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MAY 25, 1988
DRAFT
IMPACT REPORT (DEIR)
OF THE PROPOSED 230 KV
PT 3C"I C MEMOOMBCTUN
BETWEEN THE CITY OF
LODI AND THE WESTERN
AREA POWER
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CITY COUNCIL
JAMES kY PINKERTON. Ir.. manor
JOHNR (Randy)SNIDER
Mayor ProTempore
DAVID Ni HINCHMAN
EVELYN M OLSON
FREDM REID
Helen McPherson
Court Reporter
1351 West Oak Street
Stockton, CA
Dear Ms. McPherson:
CITY OF LODI
CITY HALL, 221 WEST PINE STREET
CALL BOX 3006
LODI. CALIFORNIA 95241-1910
(209)334-5634
TEEECOPIER (209)333-6795
THOMAS A. PETERSON
City Manager
ALICE M RE IMCHE
City Clerk
BOB McNATT
City Attorney
This letter will confirm our telephone conversation with your office
whereby w have requested the services of a court reporter for the
following dates :
a) Public Hearing - Wednesday, W 25, 1988, 7:30 p.m. , Fine Arts
Building, Hutchins Street Square, corner of Hutchins Street and Oak
Street, Lodi.
b) Public Hearing - Wednesday, June 1, 1988: 7:30 n,m, ;
Chambers, 221 West Pine Street, Lodi.
The subject of both of these public hearings is the Draft Environmental
Impact Report for the City of Lodi Direct Intercriinection Project. We
have enclosed a copy of the subject document so that you can
familiarize yourself with the topic prior to the hearings.
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call this
office.
Very truly yours,
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Alice M. Reimche
city Clerk
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OF SPECIAL MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LODI
REGARDING THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (DEIR)
OF THE PROPOSED 230 KV ELECTRICAL
BETWEEN THE CITY CF LOD I AND
THE WESTERN AREA POWER ADNIINSMTION
A Special meeting and Public Hearing will be conducted by the City Council of
the City of Lodi `to receive public review and comment regarding the Draft
Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) of the proposed 230 KV Electrical
Interconnection between the City of Lodi and the Western Area Power'
Administration at 7:30 p.m. , Wednesday, May 25, 1988, in the Fine Arts
Building, Hutchins Street Square, southwest corner of South Hutchins Street and
West Oak Street, Lodi, California.
Information regarding this matter may be obtained in the office of the City
Clerk 221 West Pine Street, Lodi, or by telephoning (209) 333-6702.
Dated: W 10, 1988
Alice M. Reimche
City Clerk
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARNG
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LODI
REGARDING THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL "ACf REPORT (DEIR)
OF THE PROPOSED 230 KV ELECTRIC PffMCOl%�ON
BETWEEN THE CITY OF LODI AND THE WESTERN AREA POKER ADMINISTRATION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GNIN that on Wednesday, the 25th day of May, 1988, at the
hour of 7:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, the Lodi
City Council at a special meeting will conduct a public hearing in the Fine
Arts Building, Hutchins Street Square, southwest corner of South Hutchins
Street and West Oak Street, Lodi, to receive public review and comment
regarding he Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) of the proposed
interconnect between the City of Lodi and the Western Area Power Administration.
Information regarding this item may be obtained in the office of the City Clerk
at 221 West Pine Street, Lodi, California, or by phoning (209) 333-6702. All
interested persons are invited to present their views either for or against the
above proposal. Written statements may be filed with the Community Development
Director at any time prior to the hearing scheduled herein and oral statements
may be made at said hearing.
If you challenge the Draft Environmental Impact Report in court you may be
limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public
hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the
City Clerk at, or prior to, the public hearing.
EIy Order of the Lodi City Council
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Alice M. Reimche
City Clerk
Dated: May 10, 1988
Approved as to form:
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Bobby W. McNatt
City Attorney
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City Council
City of Lodi
City Hall
221 W. Pine Street
Lodi, Calif. 95241-1910
Dear Council Members:
In regard to the Direct Interconnection Project, I am
writing in concern as I own property'located on the corner
of Hwy. 12 and Ray Road. It is my understanding that you
want to put power lines along Hwy. 12, which would place a
pole directly on my property. No one has contacted me about
this situation.
