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
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Vacant/Open Space/Preservation with a geothermal overlay (S-2-G)/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.
Contact Information
Name
Patricia Valenzuela
Agency Name
Imperial County
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Agency Name
Orni 21, LLC
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Location
Counties
Imperial
Regions
Southern California
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 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, Colorado River Basin Region 7 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), 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 Department of Transportation, District 11 (DOT)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Transportation, District 11 (DOT)
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, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, Wildlife