NEPA Number: DOI-BLM-CA-D060-2015-0021-EIS
Project Name: Southern California Edison West of Devers Upgrade Project

Project Information 

  • NEPA Number
    DOI-BLM-CA-D060-2015-0021-EIS
  • Project Name
    Southern California Edison West of Devers Upgrade Project
  • Project Type
    EIS
  • NEPA Status
    Completed - Completed
  • Lead Office
    Palm Springs and S Coast Field Office
  • Last Updated


Project Description

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Welcome to the BLM's NEPA website for the West of Devers Upgrade Project EIS

The Bureau of Land Management Signed the Record of Decision December 27, 2016.  You can find a copy under the documents link.
Southern California Edison (SCE) is proposing to upgrade and remove the following existing 220 kV transmission lines within SCE’s existing West of Devers (WOD) right-of way corridor in incorporated and unincorporated areas of Riverside and San Bernardino Counties: Devers-El Casco (30 miles), El Casco-San Bernardino (14 miles), Devers-San Bernardino (43 miles), Devers-Vista No. 1 and No. 2 (45 miles), Etiwanda-San Bernardino (3.5 miles), and San Bernardino-Vista (3.5 miles).

Of the overall 45-mile length of the transmission corridor, approximately 3.5 miles of the line is proposed on BLM-administered public lands and approximately 8 miles would cross the reservation Trust Lands (reservation) of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians. The BLM lands are located east of the City of Banning and west of the City of Desert Hot Springs in Riverside County. The project would be within a designated utility corridor and within an existing ROW and would not require a plan amendment to the CDCA plan.

In addition to the transmission line improvements, additional infrastructure upgrades would be needed. Substation equipment at Devers, El Casco, Etiwanda, San Bernardino, Timoteo and Tennessee and Vista Substations would be upgraded to accommodate the project changes to transmission and subtransmission systems. Subtransmission upgrades would include removal and relocation of 2 miles of existing 66 kV lines and upgrades at Timoteo and Tennessee 66/12 kV Substations to accommodate the relocated 66 kV line. Electric distribution line upgrades would include removal and relocation of 4 miles of existing 12 kV lines. The project would also install telecommunication lines and equipment for the protection, monitoring, and control of transmission lines and substation equipment.
Cheryl Nabahe
Project Manager
blm ca west of [email protected]
(760) 833-7111

Draft EIS Publication

  • Actual Date
    8/7/2015


Final EIS Publication

  • Actual Date
    8/10/2016


Project Location

City State/Territory Zip Code County(ies)
Whitewater California 92282

Application Information

  • Applicant
    Southern California Edison
  • Program
    Lands and Realty
  • Sub-Program
    Rights-of-Way


Project Dates

  • Start Date
    8/4/2016
  • End Date
    12/26/2016


Notice of Intent Publication

  • NOI Publication Date
    7/1/2014


Record of Decision Publication

  • Actual Date
    12/26/2016


Project Office Information

  • Lead Office
    Palm Springs and S Coast Field Office
  • Offices
    Palm Springs and S Coast FO


Contacts

  • Contact 1 Name
    Frank Mcmenimen
  • Contact 1 Email
    [email protected]
  • Contact 1 Phone
    (760) 833-7150