DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
360 Solar Center Project Notice of Intent for Small Renewable Energy Project (Solar) - Chesterfield County
360 Solar Center LLC has provided the Department of Environmental Quality a notice of intent to submit the necessary documents for a permit by rule for a small renewable energy project (solar) in Chesterfield County.
360 Solar Center Project will be located in Skinquarter, Virginia. Latitude and longitude coordinates are 37.363601, -77.776537. The proposed project is a 52-megawatt alternative current photovoltaic solar facility. The project site is proposed to encompass approximately 800 acres, with 450 of those acres within the project fence line (solar panels, solar equipment, stormwater management). The project will utilize approximately 120,000 panels. The site has historically been used for silviculture and has been maintained in planted pines of various maturity and cutover for over 100 years. The project will interconnect to an existing distribution network on site and will not require additional substation or transmission infrastructure.
Contact Information: Susan Tripp, Department of Environmental Quality, 1111 East Main Street, Suite 1400, P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218, telephone (804) 664-3470, FAX (804) 698-4178.
Bella Terra Solar Notice of Intent for Small Renewable Energy Project (Solar) - Pulaski County
Hecate Energy Pulaski LLC has provided the Department of Environmental Quality a notice of intent to submit the necessary document for a permit by rule for a small renewable energy project (solar) in Pulaski County. Bella Terra Solar will be located to the north and south of Lee Highway (Route 11), east of Ruebush Road, and east of the town of Dublin. Latitude and longitude coordinates are 37.130556, -80.640278. The project will be sited on roughly 1,056 acres across multiple parcels. The solar array will connect up to 100 megawatts alternating current to Appalachian Power's grid by way of a newly constructed switching station cut into the Glen Lyn #2 - Morgans Cut 138-kilovolt section of the Glen Lyn #2 – Claytor #2 circuit. The project will conceptually use 232,308 photovoltaic solar panels on single axis trackers to follow the sun throughout the day.
Contact Information: Susan Tripp, Department of Environmental Quality, 1111 East Main Street, Suite 1400, P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218, telephone (804) 664-3470, FAX (804) 698-4178.
Pulaski I Solar Notice of Intent for Small Renewable Energy Project (Solar) - Pulaski County
Hecate Energy Pulaski LLC has provided the Department of Environmental Quality a notice of intent to submit the necessary document for a permit by rule for a small renewable energy project (solar) in Pulaski County. Pulaski I Solar will be located west of Cleburne Boulevard (Route 100), north of Kent Farm Road, and north of the town of Dublin. Latitude and longitude coordinates are 37.152778, -80.711945. The project will be sited on roughly 1,664 acres across multiple parcels. The solar array will connect up to 150 megawatts of alternating current to Appalachian Power's grid by way of a newly constructed switching station cut into the Hazel Hollow – Glen Lyn #1 138-kilovolt section of the Claytor #1 - Glen Lyn #1 138-kilovolt circuit that is located approximately two miles east of the project site. The project will conceptually use 354,942 photovoltaic solar panels on single axis trackers to follow the sun throughout the day.
Contact Information: Susan Tripp, Department of Environmental Quality, 1111 East Main Street, Suite 1400, P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218, telephone (804) 664-3470, FAX (804) 698-4178.
Proposed Consent Special Order for Custom Ornamental Iron Inc.
The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) proposes to issue a consent special order to Custom Ornamental Iron Inc. for alleged violation of the Virginia Waste Management Act at the facility located at 10412 Knotty Pine Lane, Glen Allen, Virginia. A description of the proposed action is available at the DEQ office listed or online at www.deq.virginia.gov. DEQ staff will accept comments by email or postal mail from August 29, 2022, to September 29, 2022.
Contact Information: Jeff Reynolds, Regional Enforcement Manager, Department of Environmental Quality, Piedmont Regional Office (Enforcement), 4949-A Cox Road, Glen Allen, VA 23060, telephone (804) 720-4754, or email jefferson.reynolds@deq.virginia.gov.
Public Comment- Implementation Plan - Yeocomico River Watershed in Westmoreland and Northumberland Counties
The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) seeks written comments from interested persons on the development of a cleanup plan, also known as an implementation plan (IP), for the Yeocomico River Watershed in Westmoreland and Northumberland Counties. Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act and § 62.1-44.19:7 C of the State Water Control Law requires DEQ to develop cleanup studies for pollutants responsible for each impaired water contained in Virginia's § 303(d) Priority List and Report. These streams are listed as impaired since monitoring data does not meet Virginia's water quality standards of bacteria for the production of edible and marketable seafood or for recreational use. Typically, once a cleanup total maximum daily load (TMDL) report is developed, a clean-up plan then follows. Sections 62.1-44.19:7 through 62.1-44.19:8 of the Code of Virginia, also known as the Water Quality Monitoring, Information and Restoration Act, outlines the requirements needed in a plan to address the nonpoint source load allocations contained in the study.
The cleanup plan addresses the following stream segments: Gardner, Jackson, and Bonum Creeks in Westmoreland County, Mill Creek in Northumberland County, and portions of the Yeocomico River. The stream segments mentioned in this notice do not support Virginia's bacteria standard for the production of edible and marketable seafood or recreation usage. The IP provides measurable goals and the date of expected achievement of water quality objectives. The IP also recommends a specific set of voluntary best management practices (BMPs) for agricultural lands, residential septic systems, and pet waste to reduce bacteria entering area streams and their associated cost, benefits, and environmental impacts. To obtain a copy of the draft IP, contact Ashley Wendt, DEQ Central Office, at email ashley.wendt@deq.virginia.gov or telephone (804) 774-1814.
A technical advisory committee (TAC) to assist in development of this cleanup plan was not established as no requests to form a TAC were received during the initial public comment period. However, two working groups were developed through the course of the planning process. The working groups focused on supplementing and verifying information to incorporate into the bacteria source assessment and to provide input in regards to the BMPs that would work best within the watershed.
The final public meeting on the development of the cleanup plan will be held on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, at 5 p.m. at the Northumberland Public Library, 7204 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville, VA 22473. The purpose of this final public meeting is to seek feedback from watershed stakeholders on the proposed draft plan to restore water quality in the Yeocomico River Watershed. During the meeting, DEQ will discuss and review the draft TMDL Water Quality IP and explain the pollutant reductions needed to meet the targets contained in the TMDL reports prepared for the watershed.
The public comment period begins August 31, 2022, and ends October 1, 2022.
DEQ accepts written comments by email or postal mail. All comments must be received by DEQ during the comment period. Submittals must include the names, mailing addresses, and telephone numbers of the commenter or requester and of all persons represented by the commenter or requester. Questions or information requests should be addressed to the DEQ contact person listed in this notice.
Contact Information: Ashley Wendt, Department of Environmental Quality, 1111 East Main Street, Suite 1400, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 774-1814, FAX (804) 698-4178, or email ashley.wendt@deq.virginia.gov.
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