City of Farmersville Wastewater Treatment Plant Renewable Energy Project
Summary
SCH Number
2022100214
Public Agency
City of Farmersville
Document Title
City of Farmersville Wastewater Treatment Plant Renewable Energy Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/11/2022
Document Description
The proposed project includes the installation and operation of a 750 kilowatt (kWH) photovoltaic (PV) solar array and 250 kWH battery storage unit. The point of interconnection will be at an existing 1200 amp/480 volt main service panel located within the facility.
Contact Information
Name
Jennifer Gomez
Agency Name
City of Farmersville
Job Title
City Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Cities
Farmersville
Counties
Tulare
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
west of Rd 156 and east of S Farmersville Ave
Zip
93223
Total Acres
<1
State Highways
NA
Railways
NA
Airports
NA
Schools
Snowdon Elem, Deep Crk Cont Academy, Farmersville Jr. High
Waterways
Deep Creek
Township
T19S
Range
R26E
Section
24
Base
MDB&M
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1 Section 15303 (b); Class 3 Section 15303 (d)
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project includes the construction and operation of a 750 kW PV solar array with 250 kW of battery storage. The solar array is considered accessory to the WWTP operations. The new equipment will be installed on an area of the facility that is previously disturbed and devoid of all vegetation (see attached figure). There is no possibility that the installation of the PV solar array and battery storage unit will create environmental impacts.
The WWTP currently uses approximately 1.3 MkW of energy and the energy generated by the solar array is anticipated to be approximately 1.2 M kW. Therefore, the solar array will offset the electrical demand of the existing facility that would have been generated by electrical generation using coal or other fossil fuels. The proposed project would benefit the residents of Farmersville, the region and the State of California as follows:
• Assist the State of California in achieving or exceeding its Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS), Senate Bill 350, Senate Bill 100, and the California Global Warming Solutions Act (Assembly Bill 32) and greenhouse gas emissions reduction objectives by developing and constructing new California RPS-qualified, solar power generation facilities.
• Develop a viable solar power generation and battery storage facility that would support and improve the ongoing operation of the Farmersville WWTP facility, creating local construction jobs, etc.
• Assist California in reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as required by the California Global Warming Solutions Act.
• Provide a new source of energy storage that assists the state in achieving or exceeding its energy storage mandate (Assembly Bill 2514).
• Save the City over $171,000 annually
County Clerk
Tulare
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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