Curry Creek Solar Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025080634
Lead Agency
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Document Title
Curry Creek Solar Project
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Agriculture, combining minimum building site of 80 acres (orchard). A portion of the project is located in the PCCP Reserve Acquisition Area
Document Description
The Curry Creek Solar Project includes construction and operation of a PV solar power and battery storage facility and interconnection facilities, including a generation substation, with interconnection at the Country Acres switch station. The project would provide new power production capacity of up to 156 MW delivered at the point of interconnection with the grid managed by SMUD. The total project site would generally comprise PV solar modules, foundation piles, racking, direct current (DC) collection, alternative current (AC) collection, fencing, roads, inverters, medium voltage transformers, an interconnection line between the generation substation and switch station, battery storage equipment, and interconnection lines to the existing SMUD transmission system.
Contact Information
Name
Amy Spitzer
Agency Name
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Job Title
Environmental Specialist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Name
Jed McLaughlin
Agency Name
AECOM
Job Title
Senior Environmental Planner
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Roseville
Counties
Placer
Regions
Countywide, Northern California, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Baseline Road, Country Acres Lane
Zip
95626
Total Acres
696
Parcel #
017-130-013, 017-130-014, 017-130-055, 017-130-062, 017-130-063, 017-130-064, 017-130-065-520
Schools
Orchard Ranch Elementary
Waterways
Curry Creek
Township
11N
Range
5E
Section
28, 33
Base
MDB&M
Other Location Info
Additional improvements on 017-130-058
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 3 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Energy Commission, California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Delta Protection Commission, Delta Stewardship Council, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 9, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Conservation (DOC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Conservation (DOC)
Development Types
Power:Solar (Megawatts 156), Power:Other Power Type (Battery Energy Storage)(Megawatts 156)
Local Actions
Use Permit, SMUD Action
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Noise, Public Services, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
State Comment Letters [Comments from State Reviewing Agency(ies)]
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