Devers-Palo Verde No. 2 Transmission Line Project - Colorado River Substation Expansion

SCH Number: 2005101104
Lead Agency: Public Utilities Commission (California Public Utilities Commission)
Document Title: Devers-Palo Verde No. 2 Transmission Line Project - Colorado River Substation Expansion
Document Type: NOP - Notice of Preperation
Received: 9/30/2010

Document Description: Expansion of the Colorado River Substation would serve to interconnect solar generation proposed for development in the Blythe area of the Mojave Desert to the DPV2 transmission line. The expansion of the Colorado River Substation would require expanding the permitted Colorado River Substation from 44 acres to 90 acres, looping two 500 kV circuits and terminating the new Devers-Colorado River transmission line into the substation, modifying existing 220 kV structure to allow the Devers-Colorado River to cross the Buck-Julian Hinds 220 kV transmission line, and constructing a distribution line to serve the Colorado River Substation.

Contact Information: Billie Blanchard
California Public Utilities Commission
c/o Aspen Environmental Group 235 Montgomery Street, Suite 935
San Francisco, CA 94102-3002
415 703-2068
800 886-1888
dpv2@aspeneg.com

Review Period Start: 9/30/2010
Review Period End: 10/29/2010
Project Issues: Water Supply Vegetation Biological Resources Archaeologic-Historic Air Quality
Reviewing Agencies: Colorado River Board Native American Heritage Commission California Department of Parks and Recreation California Highway Patrol Caltrans, District 8 Department of Conservation Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 6 Department of Toxic Substances Control Department of Water Resources Office of Emergency Services, California Office of Historic Preservation Regional Water Quality Control Board, Region 7 Resources Agency