Leo/Vega Solar Project
Summary
SCH Number
2011031031
Lead Agency
Merced County
Document Title
Leo/Vega Solar Project
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Currently designed Agricultural/Merced County Zoning District Exclusive Agricultural (A-2)
Document Description
The proposed Leo/Vega Solar Project includes approval of a conditional use permit (CUP) to allow for the construction and operation of a 150 megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) power-generating facility and associated infrastructure. The proposed project would utilize solar PV technology and integrate the electrical output of the project into the electrical grid. PV technology converts sunlight into direct current (DC) electricity, and therefore does not consume fossil fuels or emit pollutants during operations. The electricity produced by the proposed project would be delivered to a public utility.
Contact Information
Name
Mr. Dvaid Gilbert
Agency Name
Merced County
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Los Banos
Counties
Merced
Cross Streets
E. of Interstate 5, near S. Woo and W. El Campo Roads
Total Acres
~1,009
Parcel #
090-130-018-000,090-130-036-000,090-130-037-000,090-130-044-000 & 088-180-049-000
State Highways
I-5, SR 165
Waterways
Delta-Mendota Canal/San Luis Canal/California Aqueduct
Township
11,12S
Range
11E
Section
6,7...
Base
MDB&M
Other Information
Cont.: Section: a part of 31
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 Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)
Development Types
Power:Solar
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, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, Wildlife
Disclaimer: The document was originally posted before CEQAnet had the capability to host attachments for the public. To obtain the original attachments for this document, please contact the lead agency at the contact information listed above. You may also contact the OPR via email at state.clearinghouse@opr.ca.gov or via phone at (916) 445-0613.