STATE OF CALIFORNIA
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
San Diego Gas & Electric's Proposed
Ocean Ranch Substation Project
(Application A.16-07-016, filed July 27, 2016)
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Welcome to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) website for San Diego Gas & Electric's (SDG&E's) Ocean Ranch Substation Project. SDG&E submitted an application for a Permit to Construct (PTC) to construct the Ocean Ranch Substation Project on July 27, 2016. SDG&E filed its Proponent's Environmental Assessment (PEA) for the project on this date as well. The substation project was approved under the CPUC's decision D.17-09-029, issued October 2, 2017. This website provides access to public documents and information relevant to the review of the Ocean Ranch Substation Project by the CPUC, which is Lead Agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). PROJECT STATUSThe Final MND was adopted by the CPUC on October 2, 2017 in Decision
D.17-09-029. In accordance with CEQA, a Mitigation Monitoring, Compliance,
and Reporting (MMCRP) was prepared to ensure compliance with the mitigation
measures approved in Planthe MND. The MMCRP is available here
(8.0MB). SDG&E started construction
of the Ocean Ranch Substation Project on January 22, 2018 and the
substation was energized in early July 2019, and Power Line TL 6966 Pre-construction Compliance and Notices to ProceedNotice to Proceed (NTP) #1 was issued by CPUC on December 21, 2017, for the entirety of the project as requested by SDG&E and is available here. The start of construction was contingent upon SDG&E's compliance with pre-construction requirements as specified by NTP #1, the approved mitigation measures, and responsible agency permitting requirements. Other responsible agency permits required for construction, and their amendments, are listed in the MMCRP (see above). Major compliance plans requiring CPUC and/or permit agency review and approval included the following:
Construction Monitoring and Minor Project Change ReviewConstruction of the Ocean Ranch Substation Project started in January 2018, with full energization occurring the first week of July 2019. Loop-in landscaping and 12 kV distribution work were completed by the end of the 2019. Telecommunication upgrades were completed in March 2020. A CPUC Environmental Monitor monitored construction activities to ensure that construction was conducted in accordance with the approved mitigation measures and permit conditions. Monitoring reports documenting construction and monitoring activities are available here. A Final Report documenting all construction and monitoring activities is available here (6.3MB). As final engineering was completed or as construction necessitated, Minor
Project Changes (MPCs) were submitted for the Project, which were reviewed
by CPUC to ensure that no new impacts or increase in impact severity would
result from the requested change. MPC #1
for the installation of a wrought iron fence and gates at the entrance
to the substation and transitioning the existing temporary BACKGROUNDThe Ocean Ranch Substation Project is located on vacant land in the Rancho del Oro Planned Development district in Oceanside, San Diego County, California. The substation is designed to accommodate anticipated growth in electrical demand and to enhance system reliability by taking some of the electrical load from San Luis Rey and Melrose substations, which are fully built out and near capacity. A summary of the Proposed Project is provided below.
Application
Proponent's Environmental AssessmentSDG&E’s Proponent’s Environmental Assessment (PEA) was submitted to CPUC on July 27, 2016. SDG&E's application was reviewed for completeness. On August 26, 2016, the application was deemed deficient and additional information was requested. Upon receiving the requested information, a second completeness review was completed. The application was deemed complete for review on October 6, 2016. Environmental Review ProcessData Requests. During the preparation of IS/MND, the CPUC identified information items needed for the analysis and submitted data requests to SDG&E. Copies of each request and the responses are provided here. CEQA Document. The CPUC drafted an Initial Study (IS) and Mitigated
Negative Declaration (MND) for the Proposed Project. The Draft
IS/MND and a Notice of Intent to Adopt an MND were published on March 15,
2017 and the public review and comment period on the IS/MND extended through
April 13, 2017. A public informational meeting was held on April 5, 2017 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the Residence Inn San Diego Oceanside. Two comment letters were received regarding the IS/MND. Following the review period, all were considered and addressed in the Final IS/MND including minor edits, copies of the comment letters, and responses to comments. The CEQA document was considered by the Commission during its decision process. For Additional InformationTo request additional information, please contact the CPUC, as follows: Andie Biggs, CPUC Project Manager
California Public Utilities Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco CA 94102 Email: andie.biggs@cpuc.ca.gov |
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