STATE OF CALIFORNIA
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

Southern California Edison's
Valley South 115 kV Subtransmission Project

(Application A.14-12-013 filed December 15, 2014)

 

Welcome to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) website for SCE's Valley South 115 kV Subtransmission Project (Valley South). This website will provide information on the status of the CPUC's environmental review of the project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). SCE submitted an application for a Permit to Construct Electrical Facilities with Voltages between 50 kV and 200 kV to the CPUC on December 15, 2014. Concurrently, SCE also filed its Proponent's Environmental Assessment (PEA) for the project on this date. Based on a review of the application materials and responses to data requests, the CPUC determined that the application was complete in April 2015, which began the environmental review process under CEQA for Valley South.

Proposed Project

The Valley South project is proposed to be located in southwestern Riverside County. The documents noted above provide more detail regarding the proposed location and key components of the project. A summary of the proposed project is provided below:

  • Modification of SCE's existing Valley 500/115 kV Substation would include equipping an existing 115 kV line position and providing protection equipment as required.
  • Construction of a new 115 kV subtransmission line originating at SCE's existing Valley 500/115 kV Substation and terminating at a Tubular Steel Pole (TSP) located at the southeast corner of Leon Road and Benton Road. The TSP is the common point of the three-terminal existing Valley-Auld-Triton 115 kV Subtransmission Line. The new construction and associated reconfiguration would result in the formation of the Valley-Auld No. 2 and Valley-Triton 115 kV Subtransmission Lines. The new 115 kV subtransmission line would be approximately 12 miles in length and is referred to as Segment 1 of the Proposed Project. The majority of the new line would be within existing rights-of-way (ROW), SCE fee-owned ROW (at Valley Substation), and franchise ROW (i.e., roads, streets, sidewalks).
  • Replacement of a segment of overhead conductor of the existing Valley-Auld-Triton 115 kV Subtransmission Line beginning at the TSP located at the southeast corner of Benton Road and Leon Road continuing south to the Terminal TSP located on the south side of Nicolas Road, approximately 250 feet west of Los Chorus Ranch Road in the City of Temecula. This reconductor segment is approximately 3.4 miles in length and is referred to as Segment 2 for the Proposed Project.
  • Relocation of existing distribution and telecommunication lines from old poles to new poles to support installation of Segments 1 and 2 of the new 115 kV subtransmission line.
  • Installation of telecommunication equipment at Triton and Valley Substations to connect the Proposed Project to SCE’s existing telecommunication system.

Draft Environmental Impact Report

The CPUC released the Draft Environmental Impact Report (Draft EIR) for Valley South on January 29, 2016. The Draft EIR and the Notice of Availability are available at the following links:


Hardcopies of the Draft EIR are available for public review at the following repository sites:

RepositoryAddress
Grace Mellman
Community Library
41000 County Center
Drive Temecula, CA 92591
Murrieta Public
Library
8 Town Square
Murrieta, CA 92562
Perris Library 163 E. San Jacinto
Perris, CA 92570
Paloma Valley Library 31375 Bradley Road
Menifee, CA 92584
Romoland Library 26001 Briggs Road
Sun City, CA 92585

The CPUC will receive comments on the Draft EIR during the public review period, which ends on March 14, 2016. Written comments on the Draft EIR may be submitted using any of the following methods:

Email:  Valley-South-Project@aspeneg.com
Mail:  Valley South Subtransmission Project
  c/o Aspen Environmental Group
  5020 Chesebro Road, Suite 200
  Agoura Hills, CA 91301

Draft EIR Public Meeting

A public meeting is scheduled for Monday February 22, 2016 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Residence Inn Marriott (25407 Madison Avenue, Murrieta, CA) in the Meeting Room. The public meeting is an opportunity to learn about the Project, ask questions about the content of the Draft EIR, and provide comments. Written comments will be accepted during the meeting; there will be no facilities to record oral comments.

Project-related Documents (SCE Application and PEA)

This website provides access to public documents and information relevant to the CEQA review of the Valley South Project.

Application

Proponent's Environmental Assessment

For Additional Information

To request additional information or to be added to the mailing list, please contact us by phone or email, as follows:

Project Voicemail/Fax: (888) 400-3930
Project Email: Valley-South-Project@aspeneg.com

The CPUC's Project Manager is:
Eric Chiang, CPUC Project Manager
California Public Utilities Commission
505 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco CA 94102