Palermo Substation Expansion Project, Butte County

Summary

SCH Number
2005068410
Public Agency
Regional Water Quality Control Board, Region 5 (Central Valley), Redding
Document Title
Palermo Substation Expansion Project, Butte County
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/27/2005
Document Description
PG&E proposes to expand the Palermo Substation to accommodate new circuit breakers and other electrical protection equipment that provide protection to the high voltage lines entering the substation. The project is part of a larger plan to upgrade PG&E's protection system for the high voltage electrical grid to minimize the chance for wide scale electrical interruptions. As such, the physical expansion of the current fenced yard is necessary so the existing circuit breakers may remain in operation until the new breakers are installed. Once the new breakers are operational, the old breakers will be removed from the site. As such, the new capacitor will be on the same site as the capacitor to be replaced. A capacitor is a device consisting of two or more conducting plates separated from one another by an insulating material and used for storing an electric charge. A circuit breaker is a device that automatically interrupts the flow of an electric current, as when the current becomes excessive. The equipment being replaced serves the same purpose as the new breaker and there will be no increase in electrical transmission capacity as a result of the project. The PG&E property consists of approximately 34 acres and the existing fenced substation occupies 6.7 acres. The expansion will increase the fenced substation by 1.1 acres to 7.8 acres, still leaving a substantial buffer between the substation and adjacent properties. This project will have direct impacts to vernal pools; therefore, PG&E will purchase 0.078 acres of vernal pool credits at the Dove Ridge Mitigation Bank in Butte County.

Contact Information

Name
Scott A. Zaitz
Agency Name
Regional Water Quality Control Board, Region 5 (Central Valley),
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency

Location

Counties
Butte

Notice of Exemption

Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15302
Reasons for Exemption
This project is categorically exempt because it involves the replacement or reconstruction of an existing facility where the new structure will be located on the same site as the existing structure.

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