There are several reasons you should be aware of as to
why I do not want any power poles on my property. This would
cause vines to be removed unnecessarily from my property.
These poles and power lines would devalue my property and all
other property in tate area where the poles and lines would be
located. You would be ruining valuable frontage with the
ugly sight of these poles. I prefer you go in a middle section
along the Woodbridge Canal in a straight line and not ruin
the frontage.
As there are alternate routes one can take, these other
ideas may be more beneficial to all those concerned. P.G.E.
has offered to upgrade their systems. The most logical route
is to go underground with your project.
It seems to me that the Northern California Power Co.
is misleading you to believe that this project would be in
your best interest, when you still will be obligated to pay
rent on P.G.E. facilities.
Sincerely,
Frank Alberti
13707 N. Davis Road
Lodi, Calif. 95212
City Council
City of Lodi
City Hall
221 W. Pine Street
Lodi, CA. 95241- 1910
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Lodi City Council
221 West mine Street
Lodi, California
Gear Sirs:
As owners of parcel no. 058--020-12 along Highway 12, we want
to go on record as being adamantly opposed to the construction
of a power transmission line across our property. Furthermore,
we believe that the city council must give serious consideration
as to the financial and societal benefits of installing the string
of hook-up power lines along the proposed route to Lodi.
The so-called benefits to be gained from the federal power
connection do not balance with the negatives, i.e. federal power
is a less dependable power source, the payments to
PG & L won't change, a collection point fcr starlings is created
by the miles of overhead lines ( devastating tosses for those
farmers with mature grapes), a devaluation of prime
agricultural and potential commercial property, the elimination
of the use of airplanes for spraying, in general the ugly,
nuisance value of lines which detract from the value of property
and create maintanence problems for crane drivers, well
drillers, etc., who service the homes and water wells in the
vicinity.
Because we are unabie to be present at the hearing, we would
like for the contents of this letter to become a part of the
public record when considering the feasibility and avisabiiity of
t h i s proj ect.
Please add our names to the overwhelming majority of property
owners along Highway 12 who oppose this project.
Sincerely
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Gary and Diana Cusumano
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CITY CF LODI
DIRECT INTERCONNECTION PROJECT
RESPONSES PO PUBLIC !SSUES
Subsequent to the April 15 release of the Project Draft Environmental Impact
Report (DEIR), an administrative hearing was held on Thursday, May 5, in Lodi to
solicit public comment. This paper is a compilation of responsesto the issues raised
at and subsequentto the May 5 hearing. All issues have been discussed in the DEIR
and appropriate page references are given. Some additional clarification is offered
in the issue responses to demonstrate communications with individuals and
organizations.
USE CEFCALTRANS RIGHT CF'WAY (DEIR: 20 & 34)
Since July of 1987, discussions have been held with CALTRANS` District 10 Right of
Way and Permit staff. From these discussions and an examination of Right of Way
Record Maps supplied by CALTRANS, the CALTRANS Highway 12/Kettleman Lane
right of way is as follows:
• Area from Mile Post 10.16 (Junction of 1-5 and Hwy. 12) to Mile Post 11.2, a
point approximately 5,500 feet east of Thornton Road is a zone of restricted
access in which no temporary or permanent encroachments are allowed.
Therefore the transmission line in that area would have to be placed so as not
to extend in any manner into the CALTRANS right of way. This stipulation
would require placing the transmission line poles approximately 2'5 feet
north of the northern edge ofthe CALTRANS rig ht of way.
• Mile Post 11.2 to Lower Sacramento Road. The right of way width is 100 feet.
This is composed of a 40 foot paved surface and a 30 foot shoulder on either
side. Access is not restricted, which allows for encroachment permits on a
case by case basis. Our discussions with the CALTRANS Permit Engineer
indicate that they would approve an aerial encroachment to accommodate
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the CALTRANS Permit Engineer indicated that they would approve an
application for a temporary construction access encroachment permit. This
would allow constr>.ti�:vc1on access from the CALTRANS right of way and
alleviate the necessity for removing grape vines to accommodate an
unobstructed travel way from one pole location to the next.
