LAX Transpacific Cable Landing
Summary
SCH Number
2025071050
Lead Agency
City of Los Angeles
Document Title
LAX Transpacific Cable Landing
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Open space; transportation
Document Description
The Project consists of undersea (subsea) fiber optic telecommunications cable landing infrastructure that could receive up to four future submarine cable systems and connect this infrastructure to a terrestrial landing site and terrestrial conduits installed along public ROWs to existing data center(s) in the region. The project would be constructed by Hood 1703, LLC, the applicant (Applicant).
The Project would include construction at the Dockweiler Beach landing site, along public ROWs, and offshore to install the following components:
• Four (4) offshore bore pipes using HDD and extending approximately 4,000 feet offshore
• Two (2) beach manhole (BMHs) installed at Dockweiler State Beach at approximately 400 feet landward of the mean high water (MHW) line to serve as a terminus point for HDD bores
• Up to four (4) Ocean Ground Beds (OGBs) at Dockweiler State Beach
• One (1) HDD bore from one BMH to the intersection of Imperial Highway and Vista Del Mar
• Approximately four (4) miles of open trenched terrestrial conduit route in the Cities of Los Angeles and El Segundo
The Applicant proposes to install the landing infrastructure (e.g., BMHs, bore pipes) in one phase, with cable(s) installation occurring in a subsequent phase based on planning timelines, regulatory approval, and installation availability. Once construction is complete, the landing site and conduit along the ROWs to the data center would be restored to pre-construction condition.
While no subsea cables are currently proposed to be installed or operated as part of this initial phase of the Project, the Applicant proposes to evaluate the environmental impacts associated with subsea cable installation to be comprehensive. Anticipated offshore Project components include the HDD marine bore pipes described above, up to four submarine cables, and cable regenerators.
Contact Information
Name
Norman Mundy
Agency Name
City of Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering, Environmental Management Divsion
Job Title
Environmental Supervisor II
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Cameron Fisher
Agency Name
ESA
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Email
Name
DJ Moore
Agency Name
Hood 1703, LLC
Job Title
Attorney
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Los Angeles
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
Vista Del Mar/Imperial Highway
Zip
90731
Total Acres
0.5
Parcel #
4129001901
State Highways
None
Railways
None
Airports
LAX
Schools
See "Other Location Info"
Waterways
Pacific Ocean
Other Location Info
Schools within two miles of project site: Paseo Del Rey Elementary School (Los Angeles), Saint Bernard Catholic School (Los Angeles), Westchester High School (Los Angeles), Saint Anastasia Elementary School (Los Angeles), Loyola Village Elementary School (Los Angeles), Richmond Street Elementary School (El Segundo), El Segundo High School (El Segundo), Saint Anthony School (El Segundo), Center Street Elementary School (El Segundo), El Segundo Middle School (El Segundo).
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marin Region 7 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 7 (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 Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region 4 (RWQCB), California Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy (SMMC), California State Coastal Conservancy (SCC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Colorado River Board, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 15, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 16, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 22, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 7, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
Development Types
Other (Telecommunications (fiber optic cable installation))
Local Actions
Coastal Permit, Project approval
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Coastal Zone, 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, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, 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
State Comment Letters [Comments from State Reviewing Agency(ies)]
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