STATE OF CALIFORNIA
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

San Diego Gas & Electric Company's
Proposed Ocean Ranch Substation Project

(Application A.16-07-016, filed July 27, 2016)

   
 

   
Draft Initial Study and
Mitigated Negative Declaration

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Entire Document in One File (70.4MB)
Cover
Title Page
Notice of Intent
1. Mitigated Negative Declaration
1.1 Project Information
1.2 Introduction
1.3 Project Description
1.4 Environmental Determination
2. Environmental Determination
2.1 Environmental Factors Potentially Affected
2.2 Environmental Determination
3. Introduction to the Initial Study
3.1 Proposed Project Overview
3.2 Environmental Analysis
4. Project Description (6.6MB)
4.1 Project Title
4.2 Lead Agency Name and Address
4.3 Lead Agency Contact Person and Phone Number
4.4 Project Location
4.5 Project Sponsor's Name and Address
4.6 General Plan Designation
4.7 Zoning
4.8 Surrounding Land Uses and Setting
4.9 Project Overview
4.10 Project Components
4.11 Project Construction
4.12 Operation and Maintenance
4.13 Other Permits and Approvals
4.14 Applicant Proposed Measures
4.15 Electric and Magnetic Fields Summary
4.16 Alternatives
5. Environmental Setting and Environmental Impacts (21.8MB)
5.1 Aesthetics
5.2 Agriculture and Forestry Resources
5.3 Air Quality
5.4 Biological Resources
5.5 Cultural and Paleontological Resources
5.6 Geology and Soils
5.7 Greenhouse Gas Emissions
5.8 Hazards and Hazardous Materials
5.9 Hydrology and Water Quality
5.10 Land Use and Planning
5.11 Mineral Resources
5.12 Noise
5.13 Population and Housing
5.14 Public Services
5.15 Recreation
5.16 Transportation and Traffic
5.17 Tribal and Cultural Resources
5.18 Utilities and Service Systems
5.19 Corona and Induced Current Effects
5.20 Mandatory Findings of Significance
6. Mitigation Monitoring Plan
6.1 Minor Project Refinements
6.2 Dispute Resolution
7. Response to Comments - reserved for Final IS/MND

Appendices
Appendix A. References
Appendix B. List of Preparers
Appendix C. Landscape Concept Plan (5.1MB)
Appendix D. Best Management Practices Manual
Appendix E. Geotechnical Siting Studies (16.5MB)
Appendix F. Operation & Maintenance Wildland Fire Prevention Plan
Appendix G. Biological Technical Report
Appendix H. Additional Special-status Species
Appendix I. Preliminary Jurisdictional Delineation (12.7MB)
 

Comments

The public review period for the Draft IS/MND begins March 15, 2017, and ends April 14, 2017. Written comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 14, 2017. Please include your name and address on all comments submitted. Comments can be addressed to:

Ms. Andie Biggs, CPUC Project Manager
c/o Aspen Environmental Group
235 Montgomery Street, Suite 935
San Francisco, CA 94104-3002

You may also send comments via email to oceanranch@aspeneg.com.

   

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