TID is proposing construction of a new double-circuit 115-kV transmission line and substation named The Hughson-Grayson 115-kV Transmission Line and Substation Project. This project is needed to serve expected load growth, improve transmission reliability, and provide additional dedicated crossing of State Highway 99. TID will serve as the lead agency for the Project, which includes construction of an approximately 10 mile 115 kilovolt (kV) transmission line, with a 12-kV underbuild in most locations, along a route that would begin near Hughson, California and terminate near Ceres, California at a new 7.35-acre substation, the Grayson Substation. The Project also includes construction of a double circuit 69-kV transmission line, which would follow the same route as the 115-kV transmission line for the first 0.8 miles from the Grayson Substation, extending east on East Grayson Road, and a second 69-kV transmission line that would extend approximately 0.5 miles north of the Grayson Substation to the existing TID Almond Power Plant.
The Draft EIR provides a description of the Project setting and characteristics. It also includes an environmental evaluation that identifies the potential environmental impacts associated with implementation of the Project. Mitigation measures are proposed to avoid or reduce the severity of any identified significant impacts.
The Final Environmental Impact Report provides responses to comments received on the Draft Environmental Impact Report. On November 17, TID Board of Directors, at it's regularly scheduled Board meeting, will consider certification of the Environmental Impact Report and possible project approval of the Hughson-Grayson 115-kV Transmission and Substation Project.
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