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2143 Dacy PV Solar Generating Facility
Project Description Table of Contents
Project Information
o Project Background
o Project Overview
Site information
o Parcel map
o Vicinity Maps
o Topographical Map
o Title Reports
o Deeds
o Site photos
Project Plans
o Site Plan
Equipment specifications
o Solar Modules
o Inverters and Transformers
o Combiner Boxes
Construction
o Vehicle Usage
Project Exhibits
o Soil Reports
1-1 June, 2014
2143 Dacy PV Solar Generation Facility (PVSGF)
Pristine Sun LLC 101 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
1. Background Information
1.1. Project Title
2143 Dacy PV Solar Generation Facility
1.2. Lead Agency Name and Address
Butte County Department of Development Services
7 County Center Drive
Oroville, CA 95965
1.3. Lead Agency Contact Persons and Phone Number
Mark Michelena, Senior Planner
mmichelena@buttecounty.net
(530) 538-7376
Tim Snellings, Director of Planning
(530) 538-6821
1.4. Project Location
5655 Cohasset Road
Chico, CA 95965
APN 047-023-102
1.5. Project Sponsor’s Name and Address
Pristine Sun LLC
101 Mission Street, Suite 1050
San Francisco, CA 94105
Jerry Caldwell, Project Manager
Phone: (415) 848-8142
Cell: (510) 205-2789
jerry.caldwell@pristinesun.com
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2143 Dacy PV Solar Generation Facility (PVSGF)
Pristine Sun LLC 101 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
1.6. General Plan Designation
The Butte County General Plan land use designation for the PVSGF project site is Foothill
Recreational.
1.7. Zoning
The Butte County zoning designation for the PVSGF project site is FR-40
1.8. Description of the Project
1.8.1. Project Overview
1.8.1.1. Pristine Sun proposes to develop, own, and operate a Photovoltaic (PV) solar generation
facility, to be located on leased land in Butte County, California (Figures 1-2 and 1-3).
The 24.79 -acres, 1.25-MWac PVSGF project consists of three main components:
1.8.1.2. Solar panels, Trackers, inverters, medium-voltage transformers, access roads, and
electrical wiring necessary for collecting and consolidating power across the project site.
The proposed project consists of a ground mounted solar array interconnecting to a 21 kv
overhead line owned by PG&E. PV modules will be mounted on a single axis tracker
supported by driven piers, driven to a depth of approximately 7 feet. The piers supporting
the motor will be driven to approximately 14 feet. Electrical equipment will be placed
either on two equipment pads measuring 26’ x 11’, or alternatively on a single equipment
pad, measuring 39’ x 11’. Equipment pads will be poured concrete with shallow
foundations (approximately 2’ deep), or skids supported by driven piers. The project will
be enclosed by a 6’ tall chain link perimeter fence with 1’ of barbed wire. Maximum
height of the solar array will not exceed 10 feet. The project footprint will not exceed 16
acres. Access roads to the array and equipment pads will be 10 feet wide, and will be
composed of compacted earth or gravel. Roads allow for one-way traffic only, with
turnouts to allow for vehicles to pass as needed. Hammerheads at the end of each road
allow for vehicles to turn around. Roads will be designed to cover as little surface area as
possible, to minimize environmental impact. Roads will be designed to support
emergency response vehicles, and all vehicles needed to construct, operate and maintain
the solar plant (up to 40,000 lbs.). Compacted earth with a binding agent will be our
preferred road surface. Gravel roads will be specified if needed to support construction,
operations, maintenance, and emergency vehicles. Grading will be minimized to the
extent possible, and if topography and soils conditions allow, no grading will occur.
Based upon preliminary topographic information available via USGS 7.5’ map, minimal
grading may be required. Final road design and grading plan will be created by a licensed
civil engineer during the detailed project Engineering phase, and after we have detailed
soils information and 1’ topographic contour data derived from a professional survey.
Grading will be kept to a minimum, to reduce environmental impact and cost. A detailed
drainage study will ensure the proposed project does not alter the flow of water on or off
site. The solar array will be designed to drain naturally and will not require installation of
storm drainage. In order to stabilize soils, reduce weeds and minimize maintenance, a
vegetation management plan and localized seed mix will be specified and applied to the
project area of impact. The seed mix and application methodology will be created by a
qualified landscape architect or other qualified professional. If feasible and necessary to
keep vegetation from impacting operation of the solar plant, sheep will be used to clear
vegetation under the array.
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Pristine Sun LLC 101 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
1.8.1.3. A medium-voltage interconnection, which would receive intermediate voltage input from
the solar collection system and step up the voltage to 21 kilovolts (kV). The inter-
connection from the PVSGF to a local electrical distribution power line, which would
consist of a short (approx. 200-foot) point-of-interconnection generation tie line. Medium
voltage circuits within the array will be buried in underground trenches.
1.8.1.4. Operation and maintenance (O&M) activities would be managed remotely and no on-site
O&M facilities are proposed as part of the project. The project would contract with a
regional O&M provider, who may lease warehouse and office space in an existing facility
in the surrounding community. The regional O&M provider would use this existing
facility to store tools, equipment, and supplies necessary for scheduled and unscheduled
maintenance, including but not limited to spare parts for inverters, electrical infrastructure,
panels, tracking systems, panel washing, and vegetation maintenance.
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Fidelity National Title Company
CLTA Preliminary Report Form – Modified (11/17/06)Page 1
AMENDED PRELIMINARY REPORT
In response to the application for a policy of title insurance referenced herein, Fidelity National Title Company hereby
reports that it is prepared to issue, or cause to be issued, as of the date hereof, a policy or policies of title insurance
describing the land and the estate or interest therein hereinafter set forth, insuring against loss which may be sustained by
reason of any defect, lien or encumbrance not shown or referred to as an exception herein or not excluded from coverage
pursuant to the printed Schedules, Conditions and Stipulations or Conditions of said policy forms.
The printed Exceptions and Exclusions from the coverage and Limitations on Covered Risks of said policy or policies are set
forth in Attachment One. The policy to be issued may contain an arbitration clause. When the Amount of Insurance is less
than that set forth in the arbitration clause, all arbitrable matters shall be arbitrated at the option of either the Company or
the Insured as the exclusive remedy of the parties. Limitations on Covered Risks applicable to the CLTA and ALTA
Homeowner’s Policies of Title Insurance which establish a Deductible Amount and a Maximum Dollar Limit of Liability for
certain coverages are also set forth in Attachment One. Copies of the policy forms should be read. They are available from
the office which issued this report.
This report (and any supplements or amendments hereto) is issued solely for the purpose of facilitating the issuance of a
policy of title insurance and no liability is assumed hereby. If it is desired that liability be assumed prior to the issuance of a
policy of title insurance, a Binder or Commitment should be requested.
The policy(s) of title insurance to be issued hereunder will be policy(s) of Fidelity National Title Insurance Company, a
California Corporation.
Please read the exceptions shown or referred to herein and the exceptions and exclusions set forth in Attachment One of
this report carefully. The exceptions and exclusions are meant to provide you with notice of matters which are not covered
under the terms of the title insurance policy and should be carefully considered.
It is important to note that this preliminary report is not a written representation as to the condition of title and may not
list all liens, defects and encumbrances affecting title to the land.
Countersigned by:
Authorized Signature Authorized Signature
Fidelity National Title Company
1300 Dove Street, Suite 310, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Phone: (949) 622-5000 Fax: (949) 477-6813
CLTA Preliminary Report Form – Modified (11/17/06)Page 2
PRELIMINARY REPORT
Amended
Title Officer: Mitch La Riva
TO:
Pristine Sun
649 Mission, 5th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
ATTN: .Jessie O'Malley
YOUR REFERENCE: 2143
Order No.: 997-23037675-A-PP2
PROPERTY ADDRESS:6556 Cohasset Road, Chico, CA
EFFECTIVE DATE:March 25, 2014 at 7:30 a.m.
