Gray Butte Solar Array (R2009-01148, RENVT200900075, RCUPT200900078, RXCT200900006)
Summary
SCH Number
2009111094
Lead Agency
Los Angeles County
Document Title
Gray Butte Solar Array (R2009-01148, RENVT200900075, RCUPT200900078, RXCT200900006)
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Farmland/A-1-2 and A-2-5/Antelope Valley Plan N1 (non-urban)
Document Description
Project site is comprised of four parcels-one of which is non-contiguous-ranging from 80 to 694 acres, to be utilized for the construction and operation of a 150 MW solar photovoltaic electricity generating facility. Applicant is applying for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) and a Zone Change on one of the parcels from A-1-2 to A-2 to allow for generating facilities on the site. The plant will be remotely monitored from an off-site location and will be surrounded with perimeter fencing with barbed wire. Additionally, power generated will be conveyed to the local power grid via a ten-mile generation tie-line into San Bernardino County to interconnect with the existing Victor-Phelan 115kV transmission line. Other project facilities include a 34.5kV transmission line to connect the northern and southern arrays and a substation.
Contact Information
Name
Anthony Curzi
Agency Name
Los Angeles County
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Los Angeles
Cross Streets
East Palmdale Boulevard and 240th Street East
Zip
93591
Total Acres
1,100
Parcel #
3032-004-019, 3091-021-018
State Highways
SR-18
Airports
Gray Butte
Waterways
SR-18
Township
5&6
Section
variou
Other Location Info
City/Nearest Community: Lake Los Angeles
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 7 (DOT), California Energy Commission, California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Resources Agency, Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Victorville Region 6 (RWQCB)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Victorville Region 6 (RWQCB)
Development Types
Power:Other Power Type (Photovoltaic)
Local Actions
Rezone
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildlife
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