An edition of Proposed plan amendment & final environmental impact statement for the Alta East Wind Project (2013)
Proposed plan amendment & final environmental impact statement for the Alta East Wind Project
By United States. Bureau of Land Management. Ridgecrest Field Office
Publish Date
2013
Publisher
U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Land Mangement
Language
eng
Pages
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Description:
This document originally was intended to be published for agency and public review as a joint environmental analysis prepared by the BLM under FLPMA and NEPA, and by the County under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The County independently certified the CEQA analysis as a Final Environmental Impact Report in compliance with state law, and the BLM now is publishing this Proposed Plan Amendment and Final Environmental Impact Assessment (PA/EIS) pursuant solely to FLPMA and NEPA. Any reference in the document to the EIS/EIR is intended to refer exclusively to the PA/EIS. This PA/EIS analyzes the impacts of the Alta East Wind Project (AEWP) proposed by Alta Windpower Development LLC (Proponent). The AWEP would generate up to 318 megawatts (MWs) on a 2,592-acre site, which includes BLM-administered public land as well as approximately 568 acres of private land. Project components would include wind turbines, a substation, operation and maintenance facilities, transmission lines, and temporary construction laydown areas.