McFarland Solar Energy Center Project
Summary
SCH Number
2010081046
Lead Agency
City of McFarland
Document Title
McFarland Solar Energy Center Project
Document Type
NEG - Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Agriculture zoning and general plan designation
Document Description
The proposed project will install a solar energy system consisting of 18.3 megawatts using photovoltaic solar panels mounted on a single tracking system made of crystalline silicon panels mounted to the ground on piers between 8 and 16 feet high on approximately 100 acres.
Contact Information
Name
Pamela Hill
Agency Name
City of McFarland
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
McFarland
Counties
Kern
Cross Streets
Elmo Highway and Melcher Road
Zip
93250
Total Acres
100
Parcel #
060-050-24
Township
26S
Range
25E
Section
9
Base
MDB&M
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 6 (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 Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Conservation (DOC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Conservation (DOC)
Development Types
Power:Solar
Local Actions
Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Noise, Public Services, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation
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