SCH Number 2026010137

Project Info

Title

12KV Extension Laguna Springs-Sirroco Project

Description

SMUD is proposing to install approximately 350 feet of new 12kV utility cable within conduit below Elk Grove Creek / Laguna Creek (Laguna Creek). The project would employ the use of Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD), a method intended to reduce environmental impacts through the avoidance of surface disturbance in sensitive habitats. The sending and receiving bore pits for the HDD bore under Laguna Creek will be located within upland habitats that are categorized urban land use. The southwestern pit is more than 200 feet from the water’s edge, and the northeastern pit is more than 40 feet from the water’s edge. A total of four conduits - two 6-inch and two 4-inch - will be pulled through the bore path under Laguna Creek, completing the installation. All HDD activities will occur at a minimum depth of approximately 60 inches below the ground surface level and at least 10 feet below the bed, bank, and channel of the creek. Project equipment and staging will be restricted to urban, upland habitats and will not encroach upon the banks of Laguna Creek. The Laguna Creek HDD activity is anticipated to be completed by June 2026, after the California Department of Fish and Wildlife Streambed Alteration Agreement is obtained. The work is anticipated to take no longer than five days.

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