Master Special Use Permit (MSUP) and Permit to Construct (PTC) Power Line Replacement Projects
9 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2013091070
Lead Agency
California Public Utilities Commission
(CPUC)
Document Title
Master Special Use Permit (MSUP) and Permit to Construct (PTC) Power Line Replacement Projects
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
5/31/2016
Present Land Use
Various
Document Description
SDG&E's proposed power line replacement projects combines over 70 existing special use permits for SDG&E facilities within the Cleveland National Forest (CNF) into one MSUP to be issued by the Forest Service. Project approval would allow the continued operation and maintenance of approx. 102 miles of SDG&E's existing 69-kV power lines, 12 kV distribution circuits (C), and ancillary facilities, as well as approx. 31 miles of existing access roads required to maintain and operate SDG&E electrical facilities.
In addition to combining the permits and easements for existing SDG&E facilities within the CNF into one MSUP, SDG&E's proposed project includes the replacement of five existing 69 kV power lines and six 12 kV distribution circuits located within and outside of the CNF, referred to herein as the proposed power line replacement projects. Power line replacement would primarily include fire hardening (wood to steel pole replacement) along with relocation, removal, undergrounding, and single-circuit to double-circuit conversion along certain facilities and segments. The proposed replacement projects allows for the continued operation and maintenance of SDG&E electric facilities within the CNF and authorize the replacement of certain existing power lines on and adjacent to CNF lands.
The study area is located within multiple locations within Orange and San Diego Counties. The proposed power line replacement projects are located within and outside the Palomar and Descanso ranger districts of the CNF. The proposed projects not only traverses National Forest System lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM); tribal lands of the La Jolla, Campo, Inaja/Cosmit, and Viejas Indian Reservations managed by the respective tribes and held in trust by the BIA; Cuyamaca Rancho State Park lands managed by CA State Parks; lands under the jurisdiction of the City of San Diego, and private holdings within unincorporated San Diego County.
Contact Information
Name
Lisa Orsaba
Agency Name
California Public Utilities Commission
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Pauma Valley
Counties
San Diego
Cross Streets
Multiple
Parcel #
Multiple
State Highways
I-8, SR-76, 78, 79
Schools
Various
Waterways
Various
Other Location Info
Warner Springs, Santa Ysabel, Descanso, Pine Valley, and Campo
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
CA Public Utilities Commission
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
Yes
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2c) An other document type 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 mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
N/A
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
Yes
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
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