stream or lake. Constructor shall provide sump pumps, temporary water treatment plants, settling basin and other facilities with adequate capacity for treatment and removal of silt or other suspended substance in any seepage or drainage resulting from excavation or other construction activities to meet the required water quality and turbidity standards before discharging into the lake. 3. Constructor shall periodically inspect earthwork to detect any evidence of the start of erosion and shall apply corrective measures as necessary. 4. Constructor shall implement mechanical and vegetative erosion control measures, where applicable. Remedial measures for controlling potential erosion in areas affected by the proposed construction activities and unseasonable storms, including thunderstorms, are described below. 5. Constructor shall install mechanical erosion control measures, including mulching, hay bale checks, erosion control fabric, diversion ditches or berms, silt fencing and drainage devices, where appropriate, along the borrow areas, the excavation limits of the buttress foundation, and the disposal areas with heavy earth excavation, hauling and placement activities. 6. Constructor shall protect open excavations and stockpiled earth materials with polyethylene sheets or other waterproof coverings and construct berms or drainage trenches around such stockpiles to prevent erosion. 7. Trapping sediment may be accomplished with silt fencing, hay bales, sedimentation basins, and wattles. Trapping may be used to prevent sedimentation into any water course or drainage channel, roadway, sensitive areas or adjacent property. 8. Berming, diversion ditches, sand bags and piping can be used to divert water to safe areas. Areas not susceptible to erosion include bedrock channels or outcropping, heavily vegetated areas receiving low impact water or energy dissipating rocked areas. Such areas should be well-drained. Diverting may be used along access roads, canal access pads and above slopes susceptible to erosion. 9. Disturbed loose, erosional soil will be mulched with cereal straw. Straw may be rice, barley or oats and will be as specified by the Forest Service when on National Forest properties. Wood fiber mulch applied by hydro mulch seeding may also be used. In exceptional cases, sheet plastic, jute matting or other erosion control blankets may be used as an emergency cover if necessary. 10. Drainage will be provided to prevent saturating soil in construction fill areas and other vulnerable conditions. I-1 STANDARD QUALITY CONTROL & INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR HYDRO PROJECTS APPENDIX J CERTIFICATION By Licensee CERTIFICATION OF CONSTRUCTION FERC Project No.: ______ Description: ______________________________________________________________________ Design Drawings/Specifications: PG&E Drawing List Drawing Number Drawing Title Quality Control and Inspection Program (QCIP), Dated: _____________________ This is a certification by the Licensee that the construction fulfills the design intent and was constructed in accordance with the plans and specifications reviewed by the FERC. (per written request by FERC) ******************************************************************************************* A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document. VERIFICATION STATE OF CALIFORNIA \] COUNTY OF \], SS: The undersigned, being first duly sworn, states that he/she has read the above document and knows the contents of it, and that all of the statements contained in that document are true and correct, to the best of his/her knowledge and belief. (per 18CFR Part 12, Paragraph 12.13) For Licensee (Print Name) __________________________________________ Signature \[STAMP\] Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on this day of , 20___, by , Proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person (s) who appeared before me. . NOTARY PUBLIC \[SEAL\] J-1 STANDARD QUALITY CONTROL & INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR HYDRO PROJECTS APPENDIX J CERTIFICATION By Design Engineer CERTIFICATION OF CONSTRUCTION FERC Project No.: ______ Description: ______________________________________________________________________ Design Drawings/Specifications: PG&E Drawing List Drawing Number Drawing Title Quality Control and Inspection Program (QCIP), Dated: _____________________ This is a certification by the Design Engineer that the project constructed in accordance with the design intent. (per written request by FERC) ******************************************************************************************* A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document. VERIFICATION STATE OF CALIFORNIA \] COUNTY OF \], SS: The undersigned, being first duly sworn, states that he/she has read the above document and knows the contents of it, and that all of the statements contained in that document are true and correct, to the best of his/her knowledge and belief. (per 18CFR Part 12, Paragraph 12.13) Design Engineer (Print Name) __________________________________________ Signature \[STAMP\] Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on this day of , 20___, by , Proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person (s) who appeared before me. . NOTARY PUBLIC \[SEAL\] J-2 STANDARD QUALITY CONTROL & INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR HYDRO PROJECTS APPENDIX J CERTIFICATION By Quality Control Manager CERTIFICATION OF CONSTRUCTION FERC Project No.: ______ Description: ______________________________________________________________________ Design