Commercial WECS Permit No. 118/Change of Zone No. 7450/Variance No. 1811/General Plan Amendment No. 837

Summary

SCH Number
2007111091
Lead Agency
Riverside County
Document Title
Commercial WECS Permit No. 118/Change of Zone No. 7450/Variance No. 1811/General Plan Amendment No. 837
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
LU: RD; RM Z: W-E GP: Rural
Document Description
Commercial WECS Permit No. 118 (hereafter WCS118) proposes fifty-two (52) 3.0 megawatt Vestas Wind Turbine Generators (WTGs) or forty-two (42) 3.6 megawatt Siemens WTGs, for a total rated output of 156 or 151 megawatts, respectively. The WTG total height ranges up to approximately 438 feet.

Contact Information

Name
Judy Deertrack
Agency Name
Riverside County Planning Department
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency

Location

Cities
Palm Desert
Counties
Riverside
Cross Streets
South of Interstate 10, W. Snow Creek Rd., E. Broadway Street
Total Acres
2,424
Parcel #
522-020-004, etc.
State Highways
I-10, Hwy 111
Railways
Union Pacific
Airports
Palm Springs International
Schools
Palm Springs Unified School District
Waterways
Whitewater River
Township
3S
Range
2,3E
Section
5(13..
Base
SBBM
Other Location Info
Cabazon

Notice of Completion

State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
Cal Fire, 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 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, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Loans and Grants, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Colorado River Board
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Colorado River Board
Development Types
Other (Wind Turbines:2,424+acres, Employees 12), Power:Other Power Type (up to 156 MW)
Local Actions
General Plan Amendment, Rezone, Variance, WECS Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Public Services, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wildlife

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