1.0.0.3 false ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS false 1 $ false false 2 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 0 sre_NotesToConsolidatedFinancialStatementsAbstract sre false na duration string No definition available. false false false false false true false false false 1 false false 0 0 false false No definition available. false 3 Environmental Matters Disclosure 1 us-gaap_EnvironmentalLossContingencyDisclosureTextBlock us-gaap true na duration string No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false false 0 0 <div style="font-size:12pt"><p>Department of Energy Nuclear Fuel Disposal <br />The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 made the DOE responsible for the disposal of spent nuclear fuel. However, it is uncertain when the DOE will begin accepting spent nuclear fuel from SONGS. This delay will lead to increased costs for spent fuel storage. This cost will be recovered through SONGS revenue unless SDG&E is able to recover the increased cost from the federal government. </p><p>Environmental Issues<br />Our operations are subject to federal, state and local environmental laws. We also are subject to regulations related to hazardous wastes, air and water quality, land use, solid waste disposal and the protection of wildlife. These laws and regulations require that we investigate and correct the effects of the release or disposal of materials at sites associated with our past and our present operations. These sites include those at which we have been identified as a Potentially Responsible Party (PRP) under the federal Superfund laws and similar state laws. <br />In addition, we are required to obtain numerous governmental permits, licenses and other approvals to construct facilities and operate our businesses. The related costs of environmental monitoring, pollution control equipment, cleanup costs, and emissions fees are significant. Increasing national and international concerns regarding global warming and mercury, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide emissions could result in requirements for additional pollution control equipment or significant emissions fees or taxes that could adversely affect Sempra Generation. The Sempra Utilities' costs to operate their facilities in compliance with these laws and regulations generally have been recovered in customer rates. <br />We generally capitalize the significant costs we incur to mitigate or prevent future environmental contamination or extend the life, increase the capacity, or improve the safety or efficiency of property used in current operations. The following table shows (in millions) our capital expenditures in order to comply with environmental laws and regulations:</p><table style="border-collapse: collapse; margin-top: 20px;"><tr><td height="14" width="215" align="left"> </td><td width="228" align="center" colspan="6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" height="14">Years ended December 31,</td></tr><tr><td height="14" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="215"> </td><td width="76" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" height="14">2009 </td><td width="76" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" height="14">2008 </td><td width="76" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" height="14">2007 </td></tr><tr><td height="16" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="215">Sempra Energy Consolidated(1)</td><td height="16" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="16">$</td><td height="16" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="60"> 43 </td><td height="16" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="16">$</td><td height="16" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="60"> 30 </td><td height="16" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="16">$</td><td height="16" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="60"> 19 </td></tr><tr><td height="16" width="215" align="left">SDG&E</td><td height="16" width="16" align="right"> </td><td height="16" width="60" align="right"> 24 </td><td height="16" width="16" align="right"> </td><td height="16" width="60" align="right"> 18 </td><td height="16" width="16" align="right"> </td><td height="16" width="60" align="right"> 11 </td></tr><tr><td height="16" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;" align="left" width="215">SoCalGas</td><td height="16" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;" align="right" width="16"> </td><td height="16" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;" align="right" width="60"> 17 </td><td height="16" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;" align="right" width="16"> </td><td height="16" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;" align="right" width="60"> 9 </td><td height="16" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;" align="right" width="16"> </td><td height="16" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;" align="right" width="60"> 6 </td></tr><tr><td width="443" align="left" colspan="7" style="border-top: 3px solid #C0C0C0;" height="20"><i>(1) In cases of non-wholly owned affiliates, includes only our share.