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PUC: Calaveras Dam work progressing but new risks add $6.9M to cost forecast
Summary
PUC staff reported steady excavation at Observation Hill, a newly elevated risk profile including naturally occurring asbestos, a $6.9 million addition to the Calaveras forecast and an independent RW Block audit reviewing costs and schedule for five megaprojects.
Julie Labonte provided a program update on the Calaveras Dam megaproject and related WESIP activities. She said permits and a CEQA addendum for additional soil-disposal sites are in place, the contractor is averaging about 15,000 cubic yards of excavation per day at Observation Hill, and staff received the first permit approval the day of the meeting.
Labonte warned that naturally occurring asbestos remains a control issue and…
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