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Welcome to the Mitigation Monitoring Compliance and Reporting Program page for the California Pacific Electric Company (CalPeco) – 625 and 650 Electrical Line Upgrade Project located in eastern Nevada and Placer Counties, California, between the Town of Truckee and the communities of Kings Beach and Tahoe City.
Pursuant to the California Public Utilities Commission’s (CPUC) approval of the Project, CalPeco is required to implement the Applicant Proposed Measures (APMs) and mitigation measures identified in the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)/EIS/Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the CalPeco 625 and 650 Electrical Line Upgrade Project and the Mitigation Monitoring, Reporting, and Compliance Program (MMRCP).
The CPUC, as the CEQA lead agency, is responsible for ensuring that the APMs and mitigation measures, as well as plans reviewed and approved by other agencies, are implemented throughout the construction phase of the Project. Below are project documents related to mitigation monitoring that are available for public review.
Quick Links
Mitigation Monitoring, Compliance and Reporting Program
Notice to Proceed
Environmental Monitoring Reports
Minor Project Refinements Requests
The program’s goal is to ensure compliance with CPUC’s adopted mitigation. The CPUC, in conjunction with CalPeco, drafted a MMCRP to ensure compliance with mitigation measures approved in the Final EIS/EIS/EIR. Click on link below to view a complete copy of the MMCRP.
MMCRP
A NTP is issued contingent upon CalPeco’s compliance with pre-construction requirements as specified by the approved mitigation measures and responsible agency permitting requirements. A link to the approved pre-compliance reports, permit applications, and other documents is provided below.
Pre-compliance reports, permit applications, and other documents
| Notice to Proceed |
Description |
NTP Request |
NTP Approval |
| 001 |
Limited Pre-Construction Invasive Weed Treatment along the 650 Line between Martis Valley and Brockway Summit |
06/21/15 |
07/02/15 |
| 002 |
Construction of the 650 line, rebuild of the Northstar substation, and vegetation management from the Martis riser pole to the Brockway Summit. Activities limited to 2015. |
06/21/15 |
08/05/15 |
| 003 |
Remaining vegetation treatment approved under NTP 2 in 2015,
vegetation management, line construction work and removal of
existing 650 line structures and equipment from Northstar tap to
Brockway Summit; vegetation management and line construction
work from Brockway Summit to Kings Beach substation; upgrades to
Northstar and Kings Beach substations. |
05/22/16 |
05/26/16 |
A CPUC Environmental Monitor (EM) is monitoring construction activities to ensure that they are conducted in accordance with the approved mitigation measures and permit conditions. Reports documenting construction status and compliance activities are provided below.
| Weekly Report # |
Reporting Period |
Summary of Work Completed |
Environmental Issues / Concerns |
| 001 |
August 9 to August 22, 2015 |
Mobilization of Construction Equipment and Materials Staging
Installation of BMPs, Matting, and Exclusion Fencing |
Non-compliance observations associated with improper tree marking, topsoil covering, movement of timber matting, and soil tracking across temporary timber bridges. |
| 002 |
August 23 to September 5, 2015 |
Excavation of pole holes, installation of pole bases and tops, wood pole removals, cable stringing, initiation of tree removal |
Cultural site area disturbance (CA-PLA-006), work outside of fenced work area, vehicle travel off matting in Martis Valley. |
| 003 |
September 6 to September 19, 2015 |
Northstar fold and substation construction, excavation of pole holes, installation of pole bases and tops, wood pole removals, cable stringing. |
Cultural site area disturbance (CA-PLA-006), work outside of fenced work area, improper reporting, weed-cleaning. |
| 004 |
September 20 to October 3, 2015 |
Excavation of pole holes, installation of pole bases and tops, wood pole removals, cable stringing.
Tree trimming and removal.
Removal of all project equipment and materials from Martis Valley. |
Non-Compliance Report (NCR) #001 – Cultural site disturbance, no cultural monitors, project activity outside of approved work areas. |
| 005 |
October 4 to October 17, 2015 |
Wire stringing, tree trimming and removal, right-of-way clean up, restoration of disturbed areas. |
No issues/concerns reported. |
| 006 |
October 18 to 31, 2015 |
Completion of wire stringing, demobilization of construction crews/equipment, tree trimming and removal, initiation of restoration and installation of erosion control measures. |
Non-Compliance Report (NCR) #002 – Burrow removal without prior clearing by biological monitors. |
| 007 |
November 1 to 15, 2015 |
Tree trimming and removal, completion of restoration and installation of erosion control measures, demobilization of timber harvest crews/equipment. |
No issues/concerns reported. |
| 008 |
May 29 to June 11, 2016 |
Work area flagged, BMPs installed, tree
trimming and removal, equipment mobilization. |
Inconsistent work area boundary flagging,
non-approved single tree removal. |
| 009 |
June 12 to 25, 2016 |
Work area flagged, BMPs installed, access
road construction, temp. bridge installation, excavation of pole
holes, installation of pole bases and tops, wood pole removal,
tree trimming and removal, helicopter yarding. |
No issues/concerns reported. |
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010 |
June 26 to July 9, 2016 |
BMPs installed,
access road construction, excavation of pole holes, installation
of pole bases and tops, wood pole removal, tree trimming and
removal, skidding and tree processing |
Inconsistent work area
boundary flagging, nest destruction. |
| 011 |
To be posted |
To be posted |
To be posted |
The Commission decision approving the permit to construct authorizes Energy Division staff to approve requests by CalPeco for minor project refinements. The decision states that the Energy Division may approve requests by CalPeco for minor project refinements that may be necessary due to final engineering of the 625 and 650 Electrical Line Upgrade Project so long as such minor project refinements are located within the geographic boundary of the study area of the EIS/EIS/EIR and do not, without mitigation, result in a new significant impact or a substantial increase in the severity of a previously identified significant impact based on the criteria used in the environmental document; conflict with any mitigation measure or applicable law or policy; or trigger an additional permit requirement. CalPeco shall seek any other project refinements by a petition to modify this decision.
CalPeco's Minor Project Refinement Requests are provided below.
| Minor Project Refinement (MPR) Request |
Description |
MPR Request |
MPR Approval |
| 001 |
Additional Temporary Work Areas at Poles #291087 and #291098. |
09/23/15 |
09/29/15 |
For Additional Information
The CPUC was the CEQA lead agency for the EIR pursuant to (Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq.) and the State CEQA Guidelines (California Code of Regulations Section 15000 et seq.). The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) was the lead agency for the EIS pursuant to the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact (Public Law 96-551), Code of Ordinances, and Rules of Procedure and the US Forest Service (USFS). The Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) and Tahoe National Forest, was the Federal Lead Agency for the EIS pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42 U.S. Code 4321-4347), the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Regulations Implementing NEPA (40 Code of Federal Regulations 1500-1508), Forest Service Manual 1950, and Forest Service Handbook 1909.15.
To access additional project information via the CPUC permitting website, please go to: http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/Environment/info/dudek/sppc/CalPecoMain.htm
To access additional project information via the TRPA permitting website, please go to: http://www.trpa.org/get-involved/major-projects/
The CPUC Project Manager is:
Michael Rosauer, CPUC Project Manager
California Public Utilities Commission
505 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102
Tel: (415) 703-2579
The TRPA Project Manager is:
Wendy Jepson, TRPA Senior Planner
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
PO Box 5310
Stateline, NV 89449
Email: wjepson@trpa.org
Fax: (775) 588-4527
Tel: (775) 589-5269
The USFS Project Manager is:
Bob Rodman, Lands Program Leader
U.S. Forest Service
Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
35 College Drive
So. Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
(530) 543-2600
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