ARCADIS Performing Siting Study for San Diego Gas & Electric.DENVER -- ARCADIS (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ARCAF) (EURONEXT: ARCAD), the international consulting and engineering company, today announced a progressive step forward for a significant project affecting residents in the San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. region with the filing of the application to the California Public Utilities Commission The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC; also often commonly referred to as simply the PUC) [1] is a state Public Utilities Commission which regulates privately-owned utilities in the state of California, including electric power, . ARCADIS' environmental planning Environmental planning is a relatively new field of study that aims to merge the practice of urban planning with the concerns of environmentalism. Essentially speaking, while urban planners have traditionally factored in economic development, transportation, sanitation, and other and permitting practice, specifically Greystone Environmental which recently merged with ARCADIS, has assisted San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) with conducting a comprehensive siting study and environmental permitting for approximately 150 miles of 500/230 kV transmission line. The Sunrise Powerlink Sunrise Powerlink is a high-voltage power transmission line proposed to be constructed in San Diego County, California and Imperial County, California by San Diego Gas & Electric. Project is located in southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, and is highly recognized due to its geographic extent and critical necessity to the San Diego region. The project included an extensive outreach effort including a large number of briefings, open houses and interactive groups with stakeholders Stakeholders All parties that have an interest, financial or otherwise, in a firm-stockholders, creditors, bondholders, employees, customers, management, the community, and the government. , agencies, and other elected officials throughout an area exceeding 4,000 square miles A square mil is a unit of area, equal to the area of a square with sides of length one mil. A mil is one thousandth of an international inch. This unit of area is usually used in specifying the area of the cross section of a wire or cable. . The study concluded with the development of the Proponent's Environmental Assessment, a component of SDG&E's Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. An application was submitted to the California Public Utilities Commission on August 4, 2006, thereby initiating the regulatory review process. The Sunrise Powerlink Project is anticipated to be in service in 2010. "This project would not have been successful were it not for the concentrated efforts of our client and the team of dedicated personnel that we assembled. We know from experience that laying a solid groundwork of community involvement is critical and crucial for success. Everyone stayed focused on positive results," said Kenda Pollio, ARCADIS' Environmental Planning and Permitting Manager. ARCADIS is an international company providing consultancy, engineering and management services in infrastructure, environment and facilities, to enhance mobility, sustainability and quality of life. ARCADIS develops, designs, implements, maintains and operates projects for companies and governments. With more than 10,000 employees and over $1 billion in gross revenue, the company has an extensive international network that is supported by strong local market positions. Please visit our website at www.arcadis-us.com. For more information, contact Kenda Pollio at 602-438-0883 or kpollio@arcadis-us.com. |
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