Title: Final environmental impact statement Imperial Valley Solar Project
Description: This Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) addresses the possible United States  Bureau of Land Management (BLM) approval of an amendment to the California Desert  Conservation Area Plan (CDCA Plan) to allow for solar energy and of a right-of-way (ROW)  grant to lease land managed by the BLM for construction and operation of a solar electricity  generation facility. The Agency Preferred Alternative covers approximately 6,144 acres (ac),  managed by the BLM, and would generate 709 megawatts (MW) of electricity annually. The  FEIS identifies impacts of the Agency Preferred Alternative, including impacts related to  biological resources, cultural resources, land use, visual resources, and hydrology, water  quality, and water use. Many of these adverse impacts can be avoided or substantially reduced  based on compliance with applicable laws, ordinances, regulations and standards, and  compliance with measures provided in this FEIS.
Subjects: Solar power plants, Public lands, Management, Electric power transmissionÂ, Electric power transmission
Places: North America, Imperial Valley (Calif. and Mexico), California, Imperial Valley