TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) — Preparing for the worst, PG&E is building massive barriers in the South Valley to protect vital infrastructure that could be damaged by water during the huge snow melt in the coming months.
In Angiola, there is one of three substations that will soon have a 15-foot wall all around, protecting PG&E equipment that hundreds of customers depend on.
In Kings County, Pacific Gas, and Electric Company crews have been hard at work, preparing for the influx of water expected from the snowmelt in the High Sierra.
“It’s one of those situations where you are preparing for the worst, you’re hoping for the best and you’re hoping that even that best case might be wrong, but now is the time to do the mitigation work,” said Denny Boyles with PG&E.
PG&E substations in Angiola, Alpaugh, and Corcoran are at high risk of being impacted by several feet of water because they’re located in the Tulare Lake Basin.
