HomeMy WebLinkAbout04.28.26 Board Correspondence - FW_ Part 12 Consultant Safety Inspection Reports submitted in FERC P-619-000 by Pacific Gas and Electric CompanyFrom:Clerk of the Board
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Subject:Board Correspondence - FW: Part 12 Consultant Safety Inspection Reports submitted in FERC P-619-000 by Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Date:Tuesday, April 28, 2026 8:05:07 AM
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Lewis Lee
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On 4/28/2026, the following Filing was submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Washington D.C.:
Filer: Pacific Gas and Electric Company
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 FERC's 03/13/2026 comment on the Comprehensive Assessment Report re the Grizzly Forebay Dam of the Bucks Creek
Hydroelectric Project under P-619.
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300 Lakeside Drive
Oakland, CA 94612
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 28209
Oakland, CA 94604
April 27, 2026
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
Grizzly Forebay Dam, NATDAM No. CA00333
12th Part 12D Inspection – Comprehensive Assessment Report
Summary and Conclusion for FERC Comment
ENCLOSURES CONTAIN CUI//CEII – DO NOT RELEASE
Dear Frank L. Blackett:
This letter presents Pacific Gas and Electric Company's (PG&E) response to address the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) comment (C-1) on the 12th Part 12D safety inspection
report (comprehensive assessment) (dated October 31, 2025) for Grizzly Forebay Dam, which is
part of PG&E’s Bucks Creek Hydroelectric Project, FERC No. 619. PG&E received C-1 in a letter
dated March 13, 2026.
A summary and conclusion of PG&E’s efforts to address C-1 is enclosed with this letter
(Enclosure 1), along with the requested hydrologic hazard study in (Enclosure 20.
PG&E believes C-1 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 FERC Comment Regarding 12th Part 12D Inspection –
Comprehensive Assessment Report
2. Grizzly Forebay Probabilistic Flood Hazards Analysis, prepared by RTI International and
dated October 2024