Imperial Solar Energy Center West
8 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2010061037
Lead Agency
Imperial County
Document Title
Imperial Solar Energy Center West
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Agriculture
A-2 (General Agriculture), A-2-R (General Agricultural Rural Zone), and A-3 (Heavy Agriculture)
Document Description
Development of a solar energy center on 1,130 acres of vacant land previously utilized for agricultural purposes. Project would include a facility consisting of a ground mounted photovoltaic solar power generating system, supporting structures, operations and maintenance building, substation, water treatment facility, plant control system, meteorological station, and roads and fencing. The electric generating facility would connect to the Imperial Valley Substation via 230 kV transmission lines. The Imperial Valley Substation is isolated by federal lands manages by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The project plans a 120-foot0wide Right-of-Way from the project site, along BLM land to the Imperial Valley Substation.
Contact Information
Name
Patricia Valenzuela
Agency Name
Imperial County Planning and Dvelopment Services Department
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Imperial
Cross Streets
Dunaway Rd. and Strobel Rd.
Zip
92274
Total Acres
1056.9
Parcel #
034-360-075 thru 078; 051-010-007
State Highways
I-8
Railways
no
Airports
no
Schools
Westside ES
Waterways
Westside Main Canal
Township
16S
Range
11,12E
Section
13
Other Location Info
City/Nearest Community: El Centro
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 Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Colorado River Basin Region 7 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 6, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), Colorado River Board, California Department of Transportation, District 11 (DOT)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), Colorado River Board, California Department of Transportation, District 11 (DOT)
Development Types
Other (Transmission Line Corridor), Power:Solar (Megawatts 250)
Local Actions
Other
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, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, Special Designation
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