Welcome
to the California Public Utilities Commission
(CPUC) website for the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
review of Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E’s)
proposed Fulton-Fitch Mountain Reconductoring Project
(project). PG&E submitted an application
to the CPUC
for a Permit to Construct (PTC) for this
project
on December 3, 2015. This
site
provides access to public documents and information relevant to the
CEQA
environmental review process.
Upcoming Public Meetings
Public Meeting
None scheduled at this time.
PG&E proposes to reinforce the electric transmission
system in Sonoma County by replacing the conductor on a 9.9-mile-long
section of the Fulton-Hopland 60 kilovolt (kV) Power Line between the
communities of Fulton and Healdsburg. The project would also include
replacing existing poles along 8.1 miles of the Fulton-Hopland Power
Line, removing the first pole and replacing the second pole of the
Fitch Mountain #1 Tap 60 kV Power Line, replacing conductor on 1.3
miles of the Geysers #12-Fulton 230 kV Transmission Line, and making
modifications to the Fitch Mountain Substation. The proposed project is
subject to review under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA),
and the CPUC is the CEQA Lead Agency. A CEQA review will be performed
to evaluate the potential environmental impacts associated with this
project. This website provides access to public documents and
information relevant to the CEQA review process.
The
project would be located in Sonoma County
between the communities of Fulton and Healdsburg on the eastern margin
of the Santa Rosa Valley. The project originates at Fulton
Substation in Fulton and travels north through residential
neighborhoods, rural residential, regional parks, vineyards, rangeland,
woodland, and open space to the second pole along the Fitch Mountain #1
Tap, located on a ridge on the Minaglia Ranch, south of Bailhache
Avenue. Project activities will also occur at Fitch Mountain
Substation, east of the City of Healdsburg, between the Russian River
and Bailhache Avenue.
The proposed project would include the following primary components:
- Fulton-Shiloh
Segment - Replace conductors on the existing tubular steel
poles (TSP) along 1.8 miles of the Fulton-Hopland 60 kV Power Line and 1.3
miles of the 230 kV Geysers #12-Fulton Transmission Line.
- Shiloh-Fitch
Segment - Replace wood poles with taller
light-duty steel (LDS) poles or TSPs between the Geysers-Fulton 230 kV
Transmission Line and the Fitch Mountain #1 Tap (8.1 miles).
- Substation
Modifications - Several substation facilities at
the Fitch Mountain Substation will be replaced and upgraded to connect
the reconductored line into the existing system.
PG&E filed
an application (A.15-12-005) for a PTC and Proponent's Environmental
Assessment (PEA) for the project
on December 3, 2015. The PEA is a starting point for the
independent environmental review process conducted by the CPUC.
The
application and PEA can be viewed here.
The
CPUC will prepare an environmental document in compliance with CEQA. The document will be published here when it is available.
Additional
information will be posted at this site as it
becomes publically available.
The CPUC, through
its Environmental Review Team, is
conducting an environmental review of the project. To
request additional information, ask a question, or be added to
the project mailing list,
please contact:
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Lisa
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California Public Utilities Commission
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San Francisco CA , 94102
c/o Panorama
Environmental, Inc.
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San Francisco, CA, 94111
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