Topaz Solar Farm (Optisolar) Conditional Use Permit (DRC2008-00009)
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Summary
SCH Number
2008091026
Lead Agency
San Luis Obispo County
Document Title
Topaz Solar Farm (Optisolar) Conditional Use Permit (DRC2008-00009)
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Agriculture
Document Description
Notes: Review Per Lead
Request by First Solar (Topaz Solar Farm)/Twisselman, et al for a 550 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic solar power plant to be installed over an approximate 4,000 to 4,100 acre area. Two options are proposed that would affect approximately the same size area. One option would involve lands in Williamson Act contract, the other would not include lands under Williamson Act.
Contact Information
Name
Steven McMasters
Agency Name
San Luis Obispo County
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
San Luis Obispo
Cross Streets
Hwy. 58 and Bitterwater Road
Total Acres
9.7 sq.mi.
State Highways
Hwy 58
Schools
Atascadero Unified School District
Other Location Info
City/Nearest Community: California Valley
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 5 (DOT), California Energy Commission, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region 3 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)
Development Types
Power:Solar (Solar Power Plant)
Local Actions
Use Permit, Land Division (Subdivision, etc.)
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Fiscal Impacts, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, Wildlife
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