Quinto Solar Photovoltaic Project
5 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2010121039
Lead Agency
Merced County
Document Title
Quinto Solar Photovoltaic Project
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Existing land use is agriculture/grazing. Zoning designation is a A-1, General Agriculture. PLU is Agriculture
Document Description
Approvals are being requested to construct a 110 megawatt solar photovoltaic energy generation facility on the 1,012-acre site. The applicant has requested County approval of a CUP and removal of the project site from the County's Agricultural Preserve. Other discretionary approvals are required. The proposed project would be constructed over a period of about 16 months, starting in summer 2013, with full operation anticipated by late 2014. The proposed project is anticipated to operate for 35 years, during which time the applicant would continue agricultural uses on the property by grazing sheep. After the 35-year service life, the project would be decommissioned and the project site returned to its pre-project condition.
Contact Information
Name
David Gilbert
Agency Name
Merced County Planning Department
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Merced
Counties
Merced
Cross Streets
Whitworth Road and McCabe Road
Zip
95332
Total Acres
1,000
Parcel #
069-069-220-054; 069-240-028, -030, -031, -032, -036, -037, -039
State Highways
SR33/US I-5
Railways
No
Airports
No
Schools
Romero Elem
Waterways
CA Aqueduct, Delta mendota Canal, O'Neill Forebay
Other Location Info
City/Nearest Community: Santa Nella
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 10 (DOT), California Energy Commission, California Highway Patrol, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
Development Types
Power:Solar (Megawatts 110)
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, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, Wildlife, Other
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