Drawings/Specifications: PG&E Drawing List Drawing Number Drawing Title Quality Control and Inspection Program (QCIP), Dated: _____________________ This is a certification by the Quality Control Manger that the results of the inspection and testing program results in the conclusion that the project was constructed in accordance with the plans and specifications. (per written request by FERC) ******************************************************************************************* A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document. VERIFICATION STATE OF CALIFORNIA \] COUNTY OF \], SS: The undersigned, being first duly sworn, states that he/she has read the above document and knows the contents of it, and that all of the statements contained in that document are true and correct, to the best of his/her knowledge and belief. (per 18CFR Part 12, Paragraph 12.13) Quality Control Manager (Print Name) __________________________________________ Signature Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on this day of , 20___, by , Proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person (s) who appeared before me. . NOTARY PUBLIC \[SEAL\] J-3 From:"FERC eSubscription" Subject:General Correspondence issued in FERC P-619-169 Date:Tuesday, June 8, 2021 10:55:02 AM .ATTENTION: This message originated from outside Butte County. Please exercise judgment before opening attachments, clicking on links, or replying.. On 6/8/2021, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Washington D.C., issued this document: Docket(s): P-619-169 Lead Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company Filing Type: General Correspondence Compliance Directives Description: Letter to Pacific Gas and Electric Company discussing the requested information related to changes to the transmission line route of the Bucks Creek Hydroelectric Project under P-619. 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Comments and Suggestions can be sent to this email address: mailto:FERCOnlineSupport@Ferc.gov FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION Washington, DC 20426 OFFICE OF ENERGY PROJECTS Project No. 619-169 –California Bucks Creek Hydroelectric Project Pacific Gas and Electric Company City of Santa Clara, California June 8, 2021 VIA FERC Service Mr. Jan Nimick, Vice President- Power Generation Pacific Gas and Electric Company 245 Market Street Mail Code: N11E San Francisco, CA 94105 Subject: Information Request Relating to Grizzly Tap Conductor Removal Dear Mr. Nimick: This letter is a follow up to an October 9, 2020 letter issued by Commission staff, which we requested information related to changes to the transmission line route of the 1 Bucks Creek Hydroelectric Project No. 619, in order to reconnect the project’s Grizzly powerhouse to the grid (Reconnection Project). In letters dated September 14, 2020 and October 6, 2020, you discussed plans to remove spans of the Grizzly Tap conductor, the primary transmission line for the project, in order to facilitate the reconnection of the project to the grid. Specifically, you stated that you had identified a potential public safety risk associated with the Caribou-Palermo transmission line, which you committed to permanently de-energizing following the 2018 Camp Fire. To mitigate the risk, you explained that you isolated and grounded sections of the Caribou-Palermo line (the Grizzly Powerhouse connects to the Caribou-Palermo line via the Grizzly Tap). To remediate the risk specifically associated with the Grizzly Tap interconnection, you provided a workplan to remove an approximate 900 feet of the Grizzly Tap conductor, later identified as Phase 1 of the Reconnection Project. You also proposed work within the Bucks Creek substation yard and in the right-of-way of the Grizzly Tap, later identified as Phase 2 of the Reconnection Project. 1 Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 52 FPC 1898 (1974). Project No. 619-169 - 2 - In a letter issued on October 9, 2020, Commission staff required you to within 45 days from the date of the letter, to file: an amendment application for Commission approval, for the work described in your September 14 and October 6, 2020 letters; a specific description of what had taken place regarding the work proposed; what other options were available to you; and an explanation of why the work was done without waiting for Commission approval of a license amendment or a response to your th September 14 letter. Commission staff had previously informed you via email and phone prior to your September 14 and October 6, 2020 letters that removal and relocation of a portion of the transmission line would require an application for amendment of the project license.However, Commission staff became aware that the proposed work in the 2 your September 14, 2020 letter had shortly after, been completed. You submitted an amendment application on November 24, 2020, which included a description of the work that was completed prior to the amendment approval in the Phase 1 description in the Exhibit E, as requested. Commission staff approved the 3 amendment application by an order issued on April 22, 2021. However, the other two questions remained unanswered. Within 30 days from the date of this letter, please file a response to the outstanding questions from the October 9, 2020 letter, i.e., why the work was done without waiting for Commission approval of license amendment or at least a Commission response to your September 14, 2020 letter, and what other options were available to you. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file the requested information using the Commission’s eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs- filing/efiling.asp. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852. The first page of any filing responding to this letter should include docket number P-619-169. 2 On September 17, 2020, Commission staff spoke with your Supervisor of Hydro licensing, who informed staff that the aforementioned electrical line had been removed. 3 Pacific Gas and Electric Company and City of Santa Clara, Californi a, 175 FERC ¶ 62,031 (2021). Project No. 619-169 - 3 - Thank you for your cooperation. If you have any questions regarding this letter, please contact Korede Olagbegi at (202) 502-6268 or Korede.Olagbegi@ferc.gov. Sincerely, Kelly Houff Chief, Engineering Resources Branch Division of Hydropower Administration and Compliance From:"FERC eSubscription" Subject:Procedural Motion submitted in FERC P-619-000 by Department of Interior,et al. Date:Wednesday, June 2, 2021 4:45:25 AM .ATTENTION: This message originated from outside Butte County. Please exercise judgment before opening attachments, clicking on links, or replying.. On 6/1/2021, the following Filing was submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Washington D.C.: Filer: Department of Interior No Organization Found (as Agent) Docket(s): P-619-000 Lead Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company Filing Type: Procedural Motion Description: Request to Update Service List Information of Department of Interior, Bucks Creek Hydroelectric Project. under P-619. 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Date:Tuesday, June 8, 2021 9:06:49 AM .ATTENTION: This message originated from outside Butte County. Please exercise judgment before opening attachments, clicking on links, or replying.. On 6/8/2021, the following Filing was submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Washington D.C.: Filer: Pacific Gas and Electric Company No Organization Found (as Agent) Docket(s): P-619-000 Lead Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company Filing Type: Project Operations Compliance Report Description: Pacific Gas and Electric Company submits Responses to Action Items Identified During the 2019 Annual Dam Safety Inspection of Bucks Creek Hydroelectric Project under P-619. 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Blackett, P.E., Regional Engineer Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Division of Dam Safety and Inspections San Francisco Regional Office 100 First Street, Suite 2300 San Francisco, CA 94105-3084 RE: Bucks Creek Hydroelectric Project, FERC No. 619-CA Lower Bucks Diversion Dam, NATDAM No. CA00331 Bucks Storage Dam, NATDAM No. CA00332 Grizzly Forebay Dam, NATDAM No. CA00333 2019 Dam Safety Inspection Follow-Up Dear Mr. Blackett: This letter identified during the 2019 annual Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) dam safety inspection of Bucks Creek Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 619). FERC conducted the inspection with PG&E staff on August 27 through 29, 2019, and provided the action items in a follow-up letter to PG&E, dated January 14, 2020n items are enclosed with this letter (Enclosure 1). Ongoing shelter-in-place orders issued by the State of California in response to the COVID-19 pandemic require that nonessential PG&E staff work remotely, and hard copy filings are not practical at this time. If FERC requires hard copies of this letter and/or enclosures, please contact the license coordinator identified below. If necessary, hard copies will be sent after the shelter-in-place restrictions have been lifted and PG&E staff have returned to their normal work locations. dam safety engineer, Ben Fontana, at (530) 762-9459. For general comments or questions, please contact license coordinator, Jamie Visinoni, at (530) 215-6676. Sincerely, David L. Ritzman, G.E., P.E. Chief Dam Safety Engineer Enclosure Enclosure 1 BUCKS CREEK HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT, FERC NO. 619-CA Lower Bucks Diversion Dam, NATDAM No. CA00331 Bucks Storage Dam, NATDAM No. CA00332 Grizzly Forebay Dam, NATDAM No. CA00333 PG&E Responses to FERC Action Items from the 2019 Annual FERC Dam Safety Inspection In a letter to Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) dated January 14, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) provided action items identified during the 2019 annual FERC dam safety Bucks Creek Hydroelectric Project, FERC No. 619. For action items are copied below, followed Action Item 1: Bucks Storage Dam The screen on the RTU that supplies the reservoir information and should be repaired. PG&E replaced the remote terminal unit (RTU) screen in May 2020. PG&E believes that Action Item 1 has been satisfactorily addressed and no further action is necessary. Action Item 2: Lower Bucks Diversion Dam We have not received the plan and schedule along with the alternative analysis and design alternative for the proposed repair of the concrete spalling and delamination at Lower Bucks Diversion Dam. PG&E submitted its initial project design package and a plan and schedule for construction of a geomembrane liner on the upstream face of Lower Bucks Dam to the FERC San Francisco Regional Office on December 11, 2019. The filing included 2018 project alternatives analysis report, which provides key conclusions and recommendations regarding the condition of the dam. PG&E installed the geomembrane liner in 2020 as the first phase of work to address the deteriorated concrete on the downstream face of the dam. PG&E filed the final geomembrane liner project construction report with FERC on February 18, 2021. The next phases of concrete rehabilitation work at Lower Bucks Dam include a project to repair and restore spalled, cracked, and delaminated concrete on the . To support design of the project, PG&E is updating load cases to account for the reduced strength and stiffness of the deteriorated concrete. PG&E submitted its plan and schedule for completing the analyses to FERC in a letter responding to recommendations from the 11th five-year Part 12D inspection of the dam, dated April 1, 2021. 