</i></td></tr></table><p>Increases in 2009 compared to 2008 are primarily due to SoCalGas' spending on gas transmission projects, SDG&E's improvements to its electric transmission system and spending on emissions-control equipment. Increases in 2008 compared to 2007 are primarily due to SDG&E's spending related to the Sunrise Powerlink and the Miramar II peaking plant, and Sempra LNG's spending related to the Energía Costa Azul LNG receipt terminal. We have not identified any significant environmental issues outside the United States. From 2009 through 2013, SDG&E expects to incur costs of approximately $190 million for environmental mitigation measures associated with the Sunrise Powerlink construction project. <br />At the Sempra Utilities, costs that relate to current operations or an existing condition caused by past operations are generally recorded as a regulatory asset due to the probability that these costs will be recovered in rates. <br />The environmental issues currently facing us or resolved during the last three years include 1) investigation and remediation of the Sempra Utilities' manufactured-gas sites, 2) cleanup of third-party waste-disposal sites used by the Sempra Utilities at sites which have been identified as PRPs and 3) mitigation of damage to the marine environment caused by the cooling-water discharge from SONGS. The requirements for enhanced fish protection and restoration of 150 acres of coastal wetlands for the SONGS mitigation are in process and a 150-acre artificial reef was completed in 2008. The table below shows the status at December 31, 2009, of the Sempra Utilities' manufactured-gas sites and the third-party waste-disposal sites identified as PRPs:</p><table style="border-collapse: collapse; margin-top: 20px;"><tr><td height="14" width="210" align="left"> </td><td width="86" align="center" height="14" colspan="2"># Sites</td><td width="86" align="center" height="14" colspan="2"># Sites</td></tr><tr><td height="14" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="210"> </td><td width="86" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" height="14">Completed</td><td width="86" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" height="14">In Process</td></tr><tr><td height="17" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="210"><b>SDG&E</b></td><td height="17" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="22"> </td><td height="17" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="64"> </td><td height="17" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="22"> </td><td height="17" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="64"> </td></tr><tr><td height="17" width="210" align="left">Manufactured-gas sites</td><td height="17" width="22" align="left"> </td><td height="17" width="64" align="right"> 3 </td><td height="17" width="22" align="left"> </td><td height="17" width="64" align="right"> - </td></tr><tr><td height="17" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="210">Third-party waste-disposal sites</td><td height="17" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="22"> </td><td height="17" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="64"> 1 </td><td height="17" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="22"> </td><td height="17" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="64"> 1 </td></tr><tr><td height="17" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="210"><b>SoCalGas</b></td><td height="17" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="22"> </td><td height="17" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="64"> </td><td height="17" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="22"> </td><td height="17" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="64"> </td></tr><tr><td height="17" width="210" align="left">Manufactured-gas sites</td><td height="17" width="22" align="left"> </td><td height="17" width="64" align="right"> 35 </td><td height="17" width="22" align="left"> </td><td height="17" width="64" align="right"> 7 </td></tr><tr><td height="18" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;" align="left" width="210">Third-party waste-disposal sites</td><td height="18" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;" align="left" width="22"> </td><td height="18" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;" align="right" width="64"> 1 </td><td height="18" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;" align="left" width="22"> </td><td height="18" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;" align="right" width="64"> 1 </td></tr></table><p>We record environmental liabilities at undiscounted amounts when our liability is probable and the costs can be reasonably estimated. In many cases, however, investigations are not yet at a stage where we can determine whether we are liable or, if the liability is probable, to reasonably estimate the amount or range of amounts of the costs. Estimates of our liability are further subject to uncertainties such as the nature and extent of site contamination, evolving cleanup standards and imprecise engineering evaluations. We review our accruals periodically and, as investigations and cleanup proceed, we make adjustments as necessary. The following table shows (in millions) our accrued liabilities for environmental matters at December 31, 2009:</p><table style="border-collapse: collapse; margin-top: 20px;"><tr><td height="14" width="175" align="left"> </td><td width="98" align="center" height="14" colspan="2"> </td><td width="106" align="center" height="14" colspan="2">Waste</td><td width="101" align="center" height="14" colspan="2">Former Fossil-</td><td width="101" align="center" height="14" colspan="2">Other</td><td width="91" align="center" height="14" colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td height="14" width="175" align="left"> </td><td width="98" align="center" height="14" colspan="2">Manufactured</td><td width="106" align="center" height="14" colspan="2">Disposal</td><td width="101" align="center" height="14" colspan="2">Fueled