Use Permit Application No. PLN2024-0119 – West Stanislaus Irrigation District
Summary
SCH Number
2025040184
Lead Agency
Stanislaus County
Document Title
Use Permit Application No. PLN2024-0119 – West Stanislaus Irrigation District
Document Type
CON - Early Consultation
Received
Present Land Use
Agriculture use, two single-family dwellings, accessory structures / General Agriculture (A-2-40) / Agriculture
Document Description
Request to construct, operate, and maintain a 4.9 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic (PV) solar energy farm on a 27.4± acre portion of a 57.97± acre parcel (APN 016-025-043) in the General Agriculture (A-2-40) zoning district. The solar farm will generate power for the exclusive use of the existing West Stanislaus Irrigation District (WSID) facilities, powering its main canal system, pumping station, and operations and maintenance facility on APN 016-025-042. The existing operations and maintenance facility operates Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with eleven employees, which will not change as a result of the proposed solar facility. The solar facility will operate continuously, 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, and will be monitored remotely by the applicant Solar Moving Water, with no full-time employees reporting to the site. Two to three site visits per year are expected for maintenance purposes.
Subsequent to the use permit, if approved, WSID will proceed with subdividing the 27.4± acres from the balance of the parcel. As a qualifying local agency and pursuant Government Code Section 66428(a)(2), WSID has the ability to create a parcel outside the zoning authority of Stanislaus County.
Contact Information
Name
Marcus Ruddicks
Agency Name
Stanislaus County Planning and Community Development
Job Title
Associate Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Abigail Bowdish
Agency Name
Solar Moving Water, LLC and West Stanislaus Irrigation District
Job Title
Applicant Representative
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Westley
Counties
Stanislaus
Regions
Citywide, Countywide
Cross Streets
State Route 33
Zip
95387
Total Acres
57.97±
Parcel #
016-025-043; 016-025-042
State Highways
State Route 33
Railways
Southern Pacific
Waterways
See Other Location Info
Township
4
Range
7
Section
16
Other Location Info
Project Location: 6930 River Road City/Nearest Community: Westley 95387 Waterways: San Joaquin River, Old San Joaquin River, Tuolumne River WSID Main Canal, WSID Lateral 2 South
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, Central Region 4 (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 10 (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), California San Joaquin River Conservancy (SJRC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Delta Protection Commission, Delta Stewardship Council, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights
Development Types
Commercial (Sq. Ft. 1193544, Acres 27.4, Employees 1)
Local Actions
Use Permit
Project Issues
N/A
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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