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Welcome to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) website for
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review of proposed
construction of NextG Networks, Inc. of
California
(NextG). An application for this project was submitted to the CPUC on
March 3, 2009 (Application
A09-03-007). This site provides access to public
documents and information relevant to the CEQA review process.
Background
NextG
has filed an application with the CPUC to construct the Huntington Beach
Distributed Antenna System (DAS) Project.
The CPUC is the CEQA lead agency.
NextG is proposing the completion of its
communication system in northwestern Orange
County.
This fiber-fed DAS communications network is intended to transmit
wireless voice and data communications to clients in the City of Huntington Beach. The overall system, once
complete, would be in the Cities of Fountain Valley, Westminster, and Huntington Beach.
The network had been previously found to be categorically exempt from
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) by the
California
Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). The portions of the DAS system
within the Cities of Fountain Valley and Westminster have been built and are
operational. The City of Huntington Beach
protested the construction of the overhead portion of the proposed
project. NextG, the CPUC, and the City of Huntington Beach
reached a stipulated agreement that the portion of the project within
the City will be evaluated under CEQA.
The proposed project addressed in this document is
the portion intended to complete the DAS system within the City of Huntington Beach
and would consist of 15 nodes, approximately 112,975 feet of aerial
fiber cable, and approximately 8,696 feet of underground fiber cable.
Eight of the 15 nodes, 79,419 feet of aerial fiber, and approximately
1,531 feet of underground fiber have been constructed in the City of
Huntington Beach
under previous granted authority. The remaining seven nodes, and the
cable to connect them to the network, would complete the project within
the City of Huntington Beach.
The remaining seven nodes include three new poles, approximately 33,555
feet of aerial fiber, and 7,165 feet of underground fiber.
The proposed project being reviewed under CEQA includes the
portions of the project already installed in the City of Huntington Beach.
Figure 1-1: Regional Map,
Figure 1-2: Vicinity/Project Overview Map,
and
Figure 1-3:
Huntington Beach DAS Project
show an overview of the proposed project route.
Application and Proponent's Environmental
Assessment (PEA)
This
text links to the
application
and
PEA
for the Huntington Beach DAS.
A
deficiency letter (link below) was mailed out by the CPUC on May 4,
2009.
The
application was deemed complete by the CPUC on May 21, 2009.
Other
Documents
Available
Deficiency Letter
(May
4, 2009)
Application Deemed
Complete Letter
(May
21, 2009)
Public Meeting Notice
(July 6, 2009)
Notice of Intent to Adopt a Negative Declaration and Notification of
Public Meeting
(November 23, 2009)
Initial Study and Negative Declaration (November 23, 2009)
Environmental
Document
An Initial Study was prepared to assess the potential effects on the environment of the proposed project. On November 23, 2009, the CPUC released a
Notice of Intent to adopt a Negative Declaration for the Huntington Beach DAS Project, demonstrating
that the proposed project would not have any significant effects on the environment based upon the assessment of potential environmental impacts outlined in the Initial Study. The public comment period for the Initial Study and Negative Declaration ends December 22, 2009.
Commission
Decision
Commission decision has not yet been determined.
Construction
Progress and Mitigation Monitoring
Construction progress and mitigation monitoring have not yet been
determined.
For Additional Information
The CPUC, through its Environmental Review Team, is
conducting an environmental review of this project. To request
additional information or to be added to the mailing list, please
contact us by email or phone as follows:
Project email:
hbdas@dudek.com
Project voicemail: (800) 461-9960
The CPUC's Project Manager is:
Jensen Uchida, CPUC Project Manager
California
Public Utilities Commission
505 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco,
CA
94102
Tel.
(415) 703-5484
Fax
(415) 703-2200
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