Revised WECS 20
7 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2005101120
Lead Agency
City of Desert Hot Springs
Document Title
Revised WECS 20
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
An existing wind farm. Existing Zoning and General Plan Designations of the project site are: Industrial Energy-Related (I-E)
Document Description
The proposed project includes the construction of eight 1.5 MW GE Wind Turbines in an existing Energy Unlimited, Inc. wind farm. The turbines will be organized along one north-south row at the western edge of the current wind farm development. The turbines will be mounted on towers 65 meters in height, with 35-meter blades on the outside two turbines (totaling 329 feet in height) and with 38.5-meter blades on the inside six turbines (totaling 339 feet in height). The project also includes the construction of one single-story (100' x 40') storage facility for parts and tools, and the use of an open storage area for storage of spare parts for the turbines.
Contact Information
Name
Larry Grafton
Agency Name
City of Desert Hot Springs
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Desert Hot Springs
Counties
Riverside
Cross Streets
Pierson Boulevard and Sierra Boulevard
Zip
92240
Total Acres
161-61,.74
Parcel #
667-160-001
State Highways
62
Township
2S
Range
4E
Section
31
Base
SBM
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy (CVMC), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 8 (DOT), California Energy Commission, California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Colorado River Basin Region 7 (RWQCB), Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 6, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency
Development Types
Power:Other Power Type (WECS, MW: 1.5x8=12.0MW)
Local Actions
Design Review, Conditional Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Public Services, Transportation, Wildfire, Wildlife
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