Cal.net El Dorado County North California Advanced Services Wireless Broadband Grant Project (S17-0005)

SCH Number: 2017092066
Lead Agency: El Dorado County
Document Title: Cal.net El Dorado County North California Advanced Services Wireless Broadband Grant Project (S17-0005)
Document Type: MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received: 9/25/2017

Document Description: The project is located at ten sites throughout rural northern El Dorado County, in the vicinity of the Rural Centers of Cool, Greenwood, Garden Valley, and Georgetown. The project will install communication facilities at multiple locations in northern El Dorado County. The project is composed exclusively of fixed-wireless technology deployed on towers. Each tower would be able to allow up to two 3ft radius dish antennas; four to six 7x28-in sector antennas; and up to three 9x32 in sector antennas at heights between 35 and 115 ft. The antennas, cabling, network switch, and backup batteries will be manually installed in equipment cabinets by technicians. Access to the sites would be provided by existing roads and driveways.

Contact Information: Evan Mattes
El Dorado County
2850 Fairlane Court, building C
Placerville, CA 95667
Phone : (530) 621-5994

Review Period Start: 9/25/2017
Review Period End: 10/24/2017
Development Type: Commercial (<0.01 Acres)
Local Action: Use Permit
Project Issues: Aesthetic/Visual Agricultural Land Air Quality Archaeologic-Historic Biological Resources Drainage/Absorption Forest Land/Fire Hazard Geologic/Seismic Minerals Noise Population/Housing Balance Public Services Recreation/Parks Schools/Universities Septic System Soil Erosion/Compaction/Grading Solid Waste Toxic/Hazardous Traffic/Circulation Vegetation Water Quality Water Supply Wetland/Riparian Growth Inducing Land Use Cumulative Effects
Reviewing Agencies: Cal Fire California Department of Parks and Recreation California Highway Patrol California Public Utilities Commission Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics Central Valley Flood Protection Board Delta Protection Commission Delta Stewardship Council Department of Conservation Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 2 Native American Heritage Commission Resources Agency State Lands Commission Regional Water Quality Control Bd., Region 5 (Sacramento)