West Chocolate Renewable Energy Evauluation Area EIS/CDCA Plan Amendment
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2011074003
Lead Agency
U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management
Document Title
West Chocolate Renewable Energy Evauluation Area EIS/CDCA Plan Amendment
Document Type
FIN - Final Document
Received
Document Description
FYI Final
West Chocolate Mountains Renewable Energy Evaluation Area (West Chocolate REEA, or the REEA) EIS and Draft Amendment of the CA Desert Conservation Area Plan. The EIS evaluates six alternative, including the No Action and No Plan Amendment alternatives, to address the potential environmental impacts of: 1) authorizing testing for and development of solar and wind (renewable) energy development facilities on approximately 17,900 acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) managed surface lands; and 2) leasing approximately 20,962 acres of federal mineral estate for geothermal energy testing and development. The CDCA Plan would be amended to allow wind and solar energy development.
Contact Information
Name
Joseph Vieira
Agency Name
BLM , El Centro Field Office
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Imperial
Total Acres
59,095
State Highways
Hwy 111, 115
Waterways
Salton Sea
Other Location Info
City/Nearest Community: Niland
Notice of Completion
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 11 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), 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, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency
Local Actions
General Plan Amendment
Project Issues
Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Economics/Jobs, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Recreation, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
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