EASEMENTVALUATION/USE (DEIR: 20)
Typically, a fifty foot wide right of way on private land would be required to
accommodate the transmission line with an additional twenty-five foot overhang
easement required from CALTRANS. The total amount of private land required for
the preferred route right of way would be approximately twenty-eight acres. The
total amount of private land taken out of agricultural production to accommodate
structure placement is approximately 0.13 acres. The right of way would be
acquired by the City as an easement. Negotiations with landownersfor easement
rights would be conducted in accordance with the California Uniform Relocation
and Property Acquisition Act. Landowners would be compensated for the easement
on the basis of a before and after construction fair market appraisal. While many
uses are allowed within transmission line easements, certain restrictions are
imposed. These would primarily relate to the erection of structures within the
easement, or the conduct of activities that might pose a safety hazard or impede
the operation and maintenance of the line.
ROUTE&SITE EVALUATION CRITERIA (DEIR: Appendix D&E)
There are manydifferent touting and siting approaches and methodologies. Notall
are mathematically valid, many are difficult to understand, and none guarantee
that all parties will accept the results of the process.
A weighted summation technique was used for this project. It is a specifictechnique
for calculating a suitability index that is used to rank alternatives. With weighted
summation, useful distinctions are first made within each issue and criterion. Each
level of distinction or category that is made is assigned a value, typicaily on a fixed
but arbitrary scale (0-1, 1-5, etc.) common to all criteria being considered. A weight
is assigned to eacn criterion to represent its relative importance with regard to
other criteria. The weighting score considers and balances the interests of project
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proponents, the technical requirements cif facility designers, the environmental
protection required by law, and the public values of potentially affected
communities and citizens.
The DER (Appendix D) discusses each of the criteria the routing team developed to
evaluate alternative points of interconnection, transmission fine routes and
substation sites. These criteria were used for identifying general land use,
engineering and environmental conditions that pose constraints to routing a
transmission line and siting substations. Weight assignments for these criteria,
commensurate with the degree of conflict and/or cost, are also reviewed in
Appendix D.
Since there was some concern expressed at the May 5 meeting with respect to the
weighting score of 2 used for field effects, it should be noted that by increasing the
weighting score to 5, the preferred route would remain the same, since this route
has the least number of residential dwellings exposed to electrical and magnetic.
field effects.
Table 4 in Appendix E of the DEIR shows th a relative ranking of the routes.
AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS (DEIR: 11, 14 & 62)
Testimony provided by Bili Bilbo of Resources International in March, 1985, at the
California Energy Commission (CEC) hearings on the Geothermal Public Power Line
Noticeof Intent, Docket No. 84-N0I-1, indicated that aerial side dressing of field
ends adjacent to a power fineat right angles to the crop row produces satisfactory
coveragewith minimal additional costs for material.
PG&ECONTRACT (DEIR: 31-32 &Appendix B)
At the May 5 public hearing on the project, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) indicated
that the project would have no impact on transmissiort rates charged to Lodi
through the Northern California Power Agency (NCPA). PG&E based its statement
on an interpretation cf the agreement for transmission services between NCPA and
PG&E.
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The NCPA/PG&E agreement calls for PG&E to provide transmission service to NCPA
in a variety of forms. PG&E transmission service has four functions.:
® Generation -Tie: Service from power plants to the main grid.
i Backbone: Service across the main grid.
Q Ama: Service from the main grid to the customer meter.
a Interconnect: Service from entities outside PG&E's service area boundaries.
The City of Lodi currently pays for some generaticn-tie, backbone and area
transmission service. By connecting the City's system to the Western Area Power
Administration (WESTERN), which is tied directly to PG&E's main grid, the PG&E
area service is no longer used. Instead, the City would pay WESTERN a fee to
transmit power from the PG&E backbone to the City. With the Project, the City of
Lodi can reduce its transmission charges since WESTERN wheeling rates are
considerably lessthan PG&E area service rates.
