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Pacific Gas and Electric Company Addresses Action Item 2 for the Drum-Spaulding Hydroelectric Project

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Pacific Gas and Electric Company has submitted a report to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission detailing its efforts to address Action Item 2 (I-2) from the 2023 annual dam safety inspection of the Drum-Spaulding Hydroelectric Project. The inspection was conducted on August 24, 2023, and PG&E submitted its original plans and schedules in a letter dated October 9, 2023, with an extension request submitted on December 31, 2024. PG&E believes that I-2 has been satisfactorily addressed and no further action is necessary.

Key Takeaways:

  • PG&E submitted a report to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on August 8, 2025, detailing its efforts to address Action Item 2 (I-2) from the 2023 annual dam safety inspection.
  • The inspection was conducted on August 24, 2023, and PG&E submitted its original plans and schedules in a letter dated October 9, 2023.
  • PG&E submitted an extension of time request on December 31, 2024, and a coating inspection report was provided in Enclosure 2.
  • PG&E believes that I-2 has been satisfactorily addressed based on the information enclosed with the report, and no further action is necessary.
  • Enclosures 1 and 2 were attached to the report, with Enclosure 1 being the Summary and Conclusion for Action Item 2 from the 2023 Annual FERC Dam Safety Inspection and Enclosure 2 being the PG&E Spaulding PRV and TSV Coating Inspection.
  • Scott Clowser, dam safety engineer for PG&E, can be contacted at (530) 889-3131 for technical questions, and Jackie Pope, license coordinator for PG&E, can be contacted at (530) 254-4007 for general questions.

Statistics:

  • The 2023 annual dam safety inspection was conducted on August 24, 2023.
  • PG&E submitted its original plans and schedules in a letter dated October 9, 2023.
  • An extension of time request was submitted on December 31, 2024.
  • The coating inspection report was prepared by PG&E and dated June 10, 2025.

Sources:

  • Pacific Gas and Electric Company
  • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
  • FGSR-2025-000001
  • [1] August 8, 2025 letter from Michael Dydiw, P.E., Deputy Chief Dam Safety Engineer
  • [2] Enclosure 1: Summary and Conclusion for Action Item 2 from the 2023 Annual FERC Dam Safety Inspection
  • [3] Enclosure 2: PG&E Spaulding PRV and TSV Coating Inspection, prepared by PG&E and dated June 10, 2025

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