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
PROCEDURAL CORRESPONDENCE
- Council Letter to the Town of Wallingford, 1/11/2018
- Council Letter to the Town of Hamden, 1/11/2018
- Council Letter to the Town of North Branford, 1/11/2018
- State Agency Comment Memo, 1/16/2018
- Field Inspection Review, 1/22/2018
- DEEP Request for Extension of Time for Comments with CSC Response, 2/9/2018
- Council Interrogatories to Petitioner, Set One, 2/15/2018
- Set Date for Decision, 2/16/2018
- Petitioner's Responses to CSC Set One Interrogatories, 3/2/2018
- Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Comments, 3/12/2018
- Representative Mary M. Mushinsky Comments, 3/12/2018
- Council Interrogatories to Petitioner, Set Two, 3/21/2018
- Petitioner's Responses to CSC Set Two Interrogatories, 03/21/2018
COUNCIL DECISION
- Council Decision and Staff Report, 4/3/2018
- Petitioner's Vernal Pool Survey Report and DEEP NDDB Comments, 8/8/18
- Council's Acknowledgement of Vernal Pool Survey and DEEP NDDB Comments, 8/9/18
DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT PLAN (D&M PLAN)
- Cover Letter, 02/11/19 (rcd. 02/13/19)
- Narrative
- Site Plan Drawings
- Plans for Concrete Use - Precast Ballast Block Delivery and Installation
- Final Vernal Pool Survey - Receipt of Vernal Pool Report and NDDB Correspondence
- Approved False Mermaid Weed Conservation Plan
- Stormwater Pollution Control Plan, January 2019
- DEEP General Permit Registration form for the Discharge of Stormwater and Dewatering Wastewaters from Construction Activities
- Council D&M Plan Interrogatories to Petitioner, Set One, 3/8/19
- Petitioner Responses to D&M Plan Interrogatories, Set One, 3/21/19
- Council D&M Plan Decision Letter and Staff Report, 4/2/19
- Development & Management Plan Revision, 11/26/19
- Council Decision on Development & Management Plan Revision, 12/3/19
- Request for Extension to Respond to Audit Request and Council Extension Decision, 01/18/23
- Notice of Ownership and Contact Details and Council Acknowledgement, 02/27/23
- Motion for Protective Order for its Final Report, 04/11/23
- Redacted Final Report Figure 1 - Wallingford Electrical Overview Figure 2 - Civil Overview
- Council Decision on Motion for Protective Order, 04/27/23
- Signed Protective Order, 04/27/23