Calipatria Solar Farm II (Conditional Use Permit #10-0035)
Summary
SCH Number
2011081010
Lead Agency
Imperial County
Document Title
Calipatria Solar Farm II (Conditional Use Permit #10-0035)
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Farmland/A-3/Agriculture
Document Description
The project is a 49.9 MW photovoltaic (PV) solar power plant. It will be comprised of up to 400,000 non-reflective photovoltaic solar panels which will stand up to 15 feet high while tilted up to approximately 25 degrees from horizontal to the south (the "Project").
The Applicant proposes to situate the solar array on an approximately 561 acres of agricultural fields along the west side of Blair Road to the Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way, between East Peterson Road and West Lindsey Road. All perimeter ditches and field roads will remain in place. The G, H and I Lateral irrigation canals and drains (Imperial Irrigation District facilities) would also remain in place, including maintenance access roads as per IID easements.
Contact Information
Name
Richard Cabanilla
Agency Name
Imperial County Planning & Dev. Services Dept.
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Calipatria
Counties
Imperial
Cross Streets
Peterson and Lindsey Roads
Zip
92231
Total Acres
561
Parcel #
022-170-005-000
State Highways
Hwy 111
Schools
Heber ES
Waterways
IID Canals/Drains
Township
12
Range
14
Section
3
Base
SBB&M
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 Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Victorville Region 6 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 6, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, Department of Toxic Substances Control, California Department of Transportation, District 11 (DOT), Other Agency(ies)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
Department of Toxic Substances Control, California Department of Transportation, District 11 (DOT), Other Agency(ies)
Development Types
Power:Solar (Megawatts 49.9)
Local Actions
Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Geology/Soils, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Transportation, Wildlife
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