1 Enclosure 1 Because the requested information has been provided in separate correspondence, PG&E believes that Action Item 2 has been satisfactorily addressed. PG&E will provide further updates pertaining to the concrete rehabilitation work as part of its efforts to address Recommendations 4 (R-4/2015 and R-4/2020) 2015 and 2020 (10th and 11th) Part 12D safety inspections, respectively. Action Item 3: Grizzly Forebay Dam Consider installing a safety guard rail at the dam crest. PG&E plans to install safety railing on the dam crest to the left of the center overpour spillway as part of an upcoming project to improve access at Grizzly Forebay Dam. On April 29, 2021, PG&E submitted the project construction package for FERC review. PG&E plans to begin construction of the access improvements in the summer of 2021, pending FERC authorization to proceed with the work. By considering and developing a project to install the safety railing, PG&E believes that Action Item 3 has been satisfactorily addressed. PG&E will report on further actions involving construction of the railing as part of its ongoing, project-specific correspondence with FERC. 2 From:"FERC eSubscription" Subject:Request for Additional Information issued in FERC P-2088-068 Date:Tuesday, June 8, 2021 10:25:04 AM .ATTENTION: This message originated from outside Butte County. Please exercise judgment before opening attachments, clicking on links, or replying.. On 6/8/2021, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Washington D.C., issued this document: Docket(s): P-2088-068 Lead Applicant: South Feather Water and Power Agency Filing Type: Request for Additional Information General Correspondence Description: Letter requesting South Fork Water and Power Agency to file additional information within 60 days re the application for a new license for the South Feather Power Project under P-2088. 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Comments and Suggestions can be sent to this email address: mailto:FERCOnlineSupport@Ferc.gov FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20426 June 8, 2021 OFFICE OF ENERGY PROJECTS Project No. 2088-068ÏCalifornia South Feather Power Project South Fork Water and Power Agency VIA FERC Service Mr. Rath Moseley General Manager rmoseley@southfeather.com Reference: Additional Information Request Dear Mr. Moseley: On March 26, 2007, South Fork Water and Power Agency (SFWPA) filed an application for a new license with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) for the continued operation and maintenance of its 117.3-megawatt (MW) South Feather Power Project (South Feather Project). The project is located on the South Fork Feather River, Lost Creek, and Slate Creek in Plumas, Butte, and Yuba Counties, California and it occupies 1,977.12 acres of federal land within the Plumas National Forest, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (Forest Service), and 10.57 acres administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management. The project generates an average of about 498,372 megawatt-hours of energy annually. SFWPA proposes no new capacity and no new construction at the project. On December 13, 2018, the California State Water Resources Control Board (Water Board) filed its final water quality certification (WQC) under section 401 of the Clean Water Act (CWA), which included 40 conditions for the project. On December 12, 2019, SFWPA filed a request for the Commission to determine that the Water Board waived its authority to issue a WQC, which the Commission granted on June 18, 2020. As a result, the WQC conditions are no longer considered mandatory and will instead be considered as recommendations under section 10(a) of the Federal Power Act (FPA) in the relicensing proceeding. Project No. 2088-068 - 2 - On July 13, 2018, FWS filed a letter with the Commission requesting consultation under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog (SNYLF), which was listed as endangered after the issuance of the final environmental impact statement (EIS) for the project. On January 28, 2019, we sent a letter to FWS requesting concurrence with our conclusion that relicensing the project is not likely to adversely affect the SNYLF because: (1) introduced trout are present in project reservoirs and reaches, (2) stream channel geomorphology is generally unsuitable for reproduction, and (3) the agency and staff recommended measures described above would minimize project-related effects to this species and its habitat. We also concluded that the project would have no effect on SNYLF critical habitat based on their relative locations. On March 13, 2019, FWS filed a letter stating that it was unable to concur with our determination because the staff-recommended measures would not be sufficiently protective to reduce the potential for take of SNYLF. As such, FWS provided additional recommendations that would allow it to concur with a not likely to adversely affect determination. On June 25, 2019, we issued a letter to FWS seeking clarification regarding its additional