PacifiCorp Yreka-Weed Transmission Line Upgrade, Southern Portion
4 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2007042080
Lead Agency
California Public Utilities Commission
(CPUC)
Document Title
PacifiCorp Yreka-Weed Transmission Line Upgrade, Southern Portion
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Land Use: Open space, ranch lands, farmlands, and housing.
City of Weed Zoning: General Industrial (M), Limited Industrial (C-M), Open Space (OS), and Low Density Residential (R-1).
City of Weed General Plan Land Use Designations: General Industrial (I), Light Industrial (LI), Open Space (OS), and Residential Single-Family-Low Density (RL).
Siskiyou County Zoning: Prime Agricultural (AG-1), Non-Prime Agricultural (AG-2), Multiple-Family Residential (RES-4), Neighborhood Commercial (C-U), and Heavy Industrial (M-H).
Siskiyou County General Plan Land Use Designations: Rather than designating specific land uses, the Siskiyou County General Plan identifies development constraint areas. The following constraints are identified for the project are: Slope, Erosion Hazard, Fire Hazard, Woodland Productivity, Flood Hazard, Surface Hydrology, and Miller Mountain Deer Wintering.
Document Description
PacifiCorp, which currently owns a single-circuit 69 kV electric transmission system in the Yreka-Weed area of Siskiyou County, requests authorization to upgrade the existing 69 kV transmission line (Line 1) with a new 115 kV transmission line within existing right-of-way from Pole 15/44 to Pole 8/45 and to install and additional 1.6 miles of 115 kV transmission line within new right-of-way from Pole 8/45 east to the Weed Junction Substation. The objective of the Proposed Project is to improve reliability by increasing transmission capacity in the Yreka-Weed area in order to continue safe and reliable electric service to customers in the area, and to meet contractual obligations.
The Weed Segment would include a rebuild of the Weed Substation from 69 kV to 115 kV and upgrade of approximately 1.5 miles of single circuit 69 kV transmission line due to a double-circuit 115 kV transmission line from the Weed Substation north to Pole 8/45. The objective of the Weed Segment is to handle increased load provide transmission capacity, and improve service reliability.
Contact Information
Name
Mike Rosauer
Agency Name
California Public Utilities Commission
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Weed
Counties
Siskiyou
Cross Streets
Multiple
Zip
96094
Parcel #
Multiple
State Highways
I-5, State Route 97
Waterways
Garrick Creek, Beaughton Creek
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Northern and Eureka Region 1 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 2 (DOT), California Energy Commission, California Highway Patrol, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region 1 (RWQCB), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Office of Emergency Services, California, Resources Agency, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
Development Types
Power:Electric Transmission Lines (Megawatts 115 kV)
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Public Services, Transportation, Wetland/Riparian
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