The San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) Marine Mitigation Program is a multi-faceted environmental enhancement program intended to mitigate unavoidable impacts to the marine environment resulting from operation of the SONGS Units 2&3 cooling water systems.
The program includes:
- restoring 150 acres of degraded wetlands at San Dieguito Lagoon to mitigate impacts to marine fish populations caused by estimated mortality to fish eggs and larvae;
- improving the in-plant fish protection systems to increase survival of adult fish which enter the cooling water systems;
- constructing an artificial kelp reef to mitigate impacts to the San Onofre Kelp Bed;
- co-funding a marine fish hatchery program intended as supplementary mitigation for kelp impacts; and
- funding for Coastal Commission staff oversight and monitoring of these mitigation projects.
SCE is managing the overall mitigation program. SCE is the plant operator and majority owner of SONGS. SONGS is jointly owned by SCE, San Diego Gas and Electric, and the cities of Anaheim and Riverside, which are funding the mitigation work.
Keeping You Informed and Involved In The SONGS Marine Mitigation Program
SONGS' owners want to keep you informed about this program, which will significantly enhance the region's marine resources. Through meetings, discussions, newsletters, this Web site and the public hearing process, we will endeavor to inform and involve all interested persons in the development and implementation of the mitigation/enhancement plans.
Proceedings of the Second Annual Public Workshop
