KN/KS 230 kV Transmission Line - Tubular Pole Replacement Project
Summary
SCH Number
2010031080
Lead Agency
Imperial Irrigation District
Document Title
KN/KS 230 kV Transmission Line - Tubular Pole Replacement Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Agricultural/ Open Space.
Document Description
A transmission line upgrade project to improve the reliability and safety of the 230-kV KN/KS transmission line, which extends through federal and non-federal lands between the Midway Substation located near Niland, California, and the Coachella Valley Substation in Coachella, California. The upgrade project would affect portions of the existing transmission line, which contains both lattice towers and tubular steel poles constructed in the late 1980's. Stability problems experienced during high winds indicated a need to upgrade the existing structures. The lattice towers and seven of the tubular steel poles were upgraded in the late 1990s, however the remaining tubular steel poles were not upgraded at that time. With the proposed project, 41 of the existing steel poles would either be replaced with a single new steel pole or upgraded to two-pole structures.
Contact Information
Name
Kevan Hutchinson
Agency Name
Imperial Irrigation District
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Coachella
Counties
Imperial, Riverside
Total Acres
38
State Highways
SR- 111, SR-86, I-8
Railways
Union Pacific
Schools
Mecca Elem.
Waterways
Coachella Canal, Salton Sea, New River, Alamo River
Other Location Info
City/ Nearest Community: Niland, Mecca
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 8 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), 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, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, Department of Toxic Substances Control
State Reviewing Agency Comments
Department of Toxic Substances Control
Development Types
Power:Other Power Type (Pole Replacement)(Megawatts 230-kV)
Local Actions
Final Approval of Implementation
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Public Services, Transportation, Wetland/Riparian
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