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Chapter 8 References
Executive Summary
CAISO. See California Independent System Operator.
California Independent System Operator. 2014. 2013-2014 Transmission Plan. Available at: www.caiso.com/Documents/Board-Approved2013-2014TransmissionPlan _July162014.pdf. Accessed November 5, 2018.
Chapter 1. Introduction
None.
Chapter 2. Project Description
CAISO. See California Independent System Operator.
California Department of Health Services. 2002. An Evaluation of the Possible Risks from Electric and Magnetic Fields (EMFs) from Power Lines, Internal Wiring, Electrical Occupations, and Appliances. Available at: www.bcuc.com/Documents/Proceedings/2009/ DOC_23700_C3-3.pdf. Accessed May 11, 2020.
California Independent System Operator. 2014. 2013-2014 Transmission Plan. Available at: www.caiso.com/Documents/Board-Approved2013-2014TransmissionPlan _July162014.pdf. Accessed November 5, 2018.
DHS. See California Department of Health Services.
Integral Analytics. No Date. LoadSEER – Spatial Electric Expansion & Risk.
National Cancer Institute. 2020. Electromagnetic Fields and Cancer. Available at: www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/radiation/electromagnetic-fields-fact-sheet. Accessed May 11, 2020.
National Electric Reliability Council. No Date. Standard TPL-001-4 – Transmission System Planning Performance Requirements. Available at: www.nerc.com/_layouts/15/ PrintStandard.aspx?standardnumber=TPL-001-4&title=Transmission%20System%20 Planning%20Performance%20Requirements&jurisdiction=United%20States. Accessed May 14, 2020.
California Public Utilities Commission 8. References
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National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. 1999. Health Effects from Exposure to Power-Line Frequency Electric and Magnetic Fields. Available at: www.niehs.nih.gov/ health/assets/docs_p_z/report_powerline_electric_mg_predates_508.pdf. Accessed May 11, 2020.
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. 2020. Electric & Magnetic Fields. Available at: www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/emf/. Accessed May 11, 2020.
NEET West and PG&E. See NextEra Energy Transmission West, LLC and Pacific Gas & Electric Company.
NextEra Energy Transmission West, LLC and Pacific Gas & Electric Company. 2017. Proponent’s Environmental Assessment – Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project. Prepared by SWCA Environmental Consultants. Available at: www.cpuc.ca.gov/ environment/info/horizonh2o/estrella/docs/Revised_PEAOnly_May2017.pdf.
NextEra Energy Transmission West, LLC and Pacific Gas & Electric Company. 2018. Proponent’s Environmental Assessment – Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project. Updated Appendix G, Distribution Need Analysis. June 2018. Available at: www.cpuc.ca.gov/environment/info/horizonh2o/estrella/docs/App%20G%20-%20Update%204.pdf
NextEra Energy Transmission West, LLC and Pacific Gas & Electric Company. 2019. Updated Response to Data Request No. 1 as of January 14, 2019. Available at: www.cpuc.ca.gov/ environment/info/horizonh2o/estrella/docs/Estrella%20Updated%20DR%201%20Response%201-14-19.pdf
NextEra Energy Transmission West, LLC and Pacific Gas & Electric Company. 2020a. Proponent’s Environmental Assessment – Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Reinforcement Project. Updated Appendix G, Distribution Need Analysis. April 2020.
NextEra Energy Transmission West, LLC and Pacific Gas & Electric Company. 2020b. Proponent’s Environmental Assessment – Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project. Updated Appendix G, Distribution Need Analysis, Figure 5. Updated LoadSEER Forecast, Paso Robles DPA. May 2020.
NextEra Energy Transmission West, LLC and Pacific Gas & Electric Company. 2020c. Proponent’s Environmental Assessment – Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project. Updated Appendix G, Distribution Need Analysis, Table 2. Historical Paso Robles DPA Capacity and Load. May 2020.
NIEHS. See National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
Pacific Gas & Electric Company. 2020. Data Response to Energy Division. Distribution Components Pursuant to the Estrella Proceeding (A.17-01-023). September 17.
Wertheimer, N. and Leeper, E. 1979. Electrical wiring configurations and childhood cancer.
WHO. See World Health Organization.
California Public Utilities Commission 8. References
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World Health Organization. 2007. Environmental Health Criteria 238: Extremely Low Frequency Fields. Available at: www.who.int/peh-emf/publications/Complet_DEC_2007.pdf. Accessed May 11, 2020.
Chapter 3. Alternatives Description
California Public Utilities Commission. 2020. Administrative Law Judge’s Ruling on Estrella Substation Distribution Deferral Opportunity. July 23. Available from the proceeding R.14-08-013 website at: apps.cpuc.ca.gov/apex/f?p=401:56:0::NO:RP,57,RIR:P5 _PROCEEDING_SELECT:R1408013.
CPUC. See California Public Utilities Commission.
Kevala Analytics, Inc. 2020. Behind-the-Meter Solar plus Storage Adoption Propensity Analysis, Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project. Prepared for California Public Utilities Commission. January 2020.
Mongird K, V Fotedar, V Viswanathan, V Koritarov, P Balducci, B Hadjerioua, J Alam. 2019. Energy Storage Technology and Cost Characterization Report. PNNL-28866. Authored by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, operated by Battelle for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), under contract number DE-AC05-76RL01830; Argonne National Laboratory, operated by UChicago Argonne, LLC, under DOE Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357; and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, operated by UT-Battelle, LLC, under DOE Contract No. DE-AC05-00OR22725; and supported by the HydroWIRES Initiative of DOE’s Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO).
Pacific Gas & Electric Company. 2020a. Distribution Deferral Opportunity Report. Section 3.5. Available from the CPUC proceeding R.14-08-013 website at: apps.cpuc.ca.gov/apex/ f?p=401:56:0::NO:RP,57,RIR:P5_PROCEEDING_SELECT:R1408013.
Pacific Gas & Electric Company. 2020b. Data Response to Energy Division. Distribution Components within the Estrella Proceeding (A.17-01-023). September 17.
PG&E. See Pacific Gas & Electric Company.
San Diego Gas & Electric Company. 2019. Innovative Battery Storage Technology Connected to the California Grid. Available at: sdgenews.com/article/innovative-battery-storage-technology-connected-california-grid. Accessed November 10, 2020.
SDG&E. See San Diego Gas & Electric Company.
Personal Communications:
Itani, Omar, Transmission Planning Engineer, ZGlobal, Inc. December 2018. Personal communication with Horizon Water and Environment and CPUC via email providing a 3D simulation of an example battery storage facility contained in a building.
Okuda, Frank, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. August 2019. Personal communication with Robert Peterson of CPUC via email providing a conceptual drawing and information on flow battery technology.
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Chapter 4. Environmental Analysis
4.0. Introduction to the Analysis
None.
4.1. Aesthetics
California Department of Transportation. 2018a. Scenic Highways – Frequently Asked Questions. Available at: dot.ca.gov/programs/design/lap-landscape-architecture-and-community-livability/lap-liv-i-scenic-highways/lap-liv-i-scenic-highways-faq2. Accessed June 19, 2018.
California Department of Transportation. 2018b. California Scenic Highway Mapping System, San Luis Obispo County. Available at: www.dot.ca.gov/hq/LandArch/16_livability/ scenic_highways/. Accessed June 19, 2018.
Caltrans. See California Department of Transportation.
City of Paso Robles. 2003. City of El Paso de Robles General Plan 2003, Conservation Element. Available at: www.prcity.com/DocumentCenter/View/25852/20141119-Conservation-Element. Accessed July 28, 2020.
NEET West. See NextEra Energy Transmission West.
NextEra Energy Transmission West, LLC and Pacific Gas & Electric Company. 2017a. Proponent’s Environmental Assessment Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project. May. Prepared by SWCA Environmental Consultants. Available at: www.cpuc.ca.gov/environment/info/horizonh2o/estrella/docs/Revised_PEAOnly_May2017.pdf.
NextEra Energy Transmission West, LLC and Pacific Gas & Electric Company. 2017b. Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project – Proponent’s Environmental Assessment – Response to Deficiency List No. 2. Available at: www.cpuc.ca.gov/ environment/info/horizonh2o/estrella/docs/DeficiencyLetterResponse2.pdf. Accessed October 9, 2020.
NextEra Energy Transmission West, LLC and Pacific Gas & Electric Company. 2018. Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project – Preliminary Desktop Environmental Study for Templeton Alternatives – San Luis Obispo County, California; Attachment 4-3.2b to Proponent’s Environmental Assessment – Deficiency Letter No. 4 Response. Available at: www.cpuc.ca.gov/environment/info/horizonh2o/ estrella/docs/Attachment%204-3.2b_Preliminary%20Desktop%20Environmental %20Study.pdf.
NextEra Energy Transmission West, LLC and Pacific Gas & Electric Company. 2019. Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project and Alternatives Key Observation Point and Inventory Observation Point Photos and Descriptions. San Luis Obispo County, California. August. Prepared by SWCA Environmental Consultants.
PG&E. See Pacific Gas & Electric Company.
California Public Utilities Commission 8. References
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Sun RV Resorts. 2020. Cava Robles. Available at: www.sunrvresorts.com/resorts/ west/california/cava-robles/. Accessed October 9, 2020.
Personal Communications
Dawson, Jim, Sun Communities, Inc. November 2020. Personal communication with Patrick Donaldson via email regarding the undergrounding of existing overhead distribution lines as part of construction of the Cava Robles RV Resort.
4.2. Agriculture and Forestry Resources
California Department of Conservation. 2014. Important Farmland Statistics: Table A-31, San Luis Obispo County, 2012-2014 Land Use Conversion.
California Department of Conservation. 2016a. Important Farmland Statistics: Table A-31, San Luis Obispo County, 2014-2016 Land Use Conversion. Available at: 2020, www.conservation.ca.gov/dlrp/fmmp/Pages/SanLuisObispo.aspx. Accessed April 2.
California Department of Conservation. 2016b. San Luis Obispo County Important Farmland 2016. GIS layer.
California Department of Conservation. 2016c. San Luis Obispo County Williamson Act 2016, GIS Layer.
California Department of Conservation. 2020a. Important Farmland Categories. Available at: www.conservation.ca.gov/dlrp/fmmp/Pages/Important-Farmland-Categories.aspx. Accessed July 23, 2020.
California Department of Conservation. 2020b. Fast Facts. Available at: www.conservation.ca.gov/dlrp/fmmp/Pages/Fast-Facts.aspx. Accessed July 23, 2020.
California Department of Food and Agriculture. 2018. California Agricultural Statistics Review, 2017-2018. Available at: www.cdfa.ca.gov/statistics/PDFs/2017-18AgReport.pdf. Accessed April 2, 2020
CDFA. See California Department of Food and Agriculture.
CDOC. See California Department of Conservation.
County of San Luis Obispo. 2019. Rules of Procedure to Implement the California Land Conservation Act of 1965. Available at: www.slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/Planning-Building/Planning-(Current-and-Environmental)/Forms-Documents-(Current-Environmental)/Planning-Informational-Documents/Land-Conservation-Act-Rules-of-Procedure.aspx. Accessed July 23, 2020.
NEET West and PG&E. See NextEra Energy Transmission West and Pacific Gas & Electric Company.
NextEra Energy Transmission West and Pacific Gas & Electric Company. 2017. Proponent’s Environmental Assessment – Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project. Prepared by SWCA Environmental Consultants. Available at: www.cpuc.ca.gov/ environment/info/horizonh2o/estrella/docs/Revised_PEAOnly_May2017.pdf.
California Public Utilities Commission 8. References
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USDA NASS. See U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.
USDA NRCS. See U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. 2019. 2017 Census of Agriculture – State Profile: California. Available at: www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/ AgCensus/2017/Online_Resources/County_Profiles/California/cp99006.pdf. Accessed April 2, 2020.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. 2016. Custom Soil Resource Report for San Luis Obispo County, California, Paso Robles Area.
4.3. Air Quality
California Air Resources Board. 2005. Air Quality and Land Use Handbook: A Community Health Perspective. April.
California Air Resources Board. 2011. Recommended Area Designations for the 2010 Federal Sulfur Dioxide Standard. Appendix 1: Five Factor Analyses. Available at: ww3.arb.ca.gov/desig/so2a1.pdf. Accessed July 5, 2019.
California Air Resources Board. 2016. reduce diesel PM and NOX emissions from in-use, off-road, heavy-duty diesel vehicles in California
California Air Resources Board.2019a. Area Designations. Available at: ww3.arb.ca.gov/desig/changes.htm#summaries. Accessed July 5, 2019.
California Air Resources Board.2019b. NOx idling—ATCM commercial motor vehicles.
California Air Resources Board.2020a. CARB iADAM Select 8 Summary. Available at: arb.ca.gov/adam/select8/sc8start.php. Accessed August 20, 2020.
California Air Resources Board.2020b. Air Quality and Meteorological Information System. Available at: www.arb.ca.gov/aqmis2/aqmis2.php. Accessed August 20, 2020.
CARB. See California Air Resources Board.
California Department of Public Health. 2013. Valley Fever Fact Sheet. Accessed May 2016, 2018. www.cdph.ca.gov/HealthInfo/discond/Documents/VFGeneral.pdf.
California Department of Public Health. 2018. Epidemiologic Summary of Coccidioidomycosis in California, 2018. Available at: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/ CDPH%20Document%20Library/CocciEpiSummary2018.pdf. Accessed August 20, 2020.
CDC. See U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
CDPH. See California Department of Public Health.
Federal Aviation Administration. 2016. AEDT & Legacy Tools Comparisons. June 3. Available at: aedt.faa.gov/documents/comparison_aedt_legacy_summary.pdf. Accessed May 2020.
Gillies et al. 2007. Particulate Matter Emissions for Dust from Unique Military Activities. Available at: apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a571509.pdf.
California Public Utilities Commission 8. References
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Guevara, Ramon E., Ph.D., MPH. 2014. Valley Fever in Los Angeles County: A presentation 6 for the Santa Susana Field Laboratory Community Advisory Group. July 24. ssflcag.net/ resources/SantaSusanaFieldLabCommunityAdvisoryGroup_2014_Shared_07_24.pdf. Accessed 7 May 2016.
LACPH. See Los Angeles County Public Health.
Los Angeles County Public Health. 2007. Veterinarian’s Brief: Valley Fever in 14 Animals in Los Angeles County. www.lapublichealth.org/vet/docs/ValleyFeverAnimals.pdf. Accessed May 15, 2016.
San Luis Obispo County 2010. Conservation and Open Space Element. Available at: www.slocounty.ca.gov/getattachment/ba01754b-50ac-4c13-ba16-1a9eb9d56a01/Conservation-and-Open-Space-Element.aspx. Accessed April 3, 2020.
San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District. 2001. 2001 Clean Air Plan. Available at: storage.googleapis.com/slocleanair-org/images/cms/upload/files/business /pdf/CAP.pdf. Accessed September 26, 2018.
San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District. 2012. Strategic Action Plan 2013-2017. Available at: storage.googleapis.com/slocleanair-org/images/cms/upload/files/B-1%281%29.pdf. Accessed September 28, 2018.
San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District. 2017. CEQA Air Quality Handbook. Available at: storage.googleapis.com/slocleanair-org/images/cms/upload/files/ CEQA_Handbook_2012_v2%20%28Updated%20Map2019%29_LinkedwithMemo.pdf. Accessed August 27, 2019.
San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District. 2019. San Luis Obispo County Attainment Status. Available at: storage.googleapis.com/slocleanair-org/images/cms/upload/ files/AttainmentStatus29January2019.pdf
SLOCAPCD. See San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District.
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2013. Areas Where Valley Fever is Endemic.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 2016. Final Rule for Phase 2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles. Available at: www.epa.gov/regulations-emissions-vehicles-and-engines/final-rule-phase-2-greenhouse-gas-emissions-standards-and.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 2019. Green Book. Available at: www3.epa.gov/airquality/greenbook/anayo_ca.html. Accessed July 3, 2019.
USEPA. See U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
4.4. Biological Resources
Althouse and Meade, Inc. 2013. Biological Report for River Oaks II, 2013 Revised Study Area. Prepared for Estrella Associates. Paso Robles, CA.
APLIC. See Avian Power Line Interaction Committee.
California Public Utilities Commission 8. References
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Avian Power Line Interaction Committee. 2006. Suggestion Practices for Avian Protection on Power Lines: The State of the Art in 2006. Edison Electric Institute, APLIC, and the California Energy Commission. Washington, D.C. and Sacramento, CA.
Avian Power Line Interaction Committee. 2012. Reducing Avian Collisions with Power Lines: The State of the Art in 2012. Edison Electric Institute and APLIC. Washington, D.C.
Avian Power Line Interaction Committee and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2005. Avian Protection Plan Guidelines. April 2005.
National Audubon Society. 2017. Guide to North American Birds: Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus). New York, NY.
Bird Watcher’s Digest. 2017. Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia). Marietta, OH.
CDFG. See California Department of Fish and Game.
CDFW. See California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
CNPS. See California Native Plant Society.
California Department of Fish and Game. 2002. A Guide to Wildlife Habitats of California. Edited by Kenneth E. Mayer and William F. Laudenslayer, Jr. Sacramento, CA. Available at: wildlife.ca.gov/Data/CWHR/Wildlife-Habitats. Accessed: April 2, 2020.
California Department of Fish and Wildlife. 2019a. California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB) Query for the Twelve USGS 7.5-minute Quadrangles within and Adjoining the Proposed Project and Alternatives (Bradley, Adelaida, York Mountain, Estrella, Paso Robles, Templeton, Creston, Shedd Canyon, Shandon, Cholame Hills, Ranchito Canyon, and San Miguel). Available at: wildlife.ca.gov/Data/CNDDB/Maps-and-Data. Accessed: August 26, 2019.
California Department of Fish and Wildlife. 2019b. California Natural Community Conservation Plans. April 2019. Sacramento, CA.
California State University, Stanislaus. 2016. Endangered Species Recovery Program, San Joaquin Kit Fox. esrp.csustan.edu/publications/pubhtml.php?doc=sjvrp&file=chapter02L00.html.
City of El Paso de Robles. 2011. City of El Paso de Robles General Plan 2010: Circulation Element, Final Environmental Impact Report. February. San Luis Obispo, CA.
California Native Plant Society. 2019. Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants of California query for the twelve USGS 7.5-minute quadrangles within and adjoining the Proposed Project and alternatives. Available at: www.rareplants.cnps.org/advanced.html. Accessed: August 26, 2019.
Cornell University. 2015.All About Birds: Swainson’s Hawk (Buteo swainsoni). The Cornell Lab. Ithaca, NY.
California Public Utilities Commission 8. References
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County of San Luis Obispo. No Date. County Guide to San Joaquin Kit Fox Mitigation Procedures under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Available at: www.slocounty.ca.gov/ Departments/Planning-Building/Planning-(Current-and-Environmental)/Forms-Documents-(Current-Environmental)/Environmental-Review/Kit-Fox-Information/Kit-Fox-Mitigation-Measures.pdf. Accessed September 21, 2020.
Cypher, B. et. al. 2013. Canid Biology & Conservation. Quantity and Distribution of Suitable Habitat for Endangered San Joaquin Kit Foxes: Conservation Implications. CSU Stanislaus. Turlock, CA.
eBird. 2020a. Tricolored Blackbird – Species Map. The Cornell Lab. Available at: www.ebird.org. Ithaca, NY. Accessed: March 18, 2020.
eBird. 2020b. Golden Eagle – Species Map. The Cornell Lab. Available at: www.ebird.org. Ithaca, NY. Accessed: March 18, 2020.
eBird. 2020c. Grasshopper Sparrow – Species Map. The Cornell Lab. Available at: www.ebird.org. Ithaca, NY. Accessed: March 18, 2020.
eBird. 2020d. Burrowing Owl – Species Map. The Cornell Lab. Available at: www.ebird.org. Ithaca, NY. Accessed: March 18, 2020.
eBird. 2020e. Ferruginous Hawk – Species Map. The Cornell Lab. Available at: www.ebird.org. Ithaca, NY. Accessed: March 18, 2020.
eBird. 2020f. Swainson’s Hawk – Species Map. The Cornell Lab. Available at: www.ebird.org. Ithaca, NY. Accessed: March 18, 2020.
eBird. 2020g. Northern Harrier – Species Map. The Cornell Lab. Available at: www.ebird.org. Ithaca, NY. Accessed: March 18, 2020.
eBird. 2020h. White-tailed Kite – Species Map. The Cornell Lab. Available at: www.ebird.org. Ithaca, NY. Accessed: March 18, 2020.
eBird. 2020i. Willow Flycatcher – Species Map. The Cornell Lab. Available at: www.ebird.org. Ithaca, NY. Accessed: March 18, 2020.
eBird. 2020j. Prairie Falcon – Species Map. The Cornell Lab. Available at: www.ebird.org. Ithaca, NY. Accessed: March 18, 2020.
eBird. 2020k. California Condor – Species Map. The Cornell Lab. Available at: www.ebird.org. Ithaca, NY. Accessed: March 18, 2020.
eBird. 2020l. Bald Eagle – Species Map. The Cornell Lab. Available at: www.ebird.org. Ithaca, NY. Accessed: March 18, 2020.
eBird. 2020m. Loggerhead Shrike – Species Map. The Cornell Lab. Available at: www.ebird.org. Ithaca, NY. Accessed: March 18, 2020.
eBird. 2020n. Purple Martin – Species Map. The Cornell Lab. Available at: www.ebird.org. Ithaca, NY. Accessed: March 18, 2020.
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eBird. 2020o. Yellow Warbler – Species Map. The Cornell Lab. Available at: www.ebird.org. Ithaca, NY. Accessed: March 18, 2020.
eBird. 2020p. Bell’s Vireo – Species Map. The Cornell Lab. Available at: www.ebird.org. Ithaca, NY. Accessed: March 18, 2020.
Horizon. See Horizon Water and Environment, LLC.
Horizon Water and Environment, LLC. 2019a. Memorandum to Robert Peterson, California Public Utilities Commission RE: Golden Eagle Survey of Prior Nest Location in Paso Robles, CA for the Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project. April 2019.
Horizon Water and Environment, LLC. 2019b. Memorandum to Robert Peterson, California Public Utilities Commission RE: California Red-Legged Frog Habitat Assessment in Paso Robles, CA for the Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project. July 2019.
Horizon Water and Environment, LLC. 2019c. Memorandum to Robert Peterson, California Public Utilities Commission RE: Biological Resources and Golden Eagle Nest Surveys in Paso Robles, CA for the Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project. August 2019.
Horizon West Transmission, LLC. 2019. Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project- Biological Resources Technical Report for Templeton Substation Alternative. Prepared by SWCA Environmental Consultants. Available at: www.cpuc.ca.gov/ environment/info/horizonh2o/estrella/docs/Templeton%20Sub%20Alt%20BRTR.pdf. Accessed September 15, 2020.
HWT. See Horizon West Transmission, LLC.
Morey, S. 2000. Western Pond Turtle. California Wildlife Habitat Relationships System, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, California Interagency Wildlife Task Group.
NextEra Energy Transmission West, LLC and Pacific Gas & Electric Company. 2017. Preliminary Environmental Assessment – Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project. Available at: www.cpuc.ca.gov/environment/info/horizonh2o/estrella/docs/ PEA_January2017.pdf. Accessed: May 13, 2020.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2018. Data Tools: 1981-2010 Normals (Paso Robles). National Centers for Environmental Information. Available at: www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/datatools/normals. Accessed: September 17, 2018.
NEET West and PG&E. See NextEra Energy Transmission West, LLC and Pacific Gas & Electric Company.
NOAA. See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
California Public Utilities Commission 8. References
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Pacific Gas & Electric Company. 2017. Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project – Biological Resources Technical Report for the Estrella Route. Prepared by SWCA Environmental Consultants. Available at: www.cpuc.ca.gov/environment/info/ horizonh2o/estrella/docs/Estrella%20Route%20BRTR.pdf. Accessed September 15, 2020.
Pacific Gas & Electric Company. 2019. Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project – Biological Resources Technical Report for the Templeton Route Alternatives. Prepared by SWCA Environmental Consultants. Available at: www.cpuc.ca.gov/ environment/info/horizonh2o/estrella/docs/Templeton%20Route%20Alts%20BRTR.pdf. Accessed September 15, 2020.
PG&E. See Pacific Gas & Electric Company.
Polite, C. 2008. California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus). California Wildlife Habitat Relationships System, CDFW. Sacramento, CA.
Sawyer, J. et. al. 2009. Manual of California Vegetation. 2nd Ed. California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Available at: vegetation.cnps.org/. Accessed April 2, 2020.
USFWS. See U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2005. Revised Guidance on Site Assessments and Field Surveys for the California Red-legged Frog. August. Sacramento, CA.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2006. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Designation of Critical Habitat or Four Vernal Pool Crustaceans and Eleven Vernal Pool Plants; Final Rule. February 10. 50 CFR Part 17.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2019. USFWS Information for Planning and Conservation Report for the Study Area. Available at: ecos.fws.gov/ipac/. Accessed: August 26, 2019.
4.5. Cultural Resources
City of Paso Robles. 2016. History of Paso Robles: The Wine.
City of Paso Robles. 2020. History of Paso Robles, the Land. Available at www.prcity.com/387/The-Land. Accessed September 29 2020.
Dibblee, T.W., and J.A. Minch. 2004. Geologic Map of the Estrella & Shandon Quadrangles, San Luis Obispo County, California. Dibblee Geological Foundation. Available online at USGS National Geologic Map Database. ngmdb.usgs.gov/Prodesc/proddesc_71740.htm. Accessed May 5, 2016.
Durham, David L. 1974. Geology of the Southern Salinas Valley Area, California. Geological Survey Professional Paper 819. United States Government Printing Office, Washington.
Fredrickson, David A. 1973. Early Cultures of the North Coast Ranges, California. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, Department of Anthropology, University of California, Davis.
Fredrickson, David A. 1974. Cultural Diversity in Early California: A View from the North Coast Ranges. Journal of California Anthropology 1(1):41–53.
California Public Utilities Commission 8. References
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Fredrickson, David A. 1994. Archaeological Taxonomy in Central California Reconsidered. In Toward a New Taxonomic Framework for Central California Archaeology: Essays by James A. Bennyhoff and David A. Fredrickson, edited by Richard E. Hughes, pp. 93–103. Contributions of the University of California Archaeological Research Facility, No. 52. Berkeley.
Gibson, Robert O. 1983. Ethnogeography of the Salinan People: A Systems Approach. Master’s thesis, California State University, Hayward.
Glover, Leslie C., David W. Glover, K.R. Bethard, David Zeanah, Robert Pavlik, and Mark E. Basgall. 1999. Archaeological Survey Report for a Highway Widening from Two Lanes to Four Along Highway 46, San Luis Obispo County, California. Prepared for California Department of Transportation District 5 by the Archaeological Research Center, Department of Anthropology, California State University, Sacramento. ARC Technical Report 99-10.
Gudde, Erwin G., and William Bright. 1998. California Place Names. 4th ed. University of California Press, Berkeley.
Hester, T.R. 1978. Salinan. In California, Handbook of North American Indians, Vol. 8, edited by Robert F. Heizer, pp. 500-504. William C. Sturtevant, general editor. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institute Press.
Historic Resources Group. 2010. City of Paso Robles Historic Resources Survey. Available at www.prcity.com/DocumentCenter/View/14419/Historic-Resources-Survey-PDF. Accessed April 17, 2020
Hoffman, Ogden. 1862. Reports of land cases determined in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California: June term, 1853 to June term, 1858, inclusive. Vol. 1. Numa Hubert, San Francisco, California.
Jones, Terry L., and Jennifer A. Ferneau. 2002. Deintensification along the Central California Coast. In Catalysts to Complexity, Late Holocene Societies of the California Coast, edited by Jon M. Erlandson and Terry L. Jones, pp. 205-232. Perspectives in California Archaeology Vol. 6. Costen Institute of Archaeology, University of California, Los Angeles.
Kroeber, A. L. 1925. Chapter 36, The Esselen and Salinans, in The Handbook of the Indians of California, pp. 544-549. Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 76. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution
Kyle, D. E., M. Hoover, H. E. Rensch, E. G. Rensch, and W. N. Abeloe. 2002. Historic Spots in California (5th edition). Stanford University Press, Stanford, California.
Milliken, R., and J. R. Johnson. 2003. Salinan and Northern Chumash Communities of the Early Mission Period. Prepared for the California Department of Transportation, District 5, San Luis Obispo, California.
Moratto, Michael J. 2004. California Archaeology. Academic Press, New York.
NEET West and PG&E. See NextEra Energy Transmission West, LLC and Pacific Gas & Electric Company.
California Public Utilities Commission 8. References
Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project Draft Environmental Impact Report
8-13 December 2020 Project 17.010
NextEra Energy Transmission West, LLC. 2019. Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project – Cultural Resources Technical Report for Templeton Substation Alternative, San Luis Obispo County, California. Prepared by SWCA Environmental Consultants. Available at: www.cpuc.ca.gov/environment/info/horizonh2o/estrella/ docs/Templeton%20Sub%20Alt%20CRTR.pdf. Accessed August 10, 2020.
NextEra Energy Transmission West, LLC and Pacific Gas & Electric Company. 2017a. Proponent’s Environmental Assessment – Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project. Prepared by SWCA Environmental Consultants. Available at: www.cpuc.ca.gov/ environment/info/horizonh2o/estrella/docs/Revised_PEAOnly_May2017.pdf. Accessed August 10, 2020.
NextEra Energy Transmission West, LLC and Pacific Gas & Electric Company. 2017b. Proponent’s Environmental Assessment – Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project, Appendix R: Cultural Resources Technical Report for Estrella Substation. Report prepared by SWCA Environmental Consultants. Available at: www.cpuc.ca.gov/ environment/info/horizonh2o/estrella/docs/Revised_PEAAppendicesOnly_May2017.pdf. Accessed August 11, 2020.
NextEra Energy Transmission West, LLC. and Pacific Gas & Electric Company. 2017c. Proponent’s Environmental Assessment – Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project, Appendix S: Cultural Resources Technical Report for the 70 kV Power Line. Prepared by SWCA Environmental Consultants. Available at: www.cpuc.ca.gov/ environment/info/horizonh2o/estrella/docs/Revised_PEAAppendicesOnly_May 2017.pdf. Accessed August 11, 2020.
Pacific Gas & Electric Company. 2019. Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project – Cultural Resources Technical Report for the Templeton Route Alternatives, San Luis Obispo County, California. Prepared by SWCA Environmental Consultants. Available at: www.cpuc.ca.gov/environment/info/horizonh2o/estrella/docs/Templeton%20Route %20Alts%20CRTR.pdf. Accessed August 10, 2020.
SoilWeb. 2016. SSURGO database Google Earth layer maintained by University of California, Davis. Available at: casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu/soil_web/kml/SoilWeb.kmz. Accessed on March 2, 2016.
State-Surveyor General. 1886. Corrected report of Spanish and Mexican grants in California complete to February 25, 1886. State Office, Sacramento.
Storke, Yda Addis. 1891. A Memorial and Biographical History of the Counties of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Ventura, California. The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago.
University of California. 2020. Diseño del Rancho Santa Ysabel : San Luis Obispo County, Calif. In Maps of Private Land Grant Cases of California. The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA. Available at calisphere.org/item/ark:/13030/ hb6k40070n/. Accessed September 3, 2020.
4.6. Energy
California Air Resources Board. 2017. California’s 2017 Climate Change Scoping Plan. Available at: ww3.arb.ca.gov/cc/scopingplan/scoping_plan_2017.pdf. Accessed July 16, 2019.
California Public Utilities Commission 8. References
Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project Draft Environmental Impact Report
8-14 December 2020 Project 17.010
California Energy Commission. 2019a. 2018 Integrated Energy Policy Report Update. Available at: www.energy.ca.gov/data-reports/reports/integrated-energy-policy-report/2018-integrated-energy-policy-report-update. Accessed July 16, 2019.
California Energy Commission. 2019b. Toward A Clean Energy Future, 2018 Integrated Energy Policy Report Update Volume II, Available at: ww2.energy.ca.gov/2018publications/CEC-100-2018-001/CEC-100-2018-001-V2-CMF.pdf. Accessed July 16, 2019.
California Energy Commission. 2019c. 2018 Power Content Label: Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Available at: www.energy.ca.gov/sites/default/files/2020-01/2018_PCL_PG_and_E.pdf. Accessed August 18, 2020.
CARB. See California Air Resources Board.
CEC. See California Energy Commission.
EIA. See United States Energy Information Administration.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 2020. Corporate Average Fuel Economy. Available at: www.nhtsa.gov/laws-regulations/corporate-average-fuel-economy. Accessed August 18, 2020.
NHTSA. See National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
United States Energy Information Administration. 2019. California State Energy Profile. Available at: www.eia.gov/state/data.php?sid=CA. Accessed February 1, 2019.
United States Environmental Protection Agency. 2020a. Final Rule for Phase 2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles. Available at: www.epa.gov/regulations-emissions-vehicles-and-engines/final-rule-phase-2-greenhouse-gas-emissions-standards-and. Accessed July 21, 2020.
United States Environmental Protection Agency. 2020b. Regulations for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Passenger Cars and Trucks. Available at: www.epa.gov/regulations-emissions-vehicles-and-engines/regulations-greenhouse-gas-emissions-passenger-cars-and. Accessed August 18, 2020.
USEPA. See United States Environmental Protection Agency.
4.7. Geology, Soils, Seismicity, and Paleontological Resources
Bryant, W.A. and E.W. Hart. 2007. Fault-rupture Hazard Zones in California, Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Act with Index to Earthquake Fault Zones Maps: Department of Conservation, California Geological Survey. Special Publication 42, Interim Revision 2007.
California Department of Conservation. 2002. California Geomorphic Provinces. California Geological Survey Note 36. Available at: www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/Documents/ Publications/CGS-Notes/CGS-Note-36.pdf. Accessed on May 23, 2018.
California Public Utilities Commission 8. References
Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project Draft Environmental Impact Report
8-15 December 2020 Project 17.010
California Department of Water Resources. 2016a. Water Data Library Station Map. Available at: wdl.water.ca.gov/waterdatalibrary/. Accessed May 2018.
California Department of Water Resources. 2016b. Draft Technical Report – Atascadero Groundwater Basin – Basin Boundary Modification Application. Available at: atascaderobasin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/DRAFT-Atas-Basin-Bndy-Mod-Tech-Rpt_2.21.16.pdf. Accessed on August 4, 2016.
California Geological Survey. 2008. Guidelines for Evaluating and Mitigating Seismic Hazards in California. Special Publication 117A. Available at: www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/ Documents/Program-SHP/SP_117a.pdf. Accessed May 18, 2019.
California Public Utilities Commission. 2015. Rules for Overhead Electric Line Construction, General Order No. 95. January 2015. Available at: docs.cpuc.ca.gov/PublishedDocs/ Published/G000/M146/K646/146646565.pdf. Accessed May 26, 2018.
Cao, T., W.A. Bryant, B. Rowshandel, D. Branum, and C.J. Wills. 2003. The Revised 2002 California Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Maps. Available at: www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/Documents/PSHA/2002_CA_Hazard_Maps.pdf
City of Paso Robles. 2003. City of El Paso de Robles General Plan, Safety Element. Adopted December 16, 2003. Available at: www.prcity.com/DocumentCenter/View/25854/ 20031216-Safety-Element. Accessed May 23, 2018.
County of San Luis Obispo. 2006. County of San Luis Obispo General Plan, Safety Element Update. Available at: www.slocounty.ca.gov/getattachment/d2629f22-c617-4c36-b4c8-9f384392aafd/2-Fault-Hazards-Map.aspx Accessed May 23, 2019.
Field, E.H., and Working Group on California Earthquake Probabilities (WGCEP). 2014. UCERF3: A new earthquake forecast for California’s complex fault system: U.S. Geological Survey 2015–3009, 6 p. Available at: dx.doi.org/10.3133/fs20153009. Accessed May 2020.
Kleinfelder. 2017. Geotechnical Investigation Report – Estrella Transmission Line Project.
McLaren and Sauvage. 2001. Seismicity of South-Central Coastal California: October 1987 through January 1997 Marcia K. McLaren; William U. Savage. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (2001) 91 (6): 1629–1658. Seismicity of South-Central Coastal California: October 1987 through January 1997 | Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America | GeoScienceWorld
NEET West. See NextEra Energy Transmission West, LLC.
NextEra Energy Transmission West, LLC. 2019. Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project Paleontological Resources Technical Report for Templeton Substation Alternative, San Luis Obispo County, California. Prepared by SWCA Environmental Consultants, Inc. Available at: www.cpuc.ca.gov/environment/info/ horizonh2o/estrella/docs/Templeton%20Sub%20Alt%20CRTR.pdf.
NextEra Energy Transmission West, LLC and Pacific Gas & Electric Company. 2017. Proponent’s Environmental Assessment – Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project. Prepared by SWCA Environmental Consultants. Available at: www.cpuc.ca.gov/ environment/info/horizonh2o/estrella/docs/Revised_PEAOnly_May2017.pdf.
California Public Utilities Commission 8. References
Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project Draft Environmental Impact Report
8-16 December 2020 Project 17.010
NRCS. See U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Pacific Gas & Electric Company. 2017. Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project Paleontological Resources Technical Report for the Estrella Route, San Luis Obispo County, California. Available at: www.cpuc.ca.gov/environment/info/ horizonh2o/estrella/docs/Estrella%20Route%20PRTR.pdf.
Pacific Gas & Electric Company. 2019. Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project Paleontological Resources Technical Report for Templeton Route Alternatives, San Luis Obispo County, California. Prepared by SWCA Environmental Consultants. Available at: www.cpuc.ca.gov/environment/info/horizonh2o/estrella/docs/ Templeton%20Route%20Alts%20PRTR.pdf.
PG&E. See Pacific Gas & Electric Company.
Rosenberg, Lewis I., and Clark, Joseph C. 2009. Map of the Rinconada and Reliz Fault Zones, Salinas River Valley, California. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 3059, scale 1:250,000 with pamphlet. Available at: pubs.usgs.gov/sim/3059/. Accessed October 2016.
RRC. 2016. Estrella Substation Geotechnical Report, San Luis Obispo County, California. Prepared for Nextera Energy Transmission West.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. 2020. Custom Soil Resource Report for San Luis Obispo County, California, Paso Robles Area.
U.S. Geological Survey. 2020. ShakeMap Manual, Section 2.6. Representing Macroseismic Intensity on Maps. Available at: usgs.github.io/shakemap/manual3_5/ tg_intensity.htmlusgs.github.io/shakemap/manual3_5/tg_intensity.html. Accessed June 12, 2020.
4.8. Greenhouse Gas Emissions
California Air Resources Board. 2014. First Update to the Climate Change Scoping Plan. Available at: ww2.arb.ca.gov/sites/default/files/classic//cc/scopingplan/2013_update/ first_update_climate_change_scoping_plan.pdf. Accessed July 21, 2020.
California Air Resources Board. 2019. California Greenhouse Gas Emissions for 2000 to 2017. Available at: ww3.arb.ca.gov/cc/inventory/pubs/reports/2000_2017/ ghg_inventory_trends_00-17.pdf. Accessed August 27, 2019.
California Air Resources Board. 2020a. 2017 Scoping Plan Documents. Available at: ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/ab-32-climate-change-scoping-plan/2017-scoping-plan-documents. Accessed July 21, 2020.
California Air Resources Board. 2020b. Cap-and-Trade Program. Available at: ww2.arb.ca.gov/ our-work/programs/cap-and-trade-program/about. Accessed August 20, 2020.
CARB. See California Air Resources Board.
IPCC. See International Panel on Climate Change.
California Public Utilities Commission 8. References
Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project Draft Environmental Impact Report
8-17 December 2020 Project 17.010
International Panel on Climate Change. 2014. Climate Change 2014: Synthesis Report. Contribution of Working Groups I, II and III to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Core Writing Team, R.K. Pachauri and L.A. Meyer (eds.)]. Available at: www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/02/ SYR_AR5_FINAL_full.pdf.
NASA. See National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 2020. The Causes of Climate Change. Available at: climate.nasa.gov/causes/. Accessed August 20, 2020.
San Luis Obispo County. 2016. EnergyWise 2016 Update. Available at: www.slocounty.ca.gov/ getattachment/d8cf48aa-eeb4-403b-81cd-e5da063458dc/EnergyWise-Plan-2016-Update.aspx. Accessed September 25, 2019.
United States Environmental Protection Agency. 2020a. Final Rule for Phase 2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles. Available at: www.epa.gov/regulations-emissions-vehicles-and-engines/final-rule-phase-2-greenhouse-gas-emissions-standards-and. Accessed July 21, 2020.
United States Environmental Protection Agency. 2020b. Regulations for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Passenger Cars and Trucks. Available at: www.epa.gov/regulations-emissions-vehicles-and-engines/regulations-greenhouse-gas-emissions-passenger-cars-and. Accessed August 18, 2020.
USEPA. See United States Environmental Protection Agency.
4.9. Hazards and Hazardous Materials
Business Insider. 2019. Life, death, and spontaneous combustion – here’s why the debate about Tesla fires just got more fierce. Available at: www.businessinsider.com/why-tesla-cars-catch-on-fire-2019-4. Accessed July 2, 2020.
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. 2007. San Luis Obispo County: Fire Hazard Severity Zones in SRA. Available at: osfm.fire.ca.gov/media/6795/ fhszs_map40.pdf. Accessed July 29, 2019
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. 2009. San Luis Obispo County: Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones in LRA. Available at: osfm.fire.ca.gov/media/6797/ fhszl_map40.pdf. Accessed September 4, 2019.
California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. 2014. Hazardous Material Business Plan FAQ. www.caloes.ca.gov/FireRescueSite/Documents/HMBP%20FAQ%20-%20Feb2014.pdf. Accessed April 1, 2020
California State Water Resources Control Board. 2019. GeoTracker Database. Available at: geotracker.waterboards.ca.gov/. Accessed April 2, 2020.
CNET. 2016. Here’s why Samsung Note 7 phones are catching fire. Available at: www.cnet.com/ news/why-is-samsung-galaxy-note-7-exploding-overheating/. Accessed July 2, 2020.
California Public Utilities Commission 8. References
Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project Draft Environmental Impact Report
8-18 December 2020 Project 17.010
NextEra Energy Transmission West, LLC and Pacific Gas & Electric Company. 2017. Proponent’s Environmental Assessment – Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project. Prepared by SWCA Environmental Consultants. Available at: www.cpuc.ca.gov/ environment/info/horizonh2o/estrella/docs/Revised_PEAOnly_May2017.pdf.
San Luis Obispo Air Pollution Control District. 2020. Naturally Occurring Asbestos: APCD NOA Map. Available at: www.slocleanair.org/rules-regulations/asbestos/noa. Accessed April 1, 2020.
San Luis Obispo County Certified Unified Program Agency. 2018. Certified Unified Program Agency Policies and Procedures. Available at: www.slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/ Health-Agency/Public-Health/Environmental-Health/Forms-Documents/Reference-Materials/Hazardous-Materials-Program-Reference-Documents/CUPA-Inspection-and-Enforcement-Policy.aspx. Accessed April 1, 2020.
San Luis Obispo County Department of Environmental Health. 2011a. Form E – Emergency Response Plan or Hazardous Waste Contingency Plan. Available at: www.slocounty.ca.gov/ Departments/Health-Agency/Public-Health/Environmental-Health/Forms-Documents/Reference-Materials/Hazardous-Materials-Program-Reference-Documents/Hazardous-Materials-Disclosure-Business-Plans-R/Emergency-Response-Plan-Form-E-Instructions.aspx. Accessed July 1, 2020.
San Luis Obispo County Department of Environmental Health. 2011b. Form T – Employee Training Program Instructions. Available at: www.slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/Health-Agency/Public-Health/Environmental-Health/Forms-Documents/Reference-Materials/Hazardous-Materials-Program-Reference-Documents/Hazardous-Materials-Disclosure-Business-Plans-R/Employee-Training-Plan-Form-T-Instructions.aspx. Accessed July 1, 2020.
SP Global. 2019. Burning concern: Energy storage industry battles battery fires. Available at: www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/latest-news-headlines/ burning-concern-energy-storage-industry-battles-battery-fires-51900636. Accessed July 2, 2020.
UL, LLC. 2020. UL 9540 Energy Storage System (ESS) Requirements – Evolving to Meet Industry and Regulatory Needs. Available at: www.ul.com/news/ul-9540-energy-storage-system-ess-requirements-evolving-meet-industry-and-regulatory-needs. Accessed July 2, 2020.
U.S. Energy Information Administration. 2019. Most utility-scale batteries in the United States are made of lithium-ion. Available at: www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=41813 #:~:text=Nearly%20all%20of%20the%20utility,power%20capacity%20and%20energy%20capacity. Accessed July 2, 2020.
Personal Communications:
Tully, James. 2020. Personal communication with James Tully, Battalion Chief, CAL FIRE, June 8, 2020.
California Public Utilities Commission 8. References
Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project Draft Environmental Impact Report
8-19 December 2020 Project 17.010
4.10 Hydrology and Water Quality
California Department of Conservation. 2009. Tsunami Inundation Maps. Available at: www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/tsunami/maps/San-Luis-Obispo. Accessed July 2016.
California Department of Conservation. 2010. Hydrologic Regions. Available at: www.conservation.ca.gov/dlrp/watershedportal/Documents/Information_Resources/WS_huc10_regions8_26_10.pdf. Accessed July 2016.
California Department of Water Resources. 2003. California’s Groundwater Update 2003, Central Coast Hydrologic Region. California’s Groundwater Bulletin No. 118. Available at: cawaterlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2003/10/Bulletin_118_Update_2003.pdf. Accessed July 2016.
California Department of Water Resources. 2014. California Statewide Groundwater Elevation Monitoring, Groundwater Basin Prioritization. Available at: water.ca.gov/Programs/Groundwater-Management/Basin-Prioritization. Accessed July 2016.
California Department of Water Resources. 2015. Water Data Library. Available at: wdl.water.ca.gov/waterdatalibrary/Home.aspx. Accessed December 11, 2015.
California Department of Water Resources. 2016. Groundwater Information Center – The GIC Interactive Map. Available at: gis.water.ca.gov/app/gicima/. Accessed July 2016.
California Department of Water Resources. 2019. GSA Map Viewer.
CCRWQCB. See Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board.
Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board. 2016. Water Quality Control Plan for the Central Coast Basin, Table 2-1. Identified Uses of Inland Surface Waters. Available at: www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralcoast/publications_forms/publications/basin_plan/current_version/2016_basin_plan_r3_complete.pdf. Accessed October 20, 2016.
Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board. 2019. Water Quality Control Plan for the Central Coastal Basin, June 2019 Edition. Available at: www.waterboards.ca.gov/ centralcoast/publications_forms/publications/basin_plan/docs/2019_basin_plan_r3_complete_webaccess.pdf. Accessed February 7, 2019.
City of El Paso De Robles. 2003. City of El Paso De Robles General Plan, Safety Element. Adopted December 16, 2003. Available at: www.prcity.com/government/departments/ commdev/planning/pdf/general-plan-2003/SafetyElement.pdf. Accessed July 2016.
County of San Luis Obispo. 1999. County of San Luis Obispo General Plan, Safety Element. As amended through December 3, 2013. Available at: www.slocounty.ca.gov/ getattachment/893b6c58-7550-4113-911c-3ef46d22b7c8/Safety-Element.aspx. Accessed July 2016.
County of San Luis Obispo. 2005. Water Years 2001–02 and 2002–03 Hydrologic Report. Available at: www.slocountywater.org/site/Water%20Resources/Reports/ pdf/Hydrologic%20Report%202002.pdf. Accessed July 2016.
California Public Utilities Commission 8. References
Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project Draft Environmental Impact Report
8-20 December 2020 Project 17.010
County of San Luis Obispo. 2011a. Paso Robles Groundwater Basin Management Plan. Available at: www.slocountywater.org/site/Water%20Resources/Water%20Forum/pdf/ 201103%20-%20Paso%20Basin%20Final%20GMP.pdf. Accessed July 2016.
County of San Luis Obispo. 2011b. Resource Capacity Study – Water Supply in the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin. Available at: www.slocounty.ca.gov/getattachment/3b78f1da-abdf-486c-900c-1daadceb69fa/2011-02-PRGB-Resource-Capacity-Study.aspx. Accessed July 2016.
DWR. See California Department of Water Resources.
Horizon West Transmission, LLC and Pacific Gas & Electric Company. 2019. Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Reinforcement Project, Proponent’s Environmental Assessment (A.17-01-023) – Response to Data Request No. 2. Available at: www.cpuc.ca.gov/ environment/info/horizonh2o/estrella/docs/Estrella%20Updated%20DR%202%20Response.pdf. Accessed January 28, 2020.
HWT. See Horizon West Transmission, LLC.
NEET West. See NextEra Energy Transmission West, LLC.
NextEra Energy Transmission West, LLC and Pacific Gas & Electric Company. 2017. Proponent’s Environmental Assessment – Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project. Prepared by SWCA Environmental Consultants. Available at: www.cpuc.ca.gov/ environment/info/horizonh2o/estrella/docs/Revised_PEAOnly_May2017.pdf.
PG&E. See Pacific Gas & Electric Company.
San Francisco Estuary Institute. 2016. EcoAtlas – Central Coast. Available at: www.ecoatlas.org/regions/ecoregion/central-coast. Accessed July 2016.
SWCA Environmental Consultants. 2020. Technical Memorandum: Biological Resources Memorandum for the Golden Hill Industrial Park Reroute and Possible Golden Eagle Nest Reroute on Union Road.
State Water Resources Control Board. 2016. Storm Water Strategy, Reclaiming Storm Water as a Resource to Improve Water Quality and Quantity (Fact Sheet). Strategy to Optimize Resource Management of Storm Water.
State Water Resources Control Board. 2017. Final 2014 and 2016 Integrated Report (CWA Section 303(d) List / 305(b) Report). www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/ tmdl/2014_16state_ir_reports/category5_report.shtml. Accessed February 27, 2019.
Templeton Community Services District. 2016. Technical Report Salinas Valley – Atascadero Area Subbasin Basin Boundary Modification Application.
Upper Salinas Las Tablas Resource Conservation District. 2012. Huer Huero Creek Watershed.
Upper Salinas-Las Tablas Resource Conservation District. 2014. San Luis Obispo County Watershed Management Planning Project Phase I.
California Public Utilities Commission 8. References
Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project Draft Environmental Impact Report
8-21 December 2020 Project 17.010
US-LT RCD, See Upper Salinas Las Tablas Resource Conservation District.
Water Research Center. 2014. pH in the Environment. Available at: www.water-research.net/index.php/ph-in-the-environment. Accessed July 2016.
Personal Communications
Sagrafena, Erika. 2020. Personal communication with Erika Sagrafena of SWCA Environmental Consultants. March 31, 2020.
4.11. Land Use and Planning
County of San Luis Obispo. 2015. The Area Plans, County of San Luis Obispo Land Use and Circulation Elements (Part II). As amended through March 24, 2015. Available at: www.slocounty.ca.gov/getattachment/ff292785-9f5e-4ae1-af3d-178862adfca3/Inland-Area-Plans.aspx. Accessed May 23, 2018.
NextEra Energy Transmission West, LLC and Pacific Gas & Electric Company. 2017. Proponent’s Environmental Assessment – Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project. Prepared by SWCA Environmental Consultants. Available at: www.cpuc.ca.gov/ environment/info/horizonh2o/estrella/docs/Revised_PEAOnly_May2017.pdf
Tashjian, B. 2019. Letter sent to CPUC on behalf of Santa Ysabel Homeowners Association regarding the Alternatives Screening Report.
4.12. Mineral Resources
California Department of Conservation. 2011a. Update of Mineral Land Classifications: Concrete Aggregate in the San Luis Obispo – Santa Barbara Production-Consumption Region, California.
California Department of Conservation. 2011b. Updated Mineral Land Classification Map for Concrete-Grade Aggregates in the San Luis Obispo – Santa Barbara Production-Consumption Region, California – North Half. California Geological Survey, Special Report 215, Plate 1A, scale 1:100,000.
CDOC. See California Department of Conservation.
County of San Luis Obispo. 2015. The Area Plans, County of San Luis Obispo Land Use and Circulation Elements (Part II). As amended through March 24, 2015. Available at: www.slocounty.ca.gov/getattachment/ff292785-9f5e-4ae1-af3d-178862adfca3/Inland-Area-Plans.aspx. Accessed May 23, 2018.
NextEra Energy Transmission West, LLC and Pacific Gas & Electric Company. 2017. Proponent’s Environmental Assessment – Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project. Prepared by SWCA Environmental Consultants. Available at: www.cpuc.ca.gov/ environment/info/horizonh2o/estrella/docs/Revised_PEAOnly_May2017.pdf
California Public Utilities Commission 8. References
Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project Draft Environmental Impact Report
8-22 December 2020 Project 17.010
4.13. Noise and Vibration
Caltrans. 2013. Technical Noise Supplement to the Traffic Noise Analysis Protocol (September 2013). Available at: dot.ca.gov/programs/environmental-analysis/noise-vibration. Accessed: December 1, 2020.
California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research. 2017. State of California General Plan Guidelines. Available at: opr.ca.gov/docs/OPR_COMPLETE_7.31.17.pdf. Accessed September 26, 2019.
Caltrans. See California Department of Transportation.
See FAA. See Federal Aviation Administration.
Federal Aviation Administration. 2020. Aviation Environmental Design Tool (AEDT) Version 3c Technical Manual. March. Available at: aedt.faa.gov/Documents/ AEDT3b_TechManual.pdf.
Federal Transit Administration. 2006. FHWA Roadway Construction Noise Model User’s Guide. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Transportation. Available at: www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/noise/construction_noise/rcnm/rcnm.pdf.
Federal Transit Administration 2018. Transit Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment Manual. Available at: www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/docs/research-innovation/118131/transit-noise-and-vibration-impact-assessment-manual-fta-report-no-0123_0.pdf. Accessed September 26, 2019.
FTA. See Federal Transit Administration.
NEET West. See NextEra Energy Transmission West, LLC.
NextEra Energy Transmission West, LLC and Pacific Gas & Electric Company. 2017. Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project – Proponent’s Environmental Assessment. Available at: www.cpuc.ca.gov/environment/info/horizonh2o/ estrella/docs/Revised_PEAOnly_May2017.pdf. Accessed August 21, 2020.
PG&E. See Pacific Gas & Electric Company.
San Luis Obispo County Airport Land Use Commission. 1977.Airport Land Use Plan for the Paso Robles Municipal Airport. Adopted by the Airport Land Use Commission November 1977; amended February 2005; amended May 2007.
San Luis Obispo County Airport Land Use Commission. 2006. Paso Robles Municipal Airport Land Use Plan, Figure 2: Airport Noise Contours. Available at: www.prcity.com/ DocumentCenter/View/14511/Figure-2-Airport-Noise-Contours-PDF. Accessed August 24, 2020.
OPR. See State of California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research.
California Public Utilities Commission 8. References
Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project Draft Environmental Impact Report
8-23 December 2020 Project 17.010
4.14. Population and Housing
California Employment Development Department. 2020. San Luis Obispo – Paso Robles – Arroyo Grande Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) (San Luis Obispo County) Industry Employment & Labor Force. Available at: www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/geography/ msa/san-luis-obispo-paso-robles-arroyo-grande.html. Accessed May 14, 2020.
City of Paso Robles. 2014. General Plan: Housing Element. Available at: www.prcity.com/ DocumentCenter/View/25850/20141001-Housing-Element. Accessed May 14, 2020.
EDD. See California Economic Development Department.
NEET West and PG&E. See NextEra Energy Transmission West and Pacific Gas & Electric Company.
NextEra Energy Transmission West and Pacific Gas & Electric Company. 2017. Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project – Proponent’s Environmental Assessment. May 2017. Available at: www.cpuc.ca.gov/environment/info/horizonh2o/estrella/ docs/Revised_PEAOnly_May2017.pdf
NextEra Energy Transmission West and Pacific Gas & Electric Company. 2020. Proponent’s Environmental Assessment – Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project. Updated Appendix G, Distribution Need Analysis. April 2020.
TripAdvisor. 2017. Hotels Search. Available at: www.tripadvisor.com/Hotels-g32861-Paso_Robles_San_Luis_Obispo_County_California-Hotels.html. Accessed September 6, 2017.
U.S. Census Bureau. 2020. QuickFacts: San Luis Obispo County, California. Available at: www.census.gov/quickfacts/sanluisobispocountycalifornia. Accessed May 14, 2020.
4.15. Public Services
CAL FIRE. See California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. 2020. San Luis Obispo County Fire Department: Operations. Available at: calfireslo.org/operations/. Accessed May 19, 2020.
City of Paso Robles Department of Fire and Emergency Services. 2020. Homepage. Accessed May 19, 2020. Available at: www.prcity.com/198/Fire-and-Emergency-Services.
City of Paso Robles Department of Recreation Services. 2020. Parks. Available at: www.prcity.com/792/Parks. Accessed May 19, 2020.
County of San Luis Obispo. 2006. Parks and Recreation Element of the San Luis Obispo County General Plan. Available at: www.slocounty.ca.gov/getattachment/685896c6-bdbe-47ff-ae54-2ee55fdfc4ac/Parks-and-Recreation-Element.aspx. Accessed May 19, 2020.
California Public Utilities Commission 8. References
Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project Draft Environmental Impact Report
8-24 December 2020 Project 17.010
County of San Luis Obispo. 2017. 2014-2016 Resource Summary Report, San Luis Obispo County General Plan. Available at: www.slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/Planning-Building/ Planning-(Current-and-Environmental)/Forms-Documents-(Current-Environmental)/ Planning-Informational-Documents/Resource-Summary-Report.aspx. Accessed May 19, 2020.
NEET West and PG&E. See NextEra Energy Transmission West and Pacific Gas & Electric Company.
NextEra Energy Transmission West and Pacific Gas & Electric Company. 2017. Estrella Substation
and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project, Proponent’s Environmental Assessment.
May 2017. Available at: www.cpuc.ca.gov/environment/info/horizonh2o/estrella/
docs/Revised_PEAOnly_May2017.pdf.
San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department. 2019. Annual Report. Available at: www.slosheriff.org/annual_report.php. Accessed May 19, 2020.
4.16. Recreation
NextEra Energy Transmission West, LLC and Pacific Gas & Electric Company. 2017. Proponent’s Environmental Assessment – Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project. Prepared by SWCA Environmental Consultants. Available at: www.cpuc.ca.gov/ environment/info/horizonh2o/estrella/docs/Revised_PEAOnly_May2017.pdf
4.17. Transportation
Amtrak. 2019. Coast Starlight. Available at: www.amtrak.com/routes/coast-starlight-train.html. Accessed October 4, 2019.
California Department of Transportation. 2014. California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. Revision 5 (March 27, 2020). Available at: dot.ca.gov/-/media/dot-media/ programs/safety-programs/documents/ca-mutcd/rev-5/camutcd2014-rev5-a11y.pdf. Accessed October 10, 2020.
Caltrans. See California Department of Transportation.
City of Paso Robles. 2011. General Plan Circulation Element.
City of Paso Robles. 2018. Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan. Available at: www.prcity.com/ DocumentCenter/View/25508/20181218-CC-adopted---Bike-and-Ped-Plan---Final. Accessed October 4, 2019.
City of Paso Robles. 2019. Adopted 2019 Circulation Element Update (Amendment of February 2011 Circulation Element). Available at: www.prcity.com/313/General-Plan. Accessed October 10, 2020.
Governor’s Office of Planning and Research. 2018. Technical Advisory on Evaluating Transportation Impacts in CEQA. Available at: opr.ca.gov/docs/20190122-743_Technical_Advisory.pdf. Accessed August 6, 2020.
California Public Utilities Commission 8. References
Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project Draft Environmental Impact Report
8-25 December 2020 Project 17.010
Federal Highway Administration. 2018. Traffic Data Computation Method Pocket Guide, Publication No. FHWA-PL-18-027. Available at: www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/ pubs/pl18027_traffic_data_pocket_guide.pdf. Accessed February 4, 2019.
FHWA. See Federal Highway Administration.
NEET West and PG&E. See NextEra Energy Transmission West and Pacific Gas & Electric Company.
NextEra Energy Transmission West and Pacific Gas & Electric Company. 2017. Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project, Proponent’s Environmental Assessment (May 2017). Available at: www.cpuc.ca.gov/environment/info/horizonh2o/estrella/ docs/Revised_PEAOnly_May2017.pdf. Accessed August 5, 2020.
NextEra Energy Transmission West and Pacific Gas & Electric Company. 2020. Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Reinforcement Project, Proponent’s Environmental Assessment (A.17-01-023) – Updated Response to Data Request No. 5.
RTA. See San Luis Obispo Regional Transportation Authority.
San Luis Obispo Council of Governments. 2014. US 101 Corridor Mobility Study. Available at: www.dropbox.com/s/5uj40l0h6hfhfqz/SLOCOG%20US%20101%20Mobility%20Study%20Final.pdf?dl=0. Accessed October 9, 2019.
San Luis Obispo Council of Governments. 2019. State Route 46. Available at: www.slocog.org/ programs/highways-streets-roads/highway-46. Accessed September 19, 2019.
San Luis Obispo County. 2014. Land Use and Circulation Elements (Part II) – The Area Plans. Available at: www.slocounty.ca.gov/getattachment/ff292785-9f5e-4ae1-af3d-178862adfca3/Inland-Area-Plans.aspx. Accessed October 4, 2019.
San Luis Obispo County. 2016. County Bikeways Plan. Available at: www.slocounty.ca.gov/ getattachment/93efa378-4000-40ea-ad52-ef0b9b2fed6b/2016-Bikeways-Plan.aspx. Accessed October 4, 2019.
San Luis Obispo Regional Transportation Authority. 2019. North County 2019 Fares and Schedules: Paso Express and RTA 9. Available at: www.slorta.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/Paso-Express-and-RTA-9_brochure-Feb-2019.pdf. Accessed October 4, 2019.
San Luis Obispo Rideshare. 2019. Park & Ride Lots. Available at: rideshare.org/park-ride-lots/. Accessed October 11, 2019.
SLOCOG. See San Luis Obispo Council of Governments.
U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2017. Commuting Characteristics by Sex for El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) city, California, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census. See U.S. Bureau of the Census.
California Public Utilities Commission 8. References
Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project Draft Environmental Impact Report
8-26 December 2020 Project 17.010
4.18. Tribal Cultural Resources
California Native American Heritage Commission. 2020. Welcome. Available at: nahc.ca.gov/. Accessed August 13, 2020.
NAHC. See California Native American Heritage Commission.
Parker, Patricia L., and Thomas F. King. 1990. Guidelines for Evaluating and Documenting Traditional Cultural Properties. National Register Publication 38. National Park Service, Washington, DC. Revised 1998. Available at: www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/ upload/NRB38-Completeweb.pdf.
4.19. Utilities and Service Systems
California Department of Resource Recovery and Recycling. 2016. Jurisdiction Diversion/Disposal Rate Summary (2007-Current) for San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority.
California Department of Resource Recovery and Recycling. 2020. SWIS Facility/Site Activity Details: Camp Roberts Landfill (40-AA-0002). Available at: www2.calrecycle.ca.gov/ SolidWaste/SiteActivity/Details/1507?siteID=3169. Accessed October 12, 2020.
California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region. 2014. Central Coast RWQCB (3)-Waste Acceptance List. Available at: www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues /programs/land_disposal/docs/wal_r3.pdf. Accessed December 3, 2020.
CalRecycle. See California Department of Resource Recovery and Recycling.
Central Coast RWQCB. See California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region.
City of Paso Robles. 2016. 2015 Urban Water Management Plan, Final July 2016. Available at: prcity.com/DocumentCenter/View/14827/Urban-Water-Management-Plan-PDF. Accessed April 16, 2020.
City of Paso Robles. 2020a. City of El Paso de Robles Department of Public Works, Wastewater Division Website. Available at: www.prcity.com/497/Collection-System. Accessed April 16, 2020.
City of Paso Robles. 2020b. City of El Paso de Robles Wastewater Treatment Plant 2019 Annual Report. Available at: www.prcity.com/DocumentCenter/View/15211/Wastewater-Treatment-Plant-Annual-Report-PDF. Accessed April 16, 2020.
City of Paso Robles. 2020c. Public Works Overview. Available at: www.prcity.com/315/Public-Works. Accessed April 20, 2020.
County of San Luis Obispo. 2010. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Phase II Stormwater Management Program. Third Revision 2006; Approved 2007; Updated April 2010.
California Public Utilities Commission 8. References
Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project Draft Environmental Impact Report
8-27 December 2020 Project 17.010
NextEra Energy Transmission West, LLC and Pacific Gas & Electric Company. 2017. Proponent’s Environmental Assessment – Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project. Prepared by SWCA Environmental Consultants. Available at: www.cpuc.ca.gov/ environment/info/horizonh2o/estrella/docs/Revised_PEAOnly_May2017.pdf
Waste Management. 2020. Fact Sheets: Kettleman Hills Facility Overview. Available at: kettlemanhillslandfill.wm.com/fact-sheets/2011/facility-overview.jsp. Accessed October 12, 2020.
4.20. Wildfire
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. 2018. Strategic Fire Plan for California. Available at: osfm.fire.ca.gov/media/5590/2018-strategic-fire-plan-approved-08_22_18.pdf. Accessed September 26, 2019.
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. 2019. Community Wildfire Prevention & Mitigation Report. Available at: www.fire.ca.gov/media/5584/45-day-report-final.pdf. Accessed July 20, 2020.
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. 2020a. Vegetation Management Program. Available at: www.fire.ca.gov/programs/resource-management/resource-protection-improvement/vegetation-management-program/. Accessed July 20, 2020.
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. 2020b. California Fire Hazard Severity Zone Viewer. Available at: gis.data.ca.gov/datasets/789d5286736248f69c4515c04f58f414. Accessed July 20, 2020.
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. 2020c. Chimney Fire: Overview. Available at: fire.ca.gov/incidents/2016/8/13/chimney-fire/#incident-links. Accessed April 15, 2020.
California Public Utilities Commission. 2017. Decision 17-12-024, December 14, 2017 – Decision Adopting Regulations to Enhance Fire Safety in the High Fire-Threat District. Available at: docs.cpuc.ca.gov/PublishedDocs/Published/G000/M200/K976/200976667.PDF. Accessed July 20, 2020.
California Public Utilities Commission. 2018. CPUC Fire-Threat Map. ftp.cpuc.ca.gov/safety/fire-threat_map/2018/PrintablePDFs/8.5X11inch_PDF/CPUC_Fire-Threat_Map_final.pdf. Accessed March 26, 2019.
California Public Utilities Commission. 2019. Rulemaking 18-10-007 – Order instituting Rulemaking to Implement Electric Utility Wildfire Mitigation Plans Pursuant to Senate Bill 901 (2018). Available at: docs.cpuc.ca.gov/PublishedDocs/Efile/G000/ M322/K215/322215834.PDF. Accessed July 20, 2020.
California Public Utilities Commission. 2020a. Rules for Overhead Electric Line Construction. General Order 95. Available at: docs.cpuc.ca.gov/PublishedDocs/Published/ G000/M338/K730/338730245.pdf. Accessed October 12, 2020.
California Public Utilities Commission. 2020b. Fire-Threat Maps and Fire-Safety Regulations Proceedings. Available at: www.cpuc.ca.gov/firethreatmaps/. Accessed April 15, 2020.
California Public Utilities Commission 8. References
Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project Draft Environmental Impact Report
8-28 December 2020 Project 17.010
California Public Utilities Commission. 2020c. Press Release: CPUC approves Wildfire Safety Division Recommendations for Utility 2020 Wildfire Mitigation Plans. Available at: docs.cpuc.ca.gov/PublishedDocs/Published/G000/M340/K129/340129782.PDF. Accessed July 20, 2020.
City of Paso Robles. 2016. Local Hazard Mitigation Plan. Available at: www.prcity.com/ DocumentCenter/View/15207/Local-Hazard-Mitigation-Plan-PDF. Accessed April 1, 2020.
County of San Luis Obispo. 2016. Emergency Operations Plan. December 2016.
County of San Luis Obispo. 2019. San Luis Obispo County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan: Update 2019, Public Review Draft (Annex E: City of Paso Robles). Available at: www.slocounty.ca.gov/getattachment/51d4e524-34c4-4646-bcdc-cfa65ffe9595/San-Luis-Obispo-County-HMP-Public-Review-Draft-Base-Plan.aspx. Accessed November 13, 2019.
Governor Newsom’s Strike Force. 2019. Wildfires and Climate Change: California’s Energy Future. Available at: www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Wildfires-and-Climate-Change-California%E2%80%99s-Energy-Future.pdf. Accessed July 20, 2020.
Office of Governor Gavin Newsom. 2019. California Certifies Statewide Programmatic Environmental Impact Review to Protect Californians from Catastrophic Wildfires. Available at: www.gov.ca.gov/2019/12/31/california-certifies-statewide-programmatic-environmental-impact-review-to-protect-californians-from-catastrophic-wildfires/. Accessed July 20, 2020.
UL, LLC. 2020. UL 9540 Energy Storage System (ESS) Requirements – Evolving to Meet Industry and Regulatory Needs. Available at: www.ul.com/news/ul-9540-energy-storage-system-ess-requirements-evolving-meet-industry-and-regulatory-needs. Accessed July 2, 2020.
U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Interior. 2014. The National Strategy: The Final Phase in the Development of the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy. Available at: www.forestsandrangelands.gov/documents/ strategy/strategy/CSPhaseIIINationalStrategyApr2014.pdf. Accessed July 20, 2020.
Chapter 5. Alternatives Summary
California Independent System Operator. 2014. 2013-2014 Transmission Plan. Available at: www.caiso.com/Documents/Board-Approved2013-2014TransmissionPlan _July162014.pdf. Accessed November 5, 2018.
California Public Utilities Commission. 2020. Administrative Law Judge’s Ruling on Estrella Substation Distribution Deferral Opportunity. July 23. Available from the proceeding R.14-08-013 website at: apps.cpuc.ca.gov/apex/f?p=401:56:0::NO:RP,57,RIR:P5 _PROCEEDING_SELECT:R1408013.
Edison Electric Institute. 2013. Out of Sight, Out of Mind 2012: An Updated Study on the Undergrounding of Overhead Power Lines.
California Public Utilities Commission 8. References
Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project Draft Environmental Impact Report
8-29 December 2020 Project 17.010
Pacific Gas & Electric Company. 2019. 2019 Final PG&E Generator Interconnection Unit Cost Guide. Revised February 8, 2019. Available at: www.eei.org/issuesandpolicy/electricreliability/undergrounding/Documents/UndergroundReport.pdf. Accessed November 13, 2020.
Pacific Gas & Electric Company. 2020. Pacific Gas & Electric Company’s Quarterly AB 970 Project Status Report (Public Version) 2020 – Q4.
PG&E. See Pacific Gas & Electric Company.
SCE. See Southern California Edison.
SDG&E. See San Diego Gas & Electric Company.
San Diego Gas & Electric Company. 2019. CPUC Energy Division Data Request; CPUC ED-SDG&E DR-01; Description of Proceeding-R.17-05-010; SDG&E Response.
Southern California Edison. 2019. Data Request Set ED – SCE – Transmission Undergrounding Costs_R1705010.
Personal Communications
Dawson, Jim, Sun Communities, Inc. November 2020. Personal communication with Patrick Donaldson via email regarding the undergrounding of existing overhead distribution lines as part of construction of the Cava Robles RV Resort.
Smith, Bruce, Chief Regulatory Analyst, Pacific Gas & Electric Company. October 2019. Personal communication with CPUC staff via email regarding the cost to underground transmission lines.
Chapter 6. Other Statutory and Cumulative Effects
NextEra Energy Transmission West, LLC and Pacific Gas & Electric Company. 2020. Proponent’s Environmental Assessment – Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project. Updated Appendix G, Distribution Need Analysis. April 2020.
Chapter 7. Report Preparation
None.
California Public Utilities Commission 8. References
Estrella Substation and Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project Draft Environmental Impact Report
8-30 December 2020 Project 17.010
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