Blythe Mesa Solar Project
4 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2011111056
Lead Agency
Riverside County
Document Title
Blythe Mesa Solar Project
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Active and inactive agriculture/Heavy Agricultural, Light Agriculture, Controlled Development Areas/Agriculture and Rural Community.
Document Description
Renewable Resources Group (Applicant), proposes to construct the Project, a solar photovoltaic (PV) electrical generating facility of up to 485 megawatt (MW) and 8.4-mile generating-tie line that would together occupy a total of 3,660 acres. A majority of the Project is within the County of Riverside jurisdiction. An approximate 334-acre portion of the 3,660-acre Project site is located within the City of Blythe jurisdiction.
Contact Information
Name
Larry Ross
Agency Name
Riverside County
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Blythe
Counties
Riverside
Cross Streets
Mesa Drive and Hobson Way (in vicinity)
Zip
90245
Total Acres
3,660
Parcel #
821-110-004, etc.,
State Highways
I-10
Railways
Union Pacific
Airports
Blythe Airport
Schools
Palo Verde Valley
Waterways
Colorado River
Township
7S
Range
2W
Section
27
Base
SBB&M
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 8 (DOT), California Energy Commission, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Colorado River Basin Region 7 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Colorado River Board, Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 6, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency
Development Types
Power:Other Power Type (Solar PV)(Megawatts 485)
Local Actions
Rezone, Use Permit, Development Agreement
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Fiscal Impacts, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Septic System, Transportation, Vegetation, Other
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