Colusa-Sutter Transmission Line (CoSu Line)
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2015122045
Lead Agency
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Document Title
Colusa-Sutter Transmission Line (CoSu Line)
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Document Description
The proposed project consists of a 500 kilovolt transmission that would connect the California-Oregon Transmission Project on the west side of the Sacramento Valley, in Colusa or Yolo counties, to Western Area Power Administration's (WAPA) and SMUD's existing substations in Sutter or Sacramento counties. The Colusa-Sutter Transmission Line (CoSu Line) is needed to enhance reliability of the electrical grid in Northern California and provide a new energy pathway for SMUD to import power from and export power to energy markets in the Pacific Northwest. From Dec. 18, 2015 to April 18, 2016 there was an initial EIS/EIR scoping period for a proposed project located in Colusa and Sutter counties. In response to public and agency comments received, SMUD and WAPA have added a third study area corridor located in Yolo and Sacramento counties for public scoping.
Contact Information
Name
Kim crawford
Agency Name
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Colusa, Sacramento, Sutter
State Highways
I-5; Hwy 20, 45
Airports
multiple
Waterways
Sacramento River
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways, California Department of Transportation, District 3 (DOT), California Energy Commission, California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, Central Valley Flood Protection Board, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California State Lands Commission (SLC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
Central Valley Flood Protection Board, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California State Lands Commission (SLC)
Development Types
Power:Other Power Type (Electric transmission 500 kilovolt)
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Economics/Jobs, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian
Disclaimer: The document was originally posted before CEQAnet had the capability to host attachments for the public. To obtain the original attachments for this document, please contact the lead agency at the contact information listed above. You may also contact the OPR via email at state.clearinghouse@opr.ca.gov or via phone at (916) 445-0613.