recommendations. In response, on July 26, 2019, FWS emailed staff that SFWPA agreed to continue consulting with FWS to develop implementable conservation measures to recommend as license conditions. On June 25, 2020, FWS stated via email that draft conservation measures would be completed by August or September 2020, after which FWS and SFWPA would meet with other resource agencies to review and finalize the conservation measures for SFWPA to amend its license application. When we requested concurrence from FWS, the WQC had not yet been waived. The final EIS evaluated final 4(e) conditions filed by Forest Service and section 10(j) recommendations separately filed by California DFW, FWS, and NMFS, which may overlap or conflict with some of the WQC conditions. Therefore, in order to continue ongoing consultation with FWS and evaluate the WQC conditions as recommendations under section 10(a) of the FPA, we intend to prepare a supplemental EIS to revise staffÓs preferred licensing alternative and address new information in the project record, including: (1) the Water BoardÓs WQC conditions; (2) potential conflicts/overlap with any 10(j) recommendations and final 4(e) conditions; (3) any updates to the list of ESA- listed species (aquatic and terrestrial) as well as newly listed special-status species potentially affected by the projects; and (4) any changes/updates to project facilities and operations including project costs and measures implemented voluntarily. We have identified the following information associated with project (enclosed as Schedule A) that is needed to support our preparation of a supplemental EIS and consultation with FWS. Please file the requested information within 60 days of the date of this letter. Please be aware that further requests for additional information may be sent to you at any time before the final action on your license applications. Project No. 2088-068 - 3 - The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file the requested information using the CommissionÓs eFiling system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/ FERCOnline.aspx. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, D.C. 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852. The first page of any filing should include docket numbers P-2088-068. If you have any questions regarding this letter, please contact Quinn Emmering at (202) 502-6382 or via email at quinn.emmering@ferc.gov. Sincerely, Timothy Konnert, Chief West Branch Division of Hydropower Licensing Enclosure: Schedule AÏRequest for Additional Information Project No. 2088-068 Schedule A A-1 Schedule A ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Project Economics 1. To update our economic analyses for the project from the 2009 final EIS to current (2021) dollars, please provide the following updated information: a. Wholesale energy rates ($ per megawatt-hour) for on-peak and off-peak generation based on historical wholesale market rates paid for power from the project in calendar year 2020. b. Dependable capacity for the project (kilowatts) and the dependable capacity value rates ($ per kilowatt-year) based on historic market rates paid for capacity from the project in calendar year 2020. c. Net investment values for the project as of December 31, 2020. d. Interest rates for short- and long-term financing in 2020 and the appropriate discount rate. e. Operation and maintenance costs for the project for calendar year 2020 (please list the components that make up the cost). f. Total cost of relicensing for the project up to December 31, 2020. 2. Several of the Water BoardÓs final WQC conditions have the potential to affect project operations, including hydroelectric generation, and we will need to evaluate the costs and benefits of these conditions. In particular, such measures include condition 1, specifically items 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, and 1F. For each of these sub-conditions, please provide an estimate of any associated costs (capital expenditures and periodic and/or annual costs) and any associated effects on annual generation (gains or losses). Where costs would be periodic, please identify the years in which incremental costs would be incurred. If there would be no cost or no associated generation change associated with a sub-condition, please indicate that. Please also provide a short narrative describing the basis for your cost estimates and generation effects. Project Operations 3. On June 17, 2014, SFWPA filed with the Commission a copy of the October 23, 2012 Kelly Ridge Powerhouse Settlement Agreement (SA) among SFWPA, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), and the State Water Project No. 2088-068 Schedule A A-2 Contractors, Inc., (SWC)1 regarding coordination of operations of the Kelly Ridge powerhouse, which is part of SFWPAÓs South Feather Power Project P-2088 and DWRÓs Oroville Project P-2100. The SA will be evaluated in the supplemental EIS as new information since the final EIS was issued on June 4, 2009. Based on our review of the SA, we request the following information in support of our evaluation. a. SFWPA Recital 3.2 on page 4 of the SA states that before SFWPA would resume operations of the Kelly Ridge powerhouse, SFWPA, if practicable, would complete a full drawdown of the Miners Ranch reservoir (down to elevation 878.0 feet above sea level) to remove warm water from the reservoir. However, the SA does not specify how this would occur. Based on the final license application (FLA) and the SA, our understanding is that following a ÐshutdownÑ per the conditions in the SA, SFWPA