Project Vitals
Proposed Location: Riverside County, 13 miles southwest of Blythe
Electricity Production Capacity: 500 MW on private land
Company: Rio Mesa Solar Holdings, LCC (BrightSource)
Acreage: Approximately 3,805 acres of private land
Status: A Notice of Intent to prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement was published on August 29, 2012.
Public Comment: Publication of the NOI initiates a public scoping period of 30 days, ending September 28, 2012.
Electrical Transmission Connection: This is a generation-tie line across BLM land connecting the private land project to the Colorado River substation.
Public Comments
Publication of the NOI initiates a public scoping period of 30 days, ending September 28, 2012. During the scoping period, BLM will solicit scoping comments on Rio Mesa Solar Holdings, LLC’s request for a right-of-way (ROW) authorization to develop, construct, operate, maintain, and decommission the 10-mile gen-tie line, a three-mile service power line, and three miles of access roads on BLM-managed land. Specifically, BLM is seeking issues, concerns, potential impacts, alternatives, and mitigation measures that should be considered in the analysis of the proposed action and will use them to prepare the draft environmental documents to be available for public review later this year.
For further information please contact Cedric Perry, project manager, (951) 697-5388, or cariomesa@blm.gov
Written comments may be sent to Cedric Perry, Rio Mesa Solar Project Manager, 22835 Calle San Juan De Los Lagos, Moreno Valley, CA 92553 or to the e-mail address provided above.
Public Meetings and Hearings
| When: | Thursday, September 13, 2012 |
| Where: | UCR Palm Desert Center Auditorium, 75080 Frank Sinatra Dr., Palm Desert, CA 92211 |
| Time: | 12:00PM - 2:00PM |
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| When: | Thursday, September 13, 2012 |
| Where: | Palo Verde College, One College Drive, Blythe, CA 92225 |
| Time: | 6:00PM - 8:00PM |
Meeting Notes:
Meeting Presentation
National Congress of American Indians
News Article - Mammoth Find
Future meetings, hearings and any other public involvement activities will be announced at least 15 days in advance through public notices, media releases, and/or mailings.
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