The form of policy or policies of title insurance contemplated by this report is:
ALTA Owner's
1.THE ESTATE OR INTEREST IN THE LAND HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED OR REFERRED TO COVERED
BY THIS REPORT IS:
A FEE
2.TITLE TO SAID ESTATE OR INTEREST AT THE DATE HEREOF IS VESTED IN:
RALPH W. DACY AND VICTORIA J. DACY, husband and wife, as community property with right of
survivorship
3.THE LAND REFERRED TO IN THIS REPORT IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
See Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof.
/jh 10/30/13
PRELIMINARY REPORT Fidelity National Title Company
Your Reference: Order No.: 997-23037675-A-PP2
CLTA Preliminary Report Form – Modified (11/17/06)Page 3
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
EXHIBIT “A”
THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF CHICO,
COUNTY OF BUTTE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT THE ONE QUARTER CORNER COMMON TO SECTIONS 13 AND 14, TOWNSHIP 23
NORTH, RANGE 1 EAST, M.D.B. AND M., AND RUNNING THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREE 13' 10" EAST A
DISTANCE OF 2502.70 FEET ALONG THE EAST LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 14
AFOREMENTIONED TO THE SECTION CORNER COMMON TO SECTIONS 13,14,23 AND 24 OF TOWNSHIP
23 NORTH, RANGE 1 EAST, M.D.B. & M.; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREE 10' 03" WEST A DISTANCE OF
2503.71 FEET ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 14, TO THE
SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED IN THE DEED FROM FRANK
SWIFT AN GENEVIEVE A. SWIFT TO THOMAS L. BACON AND MARY A. BACON, HUSBAND AND WIFE,
DATED AUGUST 10, 1948 AND RECORDED AUGUST 10, 1948, IN BOOK 488, OFFICIAL RECORDS, PAGE
143, RECORDS OF BUTTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA; THENCE NORTH 31 DEGREE 06' 03" EAST A
DISTANCE OF 431.00 FEET ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID THOMAS L. BACON PARCEL
TO AN IRON PIPE AT THE EASTERLY CORNER OF SAID PARCEL; THENCE NORTH 50 DEGREE 19' 40"
WEST A DISTANCE OF 296.37 FEET ALONG THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID PARCEL TO A POINT
ON A CURVE ON THE SOUTHEASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE COHASSET ROAD AS
DESCRIBED IN THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND IN DEED FROM FRANK SWIFT, ET UX., TO THE
COUNTY OF BUTTE, DATED JANUARY 5, 1967 AND RECORDED APRIL 18, 1967, IN BOOK 1468, OF
OFFICIAL RECORDS, AT PAGE 63, RECORDS OF BUTTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA AT ENGINEERS
STATION 377+3142; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG THE ARC OF A 3960.00 FEET RADIUS CURVE
CONCAVE TO THE SOUTHEAST AN ARC DISTANCE OF 308.91 FEET THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF
04 DEGREE 28' 10" TO THE END OF CURVE; THENCE RUNNING NORTHEASTERLY THE FOLLOWING 8
COURSES AND DISTANCES ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF COHASSET ROAD:
NORTH 46 DEGREE 30' 43" EAST 503.54 FEET; NORTH 50 DEGREE 30' 10" EAST 349.35 FEET; NORTH 73
DEGREE 37' 27" EAST 53.21 FEET; NORTH 51 DEGREE 23' 25" EAST 348.53 FEET; NORTH 47 DEGREE 30'
54" EAST 201.00 FEET; NORTH 53 DEGREE 13' 32" EAST 1045.19 FEET; NORTH 57 DEGREE 19' 56" EAST
151.57 FEET; NORTH 61 DEGREE 32' 06" EAST 241.64 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING AT THE ONE
QUARTER CORNER OF SECTIONS 13 AND 14 AFOREMENTIONED.
