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TDPUD STAFF REPORT
March 12,1998
To:
Board of Directors
From:
Bob Quinn, Electric Superintendent
Subject. February '98 Activity Report
AGENDA # 10
Electric Department crews worked on the following projects during the month of February,
The service crew installed 10 new electrical services and responded to 9 requests for
underground facility locates (USA's).
Crews continued to replace or add additional transformers to transformers that were
overloaded because of new construction and growth.
Repairs to the 2 Id unit from Tahoe Donner substation continued in Westminster, Ca.
The line crew continued changing the Lapp 72 insulators on the system. These have
been failing during times of heavy snow.
At Northwoods and Northwoods, in Tahoe Donner, crews replaced the jumpers on the
comer pole to strengthen the line during times of increased loading.
A transformer bank at the Tahoe Donner campground was replaced.
A broken cross-arm was replaced at the Mattis dam.
Members of the electric department received training on the new computer programs.
/attended a meeting of the Electric Superintendents and Supervisors Committee.
February was a month of extreme weather for the District. Little routine work was accomplished
as we experienced bad weather and heavy snow 11 days out of 20. Crews were kept busy
responding to storm related problems. While Donner Lake and Tahoe Donner experienced
numerous transmission outages, the rest of the District remained in good shape. t
experienced no major problems. h The District