Oveja Ranch Solar Project
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024090310
Lead Agency
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Document Title
Oveja Ranch Solar Project
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
The project site's current (and historic) use is agricultural production. The project site is zone AG-160 in the Sacramento County Zoning Ordinance (160 acres; permits one single-family residence per parcel, all agricultural uses, accessory dwellings for agricultural employees
Document Description
Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) is proposing the Oveja Ranch Solar Project, which would build and operate a photovoltaic solar power and battery storage renewable energy generation facility interconnected to SMUD's distribution grid in unincorporated southeastern Sacramento County. Up to 400 acres of land would be leased by SMUD for the project. The project includes constructing PV solar panels, a battery energy storage system, a substation, and new and upgraded distribution lines to interconnect the project to SMUD's existing distribution system. Project construction would take approximately 18 to 24 months, and is proposed to begin as early as the third quarter of 2026 and conclude in 2028. At the end of the project’s useful life (anticipated to be 30 to 35 years), the site and all project components (except for the upgraded distribution lines) would be decommissioned.
The land underlying the site is subject to Williamson Act contracts. The Williamson Act contracts for these parcels do not currently include PV solar development as a compatible use. As such, the property owners intend to amend their contracts to allow for solar PV facilities and BESS in conjunction with their ongoing agricultural activities.
Contact Information
Name
Kim Crawford
Agency Name
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Job Title
Environmental Specialist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Sacramento
Regions
Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Eagles Nest Road, Florin Road
Total Acres
534
Jobs
580
Parcel #
067-0110-083, 123-0030-003, and 123-0040-001
State Highways
State Route 16
Other Location Info
The project is located in unincorporated southeastern Sacramento County, south of the City of Rancho Cordova and north of Wilton.
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 Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 3 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Energy Commission, California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Delta Protection Commission, Delta Stewardship Council, Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights
Development Types
Power:Solar (Agrivoltaic energy generation & battery energy storage system )(Megawatts 75)
Local Actions
Williamson Act contract amendments
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
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