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Welcome
to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) website for the
environmental review of Southern California Edison's (SCE's) Kern River
Transmission Line Rating Remediation (TLRR) Project (project). The
project is located in the central portion of Kern County and the
northwest corner of Los Angeles County, California, near the cities of
Bakersfield,
Arvin and Tehachapi and nearby communities of Grapevine and Gorman. It
would begin at the Kern River Substation located 13 miles northeast of
Bakersfield, and would extend south to the Gorman Substation, about two
miles east of the community of Gorman, with a branch extending east to
the Banducci Substation near the City of Tehachapi; a map is provided here.
SCE will be submitting a Permit to Construct (PTC) application
for the project to the CPUC in February 2022.
The
project will be reviewed under the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA). The CPUC will prepare an Environmental Impact
Report (EIR) as the CEQA lead agency
This
website provides access to public documents and information relevant to
the CEQA environmental review process. An overview of the project is
provided below. For additional information on the CPUC
proceeding, contact the Public
Advisor's Office.
PROJECT SCOPING: Tentatively Scheduled for Spring 2022
The public scoping period
is tentatively scheduled for late Spring 2022. Please check back
for updates.
Project Information
Please review the following for information about the project:
- Kern River
TLRR Project Fact Sheet
- Project
Map
DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED
PROJECT
SCE
is proposing to construct and operate the Kern River TLRR Project
(project). The project would be located in Kern County, to the east of
the City of Bakersfield. SCE is required to file an application for a
Permit to Construct (PTC) with an accompanying Proponent's
Environmental Assessment (PEA) with the California Public Utilities
Commission (CPUC) for the project. The project would involve the
rebuild of 65.3 miles of existing 66 kilovolt (kV) subtransmission
circuits by removing and replacing existing subtransmission towers and
poles; removing and replacing existing conductor; installing Optical
Ground Wire; and modifying existing substations facilities associated
with the line.
ENVIRONMENTAL
REVIEW
Proponent's Environmental
Assessment (PEA) and Application
SCE
will be filing an application and PEA for the project in February 2022.
The
CPUC will be conducting a completeness/deficiency review of the
application and PEA in March 2022. This
review will be summarized in detail and available for review at that
time.
Preparation of the Draft EIR
The
environmental review process for the project is underway,
and the Draft EIR is being prepared.
COMMENTS & QUESTIONS
If
you have comments, complaints, or questions regarding the project,
please contact us using the CPUC's Kern River TLRR
Project email.
Project e-mail: KernRiverTLRR@panoramaenv.com
The CPUC's Project Manager is:
Eric Chiang, CPUC Project Manager
California Public Utilities Commission
505 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102
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