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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Contra
FROM: Supervisor Tom Torlakson
Costa
DATE: March 11 , 1985 ; WUry
SUBJECT: WIND ENERGY PROJECTS
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Refer to the Planning Department a
letter from the Contra Costa Resource Conservation District dated
February 26, 1985, regarding wind energy projects and request the
Planning Department convene a meeting on the subject of this
letter and to respond to the District in my behalf within the
next week.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: I am attaching for background
information the letter from the Contra Costa Resource
Conservation District requesting a meeting to review the
potential of developing a cooperative effort with the county in
the handling of erosion problems created by wind energy projects.
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CC: County Administrator ATTESTED
Planning Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of
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Contra Costa Resource Conservation District
5552 Clayton Road - Concord, California 94521 Phone (415) 672-6522
February 26, 1985
Mr. Tom Torlakson, Supervisor
Contra Costa County
651 Pine Street
Martinez, CA 94553 j
Dear Tom:
The Contra Costa Resource Conservation District Board has received a request for
erosion control assistance from Mr. Sam Stewart of the Byron area. Sam is a co-
operator of the District and is a diligent practicing conservationist.
On September 25, 1984, technicians from the cooperating Soil Conservation Service
inspected roads and windmill pads on the Stewart Ranch i'n the presence of Sam
Stewart (reference the attached October 2, 1984 letter directed to Mr. Anthony
Dehaesus by Luana Kiger, Soil Conservationist of USDA-SCS). Since this time,
Mr. Stewart has appealed to us on several occasions for continued assistance for
correcting and/or stabilizing soils that were disturbed during the process of in-
stalling windmills.
Although Sam had copies of CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL for Windmaster, Inc. to develop
the project, apparently there was nothing done to abate or diminish soil erosion
at the time.
We are aware of the actions taken by the Board of Supervisors that placed a mora-
torium on windmill installation work until appropriate guidelines and/or require-
ments are adopted for controlling the erosion from areas disturbed by construction
activities. The CCRCD Board discussed this matter at considerable length during
their February 19, 1985 meeting.
Although the letter of October 2, 1984 did not prompt a response, we respectfully
request a meeting with you, other members of the Board and the appropriate staff
to examine the potential of cooperating in a similar manner as that currently in
effect in Alameda County on electricity generating windmills.
Through our memorandum of understanding with the SCS, we do have a level of tech-
nical expertise available for on-s.ite assistance. We would like to examine the
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Mr. Tom Torlakson, Supervisor -2- February 26, 1985
possibility of combining our cooperative efforts in the handling of erosion prob-
lems created by these projects and make it possible to resume windmill installa-
tions at an early date.
We look forward to your early response.
Sincerely,
CONTRA COSTA RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT
S. Bradley Thomson
President j
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cc: B. Bruner, D.C.
SCS Concord F.O.
Sam Stewart
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