The NCPA/PG&E agreement was developed with the transmission service functions
described above, with the vision of projects similar to the Lodi/WE=STERN Direct
interconnection Project. Other NCPA projects have been developed when they can
reduce or eliminate transmission services costs. PG&E has acknowledged the benefit
of other similar NCPA projects; for exampfe, the Co -tenancy Agreement and NCPA
Hydro to Bellota Transmission Line. PG&E has also acknowledged savings which
wouldbe gained bythe City of Lodi (Lodi News -Sentinel, Thursday, May 5,1988).
PROJECT ALTERNATIVES (DEIR referencesshown for each alternative)
0 No Action (DEIR: 2 & 25-26)
No action would result in City transmission supply capacity limitation in the
near future; preclude the City from providing the project's benefits to the
City's rate payers; and inhibit the City's ability to meet its long term electric
transmission supply and reliability goals. It is not considered a viable
alternative action for meeting the stated need.
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d Switching Station. Alternatives (DEIR: 7, 13 & Appendix Dand E)
Two alternative points of WESTERN interconnection were identified as
follows:
e IC -1 --is tocated just east of Thornton Road on the south side of Turner
Road.
IC -2 --is approximately three-quarters of a mile south of Turner Road, east
of Thornton Road. IC -2 is the preferred location due to the favorable
location of the existing 230kV line structures and shorter 230kV lines to
Lodi.
® Routing Alternatives (DEIR 9 & 36-37)
Preliminary screening of potential alternative routes was conducted to
determine areas of substantial conflict based upon environmental reasons,
obvious potential cr stated public and agency opposition, and inability to
conform substantially with the primary routing criteria. Five routing
alternatives were identified from the preliminary screening process. The
routes, shown on the project area map (DEIR: Appendix H) are: Turner Road
Afternative, Sargent Road Alternative; Kettleman Lane Alternative, the
Cross -Country Alternative, and Harney Lane Alternative. In addition to the
major altetnative routes, several cross link routes were examined that would
serve as alternative north -south running segments to connect the east -west
running segments.
Alternative cross links examined in detail were as follows: Western Pacific
Railroad alignment; Davis Road; and tower Sacramento Road. Additional
cross link routings were initially examined, and ultimately rejected based
upon their inability to offer truly alternative solutions differing from the
more accessible cross link alignments as aforementioned.
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o Substation Alternatives (MM7, 14, 30 & Appendix D and E)
Three alternative substation sites were considered: 55.1, a site near the
southwest corner of Kettfeman Lane and tower Sacramento Road, SS -2 on
the southeast corner of this intersection; and SS -3, a site adjacent to the west
side of the Henning Substation. All three sites are presently Outside the Lodi
City Limits and are zoned EA -40 (an older zoning designation) or GA -40. The
proposed substation represents a permitted use within this zoning
designation as described in the Planning Code of San Joaquin County.
• Joint Usewith PG&E (DEIR: 28,42 & Appendix C and D)
A distribution line, owned by PG&E, exists on the north side of Kettleman
Lane frcma point near Ray Roadto Lower Sacramento Road. Construction of
the proposed 234kV along this side (north side) of Kettleman Lane is not
preferred forthe following reasons:
Increased Construction Cost --The amount of the increase would
depend upon PG&E and City requirements.
E Maintenance Costs --A distribution underbuild on a transmission line
increases maintenance costs. These increased maintenance costs relate
to the ir;creased time required to deaf with the energized distribution
underbuild.
! Reliability --The reliability of the transmission is reduced by the
distribution underbuild due to the increased exposure to transmission
tine outages related to distribution outages.
M PG&E Uograde (DEIR: 3 & 26)
PG&E estimates 6OkV transmission upgrade will be required in 1989 or 1990
and will cost approximately $1,000,000. The Lockeford Substation
transformer capacity increase is estimated to be required in the late 1990's
and will cost approximately $3,000,000. These costs were assumed to accrue
to the City for purposes of th e project analysis. While the proposed facilities
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for the Direct Interconnection Project will cost about $9.6 million, the
difference in cost will be more than made up for by transmission service
savings.
e AlternativeSystem (DEIR: 30 & 71-72)
An alternative was considered that would place the 230kV - 60kV substation
required for the proposed project a t the interconnection point to WESTERN'S
230kV line. Disadvantagescf this alternative include.
