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Subject:Board Correspondence - FW: Dam Safety Compliance Report submitted in FERC P-619-001 by Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Date:Tuesday, October 13, 2026 7:41:49 AM
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Lewis Lee
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Butte County Administration
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On 10/13/2026, the following Filing was submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Washington D.C.:
Filer: Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Docket(s): P-619-001
Lead Applicant: City of Santa Clara
Filing Type: Dam Safety Compliance Report
Description: Pacific Gas and Electric Company submits response to FERC's 08/27/2026 Comments 1-3 on the Probabilistic Flood Hazard Analysis re the Bucks Storage Dam of the Bucks Creek
Hydroelectric Project under P-619.
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October 12, 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
Bucks Storage Dam, NATDAM No. CA00332
Probabilistic Flood Hazard Analysis
Responses to FERC Comments 1-3
ENCLOSURE CONTAINS CUI//CEII – DO NOT RELEASE
Dear Frank L. Blackett:
This letter presents Pacific Gas and Electric Company's (PG&E) responses to address the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) comments (C-1, C-2, and C-3) on the Probabilistic Flood
Hazards Analysis (PFHA) for Bucks Storage Dam. The analysis was performed in response to
Recommendation 3 (R-3) from the 11th Part 12D Safety Inspection Report for Bucks Storage Dam,
which is part of PG&E’s Bucks Creek Hydroelectric Project, FERC No. 619. PG&E received
FERC’s initial comments on the PFHA by letter dated May 8, 2024, and additional comments by
letter dated October 22, 2024. PG&E submitted responses on December 12, 2024, and March 31,
2025. As part of PG&E’s March 31, 2025 submittal of the Bucks Storage Dam PFHA, prepared by
RTI and dated October 2024, PG&E reviewed the analysis and concurs with the information
presented therein.
PG&E's responses to C-1, C-2, and C-3 provided in FERC’s August 27, 2026, correspondence are
enclosed with this letter (Enclosure 1).
PG&E believes Comments 1, 2, and 3 have 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
Enclosure: CUI//CEII – DO NOT RELEASE
1. Responses to FERC Comments Regarding the Probabilistic Flood Hazards Analysis for Bucks
Storage Dam