would draw down Miners Ranch reservoir by releasing water through Kelly Ridge powerhouse. During this period, SFWPA would coordinate with DWR to ensure DWR could release water from Lake Oroville and maintain suitable water temperatures downstream of the Oroville ProjectÓs Thermalito diversion pool. If our understanding in any way conflicts with your planned implementation of the SA, please clarify. Also, please clarify whether the draw down would include draining water in the Miners Ranch canal and tunnel. b. Recital 3.2 also states that Miners Ranch reservoir would be refilled to elevation 887.0 feet above sea level after the drawdown has been completed. While not stated in the recitals, the SA transmittal cover letter (page 2) states that Miners Ranch reservoir would be refilled with cooler water from the Oroville ProjectÓs Ponderosa reservoir through the Miners Ranch canal and tunnels, but the SA does not address when this would occur. Please provide your schedule to refill the reservoir, an estimate of how long it would take to resume operations at the Kelly Ridge powerhouse after the Miners Ranch reservoir has been fully drawn down, and describe any conditions that may lead to restarting the powerhouse before Miners Ranch reservoirÓs water elevation reaches 887.0 feet above sea level. 1 The State Water Contractors, Inc. are a non-profit association formed under California law that is comprised of 27 public agencies throughout California that purchase water from the DWR contracts with the State Water Project. Project No. 2088-068 Schedule A A-3 Geology and Soils Resources 4. SFWPAÓs proposed measure #58 Slate Creek Sediment Pass-Through Program Status Report calls for SFWPA to provide a report within two years of license issuance to document SFWPAÓs efforts to successfully pass sediment at the projectÓs Slate Creek dam. The proposed measure was adopted by staff in the final EIS. The Water BoardÓs final WQC condition 5 calls for SFWPA to develop a Slate Creek sediment management plan. For our analyses in the supplemental EIS, please provide a detailed summary of SFWPAÓs efforts to successfully pass sediment at Slate Creek dam since January 1, 2007. The summary should describe methods employed, the relative success of each method including problems or issues that may have hindered success, and an indication of the current preferred method, if one exists, based on the past 14 years of effort. Aquatic Resources 5. The Water BoardÓs final WQC condition 1 specifies a flow regime for minimum instream flows in the South Fork Feather River below Little Grass Valley dam, the South Fork Feather River below South Fork diversion dam, Slate Creek below Slate Creek diversion dam, Lost Creek below Lost Creek dam, and the South Fork Feather River below Forbestown diversion dam. To enable our comparison of the effects of this flow regime with those that we evaluated in the final EIS, please provide results of additional model simulations for the following attributes in an Excel and/or HEC-DSSVue format. a. Simulated daily water surface elevations and daily surface area in Little Grass Valley reservoir for water years 1973 through 2020 under current operation, SFWPAÓs alternative 4(e) proposed flows, and final WQC 2 condition 1. b. An updated comparison of Little Grass Valley reservoir drawdown as compared to full pool for water years 1973 through 2020 in wet, above normal, below normal, and dry water years for current operation, SFWPAÓs 3 alternative 4(e) minimum flows, and final WQC condition 1. c. When storage levels within the project are greater than 130,000 acre-feet, SFWPA occasionally considers temporary water transfers to mitigate 2 Please provide analysis in a manner comparable to figures 3-8 and 3-9 in the final EIS. 3 Please provide analysis in a manner comparable to tables 7 and 8 in SFWPAÓs response to comments filed May 29, 2008 (accession no. 20080529-5172). Project No. 2088-068 Schedule A A-4 revenue shortfalls (2009, 2015, and 2020) (SFWPA, 2021). Please provide an assessment of the impact that final WQC condition 1 would have on monthly storage levels in the project in wet, above normal, below normal, and dry water years. If there would be no water supply changes, loss of revenue for potential water transfers, or impacts to agricultural production associated with final WQC condition 1, please indicate that. 6. For our analysis of final WQC condition 3, please provide any available rating curves for the following areas: (1) South Fork River downstream of Little Grass Valley dam; (2) South Fork Feather River downstream of South Fork diversion dam; (3) South Fork Feather River downstream of Forbestown diversion dam; (4) Lost Creek downstream of Lost Creek dam; and (5) Slate Creek downstream of Slate Creek diversion dam. Terrestrial Resources 7. To update our analyses of potential project effects on the federally listed Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog (SNYLF), please provide an update on your informal consultation with FWS, including any conservation measures you propose to minimize project impacts on the SNYLF. Cultural Resources 8. On March 23, 2010, the Commission and the California State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) executed a Programmatic Agreement (PA) that called for SFWPA to implement the Historic Properties Management Plan (HPMP) for the project that was filed with SFWPAÓs FLA in March 2007. Greater than ten years has passed since the PA was executed and greater than 14 years since the HPMP was developed. To ensure that the Commission has all current cultural resources information