Vasco Winds Repowering Project
5 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2010032094
Lead Agency
Contra Costa County
Document Title
Vasco Winds Repowering Project
Document Type
EIR - 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 project involves decommissioning and replacing the existing wind farm. All 438 existing turbines and related infrastructure, as well as 286 additional turbine foundations, would be removed. The existing turbines would be replaced with either 35 Siemens 2.3 megawatt (MW) turbines or 50 General Electric 1.5 MW turbines. The existing Jackson Substation would be upgraded. Existing onsite access roads no longer required for the new project would be removed and restored to pre-project conditions through regarding and revegetation. Site access improvements would also occur at two locations on Vasco Road, one of which is in Alameda County.
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, Los Vaqueros Road
Zip
94513
Total Acres
4,267
Parcel #
005-050-004 & 20 others
State Highways
No
Railways
UP - Mococo Line
Airports
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 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), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW)
Development Types
Power:Wind (Megawatts 80)
Local Actions
Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, 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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