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W A T E R E N E R G Y I I r E RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES INXISIM 10& Board Memorandum P U 8 L I C UTILITIES BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: July 20, 2012 ITEM NO: 4 SUBJECT: 2011 ANNUAL REPORT—GENERAL ORDER 165 ELECTRIC SYSTEM INSPECTIONS AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS ISSUE: The issue for Board of Public Utilities consideration is receipt of an annual report summarizing inspections made, condition of equipment observed and repairs made to the electric system pursuant to the California Public Utility Commission's (CPUC) requirement commonly referred to as General Order 165 (GO 165). RECOMMENDATION That the Board of Public Utilities receive and file the 2011 Annual Report of Electrical Facilities Inspection. BACKGROUND, The State of California Public Utilities Code requires the CPUC to adopt standards for the inspection, maintenance, repair and replacement of electric utility distribution facilities. Effective March 31, 1997, the CPUC adopted GO 165 for investor owned utilities which established minimum inspection requirements for certain electric distribution facilities, including maximum allowable inspection cycle lengths, condition rating, record keeping, reporting on scheduling and performance of corrective action. In March 1996, the CPUC ordered that all publicly owned utilities were to comply with the requirements GO 165, Riverside Public Utilities(RPU)has always had a very aggressive inspection and maintenance program wnicn meets or exceeds the requirements of GO 165, including a report of inspection results to the Board of Public Utilities. RPU's GO 165 program also includes the development and maintenance of the Asset Management Data Base that plans and schedules all inspections and prioritizes repairs. In 2011, Energy Delivery staff and contractors patrolled all of the distribution and transmission lines Contract crews performed 13,347 detailed inspections of underground structures and equipment,and 59,462 patrol inspections of the overhead, underground and streetlight systems. Detailed and intrusive inspections of wood poles have determined that 3,420 poles out of 22,732 total poles, or 15%, will require changing in the next five years, along with correcting 19,205 infractions and minor maintenance. The detailed inspections of the streetlight system have resulted in 2,239 repairs for the 31,367 streetlights, or 7.14% requiring repairs. The detailed inspection of underground structures and equipment has determined that 1,550, or 6%, of 9,392 structures have major and minor repairs required. The Board of Public Utilities Electric Committee reviewed this item at its regularly scheduled meeting on June 1, 2012.