for our environmental analysis, please file documentation of any cultural resource studies and results, and any Section 106 consultation that has been completed subsequent to the issuance of the final EIS including but not limited cultural resources work associated with the 2017 Lost Creek dam construction activities. In particular, please file any information that would update what is currently provided in the 2007 HPMP. 9. Please specify if there are any changes/updates to project facilities and operations associated with the Water BoardÓs final WQC conditions, or any other newly specified activities, that could result in an expansion of the projectÓs Area of Potential Effects or could affect historic properties and unevaluated resources. Project No. 2088-068 Schedule A A-5 Literature Cited South Feather Water & Power (SFWPA). 2021. Publications. Proposed 2020 Water Transfer. Available at: https://southfeather.com/publications/. Accessed May 25, 2021. From:"FERC eSubscription" Subject:Request for Delay of Action/Extension of Time submitted in FERC P-803-000 by Pacific Gas and Electric Company,et al. Date:Tuesday, June 1, 2021 10:06:36 AM .ATTENTION: This message originated from outside Butte County. Please exercise judgment before opening attachments, clicking on links, or replying.. On 6/1/2021, the following Filing was submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Washington D.C.: Filer: Pacific Gas and Electric Company No Organization Found (as Agent) Docket(s): P-803-000 Lead Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company Filing Type: Request for Delay of Action/Extension of Time Description: Pacific Gas and Electric Company submits Response to Comment 4 ? Request for Extension of Time to Submit the Updated Stability Analysis for the DeSabla-Centerville Hydro Project under P-803. 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Box 770000 San Francisco, CA 94177 May 28, 2021 Via Electronic Submittal (E-File) Mr. Frank Blackett, P.E., Regional Engineer Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Division of Dam Safety and Inspections 100 First Street, Suite 2300 San Francisco, CA 94105-3084 RE: DeSabla-Centerville Hydroelectric Project, FERC No. 803-CA Philbrook Dam, NATDAM No. CA00345 Response to Comment 4 Request for Extension of Time to Submit the Updated Stability Analysis Dear Mr. Blackett: This letter presents Pacific Gas and ) response to a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) comment regarding the requested extension of time to submit the updated stability analysis and related items for Philbrook Dam, which is -Centerville Hydroelectric Project, FERC No. 803. FERC provided the comment to PG&E in a letter dated April 23, 2021. is copied (in italics). Comment 4: specific date to submit the updated stability analysis for Philbrook Dam. As stated in your submittal, please also provide an updated plan and schedule for updating the STID for Philbrook Dam within 90 days of your submission of the updated stability analysis. PG&E will submit the updated stability analysis for Philbrook Dam to FERC by July 15, 2022. PG&E will provide a plan and schedule for updating the supporting technical information document for Philbrook Dam by October 13, 2022, or within 90 days after the submittal of the updated stability analysis. As a result of the ongoing shelter-in-place orders issued by the State of California in response to COVID-19 pandemic, nonessential PG&E staff are working remotely, and hard copy filings are not possible at this time. If FERC requires a hard copy of this letter, please Mr. Frank Blackett, P.E. Regional Engineer May 28, 2021 Page 2 contact the license coordinator identified below, and a hard copy will be sent after the shelter-in-place restrictions have been lifted and PG&E staff have returned to their normal work locations. Should you have any technical questions concerning this matter, please contact dam safety engineer, Ms. Kaitlyn Thatcher, at (707) 342-7885. For general questions, , Ms. Jamie Visinoni, at (530) 215-6676. Sincerely, Teri Smyly Manager, FERC and DSOD Compliance From:"FERC eSubscription" Subject:Supplemental/Additional Information submitted in FERC P-803-000 by Pacific Gas and Electric Company,et al. Date:Thursday, June 3, 2021 3:05:40 AM .ATTENTION: This message originated from outside Butte County. Please exercise judgment before opening attachments, clicking on links, or replying.. On 6/2/2021, the following Filing was submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Washington D.C.: Filer: Pacific Gas and Electric Company No Organization Found (as Agent) Docket(s): P-803-000 Lead Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company Filing Type: Supplemental/Additional Information Description: Pacific Gas and Electric Company submits Supplemental information in Ssupport of the Variance Request Due to Limited Water Availability for DeSabla Centerville Hydroelectric Project under P-803. 