project presentation to city of bethlehem environmental advisory council february 2, 2011 call...
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Project Presentation to
City of Bethlehem
Environmental Advisory Council
February 2, 2011
Call Mountain Wind LLCA Joint Venture Between
Citizens Energy Corporation and Delsea Energy LLC
Project Overview
Bethlehem Authority Project
Project Objectives Preserve and protect the pristine water quality in
the Property that supplies high quality drinking water to the City of Bethlehem customers
Plan, design, develop and construct a utility scale wind energy project which will not impact the watershed’s environment
Provide maximum financial benefits to the City and the Authority and clean renewable energy to the marketplace while keeping the Team’s social mission and environmental stewardship objectives in mind
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The Project
A state-of-the-art utility scale wind energy facility
Situated along the ridgelines of Call Mountain, Pohopoco Mountain and Stoney Ridge
Located on Bethlehem Authority property in Penn Forest Township, Carbon County
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The Project Takes into account environmental and physical
site constraints
Will have no effect on the pristine water quality
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Site SelectionPenn Forest Township
Highest wind speeds in Penn Forest Township are at 7.2 meters/second (m/s) on Authority lands
Resources Utilized: USGS National Land Cover Database (NLCD); height contours from National Elevation Dataset 1/3 degree data (NED); Mount Pocono Metar Weibull data (10.5 km to the NNE); AWS Truewind mesoscale wind speed
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Wind ResourcePenn Forest Township
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Proposed Project Layout27 GE 1.6 MW turbines
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Environmental Data A preliminary search of the Pennsylvania Natural
Diversity Inventory (PNDI) records was performed for the project. Results indicate no federally listed species within the project area
Project is not designated a high-value forest block due to its historic fragmentation
Project is not considered a Priority Landscape Block, a Priority Forest Patch or a Rare Habitat by The Nature Conservancy (http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/pennsylvania/howwework)
Project is not included in the proposed Kittatinny Raptor Corridor (http://www.raptorcorridor.org)
Project is not identified by the Audubon Society as an Important Bird Area (IBA) (http://iba.audubon.org/iba)9
Compliance Anticipate further investigation into plant, snake (the most
likely sensitive species in the area) and osprey habitats
Potential impacts to these species will be resolved with the appropriate jurisdictional agency
Follow Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) guidelines for bird and bat surveys, species identification and impact mitigation
Clearances will be obtained from the Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Officer on the presence of cultural resources that may be eligible for listing under the federal and state criteria for historic and prehistoric resources
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Contact UsIf you have any additional questions please do nothesitate to call:
Bill Stevens Deborah RenzCitizens Energy Corporation Delsea Energy LLC88 Black Falcon Avenue 10 Allen StreetCenter Lobby, Suite 342 Suite 1-ABoston, Massachusetts 02210 Toms River, New Jersey
08753Phone: 617-338-6300 Phone: 732-240-3883Fax: 617-542-4487 Fax: 732-505-2886e-mail: [email protected] e-mail:
[email protected]://www.citizensenergy.com http://www.delseaenergy.com
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