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San Diego Gas & Electric Company's

TL 695 and TL 6971 Reconductor Project

(Application No. A.16-04-022)

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Welcome to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) website for the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review of San Diego Gas & Electric Company's (SDG&E’s) proposed Tie-Line (TL) 695 and TL 6971 Reconductor Project (proposed project) in northern San Diego County and southern Orange County, California. SDG&E submitted an application to the CPUC for a Permit to Construct (PTC) the proposed project and filed the Proponent's Environmental Assessment (PEA) on April 25, 2016. The proposed project is subject to review under CEQA. The CPUC is the CEQA Lead Agency. This site provides access to public documents and information relevant to the CEQA environmental review process.

Project Schedule

* Note: All anticipated dates are approximate and subject to change.

Environmental Review 

Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration Publication (*NEW*)

Draft IS/MND: On May 1, 2017, the CPUC released a Notice of Intent (NOI) to Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration for the TL 695 and TL 6971 Reconductor Project, showing that the proposed project, as mitigated, would not have any significant effects on the environment. The NOI and Draft Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) are available by clicking on the following links:

• Notice of Intent
• Draft IS/MND

Upcoming Public Meetings

Public Meeting

The CPUC, as lead agency under CEQA, held a meeting on May 15, 2017, to receive public comments regarding the Draft Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration.

The Draft IS/MND was circulated for a 30-day public review period, May 1, 2017 through May 31, 2017. The public was invited to submit comments and concerns regarding the proposed project and the adequacy of the Draft IS/MND. Comments submitted during the formal comment period will be addressed in the Final IS/MND.

Background 

SDG&E is a regulated public utility that provides electric service to San Diego County and southern Orange County, California. SDG&E proposes to reinforce the electric transmission system in southern Orange County and MCB Camp Pendleton by replacing the conductor (electrical wire) on a 10.23-mile-long section of TL 695 and TL 6971 between the Talega, Japanese Mesa, and Basilone Substations. The proposed project would involve reconductoring segments of TL 695 and TL 6971, replacing existing wood pole structures with new steel pole structures, and installing a new underground power line.

The proposed project is subject to CEQA review because the CPUC has been presented with a discretionary action to approve or deny SDG&E’s PTC application. Before making a decision about SDG&E’s application, the CPUC is required to analyze potential environmental impacts associated with the project and present the findings in an environmental document for public review and comment.

Project Overview

The proposed project would be located primarily on federal military lands in the western portion of MCB Camp Pendleton with a small portion located in the City of San Clemente. The proposed project would consist of the following segments:

• Talega Substation to San Mateo Junction. Replace existing wood pole structures with new steel pole structures and reconductor approximately 3.33 miles of TL 695 and underbuilt distribution line between Talega Substation and San Mateo Junction.

•  San Mateo Junction to SONGS Mesa. Relocate TL 695 onto existing lattice steel towers for approximately 2.56 miles between San Mateo Junction and SONGS Mesa.

• SONGS Mesa Underground Power Line (TL 695). Install approximately 447 feet of new 69-kV underground conductor within new ROW on the eastern side of SONGS Mesa.

• SONGS Mesa to Japanese Mesa Substation. Replace existing wood pole structures with new steel pole structures and reconductor approximately 0.70 mile of TL 6971 and the underbuilt distribution line between SONGS Mesa and Japanese Mesa Substation.

• SONGS Mesa to Basilone Substation. Install approximately 1.82 miles of new double-circuit 69-kV power line consisting of segments of TL 695 and TL 6971, reconductor underbuilt distribution line, and replace existing wood pole structures with new steel pole structures between SONGS Mesa and Basilone Substation.

• Basilone Substation to San Mateo Substation. Remove TL 695 and top existing wood pole structures along approximately 1.74 miles between Basilone Substation and San Mateo Substation.

Application and Proponent's Environmental Assessment

SDG&E filed the Application for a PTC (A.16-04-022) and the PEA for the project on April 25, 2016. The PEA is a starting point of the independent environmental review process conducted by the CPUC.

The application for the Permit to Construct (PTC) can be viewed here.

The PEA can be viewed here.

The Application was deemed complete on September 9, 2016. The Application completeness letter can be viewed here.

Deficiencies, Data Requests, and Responses

The CPUC Environmental Review Team submitted data requests to the applicant for specific information to support the environmental review process. Those requests and the applicant's responses are published below.

For Additional Information

Additional information will be posted at this site as it becomes publicly 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:

Email	TL695and6971@panoramaenv.com
Phone	(650) 373-1200
Fax	(650) 373-1211
CPUC Project Manager Mailing Address	John E. Forsythe, AICP California Public Utilities Commission 505 Van Ness Ave, 4th Floor San Francisco CA, 94102
Formal Comment Mailing Address	California Public Utilities Commission Attn: TL 695 and TL 6971 c/o Panorama Environmental, Inc. One Embarcadero Center, Suite 740 San Francisco, CA, 94111

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