Southern California Edison Company Devers-Mirage 115 kV Subtransmission System Split Project
California Public Utilities Commission Public Comment Meeting for the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR)
January 29, 2010 Palm Desert, California
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Participants and their Roles
Eric Chiang, CPUC Lead Agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Doug Cover and Matt Fagundes, Environmental Science Associates (ESA) Environmental Consultant for the CPUC Southern California Edison: Applicant
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Meeting Agenda
CPUC Review and CEQA Process
Project Overview
Alternatives Considered
Summary of Environmental Impacts
Next Steps
Public Comment
Speaker cards
Comment forms
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Permit to Construct (PTC)
Investor Owned Utility (IOU)
Proposes to build infrastructure
Permit to Construct (PTC)
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Discretionary Decision of Commission
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CPUC Review Process
PTC Review may include
Rates
Market Competition
CEQA Review
Public Awareness to Environmental Impacts
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Market Structure
Mitigation Measures
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Meet Needs of People
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Environmental considerations
Alternatives
Basic Application and Environmental Review Processes (Step 1)
Utility Files Application
CPUC Reviews
EnvironmentalConsultant Reviews
Application Deemed Complete
EnvironmentalReview Begins
Go to Step 2
Basic Application and Environmental Review Processes (Step 2)
Basic Application and Environmental Review Processes (Step 3)
Public Scoping Meeting
Receive information from public to determine the range of issues and alternatives
Prepare Draft EIR
Public Notice of Draft EIR
Public Comments
Final EIR
Contains “EnvironmentallySuperior Routes and Other Alternatives
Go to Step 4
Basic Application and Environmental Review Processes (Step 4)
ALJ Proposes Decision for Commission
Final EIR
ALJ s Proposed Decision ’
Contains Routing, Economic Issues, Social Impact Issues, And Need for Project
Interveners Comment on Proposed Decision
Proposed Final Decision
Commissioners Vote
Project Location
SCEs Project Purpose and Need
Relieve existing thermal overload conditions on two 115 kV subtransmission lines Resolve a forecasted voltage problem on the 220 kV transmission system Serve projected electrical demand in the cities of Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, Cathedral City, Palm Desert, Indian Wells, and unincorporated areas of Riverside County, including the Thousand Palms community Be operational by mid-2011