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ALJ/HSY/acr Date of Issuance 4/26/2012
Decision 12-04-022 April 19, 2012
BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In The Matter of the Application of SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY (U902E) for a Permit to Construct Electrical Facilities With Voltages Between 50 kV and 200 kV and New Substations With High Side Voltages Exceeding 50 kV: The East County Substation Project. |
Application 09-08-003 (Filed August 10, 2009) |
Allen K. Trial for San Diego Gas & Electric Company, Applicant.
Jeanne B. Armstrong for San Diego Rural Fire District.
Stephen C. Volker for Backcountry Against Dumps.
INTERIM DECISION CERTIFYING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT/ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
INTERIM DECISION CERTIFYING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT/ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT 11
2. Proposed Substation Project 22
4. Description of CEQA Project and Project Alternatives 88
4.2. "No Project" Alternative 1 1111
4.3. "No Project" Alternative 2 1111
4.4. ECO Substation Project Alternatives 1212
5. Significant Environmental Impacts 1515
5.2. Biological Resources 1515
5.5. Wilderness and Recreation 2020
5.7. Cultural and Paleontological Resources 2020
5.9. Transportation and Traffic 2323
5.10. Public Health and Safety 2424
5.13. Geology, Mineral Resources, and Soils 2626
5.14. Public Services and Utilities 2626
5.15. Fire and Fuels Management 2727
5.16. Social and Economic Conditions 2828
6. Environmentally Superior Alternative 2929
7. Certification of EIR/EIS 2929
8. Comments on Proposed Interim Decision 3535
INTERIM DECISION CERTIFYING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT/ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
This interim decision certifies that the Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement for the East County Substation, Tule Wind, and Energia Sierra Juarez Generation Tie-In Projects was completed in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act, that the Commission has reviewed and considered it prior to approving the project, and that the Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement reflects the Commission's independent judgment.