SCE Cal City Substation 115 kV Upgrade Project
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2023110218
Lead Agency
California Public Utilities Commission
(CPUC)
Document Title
SCE Cal City Substation 115 kV Upgrade Project
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Commercial, Industrial, Public Facilities, Residential, Resource/ Open Space and Residential Agriculture (O/RA)
Document Description
The Project as proposed would include upgrading the transformers at the existing Cal City Substation from 33/12 kV to 115/33 kV and 115/12 kV; and construction of two new 115 kV subtransmission lines, the Kramer–Cal City Subtransmission Line, from Kramer Substation to Cal City Substation, and the Cal City–Edwards-Holgate Subtransmission Line, from Cal City Substation to Holgate Switchyard. The proposed Cal City–Edwards-Holgate 115 kV Subtransmission Line would also include a tap line to serve Edwards Substation located on EAFB. Fourteen new underground 12 kV distribution getaways and two new underground 33 kV distribution getaways from Cal City Substation are also proposed along with installation of telecommunication cable on both new 115 kV subtransmission lines and telecommunication improvements at the existing Holgate Switchyard and Cal City, Kramer, and Edwards Substations.
Contact Information
Name
Boris Sanchez
Agency Name
Project Manager CPUC
Job Title
Public Utilities Regulatory Analyst V
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Tammy L. Jones
Agency Name
Senior Attorney for Southern California Edison
Job Title
Senior Attorney
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Name
Matthew Fagundes
Agency Name
Project Manager, ESA
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
California City
Counties
Kern, San Bernardino
Regions
Countywide, Southern California
Cross Streets
90th/Hacienda Blvd. US 395 and 20 Muleteam Parkway
Zip
93505
Total Acres
206.7
Parcel #
multiple; see other location information
State Highways
SR 58; US 395
Railways
N/A
Airports
EAFB, California City Airport
Schools
California City HS, Ulrich Elem, Boron HS
Waterways
Cache Creek, desert washes
Township
32W
Range
37E
Section
14
Base
San Bern
Other Location Info
The proposed SCE Cal City Substation would be located on the following Kern County Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (APNs): 229-020-34, 229-020-35, 229-020-36. Access APNs 229-020-37, 302-260,12, 229-020-28; multiple additional state and federal easements are required for proposed subtransmission lines.
Table 1 Project Start and End Locations for the proposed subtransmission lines
Project Component
Proposed New Kramer-Cal City 115 kV Subtransmission Line Approximate Start Coordinates (WGS84) 34.99032224, -117.54365076 Approximate End
Coordinates (WGS84) 35.14289368, -117.96832962
Proposed New Cal City-Edwards-Holgate 115 kV Subtransmission Line Approximate Start Coordinates (WGS84) 35.01385181, -117.70839072 Approximate End
Coordinates 35.14289368, -117.96832962
This line includes an approximately three-mile tap line serving Edwards Substation. The approximate start coordinates for the proposed Edwards tap line are 35.02830628,-117.88136771. The approximate end coordinates for the proposed Edwards tap line are 34.98499339,-117.89113969.
The proposed Kramer-Cal City 115 kV Subtransmission Line would be located on the following United States Geological Survey (USGS) 7.5-minute topographic quadrangles: California City North, Galileo Hill, Boron NW, Boron NE, Saddleback Mountain, and Kramer Junction (USGS 2011). The proposed Cal City-Edwards-Holgate 115 kV Subtransmission Line would be located on the following USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangles: California City North, California City South, North Edwards, Edwards, and Boron (USGS 2011). The townships and ranges of each quadrangle are summarized in Table 2.
Table 2 7.5-Minute Topographical Quadrangle Locations for Proposed Project
Project Component USGS Quadrangle Township and Range
New Kramer-Cal City 115-kV Subtransmission Line California City North 32.0S37.0E, 32.0S38.0E
Galileo Hill 31.0S39.0E, 32.0S38.0E, 32.0S39.0E
Boron NW 31.0S39.0E, 31.0S41.0E
Boron NE 31.0S41.0E, 32.0S41.0E
Saddleback Mountain 11.0N06.0W, 11.0N07.0W, 12.0N07.0W, 32.0S41.0E
Kramer Junction 10.0N06.0W, 11.0N06.0W
New Cal City-Edwards-Holgate 115-kV Subtransmission Line California City North 32.0S37.0E, 32.0S38.0E
California City South 11.0N09.0W, 11.0N10.0W, 12.0N10.0W, 32.0S38.0E
North Edwards 11.0N08.0W, 11.0N09.0W
Edwards 10.0N10.0W, 11.0N09.0W
Boron 11.0N08.0W
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Habitat Conservation Planning (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Inland Deserts Region 6 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, District 8 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Energy Commission, California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Victorville Region 6 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Colorado River Board, Delta Protection Commission, Delta Stewardship Council, Department of General Services (DGS), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 13, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 19, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 27, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance
Development Types
Power:Electric Transmission Lines (subtransmission)(Megawatts 0.115), Power:Other Power Type (Substation Upgrade)(Megawatts 0.115)
Local Actions
Site Plan
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
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