Wister Solar Energy Facility Project
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2019110140
Lead Agency
Imperial County
Document Title
Wister Solar Energy Facility Project
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation
Received
Present Land Use
Vacant/Open Space/Preservation with a geothermal overlay (S-G-2)/Recreation
Document Description
The proposed project involves the construction and operation of a 20 Megawatt photovoltaic (PV) solar energy facility on approximately 100 acres of privately-owned land. The proposed project would be comprised of solar PV panels on single-axis horizontal trackers, on-site substation and inverters, transformers, and underground electrical cables. The project also includes approximately 2 miles of fiberoptic line from the proposed on-site substation to the existing Niland Substation to connect the proposed Wister Substation to the region's telecommunications system. A gen-tie line would connect the Wister substation to the Point of Interconnection at the existing Imperial Irrigation District's 92kV "K" line. Upgrades to off-site IID facilities (92 kV line from New Mecca to the North Shore substation, and Niland substation) are also proposed to support the proposed project.
Contact Information
Name
Patricia Valenzuela
Agency Name
Imperial County Planning and Development Department
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Agency Name
Orni 21, LLC
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Location
Cities
Niland
Counties
Imperial
Cross Streets
Wilkins and Weist Roads
Parcel #
003-240-001
State Highways
SR 111
Railways
Union Pacific Railroad
Waterways
East Highline Canal
Township
10S
Range
14E
Section
27
Base
SBBM
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, Inland Deserts Region 6 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 11 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Energy Commission, California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Colorado River Basin Region 7 (RWQCB), Colorado River Board, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
Development Types
Power:Solar (Megawatts 20)
Local Actions
General Plan Amendment, Rezone, Use Permit, Variance
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire