Southern California Edison Operation and Maintenance

Practices

Corporate Environment, Health & Safety

Kristi Boken, Senior Biologist

Environmental Interactions with Operations and Maintenance Activities

at Southern California Edison

Corporate Environment, Health & SafetyKristi Boken, Senior Biologist

What Will Be Discussed

SCE Policy, Directives, and Policies Environmental Screening Form Training Hazardous Tree Removal Project Challenges SCE Faces

Project Types Deteriorated Pole Fiber Optic Third Party Cell Sites and Telecommunication Hydro Catalina Island Corporate Real Estate Distribution Substation Plan (DSP) GO 131D—SCE CEQA Evaluation Process Special Projects Line Clearing Operation and Maintenance

Includes O&M and other small capital projects

CEH&S Directives for Ground Disturbing Activities and Avian Species

Protection of biological and archaeological resources, compliance with existing laws

Requires an Environmental Screening Form for any project with ground disturbance

Avian Protection

Environmental Screening Form

Helps Project Planner know when to call EH&S

Helps Project Planner be aware of what to look for at job sites

Helps SCE comply with applicable Environmental Laws and Regulations

Environmental Screening Form

Originally created for deteriorated poles One-size doesn’t fit all Currently under revision Planner feedback and input Multi-discipline coverage? Will become part of SAP

O&M and Small Capital Project Database

Basic database to track all projects that come in on an ESF

Approximately 750 packets in 2008

Many different query options

New change to capture Environmental follow-up requirements

Training at SCE

Chino Training School New Planner Groundmen Substation Hydro Project Specific

Desert tortoise

Hazardous Tree Removal Project

Governor Davis declared State of Emergency

California Public Utilities Commission mandate for San Bernardino and Riverside Counties

CEQA suspended, other

laws and regulations

were not suspended

Urban forest, large

project area

Hazardous Tree Removal ProjectBiological Process and Procedures

San Bernardino National Forest--3 districts Maps from available GIS data layers Surveys to verify maps Guidelines for various areas and resources

ULTIMATE GOAL

No Affect!

Hazardous Tree Removal Project

Maps and guidelines Three areas identified by maps

Green, yellow, and red Surveys for verification, modify

maps Guidelines for each species and

area Training

Streams and drainages Listed and sensitive species

Modified maps for crews Type of area they are working in

– green (1), yellow (2), red (3)

Hazardous Tree Removal Project

137,883 trees to date 84,000+ acres

SCE Existing and Future O&M Plans

Barstow BLM MOU—desert tortoise Sierra National Forest O&M Plan Angeles National Forest O&M Plan Delhi sands flower-loving fly Low Effect HCP

BUOW, CAGN, LBV, SWWF, LAPM, SARW, SBKR

Mohave ground squirrel request? San Bernardino National Forest O&M Plan?

Challenges SCE Faces

50,000 square mile territory, over 175 T&E species

Challenges SCE Faces

Follow-up on requirements, recommendations, and guidelines

Transmission O&M Plans covering O&M activities O&M included in capital project planning Getting the message to everyone Contractors and 3rd party customers Parking plans Management support and funding Workload