Right of Way & Environmental Considerations—Three circuits would be
required from the substation to the City of Lodi; as a minimum one
double and one single circuit line would be required along two
separate routes. One of the 60kV circuits would likely be constructed
along the route ofthe proposed 230kV line, resulting in similar rightof
way requirementsand environmental impacts. An additional G0kV line
would be required on one of the alternative routes requiring
additional right of way and increasing environmental impacts.
Losses --The 60kV lines would have higher losses than the 230kV line,
approximately ten times greater.
s Voltage Regulation--isquestionable on the 60kV lines.
CLEARANCE OF LINESABOVE GROUND (DEIR: 20)
California General Order 95 requires 230kV lines to have a minimum clearance
above ground of thirty feet (30'). Actual clearances above ground will be
determined during the detailed design phase and will take into consideration
terrain, existing facilities, and expected activities along the route. If additional
clearance is required, structure heights would be increased and/or span lengths
decreased to effect an increased clearance. The City expects to work with the
landownerrsto determine the appropriate design.
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GRAPEVINES SUPPORTED ON WIRES (DEIR: 53 & Appendix A)
Long wires, such as fence wirer or wires supporting grapevines, that are strung on
wooden posts present the possibility for induced current and voltage, if they run
more or less parallel to and close to high-voltage lines for long distances. The level
of these induced currents and voltages is related to the continuous length of the
wires, electric and magnetic field strengths, the insulation level of the posts and the
incidence cf natural grounds (grounding due to growing vegetation and wire en :1s
that contact the ground).
There is no known incidence of injury due to induction on fences or grape vine
support wires. If annoying potentials or currents occur, they can be mitigated by
breaking the electrical continuity of the wires and/or by grounding the wires at
period icdistances.
UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION- ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
0 Advantages (DEIR: 4-5)
The principal advantages of undergrounding a transmission line are
reduction of adverse visual and esthetic impacts, and minimization of
weather related affects on the line.
• Disadvantages (DEIR: 4-5)
The major disadvantages of undergrounding a transmission line include:
Cost --Four to ten times overhead line costs; would increase total
project costs by approximately two to three times.
Right of Way Impacts --During construction, a continuous trench is
required for underground cable versus one or more holes at pole
locations(500-1,000foot intervals) for overhead lines.
I Right of Way Access --Access to the right of way is required throughout
its length for underground cable; pole access only, forthe most part, is
required for overhead lines.
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I Vulnerability --Underground transmission isvulnerableto leaks, dig -ins,
washouts, seismic events and cooling-systemfailures.
A Outage Duration --Typical outage durations for underground
transmission are days or weeks versus hoursfor overhead lines.
1 Maintenance --Underground transmission requires specialized skills
and equipment.
I Reliability --Underground transmission is less reliable than overhead
transmission.
SUBSTATION NOISE (DEIR: 52 & Appendix A)
7Yie noise level for the transformers to be included in the proposed substation
would be approximately 45 dBA when measured at 200 feet from the transformers.
The San Joaquin Council of Governments allows a noise level of 65 dBA at the
property line in residential developments.
ELECTRIC AND MAGNETI FIELD EFFECTS
0 Electric field Effects (DEIR: 56-57)
Figure 1 shows calculated electric fields for the proposed project. Curves for
similar and different phasing are included. Different phasing was selected
for the project as it reduces electric field levels. Figure 1 also summarizes
existing electric field reguiations and guidelines. These regulations and
guidelines stipulate field levels at the edge of right of way (Montana, New
York and New Jersey) or within the right of way (North Dakota, Oregon,
Minnesota, and the City of Austin).
The proposed transmission project meets all current electric field regulations
and guidelines.
• Magnetic Field Effects (EM:56-57)
Figure 2 shows calculated magnetic fields for the proposed transmission
project forseveral operating conditions as follows:
The shaded area isforexisting loading conditions.
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i The Crosshatchedarea is for anticipated maximum loading conditions.
t The upper curve reflects maximum emergency operating conditions
with one tine out of service.
The magneticfield levels shown in the DEIR are for the rated arnpacity of the
line conductors.
Table 7 summarizes levels of ambient magnetic fields in homes and magnetic
fields near common electrical appliances.
