Ironwood Transmission Line Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026080073
Lead Agency
California Public Utilities Commission
(CPUC)
Document Title
Ironwood Transmission Line Project
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Imperial County Land Uses: LA, MA, HA, ROS, SPA, UR.
City of Calexico Land Use: IND.
Yuma County Land Uses: A-RR, OS/RR.
Document Description
The Project would involve construction, operation, and maintenance of a new approximately 86-mile-long 500 kV transmission line extending between the APS North Gila Substation in western Yuma County, Arizona and SDGE's Imperial Valley Substation in Imperial County, California. The Project would traverse a combination of federal, state, and private lands, including lands administered by the BLM.
Major Project components would include installation of new overhead 500 kV transmission line facilities, transmission structures and foundations, conductor and fiber optic communication lines, temporary and permanent access roads, staging and pulling sites, work areas, and associated improvements and infrastructure necessary to support construction, operation, and maintenance of the transmission line. Construction activities would include vegetation clearing, grading, excavation, foundation installation, structure assembly, conductor stringing, and related activities. The Project would also include use and improvement of existing access routes and development of temporary work areas and staging areas to support construction activities.
Construction of the Project would occur in phases and would require use of heavy equipment, construction vehicles, temporary work facilities, and traffic control measures. Following construction, temporary work areas would be restored to the extent feasible, while permanent facilities would remain in operation as part of the regional electrical transmission system.
Contact Information
Name
Michelle Wilson
Agency Name
California Public Utilities Commission
Job Title
Program and Project Supervisor
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Ally Little
Agency Name
Horizon West Transmission, LLC
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Name
Anne Surdzial
Agency Name
ECORP Consulting, Inc.
Job Title
Vice President - Director of CEQA/NEPA Services
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Calexico, El Centro
Counties
Imperial
Regions
Southern California
State Highways
SR-111, SR-98, SR-86, SR-7
Railways
UPRR El Centro, UPRR Yuma
Schools
Kennedy Gardens ES, Cesar Chaves ES
Waterways
Colorado River, Numerous Imperial Irrigation District Canals
Other Location Info
The Project would be located in Imperial County, California and Yuma County, Arizona. The Project is generally located south of Interstate 8 and east of the communities of El Centro, Heber, and Calexico in Imperial County, California.
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, Inland Deserts Region 6 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 11 (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, Colorado River Basin Region 7 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Colorado River Board, 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 Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights
Development Types
Power:Electric Transmission Lines (500 kV Transmission Line)(Megawatts 10000)
Local Actions
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN)
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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