Imperial Irrigation District New 230 kV "BN-BS" Transmission Line
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Summary
SCH Number
2001041105
Lead Agency
Imperial Irrigation District
Document Title
Imperial Irrigation District New 230 kV "BN-BS" Transmission Line
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Document Description
The IID and the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) are preparing to assess the environmental effects of constructing, operating, and maintaining a new, approximately 118 mile long, transmission line from a new substation/switching station located on the north side of Hobsonway, west of the Blythe Power Plant, approximately 4.5 miles west of Blythe, California, to Southern California Edison's Devers Substation, approximately 10 miles north of Palm Springs. The proposed project will operate at either 230-kV or 500-kV and will provide increased transmission line capabilities from the proposed new substation/switching station on Hobsonway to the Devers Substation to meet transmission requests.
Contact Information
Name
Michael D. Remington
Agency Name
Imperial Irrigation District
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Blythe
Counties
Riverside
Waterways
East Highline Canal/Coachella Canal
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
Cal Fire, California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 11 (DOT), California Energy Commission, California Highway Patrol, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Colorado River Basin Region 7 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 6, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Department of Transportation, District 8 (DOT), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Transportation, District 8 (DOT), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
Development Types
Power:Electric Transmission Lines
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Economics/Jobs, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Public Services, Socioeconomics/Public Health and Safety
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