Fountain Wind Project

SCH Number

2019012029

Lead Agency

Shasta County

Document Title

Fountain Wind Project

Document Type

EIR - Draft EIR

Received

8/3/2020

Project Applicant

ConnectGen, LLC

Present Land Use

Managed forest timberlands/ Timber Production (TP) and Unclassified (U)/ Timber land (T)

Document Description

The Fountain Wind Project (Project) proposes to construct, operate, and ultimately decommission up to 72 wind turbines and associated infrastructure with a generating capacity of up to 216 MW under Use Permit 16-007. The Project would be located on 74 Assessor parcels, which are privately owned, approximately 6 miles west of Burney. In addition to the wind turbines, the Project would include ancillary facilities such as transformers, lay-down areas, temporary batch plant(s), access roads, underground and overhead collector lines, an operation and maintenance building, and substation components.

Contact Information

Lio Salazar
County of Shasta
1855 Placer Street, Suite 103
Redding, CA 96001
Phone : (530) 225-5532
lsalazar@co.shasta.ca.us

Coordinates

40°48'55.86"N 121°49'28.64"W

Cities

Burney/ Montgomery Crk./ Round Mtn.

Counties

Shasta

Total Acres

4,464

State Highways

299 East

Schools

Mountain Union Elemen.

Other Location Info

Zip Code: 96069; 96065

Other Information

See NOC attachment for more details

Review Period Start

8/3/2020

Review Period End

10/21/2020

Development Type

Power:Wind (MW 216)

Local Action

Use Permit

Project Issues

Aesthetic/Visual Agricultural Land Air Quality Archaeologic-Historic Biological Resources Drainage/Absorption Economics/Jobs Flood Plain/Flooding Forest Land/Fire Hazard Geologic/Seismic Minerals Noise Population/Housing Balance Public Services Recreation/Parks Schools/Universities Septic System Soil Erosion/Compaction/Grading Solid Waste Toxic/Hazardous Traffic/Circulation Tribal Cultural Resources Vegetation Water Quality Water Supply Wetland/Riparian Growth Inducing Land Use Cumulative Effects

Reviewing Agencies

California Air Resources Board California Department of Conservation California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection California Department of Parks and Recreation California Department of Transportation, District 2 California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics California Department of Water Resources California Energy Commission California Governor's Office of Emergency Services California Highway Patrol California Native American Heritage Commission California Natural Resources Agency California Public Utilities Commission California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Redding Region 5 Central Valley Flood Protection Board Office of Historic Preservation State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Northern and Eureka Region 1

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NOC

NOC PDF 873 K Updated NOC_NOC 09232020 PDF 515 K

State Comments

2019012029_CDFW Comment PDF 1041 K

Fountain Wind Project

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