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Gas TransmissionPipe ReplacementSaratoga Ave
City Council Meeting
March 15, 2017
PG&E Gas Transmission
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Introductions
Project Manager:
CJ Nunez
c1n5@pge.com
925-216-3096
Sr. Gas Outreach
Specialist:
Regina Saldana
r4ss@pge.com
408-472-0302
Public Affairs:
Rabiah Khalid
rbk0@pge.com
408-309-1160
Ramona Prieto
r4p6@pge.com
530-304-93950
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Tonight’s Presentation
•Project Overview
•Schedule
•Impacts to the Community
•Customer Impact Strategy
•Easement on City Library Property
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Capacity Project on DFM 8807-01
•Distribution Feeder Main
(DFM)
•12” pipe 1959 pipeline
•Originates of L-132
•Pipeline alignment through
Sunnyvale, Santa Clara,
Cupertino, San Jose, and
Saratoga
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Capacity Project on DFM 8807-01
PG&E Design Standard to
Average Peak Day (APD)
Cold Day Avg. Daily temp of
27°F
High gas demand Results in:
0# Pressure at the end of the
system
Last customer is over 5 Miles
away from Transmission
pressure
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Why it Matters?
Status Quo during an
APD event:
Non-Core Customer
Curtailment:
West Valley College (2013)
Risk of losing thousands of
customers at the end of
distribution system
Mitigation through higher
risk manual operations
APD + 10% Sensitivity
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Pipeline Alignment
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Project Scope
Extend 12” DFM 8807-01 as reasonably far south to
intersection of Saratoga & Fruitvale and install new
District Regulator Station to tie into existing
distribution system
Engineering Status
•90% Drawings
9Project Scope
Engineering Status
•90% Drawings
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Project Scope
Proposed Work Hours:
•9:00 PM –5:00 AM (night)
•9:00 AM –3:00 PM (day)
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Work Space in City ROW
Shoulder between Crestbrook
Dr and Rossmere Ct
In use during construction s/o
Hwy 85
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Work Space in City ROW
In front of Library on
Saratoga Ave
In use while building Dreg
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Work Space in City ROW
Shoulder bike lane and #2 lane on Saratoga Ave
In use during trenchless bore under Cox Ave
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Work Space in City ROW
Shoulder of Saratoga Ave
between Kosich Dr and
Lawrence Expressway
In use whole duration of the
construction
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Impacts to the Community
Residents will experience:
•Construction noise including but not limited to:
–Trenching
–Pipe grinding and welding
–Generators
–Concrete saw cutting & grinding
–Back up alarms
•Traffic lane closures
•Travel time delays
16Local Customer ExperienceCustomer Outreach Efforts
Pre-mobilization Mobilization Venting Tie -in Demob
One Month Prior to
Mobilization
Pre-test letters are
mailed to
customers
One Week Prior to
Mobilization
Sensitive customer
outreach
One Day Prior to
Venting
Automated calls are
made
Between Mobilization and Venting
Local Open House event takes place
One Day Prior to
Tie In Purge
Automated calls are
made
Line Tie In
Completed
Post-project letters
are mailed to
customers
One Day Prior to
Venting
Automated calls are
made
•Additional Open House added for early engagement
•Targeted door-to-door canvassing in areas of greater impact
•PG&E will work closely with City on communication collateral for
City website, news releases, and e-pages
•Note: all materials have LCE contact information 1:1 outreach
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Schedule
Time Content
March -June Pre-Construction Planning
July -February Pipeline Construction
March 2018 Demobilization
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District Regulator Examples
District Regulator cuts higher pressure transmission 180#
to distribution less than 60#
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Proposed Easement
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Proposed Easement
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PG&E Action Item
PG&E looking into feasibility of landscaping Saratoga
& Caltrans off ramp
•still TBD
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Questions?
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Thank You
Presenter
CJ Nunez
c1n5@pge.com