Vasco Winds Re-power Project
5 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2010032094
Lead Agency
Contra Costa County
Document Title
Vasco Winds Re-power Project
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Currently occupied by a wind farm. Portions of the site are also used for grazing
Z: A-4 Agricultural Preserve District.
GP: Watershed and Agricultural Lands
Document Description
The applicant proposes the:
- Removal of wind turbines.
- Installation up to 54 modern wind turbines
The largest configuration would have a total height of approximately 428 feet above ground level.
- Permanent disturbance of up to approximately 55.3 acres, which includes new turbine pads and foundations, a new or upgraded substation, a new electrical collection and distribution system, and new improved roads.
Contact Information
Name
William R. Nelson
Agency Name
Contra Costa County Dept. of Conservation & Development
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Byron, Livermore
Counties
Contra Costa
Cross Streets
Vasco Road
Zip
94513
Total Acres
2,914
Parcel #
005-050-004 & 20 others
State Highways
No
Railways
UP - Mococo Line
Airports
East County/Byron
Schools
No
Waterways
Kellogg Creek, Los Vaqueros Reservoir, Cal. Aqueduct
Township
1,2S
Range
2,3E
Section
1,2,36
Base
MDB&M
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Energy Commission, California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB), Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW)
Development Types
Power:Wind (Megawatts 80.5)
Local Actions
Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Septic System, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, Greenhouse Gases
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