Welcome to the California
Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) website for the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review of proposed construction of
the Southern California Edison (SCE) Alberhill System Project. An
application for this project was submitted to the CPUC on September
30, 2009 (Application
A.09-09-022). An amendment to the application was filed on March
15, 2010 to apply for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
rather than a Permit to Construct (Application
A.09-09-022, amended). This site provides access to public
documents and
information relevant to the CEQA review process.
Background
The Alberhill System Project would serve the cities of Lake Elsinore,
Canyon Lake, Perris, Menifee, Murrieta, Hot Springs, Temecula, and
Wildomar as well as surrounding unincorporated areas of Riverside
County. The proposed project would include the following:
- Construct one 1,120 megavolt ampere (MVA)
500/115-kilovolt (kV)
substation (Alberhill Substation), expandable to a maximum of 1,680
MVA.
- Construct two 500-kV transmission lines to
connect the proposed
substation to the existing Serrano–Valley 500-kV transmission line.
- Construct one new and modify four existing
115-kV subtransmission
lines to transfer five 115/12-kV substations that are currently served
by the Valley South 500/115-kV Substation to the new Alberhill
500/115-kV Substation.
- Install telecommunications lines on the new
and replaced transmission
and subtransmission lines.
- Install a 120-foot microwave antenna tower at
the proposed Alberhill
Substation site. Install microwave telecommunications antennas at the
existing Santiago Peak communications site and Serrano Substation.
Install telecommunications equipment at other existing and proposed
substations.
The Alberhill Substation is proposed to be built on approximately
34-acres of a 124-acre property located on the northwest corner of the
intersection of Temescal Canyon Road and Concordia Ranch Road in
unincorporated western Riverside County. The two 500-kV transmission
lines would each extend approximately 1 mile northeast to connect to
the existing Serrano–Valley 500-kV transmission line. The 115-kV
subtransmission line modifications and construction would occur
southeast from the Alberhill Substation to Skylark Substation
(approximately 11.5 miles) and from Skylark Substation to Newcomb
Substation (approximately 9 miles). To view a map showing the proposed
project location click
here.
Telecommunications lines would be installed primarily on the overhead
structures modified or constructed as part of the proposed project. In
addition, a 120-foot microwave antenna tower would be installed at the
proposed Alberhill Substation that would direct signals to a new dish
antenna located approximately 7 miles to the southwest at the existing
Santiago Peak Communications site. From there, another new dish antenna
would direct signals to a new dish antenna installed at the Serrano
Substation.
SCE designed the proposed project to meet long-term forecasted
electrical demand in the proposed project area and increase electrical
system reliability. SCE estimates that construction would take
approximately 23 months and has proposed that the Alberhill System
Project be operational by summer 2014.
Application and Proponent’s Environmental
Assessment (PEA)
Click the following links to view the application and PEA for the
Alberhill System Project.
Application
A.09-09-022 (September 30, 2009; 3.6 MB)
Application
A.09-09-022,
amended (March 15, 2010)
PEA
Volume I (September 30, 2009; 25 MB)
PEA
Volume II (Appendices) (September 30, 2009; 20 MB)
The CPUC sent SCE a deficiency
letter on October 22, 2009, that requested
additional information from SCE to satisfy the CPUC’s Information and
Criteria List. The CPUC reviewed the additional information that SCE
submitted and determined the application to be complete on March
26, 2010.
Deficiency Letter (October
22, 2009)
Determination
of Completeness (March 26, 2010)
Environmental
Impact Report (EIR) and the Environmental Review Process
As the lead CEQA agency, the CPUC will prepare a Draft and
Final EIR in accordance with CEQA. The EIR will
describe the proposed project and evaluate potential impacts. The EIR
will also discuss and analyze alternatives to the proposed project.
The CPUC will circulate a Notice of Preparation (NOP) of an EIR for the
proposed project, which will open a 30-day public comment period on the
scope and content of the EIR. The NOP will announce the details for a
public scoping meeting, which will be held during the comment period.
At the meeting, the CPUC will provide interested parties with
information and take public comments on the proposed project. The CPUC
will base the information and extent of the analysis to be presented in
the EIR on input and comments received during the public comment period.
Following circulation of the Draft EIR, there will be 45-day public
review period during which the CPUC will hold another public meeting to
take comments on the Draft EIR. The CPUC will then prepare a Final EIR
that will include and respond to comments received.
When completed, the Draft and Final EIRs will be posted here. The Draft
and Final EIRs will also be available for review at
the following public libraries:
Lake Elsinore
Library
600 West Graham Avenue
Lake Elsinore, CA 92530
(951) 674-4517
Canyon Lake Library
31516 Railroad Canyon Road
Canyon Lake, CA 92587
(951) 244-9181
Paloma Valley Library
31375 Bradley Road
Menifee, CA 92584
(951) 301-3682
Public Comment
On April 13, 2010 the CPUC circulated a NOP of
an EIR for the proposed project and sent it to the State Clearinghouse,
responsible and trustee agencies, other agencies, tribes, elected
officials, organizations, owners and occupants of contiguous
properties, residents, and other interested parties.
Notice of Preparation
(April 13, 2010)
The public comment period on the scope and content of the EIR will
extend from April 15, 2010 through May 14, 2010. The CPUC will host a
public meeting on the Alberhill System Project as follows:
| Date: |
Thursday, April 29, 2010 |
| Time: |
7:00 p.m. |
| Location: |
Lake Elsinore Cultural Arts Center
183 North Main Street
Lake Elsinore, CA 92530 |
The public is invited to present comments about the proposed project
and scope of the EIR at the meeting. Written comments must be
postmarked or received by fax or email no later than May 14, 2010.
Please be sure to include your name, address, and telephone number in
correspondence.
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, fax, or
phone, as follows:
| Project email: |
alberhill@ene.com |
| Project fax: |
415-981-0801 |
| Project voicemail: |
877-313-5385 (toll free) |
The CPUC’s Project Manager in the Energy Division CEQA unit is:
Mr. 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
Email: JMU@cpuc.ca.gov
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