Project Vitals

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Proposed Location: Southwestern Imperial County, California, nine miles southwest of the city of El Centro

Technology: Photovoltaic

Electricity Production Capacity: 15-18 megawatts

Acreage: 115 acres of public land

Status: The public comment period for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement ended on July 19, 2012.  Currently, the Final Environmental Impact Statement is being prepared.

Public Comment: The comment period on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement closed July 19, 2012

Electrical Transmission Connection: The solar energy generating facility will connect to the adjacent Imperial Valley Substation via a buried 12.47-kilovolt transmission line

Company's Expected Benefit:

• The project would generate enough electricity to power 5,400 homes

Public Comments

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Publication of a Notice of Availability in today’s Federal Register initiates a 90-day public comment period for the EIS and possible plan amendment that ends July 19, 2012.  During the comment period, BLM will solicit public comment on issues, concerns, potential impacts, alternatives, and mitigation measures that should be considered in writing the Final EIS that will be released later this year.

Public Meeting and Hearings

Two public scoping meetings are scheduled to solicit public comment on issues, concerns, potential impacts, alternatives, and mitigation measures that should be considered in the analysis of the proposed action.

The meetings will be held at the following date, times and location: 

5/23/12	2PM - 4PM Imperial County Department of Social Services ("CalWorks") at 2895 S. 4th St, El Centro, CA 92243
5/23/12	6PM - 8PM Imperial County Department of Social Services ("CalWorks") at 2895 S. 4th St, El Centro, CA 92243

Meeting Presentation

DEIS

Volume I

Chapters 1- 9 From Cover to Glossary; 3.85Mb

Volume II

Appendix Table of Contents 0.01Mb

Appendix A Figures; 4.65Mb

Appendix B Decommissioning Reclamation; 0.8Mb

Appendix C Biology; 0.3Mb

Appendix D Weed Plan; 1.62Mb

Appendix E Alternatives Analysis; 2.34Mb

Appendix F Plant Surveys; 1.49Mb

Appendix G Avian Winter Survey; 0.2Mb

Appendix H Avian Spring Survey; 0.2Mb

Appendix I FTHL Survey; 0.7Mb

Appendix J Burrowing Owl Survey; 0.02MB

Appendix K Paleo Survey; 0.1Mb

Appendix L Visual Analysis; 1.41Mb

Appendix M Scoping Report; 0.2Mb

Related Documents

Public Scoping Report

Geotechnical Field Work EA

Related Links

BLM CDD Renewable Energy

Understanding the NEPA Process