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Pacific Gas and Electric Company Responds to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Comments on Bucks Creek Hydroelectric Project

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The Pacific Gas and Electric Company has submitted a document to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in response to their comments on the spillway repair project at Bucks Storage Dam, part of the Bucks Creek Hydroelectric Project, FERC No. 619. The company received FERC's comments on July 18, 2025, and has provided updated documentation, including a work plan and quality control inspection program, to address their concerns. PG&E believes that their responses satisfactorily address FERC's comments, and no further action is necessary.

Key Takeaways:

  • Pacific Gas and Electric Company has submitted a response to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's comments on the spillway repair project at Bucks Storage Dam.
  • The company received FERC's comments on July 18, 2025, and has provided updated documentation, including an updated work plan (Revision 2, dated August 2025) and quality control inspection program (Revision 2, dated July 2025).
  • PG&E believes that their responses satisfactorily address FERC's comments, and no further action is necessary.
  • Enclosures with the letter include responses to FERC comments, as well as an updated work plan and quality control inspection program.
  • The deputy chief dam safety engineer for PG&E, Robert O. Ellis, has signed the letter, which includes contact information for senior dam safety engineer Ben Fontana and license coordinator Andrew Garcia.

Statistics:

  • The Bucks Creek Hydroelectric Project is FERC No. 619.
  • The Bucks Storage Dam spillway repair project has been the subject of FERC comments (C-1 and C-2).
  • PG&E received FERC's comments on July 18, 2025.
  • The updated work plan was prepared by PG&E and dated August 2025 (Revision 2).
  • The quality control inspection program was prepared by PG&E and dated July 2025 (Revision 2).

Sources:

  • Pacific Gas and Electric Company's letter to Frank L. Blackett, P.E., Regional Engineer Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Division of Dam Safety and Inspections, dated [Not specified].
  • Enclosures: Responses to FERC Comments Regarding the Spillway Repair Project, Bucks Storage Dam Spillway Repair Work Plan, Revision 2, prepared by PG&E and dated August 2025, and Bucks Storage Dam 2025 Spillway Repair Quality Control Inspection Program, Revision 2, prepared by PG&E and dated July 2025.

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