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Bose, Secretary Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 888 First Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20426 RE: DeSabla-Centerville Hydroelectric Project, FERC No. 803-CA 2021 Flow Variance Request Due to Limited Water Availability Dear Secretary Bose: support of the Variance Request Due to Limited Water Availability for DeSabla-Centerville Hydroelectric Project, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) No. 803. The Variance request was filed with FERC on May 26, 2021. , please find the following document, enclosed with this letter, for FERC review: Information from Forks of Butte Hydroelectric project If you have any questions, concerns, or comments, please do not hesitate to contact Jackie Pope, License Coordinator, at (530) 254-4007. Sincerely, Teri Smyly Manager FERC Compliance Enclosure: (Forks of the Butte email commenting on variance) cc: Tracy McReynolds (CDFW) Tracy.McReynolds@wildlife.ca.gov, Jessica Nichols (CDFW) Jessica.Nichols@wildlife.ca.gov, Beth Lawson (CDFW) Beth.Lawson@wildlife.ca.gov, Ellen McBride (NOAA Fisheries) ellen.mcbride@noaa.gov, Allison Lane (NOAA Fisheries) Allison.lane@noaa.gov, Steve Edmondson (NOAA Fisheries) steve.edmondson@noaa.gov, Tristan Leong (USFS) tleong@fs.fed.us, Jeff Wetzel (SWRCB) Jeff.wetzel@waterboards.ca.gov, Jill North (SWRCB) jill.north@waterboards.ca.gov, Daniel Welsh (USFWS) Daniel_weslsh@fws.gov, Stephanie Millsap (USFWS) - Stephanie_Millsap@fws.gov Phil Hoover (Forks of the Butte) pmhoover@yahoo.com From:pmhoover@yahoo.com To:Pope, Jackie Subject:RE: Desabla Centerville Variance impacts to Forks of the Butte Project. Date:Wednesday, May 26, 2021 9:23:28 AM *****CAUTION: This email was sent from an EXTERNAL source. Think before clicking links or opening attachments.***** Second reply – We very likely will be off line until October when rains begin this year, 2021, if that answers your question. We are well below the minimum needed for instream release plus minimum to run the turbine. We are currently only at about 2/3 that flow volume and it isn’t going to rain. Please let me know if you receive these emails. I am having problems with Outlook. Phil Hoover Forks of Butte Hydro From: Pope, Jackie <JHPL@pge.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2021 7:00 PM To: pmhoover@yahoo.com Cc: Reyes, Catalina <CERh@pge.com>; Visinoni, Jamie <JNVS@pge.com> Subject: Desabla Centerville Variance impacts to Forks of the Butte Project. Mr. Hoover, It was a pleasure speaking with you and learning more bout the Forks of the Butte operation. I wanted to send you more information regarding the variance. Questions: Please let us know if you have any concerns with the terms of the variance below as it relates to the Forks of the Butte Project. How long do you foresee the Forks of the Butte Project remaining offline? Proposed flow changes below: Table 1: License and variance request flows 2021 Requested Flows ComplianceRequirement (cfs) without for variance PointvarianceClassification 2 cfs, except when inflow is0.8 cfs (with an Philbrook less than 0.1 cfs, at whichadditional 0.2 cfs Dry Reservoir time a minimum flow of 0.1 cfsflow buffer) for a should be dischargedtotal of 1 cfs 7 cfs with the Hendriks Head elimination of the Dam/ Butte Year-round MIF of 7 cfs4 to 5 cfs bufferWet or Dry Creek Head flow (48 hour Dam average) Philbrook Creek: PG&E proposes to reduce flows from 2.0 cfs (with a 0.5cfs flow buffer) from Philbrook Reservoir to 0.8 cfs (with an additional 0.2 cfs flow buffer) to ensure the availability of cold-water storage for CVSRCS during the current drought conditions. Compliance measured at Philbrook Creek (PG&E Gage BW-3). In addition, we ask that a 48-hour average flow be used to determine compliance with the reduced minimum instream flow. This will allow us to trim the flow buffer to the lower, stated amount and not be subject to flow deviations due to rapidly changing reservoir elevations Butte Head Dam and Hendricks Head Dam: PG&E is seeking a “target instream flow” rather than “minimum” so that PG&E will not need to put a buffer-flow on top of the minimum instream flow (MIF) to ensure compliance at both the Butte and Hendricks Head Dam. PG&E’s normal practice is to provide a buffer-flow beyond the MIF requirements. Since MIF usually expressed as instantaneous requirements, this buffer is intended to assure that the requirements are always met, given flow variability and fluctuations consistent with normal operations. The valves, that provide the instream flow release at both head dams, are very small openings (2” to 3” in height) at 12 cfs. Reducing the required flow to 7 cfs will further decrease the size of the openings and in turn make them more susceptible to blockage from debris/rocks. For example, with a MIF of 7 cfs, PG&E typically releases 4 to 5 cfs more to assure compliance. At the Hendricks Head Dam this buffer is provided by additional releases from Philbrook reservoir. PG&E’s goal in asking for a “target” rather than a “minimum” flow is to use the storage in Philbrook more efficiently and maximize the amount of flow heading to Butte Creek during the 2021 CVSRCS summer holding period. The net result in lower Butte Creek of increased diversions into our canals, is an increase in flow and a decrease in water temperatures where salmon are holding. Our extensive monitoring data indicates that water diverted into our canals travels faster with less loss, is exposed to less solar radiation and results in more cold-water in lower Butte Creek when released at the DeSabla Powerhouse. In addition, increased flow into both the Hendricks and Butte canals will collectively decrease travel time through the DeSabla Forebay resulting in decreased heating as it travels through the reservoir. PG&E requests a 48-hour averaging period at both locations to allow for greater operational flexibility given the limited water resources on hand. Compliance with the variance MIF will be measured at Hendricks Head Dam (PG&E Gage) Thank you for your time, Jackie Pope | Hydro License Coordinator | Power Generation =================================== Pacific Gas and Electric Company Phone: (530) 254-4007 Email: jhpl@pge.com