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Subject:Board Correspondence - FW: Dam Safety Compliance Report submitted in FERC P-619-000 by Pacific Gas and
Electric Company,et al.
Date:Tuesday, September 10, 2024 8:15:35 AM
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On 9/10/2024, the following Filing was submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC),
Washington D.C.:
Filer: Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Pacific Gas & Electric Company (as Agent)
Docket(s): P-619-000
Lead Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Filing Type: Dam Safety Compliance Report
Description: Pacific Gas and Electric Company submits summaries and conclusions re FERC's 07/24/2024
Comment Nos. 1a, 2, and 3 re Erodibility Assessment for Spillway Rehabilitation Project re Bucks Diversion Dam
of the Bucks Creek Hydroelectric Project under P-619.
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Power Generation
300 Lakeside Drive
Oakland, CA 94612
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 28209
Oakland, CA 94604
September 9, 2024
Via Electronic Submittal (E-File)
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: Bucks Creek Hydroelectric Project, FERC No. 619-CA
Bucks Diversion Dam, NATDAM No. CA00331
Spillway Rehabilitation Project – Erodibility Assessment
Summaries and Conclusions for Comments 1a, 2, and 3
Plans and Schedules for Comments 1b, 1c, and 1d
ENCLOSURES CONTAIN CUI//CEII – DO NOT RELEASE
Dear Frank L. Blackett:
This letter reports on the completion of Pacific Gas and Electric Company's (PG&E) efforts
to address the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) Comments 1a, 2, and 3
(C-1a, C-2, and C-3) and presents plans and schedules to address Comments 1b, 1c, and
1d (C-1b, C-1c, and C-1d) regarding an erodibility assessment to support the spillway
rehabilitation project at Bucks Diversion Dam (or Lower Bucks Dam), which is part of
PG&E’s Bucks Creek Hydroelectric Project, FERC No. 619. PG&E received FERC’s
comments in a letter dated July 24, 2024.
Summaries and conclusions of PG&E’s efforts to address FERC’s C-1a, C-2, and C-3
along with plans and schedules to address C-1b, C-1c, and C-1d are enclosed with this
letter (Enclosure 1). An updated erodibility assessment in response to FERC’s C-1a, C-2,
and C-3 is included for FERC review (Enclosure 2). Additionally, a technical memorandum
supporting the erodibility assessment is enclosed for FERC review (Enclosure 3). PG&E
has reviewed the consultant work products and concurs with the information presented
therein.
PG&E believes C-1a, C-2, and C-3 have been satisfactorily addressed based on the
information enclosed with this letter and no further action is necessary. Should you have
technical questions concerning this matter, please contact Ben Fontana, senior dam safety
Document Accession #: 20240910-5019 Filed Date: 09/10/2024
Frank L. Blackett, P.E., Regional Engineer
September 9, 2024
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engineer for PG&E, at (530) 762-9459. For general questions, please contact Andrew
Garcia, license coordinator for PG&E, at (530) 228-8990.
Sincerely,
(Ben Fontana, For)
Robert O. Ellis, P.E., G.E.
Deputy Chief Dam Safety Engineer
Enclosures: CUI//CEII – DO NOT RELEASE
1. Summaries and Conclusions and Plans and Schedules for FERC Comments on an
Erodibility Assessment for the Spillway Rehabilitation Project
2. Spillway Erodibility Analysis for Bucks Diversion Dam, prepared by BGC Engineering
California, Inc., and dated September 5, 2024
3. Summary of Geological Conditions & Updated Geologic Map, Bucks Diversion (Lower
Bucks) Dam Spillway Rehabilitation Project, prepared by GENTERRA Consultants,
Inc., and dated September 6, 2024
Document Accession #: 20240910-5019 Filed Date: 09/10/2024
Document Content(s)
PGE20240909_619_BucksDivSpillway_ErodResp_Ltr.pdf.........................1
Document Accession #: 20240910-5019 Filed Date: 09/10/2024