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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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Welcome to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) website for the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review of the proposed construction of Southern California Edison's (SCE) Viejo System Project. An application for this project was submitted to the CPUC on March 21, 2003 (Application A.03-03-043), and the project was approved by the CPUC on July 8, 2004, in Decision D.04-07-027. Construction of the SCE Viejo System Project was completed in March 2006. This site provides access to public documents and information relevant to the CEQA review. BackgroundThe purpose of the Viejo System Project is to improve reliability and
meet projected electrical load requirements in the rapidly urbanizing
south Orange County area. SCE constructed a 220/66/12 kilovolt (kV) substation
(Viejo Substation) on a 12.5-acre site located in the City of Lake Forest
and a 3.1-mile 66 kV subtransmission line along the corridor between the
proposed Viejo Substation and the existing Chiquita Substation located
in the City of Mission Viejo. In addition, the project included the replacement
of 19 double-circuit tubular steel poles with 13
In accordance with Public Utilities Code Section 1001, SCE received a Permit to Construct from the CPUC on July 8, 2004.
Approved RouteThe approved route can be viewed at the two links following: SCE's Proponent's Environmental Assessment (PEA)The PEA may be viewed online here. Environmental ReviewThe Mitigated Negative Declaration and supporting Initial Study (released on March 10, 2004) may be viewed here. The Final MND/IS is available to the public at the locations listed below, and may also be viewed here. Construction Progress and Mitigation MonitoringConstruction for the project began in August 2004 and was completed in March 2006. Monitoring reports may be viewed here. The CPUC, through its Environmental Review Team, managed the environmental review of the project. The CPUC's Project Manager in the Energy Division's CEQA unit is:
Fact Sheet on EMF SafetyThe State of California Department of Health Services and the Public Health Institute have prepared a short fact sheet on electric and magnetic field (EMF) safety issues as part of the California Electric and Magnetic Fields Program. This document answers some common questions about the safety of powerlines and appliances.
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