Wright Solar Park Conditional Use Permit Application CUP 12-017
11 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2013101071
Lead Agency
Merced County
Document Title
Wright Solar Park Conditional Use Permit Application CUP 12-017
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Exclusive Agriculture (A-2) Zone/Foothill Pasture General Plan Designation
CU: Agriculture/Grazing
Document Description
Wright Solar Park, LLC (applicant) proposes to develop, own, and operate a 200-MW alternating current ground-mounted solar PV power plant located on leased and purchased agricultural lands in unincorporated Merced County, CA. The applicant has filed a CUP application with Merced County (Application No. CUP 12-017) for the proposed project to allow for the construction, operation, and maintenance of such facilities for the long-term generation of clean renewable energy from solar power. In addition, the project would include cancellation of the Williamson Act contracts covering 1282.45 acres of the project site.
Contact Information
Name
James Holland
Agency Name
Merced County
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Merced
Cross Streets
Billy Wright Road and SR 33 / 152
Zip
93635
Total Acres
2732
Parcel #
Multiple
State Highways
Hwy 33/152 and I-5
Schools
Los Banos HS
Waterways
Los Banos Reservoir and Los Banos Creek
Township
10/11S
Range
9E
Section
34/35
Base
MDB&M
Other Location Info
Santa Nella
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 Energy Commission, California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, California Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)
Development Types
Power:Solar (Megawatts 200)
Local Actions
Use Permit, Williamson
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, Septic System, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian
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