Aquamarine Solar Project and Gen-Tie Line
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2019059082
Lead Agency
Kings County
Document Title
Aquamarine Solar Project and Gen-Tie Line
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Land Use - Agriculture; Zoning - AG,.40 {Gen,Ag.-40 at. min.); General Plan - General Agriculture-40 acre; Exclusive Ag.-40-acre.
Document Description
Aqua marine Solar Project - A 250 MW solar generating station on 1,825 acres, including a 230-kV substation, to be constructed over an 18-month period commencing in 2019.
Gen-Tie Line - A 230-kV transmission line to convey the power generated by the Aquamarine Solar Project to the Point of lnterconnection (POI). with the PG&E system at the Gates Substation. The Gen-Tie Line will follow the 25th Avenue alignment south for 2.5 miles to Nevada Avenue where it will tum west and extend an additional 6.2 miles to the Fresno County line. The Fresno County portion of the Gen-Tie Line is the subject of a separate CUP application filed with Fresno County. The entire Gen-Tie Line received programmatic CEQA review in the Westlands Solar Park and Gen-Tie Line PEIR, certified in Jan. 2018.
Contact Information
Name
Chuck Kinney
Agency Name
Kings County Community Development Agency
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
Air Resources Board, Major Industrial Projects, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), 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 Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT)
Local Actions
Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, Energy
Attachments
Environmental Document
NOC
State Comments
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