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Welcome
to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) website for
environmental review of Southern California Edison's (SCE's)
Transmission Line Rating Remediation (TLRR) Gorman-Kern River 66 kV (kilovolt) Project (project). The
project is located in the central portion of Kern County and
northwest Los Angeles County, California, near the cities of Bakersfield,
Arvin and Tehachapi and near the communities of Grapevine and Gorman. The project
would begin at the Kern River Substation located 13 miles northeast of
Bakersfield, and would extend south to the Gorman Substation, about 2
miles east of the community of Gorman, with a branch extending east to
the Banducci Substation near the City of Tehachapi; a map is provided here.
SCE submitted a Permit to Construct (PTC) application for the
project to the CPUC on February 28, 2022 (A.22-02-014). The PTC application can be viewed by
following the links below under Environmental Review.
The CPUC will be the lead agency for review of the project in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
This
website provides access to public documents and information relevant to
the CEQA environmental review process. An overview of the project is provided below. For additional information on the CPUC
proceeding, contact the Public Advisor's Office.
Project Information
Please review the following for information about the project:
- Kern River TLRR Updated Project Fact Sheet
- Project Map
DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT SCE
is proposing to construct and operate the project. The project would be
located in Kern County, to the east of
the City of Bakersfield. SCE is required to file an application for a
PTC with an accompanying Proponent's
Environmental Assessment (PEA) with the CPUC for the project. The
project would involve
rebuild ing 65.3 miles of existing 66 kV subtransmission
circuits by removing and replacing existing subtransmission towers and
poles; removing and replacing existing conductor; installing optical
ground wire; and modifying existing substations facilities associated
with the powerline.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Proponent's Environmental Assessment and Application
SCE
filed their PTC application and PEA (and appendices) on February 28,
2022. See links for the PTC application, PEA, and appendices below:
PEA Deficiency Letters, CPUC Data Requests, and Applicant Reponses
CPUC Request
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SCE Response
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Response Attachments
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Deficiency Letter #1 (March 29, 2022)
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Response #1 to Deficiency Letter #1 (April 27, 2022)
Response #2 to Deficiency Letter #1 (May 27, 2022)
Response #3 to Deficiency Letter #1 (June 27, 2022)
Response #4 to Deficiency Letter #1 (September 20, 2022)
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Geotechnical Report
FAA Filing Determination
DD3.3 GO 95 Table 1
DD3.3 TOH TO 217
Figure 5-13-1: Sensitive Receptors
Revised Appendix B - Emissions Calculation AQ files
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Deficiency Letter #2 (April 29, 2022)
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Response #1 to Deficiency Report #2 (August 2, 2022)
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Deficiency Letter #3 (October 31, 2022)
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Response #1 to Deficiency Report #3 (December 1, 2022)
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Data Request #1 (March 14, 2023)
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Response to Data Request #1 (March 22, 2023)
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Data Request #2 (April 10, 2023)
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Response to Data Request #2 (July 19, 2023)
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Data Request #3 (June 8, 2023)
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Updated Response to Data Request #3
(June 22, 2023, April 3, 2024, and April 26, 2024)
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CDFW Map Results
USACE/RWQCB Map Results
JD GIS Data (Must be opened with ArcGIS)
Supplemental Vegetation Survey GIS Data (Must be opened with ArcGIS)
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Data Request #4 (July 5, 2023)
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Response to Data Request #4 (August 9, 2023)
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Data Request #6 (December 21, 2023)
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Response to Data Request #6 (January 19, 2024)
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BNLL 2023 Protocol Survey Results
BNLL Avoidance Memo
2023 Small Mammal Trapping Results |
DRAFT MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION (MND) AND PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
As the CEQA Lead Agency, the CPUC prepared a Draft MND for the proposed
project in accordance with CEQA. Links to view the Notice of
Completion, Notice of Intent/Notice of Availability, and Draft MND are
provided below.
Hardcopies of the Draft MND were available at the following repositories during the comment period:
Beale Memorial Library
701 Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93301
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Kern County Library - Arvin Branch
201 Campus Drive
Arvin, CA 93203
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Kern County Library - Frazier Park Branch
3732 Park Drive
Frazier Park, CA 93225
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PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD:
This IS/MND will undergo public review from November 22 through
December 23, 2024. Comments must be postmarked or received by email by
5:00 p.m. on December 23, 2024. Written comments on the Draft IS/MND
may be submitted via mail, fax, or email to:
COMMENTS & QUESTIONS
If you have comments, complaints, or questions regarding the project, please contact us using the CPUC's Kern River TLRR Project email.
Project e-mail: KernRiverTLRR@panoramaenv.com
The CPUC's Project Manager is:
Eric Chiang, CPUC Project Manager
California Public Utilities Commission
505 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102
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