STATE OF CALIFORNIA, PETE WILSON, Governor

PUBLIC UTILITES COMMISSION

505 VAN NESS AVENUE

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102-3298

May 13, 1998

Dean Shauers, Project Manager

Pacific Pipeline System, Inc.

12201 E. Arapahoe Road, C10

Englewood, CO 80112

RE: Variance Request #81 - Relocation of the project pipeline from the Alameda Corridor right-of-way to West Alameda Street, between Zoe Avenue (north of Florence) and just south of Southern Avenue (or 92^nd Street) (a distance of approximately 9,726 feet), Segment 4.

Dear Mr. Shauers:

We have reviewed the above-referenced variance request and approve your request, based on the following factor:

• PPSI has been working closely with the Alameda Corridor Engineering Team over the past several months to identify the alignment of the Pacific Pipeline within the Alameda Corridor right-of-way. As a result of these discussions, it has been jointly determined that the pipeline should be relocated from the Alameda Corridor right-of-way to West Alameda Street.

• The exact alignment of the Pacific Pipeline through the Alameda Corridor has been an unknown since the inception of the project. Specifically, the Final EIS/SEIR, dated January 1996, states:

"Alameda Corridor Project. During the past few years, the Applicant has worked with the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority to develop detailed plans for proposed pipeline to coexist with the Alameda Corridor Project (ACP), particularly the depressed trainway portion north of the 91 Freeway to the northern border of the City of Vernon. The final alignment along sections of Alameda between downtown and the destination refineries continues to be refined by PPSI. However, the entire Alameda Street corridor was studied in the previous FEIR, and the ongoing detailed route refinement process will not affect determination of impact significance stated in that document."

• The following measures shall be implemented:

- All applicable mitigation measures for the project shall be implemented at the subject location.

- Implementation of this variance in accordance with the provisions noted above shall be verified on a random basis by a CPUC/ANF Environmental Monitor.

Sincerely,

Andrew Barnsdale

Project Manager

cc: R. Borden, ANF

H. Rastegar, Aspen

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