ARCHIVED REPORTS LEC APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATION

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SECTION 2.0:PROJECT DESCRIPTION TABLE 2.2-2 Estimated Average and Peak Construction Traffic During Peak Months for the LEC Average Daily Trips During Peak Peak Hourly Trips During Peak Vehicle Type Months Months Construction Workers 549 276 Deliveries 40 6 Total 589 282 Construction laydown and parking areas will be within existing site boundaries of the WPCF on City-owned property. Four parcels totaling 9.8-acres will be used for both construction and laydown areas,as shown on Figure 2.1-3). Construction access will generally be from North Cord Road. Materials and equipment will be delivered by truck. 2.3 Facility Operation The LEC facility will be capable of being dispatched throughout the year,and will have annual availability in the general range of 93 to 98 percent. It will be possible for plant availability to exceed 98 percent for a given 12-month period. The STIG and LEC plants will employ a combined staff of 21 to 23 (16 employees from the current STIG plant,plus an additional 5 to 7 new employees),including plant operation technicians,supervisors,administrative personnel,mechanics,engineers,chemists, and electricians (Table 2.3-1),in rotating shifts. It is expected that the facility will be operated 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. TABLE 2.3-1 Operating Employees Classification Number Power Plant Technicians 11-12 Lead Power Plant Technicians 5 Operations Supervisor 1-2 Engineer 1 EH&S Coordinator 1 Plant Manager 1 Administrative Assistant 1 Total 21-23 The LEC plant is designed as a base-load facility. Because the combined-cycle configuration will be more efficient than any of the aging gas-fired steam generation facilities in northern California,the LEC plant will be frequently dispatched and will operate on the order of approximately a 76 to 82 percent annual capacity factor. The actual capacity factor in any SACI371322I082340003(LEC_2.0_PROJECT_DESC.DOC) 2-33