Revised Commercial WECS 20 Permit Project
7 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2005101120
Lead Agency
City of Desert Hot Springs
Document Title
Revised Commercial WECS 20 Permit Project
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
An existing wind farm with 69 operational wind turbines. Existing Zoning and General Plan Designations of the project site are: Industrial Energy-Related (I-E).
Document Description
The proposed project consists of constructing, operating, and maintaining eight 1.5-MW GE Wind Turbines in the existing Energy Unlimited, Incorporated WECS 20 Wind Park, in a single north-south row; removing sixteen existing smaller turbines; constructing a single-story storage building; and the use of an existing outdoor storage area for spare parts for the turbines within the existing WECS 20 Wind Park. The northernmost and southernmost turbines will have a total height of 100.25 meters (approximately 329 feet), and the six turbines in between will have a total height of 103.5 meters (approximately 340 feet).
Contact Information
Name
Steven Mendoza
Agency Name
City of Desert Hot Springs
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Desert Hot Springs
Counties
Riverside
Cross Streets
Sierra Boulevard and Oleander Drive
Zip
92240
Total Acres
161.61
Parcel #
667-160-001
State Highways
SR 62 and I-10
Waterways
Super Creek, Garnet Creek, Whitewater River, Colorado River Aqueduct
Township
2S
Range
4E
Section
31
Base
SBM
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
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 Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance
Development Types
Power:Other Power Type (WECS, total 12 MW)(Megawatts 1.5 MW x 8)
Local Actions
Planned Unit Development, Use Permit, Variance, Design Review
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Public Services, Transportation, Vegetation, Wildfire, Wildlife
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