City of San Diego Utilities Undergrounding Program
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2018101037
Lead Agency
City of San Diego
Document Title
City of San Diego Utilities Undergrounding Program
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Various for multiple locations.
Document Description
The City of San Diego (City) Transportation Department is implementing the Utilities Undergrounding Program (Project) to systematically convert overhead utility lines, including power distribution lines, telephone lines, cable lines, and other communications lines, to underground within City limits. The overall Project is governed by the California Public Utilities Commission, Council Policy 600-08, and the San Diego Municipal Code. The City’s Utilities Undergrounding Program Master Plan (Master Plan), developed in 2003 and last updated in 2018, guides future work of the Project. The Master Plan is the governing document for how the Project will execute its future work. The Master Plan outlines the geographic boundary, estimated cost, and other parameters for future undergrounding projects to be implemented under the Project. The goals of the Master Plan are to align with Council Policy 600-08 for the Project, improve planning efficiency and accuracy, prioritize projects with the greatest public benefit, reduce neighborhood impact, and simplify public interface with the Project. The implementation of proposed activities would occur based on a prioritization system developed by the City and would be implemented as individual districts become ready for creation and as funding allows. The process to deliver an undergrounding project under the Project is a collaborative effort between the City and the utility companies that consists of a five-stage process: district creation, design, pre-construction activities, undergrounding construction, and post-undergrounding improvements. The City has addressed permitting and environmental compliance activities on a project-by-project basis to date. This Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR), prepared in conformance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and CEQA Guidelines (Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq. and 14 CCR Section 15000 et seq., respectively) is intended to programmatically address potential environmental impacts associated with undergrounding projects implemented under the Project. These impacts are analyzed to the extent feasible at this time; however, additional project-level CEQA analysis and/or new or amended permits may be required for undergrounding projects prior to implementation.
Contact Information
Name
Greg Johansen
Agency Name
City of San Diego
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Jennifer Sucha
Agency Name
Dudek
Job Title
Environmental Project Manager
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
San Diego
Counties
San Diego
Regions
Citywide, Southern California
Cross Streets
N/A
Zip
N/A
Total Acres
Citywide
Parcel #
N/A
State Highways
Multiple
Railways
Multiple
Airports
San Diego International Airport
Schools
Multiple
Waterways
Multiple
Township
N/A
Range
N/A
Section
N/A
Base
N/A
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marin Region 7 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 11 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Energy Commission, California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Region 9 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights
Development Types
Other (Conversion of overhead utilities to underground)
Local Actions
Program
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Energy, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Wildfire
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
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