Petition No. 1331-1340

PETITION NO. 1339 – Wallingford Renewable Energy LLC petition for a declaratory ruling, pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes §4-176 and §16-50k, for the proposed construction, maintenance and operation of a 19.99 MW AC ground-mounted solar photovoltaic electric generating facility located on approximately 158 acres of 3 contiguous parcels consisting of the former Wallingford Landfill and 2 parcels owned by the Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority west of Pent Road and associated electrical interconnection to Wallingford Electric Division’s Wallingford Substation in Wallingford, Connecticut.

PETITION FILING (received 01/10/18)

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1a Project Site Location – Topographic Map Figure
Figure 1b Project Site Location – Aerial Map
Figure 2 Zoning
Figure 3 Project Site Abutters
Figure 4 Town Property Characteristics
Figure 5 MIRA Property Characteristics
Figure 6 Proposed Project Layout
Figure 7 Panel Layout Schematic
Figure 8 Representative Photographs – Driven Foundation
Figure 9 Representative Photographs – Ballast Foundation
Figure 10 Representative Forest Solar Layout
Figure 11 Inverter/Transformer Design
Figure 12 Tree Clearing Areas
Figure 13 Electrical Interconnection
Figure 14 Construction Schedule
Figure 15 Project Area Land Use
Figure 16 Sound Level Contours
Figure 17 Existing Views and Visual Simulations Photo Locations
Figure 18 Existing View from John Street
Figure 19 Existing View from Willard Avenue and Route 5
Figure 20 Visual Simulation from the East
Figure 21 Visual Simulation from the West
Figure 22 Quinnipiac River State Park
Figure 23 Wetlands, Swales, and Potential Vernal Pools
Figure 24 Floodplains
Figure 25 Limited Wetland Impact
Figure 26 Project Site Habitat Areas
Figure 27 Groundwater Classification
Figure 28 NRCS Soils

LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix A – Appendix C - Letters in Support of the Project/CTDEEP Parties Seeking Renewable Energy Developers for Landfill Sites/Abutter Information
Appendix D – Project Site Plans
Appendix E Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 - Preliminary Stormwater Pollution Control Plan
Appendix F – Appendix K - Operation and Maintenance Plan/Decommissioning and Restoration Plan/Carbon Debt Analysis/Outreach and Key Project Meetings/Municipal Officials and Government Agencies/FAA Notices of No Hazard
Appendix L – Cultural Resource Correspondence
Appendix M Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 Part 12 Part 13 – Wetlands Report
Appendix N – Species Correspondence
Appendix O – Habitat Assessment

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