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San Diego Gas & Electric

Tie-Line 637 Wood-to-Steel Project

(Application No. A. 13-03-003)

Welcome to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) website for the environmental review of the proposed construction of the San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) Tie-Line (TL) 637 Wood-to-Steel Project located in central San Diego County, near the communities of Ramona and Santa Ysabel, California. An application for this project was submitted to the CPUC on March 13, 2013 (Application A.13-03-003). This site provides access to public documents and information relevant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review process.

Background

SDG&E filed an application for a Permit to Construct the TL 637 Wood-to-Steel Project with the CPUC. The CPUC is the CEQA lead agency for this project. The project proposes to fire harden approximately 14 miles of the existing 69 kilovolt (kV) wood pole power line (TL 637) between the Creelman and Santa Ysabel Substations. SDG&E’s purpose for the project is to increase fire safety and service reliability of the 69 kV power line in a high fire risk area of San Diego County. As proposed by SDG&E, the project would fire harden the existing system by replacing the existing 69 kV wood pole structures with new weathering steel poles. Work would also be conducted at the Creelman and Santa Ysabel Substations to allow for the wood-to-steel conversions of TL 637. Further, SDG&E is proposing to install a new SDG&E owned and operated fiber optic cable between the substations on the new TL 637 steel poles.

The proposed project is located in unincorporated San Diego County, between the communities of Ramona and Santa Ysabel, in central San Diego County, California. The location of the proposed project is shown in the Project Location Map.

Application and Proponents Environmental Assessment

SDG&E's application and proponent's environmental assessment (PEA) for the TL 637 Wood-to-Steel Project was submitted March 13, 2013, and is available online in the following links:

• Application A.13-03-003 (March 13, 2013)
• Proponent's Environmental Assessment (March 2013)

Data Requests

As needed during the environmental review process, the Environmental Review Team will provide SDG&E with data requests for specific information during preparation of the CEQA document. These requests and SDG&E’s responses are published here, when available:

Other Documents Available

The CEQA documentation prepared for the project will be published here, when available.

Commission Decision

The Commission’s Decision on the project will be published here, when available.

Construction Progress and Mitigation Monitoring

Reports issued by the CPUC, reports on construction progress, and reports issued as part of the Mitigation Monitoring Program will be published here, when available.

For Additional Information

The CPUC, through its Environmental Review Team, is conducting an environmental review of the project. To request additional information or to be added to the mailing list, please contact us by email or phone, as follows:

Project email: TL637woodtosteel@dudek.com
Project voicemail: (855) 262-8317

The CPUC's project manager is:

Lon Payne
California Public Utilities Commission
505 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102
Tel. (415) 703-3175

Please report any problems to the Energy Division web coordinator.

  Related Links:

SDG&E Project Website
SDG&E TL 637 Wood-to-Steel Project