11. Assignment of Proceeding
Dian M. Grueneich is the assigned Commissioner and Victoria S. Kolakowski is the assigned Administrative Law Judge in this proceeding.
1. SCE's application for a PTC conforms to GO 131-D.
2. The Project will provide capacity and reliability support, as well as less costly maintenance, for the SCE transmission system.
3. No protests were filed to the subject application.
4. This proceeding does not require a hearing.
5. The Final MND (which incorporates the Draft IS/MND) related to the Project conforms to the requirements of CEQA.
6. The Final MND identified no significant environmental impacts of the Project that could not be avoided or reduced to non-significant levels with the mitigation measures described therein.
7. The MMRCP, included as part of the Final MND, specifically describes the mitigation measures to be taken.
8. SCE agrees to comply with the mitigation measures described in the Final MND.
9. The Commission considered the Final MND in deciding to approve the Project.
10. The Final MND reflects the Commission's independent judgment.
11. Based on the mitigation measures included in the Final MND, the Project will not have a significant impact upon the environment.
12. The Project includes no-cost and low-cost measures (within the meaning of D.93-11-013, and D.06-01-042) to reduce possible exposure to EMF.
13. SCE states it has existing easement rights to the property on which the Project will be constructed.
1. No protests were filed to the subject application and evidentiary hearings are not necessary.
2. The Commission is the Lead Agency for compliance with the provisions of CEQA.
3. A Draft IS/MND analyzing the environmental impacts of the Project was processed in compliance with CEQA.
4. A Final MND on the Project was processed and completed in compliance with the requirements of CEQA.
5. The Draft IS/MND and the Final MND should be received into the record of this proceeding as Exhibits 1 and 2, respectively.
6. The Draft IS/MND and the Final MND (which includes the MMRCP) should be adopted in their entirety.
7. Possible exposure to EMF has been reduced by the no-cost and low-cost measures SCE included in the Project (pursuant to D.93-11-013, and D.06-01-042).
8. SCE should obtain all necessary easement rights, or other legal authority, to the Project site prior to commencing construction.
9. SCE's application for a PTC should be approved, subject to the mitigation measures set forth in the Final MND.
10. The requirement for a 30-day period for public review and comment may be waived, pursuant to Rule 14.6(c) (2), and Rule 14.6(c)(8).
11. A.06-06-004 should be closed.
12. This order should be effective immediately.
IT IS ORDERED that:
1. Southern California Edison Company (SCE) is granted a Permit to Construct the Riverway Substation Project (Project), which consists of: (1) construction of a 66/12 kilovolt (kV) substation (Riverway Substation) in Visalia, California; (2) construction of a 0.2 mile 66 kV subtransmission line to connect the Riverway Substation with an existing 66 kV overhead transmission line via a tubular steel pole riser; and (3) installation of fiber optic cable and communications equipment to connect the Riverway Substation to SCE.
2. The Draft Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (Draft IS/MND) for the Project is received into the record of this proceeding as Exhibit 1.
3. The Final Mitigated Negative Declaration (Final MND) for the Project is received into the record of this proceeding as Exhibit 2.
4. The Final MND (which incorporates the Draft IS/MND) is adopted pursuant to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act, Pub. Res. Code §§ 21000 et seq.
5. The Mitigation Monitoring, Reporting and Compliance Plan (MMRCP), included as part of the Final MND, is adopted.
6. The PTC is subject to the mitigation measures set forth in the Final MND and MMRCP.
7. SCE shall have in place, prior to commencing construction, all of the necessary easements rights, or other legal authority, to the Project site.
8. Application 06-06-004 is closed.
This order is effective today.
Dated September 6, 2007, at San Francisco, California.
