Downs Substation Expansion Project
5 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2012011044
Lead Agency
California Public Utilities Commission
(CPUC)
Document Title
Downs Substation Expansion Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Substation: Vacant; Zoning: General Commercial; GPD: Commercial and Office Use (C)
Document Description
Southern CA Edison proposes to upgrade and expand the existing Downs 33/12-kV Substation to a 115/12-kV substation containing a 115-kV switchrack; Route an existing 115-kV subtransmission line into and out of the proposed substation; and install a fiber optic telecommunication system (58 miles) to provide communication circuits for the protection, monitoring, and control of subtransmission and substation equipment. As part of the installation of the fiber optic telecommunication system, SCE would need to replace approximately six existing 115-kV subtransmission line wood poles to support the new fiber optic telecommunications facilities where the existing wood poles do not meet CPUC General Order 95 wind loading requirements and/or SCE design standards.
Contact Information
Name
Eric Chiang
Agency Name
California Public Utilities Commission
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Ridgecrest
Counties
Kern, San Bernardino
Cross Streets
Downs St. & W. Ridgecrest Blvd. (substation)
Zip
93555
Total Acres
2.5
Parcel #
508-200-06 (4.6)
State Highways
Hwy 178
Railways
Trona, UPRR
Airports
Inyokern Airport
Schools
Ridgecrest Charter,
Township
27S
Range
40E
Section
5
Other Location Info
City/Nearest Community: Inyokern, Argus, Trona
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, District 8 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Victorville Region 6 (RWQCB), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 6, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Transportation, District 9 (DOT), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Transportation, District 9 (DOT), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)
Development Types
Other (fiber optic telecommunications cable), Power:Other Power Type (Megawatts 115/12 KV)
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian
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