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DeversPalo Verde No. 2 Transmission Line Project

DeversPalo Verde No. 2 Transmission Line Project
California SCH #2005101104
EPA OEPC Control No. DES-06-20


To:
Readers of the Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement
From:

Billie C. Blanchard, CPUC, and John Kalish, BLM EIR/EIS Project Managers
Subject: Notice
of
Availability, Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact
Statement for the Proposed DeversPalo Verde No. 2 Transmission Line Project
Date:
May 4, 2006
The California Public Utilities Commission, as Lead Agency under the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA), and the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
as Lead Agency under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) have prepared a Draft Envi-
ronmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (Draft EIR/EIS) for consideration of
Southern California Edison Companys (SCE) application to build and operate the DeversPalo Verde
No. 2 Transmission Line Project.
SCE proposes to construct a new 230-mile, 500 kV electric transmission line between Devers
Substation in California and Harquahala Generating Substation in Arizona (referred to as Devers-
Harquahala or D-H) and also to replace 48.2 miles of 230 kV transmission lines in California
(referred to as West of Devers or WOD upgrades). The upgraded lines would connect directly to
the Devers 230 kV bus. The entire project would span 278 miles, with approximately 176 miles in Cal-
ifornia and 102 miles in Arizona.
The Draft EIR/EIS details the Proposed Project, evaluates and describes the potential environmen-
tal impacts associated with the construction and operation of SCEs Proposed Project, identifies those
impacts that could be significant, and presents mitigation measures, which, if adopted by the CPUC,
BLM, or other responsible agencies, could avoid or minimize these impacts. The Draft EIR/EIS
also evaluates alternatives to the Proposed Project, including the No Project/No Action Alternative,
as required by CEQA and NEPA. The Draft EIR/EIS was released for public review on May 4,
2006. The 2,000+ page three-volume Draft EIR/EIS will be available for review at several area
libraries and on the project website, as listed on page three of this notice. Copies of the Draft EIR/EIS
on CD (without detailed tower maps due to SCE security restrictions) or a separately bound Executive
Summary may be requested by phone or fax at (800) 886-1888 or by e-mail at
dpv2@aspeneg.com
.

The CPUC also has a limited number of copies of the complete Draft EIR/EIS document available to
the public upon request at the addresses/numbers given herein.
Written comments on the Draft EIR/EIS must be postmarked or received by fax or e-mail no later
than July 5, 2006. Please be sure to include your name, address, and telephone number. Written
comments on the Draft EIR/EIS should be sent to:
CPUC/BLM
c/o Aspen Environmental Group
235 Montgomery Street, Suite 935
San Francisco, CA 94104
Fax: (800) 886-1888
E-mail:
dpv2@aspeneg.com
N
OTICE OF
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VAILABILITY OF
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RAFT
EIR/EIS
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In order to help affected communities understand the Proposed Project and the Draft EIR/EIS, and to
explain how the public can participate in the CPUC and BLMs decision-making processes, the CPUC
and BLM will hold informational workshops on June 6, 7, and 8, 2006. These informal workshops
are an opportunity to speak with the specialists who wrote the Draft EIR/EIS and ask questions; the spe-
cialists will be available at the times listed below for workshops, on the dates and at the locations
given. While written comments may be submitted during these workshops, there will be no facilities
to record oral comments.
The Public Participation Hearings will be held on the dates listed below to receive oral and written com-
ments from interested parties. CPUC Administrative Law Judge Charlotte TerKeurst will conduct the
Public Participation Hearings, and receive comments on the Draft EIR/EIS and any other issues of
concern related to the SCE CPCN application. These oral comments will be recorded and entered
into the public record. Details on the informational meetings and Public Participation Hearings are as
follows:

Table 1. Informational Meetings and Public Participation Hearings
Location
Tonopah, AZ
Beaumont, CA
Palm Desert, CA
Day/Date
Tuesday, June 6, 2006
Wednesday, June 7, 2006
Thursday, June 8, 2006
Time
24 pm Workshop
78:30 pm Workshop
24 pm and 57 pm Workshops
78:30 pm Public Part. Hearing
35 pm Workshop
78:30 pm Public Part. Hearing
Address
Harquahala Valley
Irrigation District
402 S. Harquahala Valley Road
Tonopah, AZ 85354
City of Beaumont Civic Center
Council Chambers
550 E. 6th Street
Beaumont, CA 92223
UC Riverside Palm Desert Campus
Room B-114 and B-117
75080 Frank Sinatra Drive
Palm Desert, CA 92211
Area
Covered
Easternmost
California
and Arizona
San Gorgonio Pass area;
San Timoteo Canyon; Beaumont,
Banning, Calimesa, San Jacinto,
Romoland, Hemet
Coachella Valley
(Coachella, Indio,
Cathedral City,
Palm Springs)
Directions
Exit I-10 at Exit #81/Salome Road.
Turn east/south on W. Salome Road.
Turn south on Harquahala Valley
Road.
Exit I-10 at Beaumont Avenue and
turn north for 2 blocks to East 6th
Street. Turn right (east) for 2 blocks
to the Civic Center.
Exit I-10 at Cook Avenue
Turn left onto Frank Sinatra Dr.
Facility is on north side of street.
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VAILABILITY OF
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RAFT
EIR/EIS
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Sources of Project Information
For additional information or to read the Draft EIR/EIS online, check the Internet website at:
http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/environment/info/aspen/dpv2/dpv2.htm
Table 2 lists the public repository sites at which project documents may be reviewed.

Table 2. Repository Sites
Devers to Harquahala Library Sites
Buckeye Public Library
...................................................................
312 N. 6th Street, Buckeye, AZ 85326
...............................................................................
(623) 386-2778
Cathedral City Branch Library
..................................................
33520 Date Palm Drive, Cathedral City, CA 92234
.................................................
(760) 328-4262
City of Palm Springs Library
......................................................
300 S. Sunrise Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262
...........................................................
(760) 323-8298
Coachella Branch Library
.............................................................
1538 7th Street, Coachella, CA 92236
...............................................................................
(760) 398-5148
Desert Hot Springs City Public Library
..............................
11691 West Drive, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240
..................................................
(760) 329-5926
Indio Public Library
............................................................................
200 Civic Center Mall, Indio, CA 92201
.............................................................................
(760) 342-0185
Palm Desert City Library
...............................................................
73300 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92260
.................................................
(760) 346-6552
Palo Verde Valley Library District
..........................................
125 W. Chanslorway, Blythe, CA 92225
...........................................................................
(760) 922-5371
Quartzsite Public Library
.............................................................
465 N. Plymouth Ave, Quartzsite, AZ 85346
.................................................................
(928) 927-6593
Rancho Mirage City Library
........................................................
42520 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
...............................................
(760) 341-7323
Devers to Harquahala U.S. Bureau of Land Management Offices
California Desert District Office
...............................................
22835 Calle San Juan de los Lagos, Moreno Valley, CA 92553
....................
(951) 697-5200
Palm Springs/South Coast Field Office
............................
690 W. Garnet Avenue, N. Palm Springs, CA 92258
.............................................
(760) 251-4800
Phoenix Field Office
..........................................................................
21605 N. 7th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85027-2099
........................................................
(623) 580-5500
Yuma Field Office
...............................................................................
2555 East Gila Ridge Road, Yuma, AZ 85365-2240
..............................................
(928) 317-3200
West of Devers Library Sites
A. K. Smiley Public Library
........................................................
125 West Vine Street, Redlands, CA 92373
..................................................................
(909) 798-7565
Banning Public Library
....................................................................
21 W Nicolet Street, Banning, CA 92220
.........................................................................
(951) 849-3192
Beaumont Library District
.............................................................
125 East 8th Street, Beaumont, CA 92223
.....................................................................
(951) 845-1357
Calimesa City Library
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