MARCH 21 SCOPING MEETING ON JACUMBA VALLEY RANCH SOLAR PROJECT

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By Miriam Raftery

March 8, 2019 (Jacumba Hot Springs) – The proposed 90 megawatt Jacumba Valley Ranch (JVR) solar project on 1,345 acres next to the Jacumba Hot Springs airport has a project footprint “much larger than the small town that is right next door,” says Donna Tisdale, chair of the Boulevard Planning Group.

An environmental impact report will be prepared and public input  is sought on what should be included in the EIR.  Comments are due by April 8.  A scoping meeting will be held on March 21, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. at the Highland Community Center, 44681 Old Highway 80, Jacumba Hot Springs.

Below is the county’s public notice with full details:

NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT

 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the County of San Diego, Planning & Development Services, will be the Lead Agency and will prepare an Environmental Impact Report in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act for the following project. The Department is seeking public and agency input on the scope and content of the environmental information to be contained in the Environmental Impact Report. A Notice of Preparation document, which contains a description of the probable environmental effects of the project, can be reviewed on at http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/pds/ceqa_public_review.html, at the Planning & Development Services (PDS), Project Processing Counter, 5510 Overland Avenue, Suite 110, San Diego, California 92123 and at the public library listed below. Comments on the Notice of Preparation document must be sent to Bronwyn Brown, Planning and Development Services, 5510 Overland Avenue, Suite 310, San Diego, CA 92123 or the email address listed below and should reference the project number and name.

 JVR ENERGY PARK (PDS2018-GPA-18-010, PDS2018-REZ-18-007, PDS2018-MUP-18-022)

The JVR Energy Project involves the operation and construction of a 90 megawatt (MW) solar energy facility and a 20-MW energy storage system. The Project components include approximately 300,000 photovoltaic modules fitted on single axis trackers, an underground electrical collection system, a substation, an overhead gen-tie line, and access roads. The development footprint of the proposed facilities is approximately 691 acres. The Project would require a General Plan Amendment, a Rezone, and a Major Use Permit. Eventual decommissioning would occur at the end of the Project’s useful life. The Project site, approximately 1,345 total acres, is in unincorporated southeastern San Diego County. The area is located within the Mountain Empire Subregion of the County. The Project site is located adjacent to the community of Jacumba Hot Springs and the Jacumba Airport, and to the south of Interstate 8 (I-8). Primary access would be provided from I-8 with local access from Carrizo Gorge Road and Old Highway 80.

 A public scoping meeting will be held to solicit comments on the EIR. The meeting will be held on March 21, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. at the Highland Community Center, 44681 Old Highway 80, Jacumba Hot Springs. Comments on this Notice of Preparation document must be received no later than April 8, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. (a 30 day public review period). This Notice of Preparation can also be reviewed at the Jacumba Branch Library, 44605 Old Highway 80, Jacumba Hot Springs. For additional information, please contact Bronwyn Brown at (858) 495-5516 or by e-mail at Bronwyn.Brown@sdcounty.ca.gov

 


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Comments

Because renewable energy is

Because renewable energy is supposed to be more efficient, it's hard to imagine that the factories and turbines that produce such "clean" power, would also be causing some sort of externalities.. I suppose that's why it's important for us to have these forums to analyse what is really going on...

Will the NIMBYs kill this?

Will the "Not In My Back Yard" folks, with help from the fossil fuel industry, kill this renewables project?

 

Thank you for volunteering to

Thank you for volunteering to accept all of these solar panels in your own back yard ! Don't forget to hose the panels down five times a day with distilled water (great use of water!) !!!

"No Problem" Really Is The Problem

This Project requires a General Plan Amendment, Rezone and Major Use Permit.   Getting these requirements approved will be "No Problem" which really IS the problem.   Why establish standards if you're going to disregard them?