Pocket Substation Rebuild Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026080691
Lead Agency
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Document Title
Pocket Substation Rebuild Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Neighborhood and Residential Mixed Use
Document Description
SMUD proposes to construct and operate a new 230 kV substation that would replace the existing Pocket Substation. The proposed substation would convert or “step down” voltage from 230kV transmission lines to 69 kV subtransmission voltage through transformers and supporting equipment to safely reduce transmission voltages for local distribution. The new substation would be located immediately north of the existing Pocket Substation across Gardendale Road on a vacant parcel that is owned by SMUD. In addition, five new transmission poles would be installed, and four existing transmission poles would be repainted or replaced. Finally, the project would include installation and reconstruction of electrical lines to tie the proposed substation into the existing grid.
Contact Information
Name
Kim Crawford
Agency Name
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Job Title
Supervisor, Environmental Services
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Sarah Henningsen
Agency Name
Ascent
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Sacramento
Counties
Sacramento
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
Gardendale Road and Melinda Way
Zip
95822
Total Acres
19.51
Parcel #
049-0041-009,-0042-004,-0010-103
State Highways
SR-99 and I-5
Railways
Union Pacific Railroad, BNSF
Airports
Sacramento Executive Airport
Schools
Sacramento City Unified School District
Waterways
Sacramento River
Township
7N
Range
5E
Section
6
Base
MtDiablo
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Education, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 3 (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 Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Delta Protection Commission, Delta Stewardship Council, Department of General Services (DGS), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, 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
Other (Transmission Poles and Powerlines), Power:Other Power Type (Substation)(Megawatts 230)
Local Actions
Site Plan
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, 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, Env Justice
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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