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PG&E powerhouse fixed at Nevada County lake as California wildfires delay South Yuba Pipe repairs
NEVADA COUNTY — After a series of setbacks, a powerhouse is back online near Lake Spaulding and water is flowing to agencies in Nevada and Placer counties after emergency repairs finished two days early.
People have been asked to voluntarily conserve water for months during two emergency repair projects. Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) spokesman Paul Moreno said crews have been working around the clock since they realized there was an issue.
“From the moment we discovered damage at the powerhouse, we made it a priority,” Moreno said.
PG&E said that with the early completion of emergency repairs, partial service was restored near Lake Spaulding.
Repairs on the South Yuba Pipe are going to take longer than expected. Earlier this month, PG&E announced that California’s active fire season was the reason behind another delay in construction. The end-of-August completion date for the pipe repairs is now mid-September. The pipe was initially damaged in February by a rockslide.
“With winter conditions and snow, we couldn’t even get in to carefully assess that situation, let alone start clearing the debris until well into the springtime,” Moreno said. “As soon as we could, we mobilized and began working to make repairs to that South Yuba Pipe.”
Moreno said everything was going smoothly until the special heavy-lifting helicopters they reserve to remove debris were pulled out of rotation by the Forest Service for firefighting purposes.
“There’s not a lot of these helicopters, and there’s not a lot of pilots that are trained to handle these helicopters,” Moreno said.
For residents like Juan Thomas who live in the impacted areas, he said individual homes aren’t seeing drastic shortages yet.
“The people who are really suffering from this are the people downstream from us, the agricultural users who use the raw water for agriculture,” Thomas said.
The Nevada Irrigation District released a graph showing the dramatic drop in water levels to areas like Rollins Lake. While water is flowing again thanks to finished repairs to the Spaulding 1 powerhouse, people who live in the area say they’ve never seen water levels so low.
HENDERSON (FOX5) — More than 8,700 customers were without power in a Henderson neighborhood Saturday night.
The outage affected an area on Water Street near Lake Mead and Boulder Highway, impacting a shopping center.
NV Energy reported the outage at 8:02 p.m.
The utility company said the outage was caused by a mylar balloon.
Details around how the balloon caused the outage is still unknown.
FOX 5 has reached out to NV energy for more information.
You can keep track of when power should be restored by looking at NV Energy’s power outage map here
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LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — A coalition of progressive groups is planning a series of rallies across Southern Nevada on Saturday, including a downtown Las Vegas event that organizers say will focus on unity and resistance.
Indivisible Las Vegas will host “No Kings Las Vegas” in partnership with 19 other local and state progressive groups.
Organizers say people all over the country and world will join up for a day of unity, resistance, and resolve against a corrupt, incompetent regime acting illegally and unconstitutionally.
No Kings Las Vegas is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. downtown at the Federal Courthouse. Speakers and performers are expected to deliver messages about building community, equality, diversity, and empathy.
The event will include a march and is set to end at 7 p.m.
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Additional rallies are also planned Saturday in Henderson, North Las Vegas, Pahrump, and Mesquite.
Top performances
Baseball
– Ryland Gregorich, Clark: The sophomore went 4-for-4 with a home run, a triple and two RBIs, and also was the winning pitcher in the Chargers’ six-inning 12-2 win over Eldorado.
– Kayne Horibe, Pahrump Valley: The senior went 4-for-4 with a triple and three RBIs as the Trojans beat Virgin Valley 9-4.
– Benson Ornelas, Mater East: The freshman went 3-for-3 with a double, three RBIs and five runs scored to help the Knights stomp Sunrise Mountain 35-0 in three innings.
– Dylan Othick, Faith Lutheran: The senior struck out nine while pitching a complete-game two-hitter as the Crusaders rolled past Durango 7-0.
– Mark Raborn, Shadow Ridge: The junior reliever pitched three scoreless innings, allowing the Mustangs to rally past Dixie (Utah) 5-3 with a five-run seventh inning.
Softball
– Ava Koenig, Palo Verde: The senior struck out 11 while tossing a complete-game one-hitter as the Panthers defeated Doral Academy 3-0.
– Sophia Ortiz, Las Vegas: The freshman went 3-for-3 with two RBIs to help the Wildcats beat Chaparral 20-5 in four innings.
– Natalie Tapia, Western: The senior went 4-for-5 with two doubles and three RBIs as the Warriors outlasted Canyon Springs for a 16-10 victory.
– Gwen Thewes, Bishop Gorman: The junior went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double and three RBIs to help the Gaels overcome a six-run deficit to beat Green Valley 8-6.
– Peyton Williams, Arbor View: The freshman went 3-for-3 with a home run, a triple and four RBIs to lead the Aggies past Coronado 11-1 in six innings.
Boys volleyball
– Jeremiah James, Sierra Vista: The senior logged 15 assists to help the Mountain Lions defeat The Meadows 25-13, 25-21.
– Ethan Natanel, Durango: The senior finished with 38 assists and two blocks in the Trailblazers’ 25-18, 25-18 win over Mater East.
– Toller Trummell, Foothill: The sophomore posted seven kills and seven digs as the Falcons defeated Las Vegas 25-22, 22-25, 15-10.
Scores
Baseball
Arbor View 9, Snow Canyon (Utah) 5
Mater East 35, Sunrise Mountain 0
Pahrump Valley 9, Virgin Valley 4
Rancho 16, Desert Pines 1
Shadow Ridge 9, Taylorsville (Utah) 1
Shadow Ridge 5, Dixie (Utah) 3
Sierra Vista 4, Bonanza 2
Western 10, Cimarron-Memorial 1
Softball
Arbor View 11, Coronado 1
Bishop Gorman 8, Green Valley 6
Las Vegas 20, Chaparral 5
Pahrump Valley 6, Virgin Valley 2
Palo Verde 3, Doral Academy 0
Round Mountain 15, Laughlin 6
Round Mountain 11, Laughlin 2
The Meadows 16, Democracy Prep 0
Western 16, Canyon Springs 10
Boys volleyball
Arbor View 2, Moapa Valley 0
Cadence 2, Las Vegas 1
Centennial 2, Virgin Valley 0
Centennial 2, Legacy 0
Central East (Calif.) 2, Tech 0
Coral Academy 2, Sierra Vista 1
Coral Academy 2, Liberty 1
Coral Academy 2, The Meadows 0
Del Sol 3, Amplus Academy 0
Desert Oasis 2, Cadence 0
Durango 2, Mater East 0
Foothill 2, Cadence 0
Foothill 2, Las Vegas 1
Sierra Vista 2, The Meadows 0
Silverado 2, Durango 0
Sweetwater (Calif.) 2, Losee 0
Contact Jeff Wollard at jwollard@reviewjournal.com.
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