Southern California Edison (SCE) Transmission Line Rating Remediation Gorman-Kern River 66 kV Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024110564
Lead Agency
California Public Utilities Commission
(CPUC)
Document Title
Southern California Edison (SCE) Transmission Line Rating Remediation Gorman-Kern River 66 kV Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Agriculture , Commercial, Conservation land, Federal land, Industrial Open space, Planned unit development, Public facilities, Recreation, Residential, Resource protection, Rural land
Document Description
SCE is proposing to construct and operate the project. The project would be located in Kern County, to the east of the City of Bakersfield. SCE is required to file an application for a PTC with an accompanying Proponent's Environmental Assessment (PEA) with the CPUC for the project. The project would involve rebuilding 65.3 miles of existing 66 kV subtransmission circuits by removing and replacing existing subtransmission towers and poles; removing and replacing existing conductor; installing optical ground wire; and modifying existing substations facilities associated with the powerline.
Contact Information
Name
Eric Chiang
Agency Name
California Public Utilities Commission
Job Title
Environmental Project Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Jessica Koteen
Agency Name
Panorama Environmental, Inc
Job Title
Senior Manager
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Name
NA
Agency Name
Southern California Edison
Job Title
NA
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Arvin, Bakersfield
Counties
Kern, Los Angeles
Regions
Citywide, Countywide, Southern California
Cross Streets
Begins at Kern Canyon along SR-178 and extends south to Gorman-Kern Substation along I-5
Total Acres
65.3 miles
State Highways
178, 58, 223
Railways
San Joaquin Valley/Union Pacific
Schools
El Tejon School
Waterways
Kern River, Castac Lake, Cottonwood/Caliente/Tejon/El Paso/Grapevine/Comanche/Chanac Creeks
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Habitat Conservation Planning (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 6 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, District 7 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Energy Commission, California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), 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, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region 4 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, 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 (Transmission Line Remediation)
Local Actions
Site Plan
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, 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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