Ten West Link 500-kilovolt (kV) Transmission Line Project (Draft EIS and Draft RMPAs)

SCH Number: 2018094003
Lead Agency: Bureau of Land Management (U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management)
Document Title: Ten West Link 500-kilovolt (kV) Transmission Line Project (Draft EIS and Draft RMPAs)
Document Type: EIS - Draft EIS
Received: 9/19/2018

Document Description: Note: Review Per Lead Delaney Colorado River Transmission, LLC proposes to construct, operate, maintain, and decommission an electric transmission project in western Arizona and eastern California. The proposed project would consist of a 500-kV transmission line traversing provide interconnection capability for new energy projects located near the proposed project. The proposed 500-kV transmission line would install transmission supporting structures between 72 and 190 ft in height, conductors, overhead ground wire, and a new series compensation system substation. The 17-mile portion of the proposed project in California would begin at the Colorado River Substation west of the city of Blythe and run eastward to the Colorado River near the I-10 corridor in eastern Riverside County, CA.

Contact Information: Eddie Arreola
U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management
One North Central Ave
Phoenix, CA 85004
602-417-9505

Review Period Start: 9/19/2018
Review Period End: 11/29/2018
Development Type: Power:Other Power Type (Transmission line in established utility corridor)(500 kV Watts)
Local Action: Other Action Other Action: CPUC
Project Issues: Aesthetic/Visual Agricultural Land Air Quality Archaeologic-Historic Biological Resources Drainage/Absorption Economics/Jobs Flood Plain/Flooding Forest Land/Fire Hazard Geologic/Seismic Minerals Noise Population/Housing Balance Public Services Recreation/Parks Schools/Universities Soil Erosion/Compaction/Grading Solid Waste Toxic/Hazardous Traffic/Circulation Vegetation Water Quality Water Supply Wetland/Riparian Wildlife Growth Inducing Land Use Cumulative Effects Other Issues Other Issues: GHG, EMF
Reviewing Agencies: Air Resources Board Cal Fire California Department of Parks and Recreation California Energy Commission California Highway Patrol California Public Utilities Commission Caltrans, District 8 Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics Colorado River Board Department of Conservation Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 6 Native American Heritage Commission Office of Historic Preservation Regional Water Quality Control Board, Region 7 Resources Agency State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality State Lands Commission