Power</td><td width="101" align="center" height="14" colspan="2">Hazardous</td><td width="91" align="center" height="14" colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td height="14" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="175"> </td><td width="98" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" height="14">Gas Sites</td><td width="106" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" height="14">Sites (PRP)(1)</td><td width="101" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" height="14">Plants</td><td width="101" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" height="14">Waste Sites</td><td width="91" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" height="14">Total</td></tr><tr><td height="17" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="175">SDG&E(2)</td><td height="17" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="22">$</td><td height="17" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="76"> 0.4 </td><td height="17" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="29">$</td><td height="17" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="77"> 0.2 </td><td height="17" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="36">$</td><td height="17" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="65"> 6.1 </td><td height="17" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="31">$</td><td height="17" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="70"> 0.7 </td><td height="17" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="33">$</td><td height="17" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="58"> 7.4 </td></tr><tr><td height="17" width="175" align="left">SoCalGas</td><td height="17" width="22" align="left"> </td><td height="17" width="76" align="right"> 26.4 </td><td height="17" width="29" align="right"> </td><td height="17" width="77" align="right"> 0.5 </td><td height="17" width="36" align="right"> </td><td height="17" width="65" align="right"> - </td><td height="17" width="31" align="right"> </td><td height="17" width="70" align="right"> 1.0 </td><td height="17" width="33" align="right"> </td><td height="17" width="58" align="right"> 27.9 </td></tr><tr><td height="17" width="175" align="left">Other</td><td height="17" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="22"> </td><td height="17" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="76"> 0.2 </td><td height="17" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="29"> </td><td height="17" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="77"> 0.9 </td><td height="17" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="36"> </td><td height="17" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="65"> - </td><td height="17" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="31"> </td><td height="17" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="70"> - </td><td height="17" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="33"> </td><td height="17" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="58"> 1.1 </td></tr><tr><td height="18" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #000000;" align="left" width="175">    Total Sempra Energy</td><td height="18" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 3px solid #000000;" align="left" width="22">$</td><td height="18" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 3px solid #000000;" align="right" width="76"> 27.0 </td><td height="18" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 3px solid #000000;" align="right" width="29">$</td><td height="18" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 3px solid #000000;" align="right" width="77"> 1.6 </td><td height="18" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 3px solid #000000;" align="right" width="36">$</td><td height="18" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 3px solid #000000;" align="right" width="65"> 6.1 </td><td height="18" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 3px solid #000000;" align="right" width="31">$</td><td height="18" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 3px solid #000000;" align="right" width="70"> 1.7 </td><td height="18" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 3px solid #000000;" align="right" width="33">$</td><td height="18" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 3px solid #000000;" align="right" width="58"> 36.4 </td></tr><tr><td width="672" align="left" colspan="11" style="border-top: 3px solid #000000;" height="12"><i>(1) Site for which we have been identified as a Potentially Responsible Party.</i></td></tr><tr><td width="672" align="left" height="12" colspan="11"><i>(2) Does not include SDG&E's liability for SONGS marine mitigation.</i></td></tr></table><p>We expect to pay the majority of these accruals over the next three years. In connection with the issuance of operating permits, SDG&E and the other owners of SONGS previously reached an agreement with the California Coastal Commission to mitigate the damage to the marine environment caused by the cooling-water discharge from SONGS. At December 31, 2009, SDG&E's share of the estimated mitigation costs remaining to be spent through 2050 is $14 million, which is recoverable in rates.<br />We discuss renewable energy requirements in Note 15 and greenhouse gas regulation in Note 16.</p></div> Department of Energy Nuclear Fuel Disposal The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 made the DOE responsible for the disposal of spent nuclear fuel. However, it is false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false false 1 2 false UnKnown UnKnown UnKnown false true