Tuesday July 30, 2024
YubaNet —
Water is again flowing to water agencies in Nevada and Placer counties following repairs to one of two water discharge liners at PG&E’s Spaulding 1 powerhouse near Lake Spaulding.
After several days of testing and inspection, the powerhouse is back in partial service and ahead of the scheduled date of July 30. The repairs to the first discharge pipe allow the unit to pass flow of about 450 cubic feet per second (cfs). Flows out of the powerhouse empty into the Drum Canal, which feeds the Nevada Irrigation District’s (NID) Rollins Reservoir. Placer County Water Agency (PCWA) also draws water from Rollins Reservoir.
PG&E is also diverting about 60 cfs from the Drum Canal into NID’s South Yuba Canal, which feeds into NID’s Scotts Flat Reservoir.