Commercial WECS Permit No. 103/Variance No. 1693
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Summary
SCH Number
1999121070
Lead Agency
Riverside County
Document Title
Commercial WECS Permit No. 103/Variance No. 1693
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Land Use: Largely vacant with above ground/under ground utilities; Zoning: Wind Energy Resources (W-E) & Rural Residential (R-R); General Plan: Desert and Water Resources
Document Description
Proposes to install and operate a wind turbine (WECS) array at a height of 286 feet and a generation capacity of about 35 MW with related grading to move approximate 7,000 cubic yards of earth and electrical transmission/substation structures.
Contact Information
Name
Paul F. Clark, AICP
Agency Name
Riverside County Planning Department
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Palm Springs
Counties
Riverside
Cross Streets
South of I-10/West of Indian Avenue
Total Acres
614
Parcel #
522-070-011
State Highways
I-10
Railways
SPRR
Schools
Banning Unified School District
Waterways
Whitewater River
Township
3S
Range
3E
Section
13
Base
SBBM
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 8 (DOT), California Energy Commission, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Colorado River Basin Region 7 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 6, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency
Development Types
Power:Other Power Type (Wind Energy)(Megawatts 35MW)
Local Actions
Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Land Use/Planning, Recreation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildlife, Air traffic impact
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