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Unstaffed Substations <br />PG&E owns and operates numerous substations located throughout PG&E's system. The substations serve as control, <br />monitoring, and protection points which enable PG&E to operate the electrical system. <br />Most of the substations are located on land owned by PG&E. The substations range in size from a few hundred square <br />feet to several acres. Each PG&E substation is surrounded by a security fence with a locked gate to restrict access. <br />Unstaffed Natural Gas Facilities <br />PG&E owns and operates numerous unstaffed compressor, dehydrator, drip, regulating, and valving facilities throughout <br />its system. The stations serve as the control points for the gathering, transmission or distribution of natural gas. <br />Most of the stations are located on land owned by PG&E. The sites range in size from a few square feet to several acres. <br />Each station is surrounded by a security fence with a locked gate to restrict access. <br />Unstaffed Hydroelectric Powerhouses and Associated Facilities <br />PG&E owns and operates numerous powerhouses and equipment storage areas that are used to generate hydroelectric <br />power. Hydroelectric power is generated at a powerhouse when water falls a vertical distance and powers a turbine <br />generator. Each powerhouse site is surrounded by a security fence with a locked gate to restrict access. <br />Unstaffed Water Convevance Svstems and Associated Facilities <br />PG&E owns and operates water conveyance systems utilizing dams, canals, flumes, penstocks, gates, weirs, and other <br />operating equipment and areas used in the transportation of water. PG&E also maintains environmental enhancement <br />projects like fish screens and ladders for migratory species. <br />Unstaffed Fuel Oil Handling Facilities <br />Hercules Pumping Station/Fuel Oil Pipeline - 4200 San Pablo Avenue, Hercules, CA <br />The facility pumps oil products in the Richmond to Pittsburg Fuel Oil Pipeline. However the pipeline was drained, cleaned <br />and is now filled with water. Most of the oil storage tanks have been drained to the lowest possible levels. It consists of <br />eight above ground storage tanks, a control building, pipeline and pumping equipment. The pipeline runs from the <br />Chevron Refinery in Richmond to Mirant's Power Plant, located in Pittsburg. The pipeline consists of 12 and 16 -inch <br />diameter pipeline and associated equipment. The Pump Station facility is surrounded by a security fence with a locked <br />gate to restrict access. <br />Unstaffed Customer Support Facilities <br />PG&E has numerous types of equipment distributed throughout its system. Installation and maintenance of this <br />equipment can generate wastes. Examples of electric support equipment are utility poles, street lights, transformers, <br />switches, capacitor banks, service shops, and meters. <br />While some of this equipment may be located on PG&E property, much of it is sited in rights-of-way owned by others. <br />AB1448_2009.xls Page 6 of 7 Rev. 3/09 <br />