EIR JKM 07-17; Edwards Air Force Base Solar Project by Edwards AFB Solar, LLC.
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Summary
SCH Number
2017111079
Lead Agency
Kern County
Document Title
EIR JKM 07-17; Edwards Air Force Base Solar Project by Edwards AFB Solar, LLC.
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Undeveloped EAFB Land.
Zoning: A-1 (Limited Agriculture);
Kern County General Plan: 1.1 (State and Federal Land); Franchise Agreement land: Multiple zoning and designations within multiple general and specific plans
Document Description
The Developer is requesting: (a) a Franchise Agreement with the County of Kern to facilitate the construction, and operation of an up to 3,500 acres 600 MW solar facility. The project would be supported by a 230-kV overhead/underground transmission corridor. The transmission line would generally be aligned from the north/south and then east/west where it ultimately would be connected to the existing privately-owned Westwind Substation in the first phase of the project and then to the SCE Whirlwind Substation in subsequent phases of the project. The project's permanent facilities would include up to 2 million solar panels, service roads, security fencing, a power collection system, battery storage, communication cables, overhead and underground transmission lines, electrical switchyards, a substation, and an operations and maintenance facility.
Contact Information
Name
Janice Mayes
Agency Name
Kern County
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Mojave
Counties
Kern
Cross Streets
Trotter Avenue and Lone Butte Road
Total Acres
6000
Parcel #
Edwards AFB - Multiple
State Highways
SR 14
Township
10/11
Range
11/12/
Section
Many
Base
SBB&M
Other Location Info
Rosamond
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
Air Resources Board, Major Industrial Projects, California Highway Patrol, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Office of Emergency Services, California, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Transportation, District 9 (DOT), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Victorville Region 6 (RWQCB), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Transportation, District 9 (DOT), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Victorville Region 6 (RWQCB), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)
Development Types
Commercial (Acres 3500, Employees 10 perm.), Power:Solar (Megawatts 600)
Local Actions
Franchise Agreement
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, Mineral Resources, Noise, Public Services, Septic System, Solid Waste, Transportation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, Wildlife
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