San Diego Gas & Electric Company's Sunrise Powerlink Project

SCH Number: 2006091071
Lead Agency: Public Utilities Commission (California Public Utilities Commission)
Document Title: San Diego Gas & Electric Company's Sunrise Powerlink Project
Document Type: NOD - Notice of Determination
Received: 11/29/2010

Document Description: DFG is intending to execute a Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement pursuant to Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code (SAA# 1600-2009-0365-R5) to the project applicant, San Diego Gas and Electric. The applicant proposes to alter various streams to construct a 500 kV transmission line from the Imperial Valley Substation to a new substation southeast of the town of Alpine, then continuing with a 230 kV transmission line with both overhead and underground components to the Sycamore Canyon Substation.

Contact Information: Kelly Fisher
Department of Fish and Game
South Coast Region 4949 Viewridge Avenue
San Diego, CA 92123
858-467-4207

Approving Agency: Department of Fish and Game
Approving Agency Role: Responsible Agency
Approved On: 11/29/2010
Final EIR Available Location: California Public Utilities Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco, CA 94102

(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment: No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA: Yes
(2b) A Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA: No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project: Yes
(4) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project: No
(5) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA: No