HomeMy WebLinkAbout09.27.2024 Board Correspondence - FW_ Part 12 Consultant Safety Inspection Reports submitted in FERC P-619-000 by Pacific Gas and Electric Company,et al.From:Clerk of the Board
To:Bennett, Robin; Clerk of the Board; Connelly, Bill; Cook, Holly; Cook, Robin; Durfee, Peter; Jessee, Meegan; Kimmelshue, Tod; Kitts, Melissa; Lee, Lewis; Pickett, Andy; Ritter, Tami; Stephens, Brad J.; Sweeney, Kathleen; Teeter, Doug; Zepeda,
Elizabeth; Pack, Joshua
Cc:Nevers, Dawn
Subject:Board Correspondence - FW: Part 12 Consultant Safety Inspection Reports submitted in FERC P-619-000 by Pacific Gas and Electric Company,et al.
Date:Friday, September 27, 2024 4:47:06 PM
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On 9/27/2024, 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: Part 12 Consultant Safety Inspection Reports
Description: Pacific Gas and Electric Company submits summary and conclusion of efforts to address Recommendation 4 from the 11th 5-year Part 12D Safety Inspection Report for Bucks Storge Dam, part 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 27, 2024
Via Electronic Submittal (E-File)
Frank L. 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 Storage Dam, NATDAM No. CA00332
11th Part 12D Inspection – Summary and Conclusion for Recommendation 4
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
Recommendation 4 (R-4) from the 11th 5-year Part 12D safety inspection report (dated October 2020)
for Bucks Storage Dam, which is part of PG&E’s Bucks Creek Hydroelectric Project, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC) No. 619. PG&E submitted its original plans and schedules for
addressing R-4 in a letter to your office dated December 31, 2020, and provided its most recent letter
on June 13, 2024.
A summary and conclusion of PG&E’s efforts to address R-4 is provided in (Enclosure 1) of this letter.
PG&E’s consultant completed an analysis of the Bucks Storage Dam low-level outlet tower, which is
provided in (Enclosure 2). PG&E has reviewed the consultant’s report and concurs with the
information presented therein. PG&E’s memorandum summarizing the technical details and results of
the analysis is provided in (Enclosure 3).
PG&E believes R-4 has 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 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,
Robert O. Ellis, P.E., G.E.
Deputy Chief Dam Safety Engineer
Enclosures: CUI//CEII – DO NOT RELEASE
1. Summary and Conclusion for Recommendation 4 from the 11th Part 12D Safety Inspection
2. Bucks Storage Tower – Linear Elastic Time-History Analysis Report - Final, prepared by Stantec
and dated August 6, 2024
3. Bucks Storage Dam – 2024 Tower Seismic Analysis Summary, prepared by PG&E and dated
September 25, 2024
Document Accession #: 20240927-5106 Filed Date: 09/27/2024
Document Content(s)
PGE20240927_619_BucksStrg_P12-R4_Ltr.pdf..................................1
Document Accession #: 20240927-5106 Filed Date: 09/27/2024