"... Based on the low levels of magnetic fields from the proposed line and the
comparable levels to typical exposure within homes, it is highly unlikely that
the levels of magnetic fields from the proposed fine would have any adverse
affect on biological systems." (DEIR: 57)
® Research (DEIR: 54-55)
:+ five million dollar research project that was initiated in 1980 was recently
completed in New York. The goal of the project was to determine whether
there are health hazards associated with electric and magnetic fields
produced by power lines, especially 765kV lines. The operating voltage for
the proposed line is much lower, 230kV_
The project conducted research in seven general subject areas. The results in
one of these areas, epidemiology of cancer incidence in children, has
produced a great deal of controversy. An article relative to the Savitz study
was paraphrased by Mr. Ruhl a t the May 5, 1988 hearing. He indicated that
power line magneticfields were responsible for 15% of all childhood cancers.
The actual article states "In the childhood cancer study, researchers reported
that children in Denver living near power lineswere almost twice as likely to
develop leukemia as those raised further from the tines. If these associations
are correct and apply around the country, and if a causal relationship can be
established, these ambiguous magnetic fields may be responsibte for up to
15% of all cases of childhood cancer, the report cays." Highlighting added
for ernphasis.
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Dr. Savitz has pointed out several times during the past year that the results
of his study are "suggestive," but for a number of reasons they are not
completely convincing. Additionally, Dr. Carpenter, Executive Secretary, New
York study has stated, "Savitt' study by no means proves a cause -and -effect
relationship between electromagnetic fields and cancer. Nor does it give us
any information on how magnetic fields may generate cancer." Howard
Wachte', a co-worker with Dr. Savitz is quoted as saying, "The wire codes d o
seem to correlate with cancer, at least in the Denver area. Our study and the
Wertheimer and Leeper work have established that, but whether the cancer
is caused by magnetic fields or something else remainsa n open question."
a Summary
The results of recent research with regard to the effects of electric and
magnetic fields on biological systems are inconclusive; more research is
needed.
Calculated electric field levels for the proposed 230kV line either meet or are
well below levels adopted by various entities. Magnetic field levels for the
proposed project are comparable to exposure levelswithin homes.
The electric and magnetic field effects factor is only one of a number of
factors to be considered when selecting the most environmentally acceptable
route fora transmission line. (See DEIR Appendices Dand E.)
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TABLE 1
HOME MAGNETIC FIELD LEVELS
AMBIENT & NEAR ELECTRIC APPLIANCES"
APPLIANCE
MAGNETIC FIELD LEVELS - MILLIGAUSS
TYPICAL RANGE
MAXIMUM LEVEL
Ambient
II 0.1 to 1.15
28 to 62
Range 1 to80
175to 625
Ceiling Fan
1 t o l l
125
Refrigerator
1 to 8
12 to 187
Microwave
3 to40
65 to 812
Toaster
2 to 6
9
Coffee Maker
1 t o 2
4 to 25
Clothes Dryer
1 t o 2 4
45 to 93
Dishwasher
1 to 15
28 to 712
Elec. Blanket
3 to 50
65
Shaver
50 to 300
500 to 6,875
Blow Dryer
1 to 75
112 to 2,125
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POWER ENGINEERS, INC.
City of Lodi
221 West Pine Street
Lodi, CA 95241-1910
Attention: Henry Rice
POWEREnc wers.Inc.
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P.O Box 1066
Original list of persons requesting a copy of the DEIR,
per January 6, 1988, public meeting.
1020Airportway
JAN I Q 1988
Hatley,ldaho 83333
(208)768-3456
Fax 0 (208)788-2082 U'lit{j
LETTER CF TRANSMITTAL
7/73/88
Re: City of Lodi Direct Interconnection Project
Enclosed are the Following:
DESCRIPTION
DATE COPIES
1/13/88 1
Original list of persons requesting a copy of the DEIR,
per January 6, 1988, public meeting.
'hese are Transmitted:
❑ For your ❑ Foraction ❑ For review ❑ For your use ❑ As requested
I {RT$Fination specifiedbelow and comment
Remarks:
Submitted By
POWER Engineers, Inc.
rank L. Rowland
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