TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................ES-1 SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION .....................................................................................................1 1.1 GENERAL........................................................................................................................1 1.2 BACKGROUND...............................................................................................................1 1.3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION...............................................................................................1 1.4 PERMIT REQUIREMENTS.............................................................................................2 1.4.1 Federal..................................................................................................................2 1.4.2 State of California.................................................................................................2 1.5 SCOPE OF WORK ...........................................................................................................3 1.6 ORGANIZATION OF THIS REPORT ............................................................................4 SECTION 2: DESCRIPTION OF SOIL AND GEOLOGICAL RESOURCES .............................5 2.1 GENERAL........................................................................................................................5 2.2 RECONNAISSANCE, MAPPING, AND GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY...........................5 2.3 GEOLOGIC FEATURES..................................................................................................6 2.3.1 Regional Geology.................................................................................................6 2.3.2 Seismicity..............................................................................................................6 2.3.3 Site Geology.........................................................................................................7 2.3.3.1 Morrell Canyon Upper Reservoir Site...................................................7 2.3.3.2 Decker Canyon Upper Reservoir Site....................................................8 2.3.3.3 Penstock ................................................................................................8 2.3.3.4 Ortega Oaks, Santa Rosa, and Evergreen Powerhouse Sites.................8 2.3.3.5 Tailrace Tunnel .....................................................................................9 2.4 POTENTIAL GEOLOGIC AND SOIL HAZARDS ......................................................10 2.4.1 General................................................................................................................10 2.4.2 Active Faulting...................................................................................................10 2.4.3 Strong Ground Motions......................................................................................10 2.4.4 Earthquake-Induced Landslides and Rockfalls...................................................10 2.4.5 Liquefaction and Seismic Settlement .................................................................11 2.5 POTENTIAL IMPACTS ON SOILS AND GEOLOGIC RESOURCES.......................11 2.6 MITIGATION OF IMPACTS.........................................................................................11 SECTION 3: CONCEPTUAL DESIGN........................................................................................13 3.1 GENERAL......................................................................................................................13 3.2 CONCEPTUAL DESIGN FOR UPPER RESERVOIRS................................................13 3.2.1 General................................................................................................................13 3.2.2 Upper Reservoir Alternative A - Morrell Canyon Site.......................................14 3.2.2.1 Alternative A.1.....................................................................................15 3.2.2.2 Alternative A.2.....................................................................................16 3.2.2.3 Alternative A.3.....................................................................................17 3.2.3 Upper Reservoir Alternative B - Decker Canyon Site........................................17 Lake Elsinore Advanced Pumped Storage Project GENTERRA CONSULTANTS, INC. FERC No. 11858 i 222C-EIS-LEAPS-GeoRpttoconly TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONTINUED) 3.2.3.1 Alternative B.1.....................................................................................18 3.2.3.2 Alternative B.2.....................................................................................19 3.2.4 Conceptual Dam Designs....................................................................................19 3.2.5 Appurtenant Structures.......................................................................................22 3.2.6 Reservoir Liner System......................................................................................22 3.3 PENSTOCK ...................................................................................................................24 3.3.1 Alternative H.1....................................................................................................24 3.3.2 Alternative H.2....................................................................................................25 3.3.3 Alternative H.3....................................................................................................25 3.4 POWERHOUSE SITES..................................................................................................26 3.4.1 General................................................................................................................26 3.4.2 The Ortega Oaks Site..........................................................................................26 3.4.3 The Santa Rosa Site ............................................................................................26 3.4.4 The Evergreen Site..............................................................................................26 3.4.5 Summary of Powerhouse Sites ...........................................................................27 3.5 TAILRACE TUNNEL....................................................................................................28 SECTION 4: FEASIBILITY LEVEL ESTIMATES.....................................................................29 4.1 ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.......................................................................................29 4.1.1 Upper Reservoir Fill Quantities..........................................................................29 4.1.2 Penstock Quantities.............................................................................................29 4.1.3 Powerhouse Quantities.......................................................................................29 4.1.4 Tailrace Tunnel Quantities..................................................................................29 4.2 FEASIBILITY LEVEL PROJECT COST ......................................................................30 4.2.1 Construction Cost...............................................................................................30 4.2.2 Geotechnical Engineering Costs.........................................................................32 SECTION 5: CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ..................................................33 5.1 CONCLUSIONS.............................................................................................................33 5.2 RECOMMENDED PRELIMINARY LEVEL SCOPE OF WORK ...............................33 SECTION 6: LIMITATIONS........................................................................................................35 SECTION 7: REFERENCES ........................................................................................................36 SECTION 8: LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS.................................................38 TABLES Table 2-1 Locations of Geophysical Surveys Table 2-2 Expected Values of Fault Rupture Length and Displacement Table 2-3 Maximum Credible Earthquake Parameters Table 3-1 Summary of Upper Reservoir Alternatives Lake Elsinore Advanced Pumped Storage Project GENTERRA CONSULTANTS, INC. FERC No. 11858 ii 222C-EIS-LEAPS-GeoRpttoconly TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONTINUED) Table 3-2 Summary of Powerhouse Alternatives Table 4-1 Fill Quantities for Upper Reservoir Alternatives Table 4-2 Lengths of Shafts and Tunnels for Penstock Alternatives Table 4-3 Excavation Quantities for Penstock Alternatives (Assumed 16-Ft Inside Diameter) Table 4-4 Quantities for Powerhouse Excavation (Shaft-Type Powerhouse) Table 4-5 Quantities for Tailrace Tunnel Alternatives (Assumed 22-Ft Inside Diameter) FIGURES Figure 1-1 Site Location Map Figure 1-2 Site Plan Figure 2-1 Geophysical Survey Locations Figure 2-2 Geologic Map Figure 3-1 Morrell Canyon Alternative A.1 Figure 3-2 Morrell Canyon Alternative A.2 Figure 3-3 Morrell Canyon Alternative A.3 Figure 3-4 Decker Canyon Alternative B.1 Figure 3-5 Decker Canyon Alternative B.2 Figure 3-6 Decker Canyon Alternative B.2 – Option Figure 3-7 Conceptual Types of Dams for Upper Reservoir Figure 3-8 Conceptual Reservoir Liner Systems Figure 3-9 Penstock Alternative H.1 Figure 3-10 Penstock Alternative H.2 Figure 3-11 Penstock Alternative H.3 Figure 3-12 Cross Section of Underground