Pacific Gas and Electric Company Addresses Recommendations for Wise Forebay Dam

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Pacific Gas and Electric Company has submitted a report to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) detailing the company's efforts to address Recommendations 15, 17, and 18 from the sixth 5-year Part 12D safety inspection report for Wise Forebay Dam, part of the Drum-Spaulding Hydroelectric Project. The company has submitted its original plans and schedules for addressing the recommendations, which were presented in a letter to FERC dated January 30, 2024. Pacific Gas and Electric Company believes that the recommendations have been satisfactorily addressed based on the information provided in the report.

Key Takeaways:

  • Pacific Gas and Electric Company has submitted a report to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) detailing its efforts to address Recommendations 15, 17, and 18 from the sixth 5-year Part 12D safety inspection report for Wise Forebay Dam.
  • The company submitted its original plans and schedules for addressing the recommendations in a letter to FERC dated January 30, 2024.
  • Pacific Gas and Electric Company believes that the recommendations have been satisfactorily addressed based on the information provided in the report.
  • The report was submitted by Michael Dydiw, P.E., Deputy Chief Dam Safety Engineer, and was addressed to Frank L. Blackett, P.E., Regional Engineer at FERC.
  • Autumn Eberhardt, dam safety engineer for Pacific Gas and Electric Company, and Jackie Pope, license coordinator for the company, are available for technical and general questions, respectively.

Statistics:

  • The sixth 5-year Part 12D safety inspection report was dated November 2023.
  • Pacific Gas and Electric Company submitted its original plans and schedules for addressing the recommendations on January 30, 2024.
  • The report addressed Recommendations 15, 17, and 18 for Wise Forebay Dam, part of the Drum-Spaulding Hydroelectric Project, FERC No. 2310.

Sources:

  • [Letter from Michael Dydiw, P.E., Deputy Chief Dam Safety Engineer, to Frank L. Blackett, P.E., Regional Engineer at FERC, dated February XX, 2024]
  • [Original letter from Pacific Gas and Electric Company to FERC, dated January 30, 2024]
  • [Sixth 5-year Part 12D safety inspection report for Wise Forebay Dam, dated November 2023]