Bear River Wind Power Project
Summary
SCH Number
2010012035
Lead Agency
Humboldt County
Document Title
Bear River Wind Power Project
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
U (Unclassified)
AE-160 (Agriculture Exclusive, Minimum Lot Size: 160 Acres)
TPZ (Timber Production Zone), and
AE (Agriculture Exclusive)
Document Description
Shell Wind Energy Inc. has submitted an application for a use permit to construct the Bear River Wind Power Project on private property located primarily along the Bear River Ridge in the northern Coast Ranges around Cape Mendocino in Humboldt County, California.
The proposed project includes up to 25 wind turbines with the capacity to generate a total of 50 megawatts of electricity. The wind turbines would be arranged in turbine "strings" within a 500 foot wide corridor.
Contact Information
Name
John Miller
Agency Name
Humboldt County Community Development Services Department
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Ferndale, Rio Dell
Counties
Humboldt
Cross Streets
Bear River Ridge Road, Monument Road, Mattole Road
Zip
95536
Parcel #
10201101, 10202101,10202102,10217303,10201202,10218104,10202202,10217401
State Highways
101
Waterways
Oil Cr.,Guthrie Cr.,Bear River, Price Cr. and tributaries
Township
1-2N
Range
1-3W
Base
HB&M
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
Cal Fire, California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Energy Commission, California Highway Patrol, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region 1 (RWQCB), Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Transportation, District 1 (DOT), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Eureka Region 1 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Transportation, District 1 (DOT), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Eureka Region 1 (CDFW)
Development Types
Power:Wind (Megawatts 50)
Local Actions
Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Coastal Zone, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Fiscal Impacts, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, Wildlife
Disclaimer: The document was originally posted before CEQAnet had the capability to host attachments for the public. To obtain the original attachments for this document, please contact the lead agency at the contact information listed above. You may also contact the OPR via email at state.clearinghouse@opr.ca.gov or via phone at (916) 445-0613.