17. Request to Intervene

On August 13, 2001, the County of Alameda Flood Control and Water Conservation District - Zone 7 (Zone 7) filed a Petition to Intervene. Zone 7 states that its basis for intervention is the proposed decision's selection of D1 to increase transmission capacity to serve the Dublin area. Zone 7's motion does not describe why it has waited to intervene until a proposed decision was issued. D1 has been an alternative under consideration since PG&E included the alternative in its PEA. In fact, Exhibit 1004, which includes copies of comments on the DEIR, includes a copy of letters from Zone 7 referencing the same issues raised in Zone 7's comments. (See pp. Ap. 2-28 to 2-40.) Thus Zone 7 had constructive notice at least as early as release of the DEIR in December 2000 that this alternative was under consideration. The FEIR (Exhibit 1003, pp. H-37) responds specifically to issues raised by Zone 7 regarding D1. Zone 7 has not justified its late request to intervene and we deny its petition to intervene.