EXCEPTING THEREFROM THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PARCEL OF LAND:
COMMENCING AT THE SOUTH QUARTER CORNER OF SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 23 NORTH, RANGE 1
EAST, M.D.B. & M., AND RUNNING THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREE 10' 03" EAST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE
OF THE EAST HALF OF SAID SECTION 14,137.91 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, THENCE NORTH
31 DEGREE 06' 03" EAST, 431.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 50 DEGREE 19' 40" WEST, 296.37 FEET TO A
POINT ON THE EAST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF COHASSET ROAD; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG SAID
RIGHT OF WAY ON A CURVE TO THE RIGHT HAVING A RADIUS OF 3960.00 FEET AND A CENTRAL
ANGLE OF 1 DEGREE 05' 07" A DISTANCE OF 75.00 FEET; THENCE LEAVING SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE
SOUTH 50 DEGREE 19' 40" EAST, 539.16 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 31 DEGREE 06' 03" WEST, 310.16 FEET TO
A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF THE EAST HALF OF SAID SECTION 14; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREE
10' 03" WEST, 300.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
APN: 047-230-102
PRELIMINARY REPORT Fidelity National Title Company
Your Reference: Order No.: 997-23037675-A-PP2
CLTA Preliminary Report Form – Modified (11/17/06)Page 4
AT THE DATE HEREOF, ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED AND EXCEPTIONS TO COVERAGE IN ADDITION
TO THE PRINTED EXCEPTIONS AND EXCLUSIONS IN SAID POLICY FORM WOULD BE AS FOLLOWS:
1.Property taxes, which are a lien not yet due and payable, including any assessments collected with taxes to be levied
for the fiscal year 2014-2015.
Property taxes, including any personal property taxes and any assessments collected with taxes are as follows:
Code Area:062-008
Tax Identification No.:047-230-102-000
Fiscal Year:2013-2014
1st Installment:$2,900.46, PAID
2nd Installment:$2,900.46, PAID
Exemption:$7,000.00
Land:$149,395.00
Improvements:$392,006.00
Personal Property:$0.00
Prior to close of escrow, please contact the Tax Collector’s Office to confirm all amounts owing, including current
fiscal year taxes, supplemental taxes, escaped assessments and any delinquencies.
2.The lien of supplemental taxes, if any, assessed pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 3.5 (Commencing with
Section 75) of the Revenue and Taxation Code of the State of California.
3.Rights of the public to any portion of the land lying within any public highway and road.
4.Easement(s) for the purpose(s) shown below and rights incidental thereto, as granted in a document:
Granted to:Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Purpose:Public utilities
Recording Date:July 10, 1947
Recording No:Book 423, Page 201, Official Records
Affects:A portion of said land as more particularly described in said document.
5.Matters contained in that certain document
Entitled:Agreement
Dated:May 1, 1950
Executed by:Frank & Genevieve A. Swift and J. L. and Madge E. Haynes
Recording Date:June 5, 1950
Recording No:Book 535, Page 196, Official Records
Reference is hereby made to said document for full particulars.
6.Easement(s) for the purpose(s) shown below and rights incidental thereto, as granted in a document:
Granted to:Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
Purpose:Line of poles and cables
Recording Date:December 30, 1953
Recording No:Book 699, Page 447, Official Records
The exact location and extent of said easement is not disclosed of record.
7.Matters contained in that certain Agricultural Statement of Acknowledgement which provides for, among other
things, that the herein described property may be subject to inconveniences of discomfort arising from necessary
farm operations.
ITEMS (Continued)Fidelity National Title Company
Your Reference: Order No.: 997-23037675-A-PP2
CLTA Preliminary Report Form – Modified (11/17/06)Page 5
Recording Date:June 22, 1984
Recording No:Book 2958, Page 547, Official Records
Reference is hereby made to said document for full particulars.
8.A deed of trust to secure an indebtedness in the amount shown below,
Amount:$200,000.00
Dated:January 8, 2010
Trustor/Grantor Ralph W. Dacy and Victoria J. Dacy, husband and wife
Trustee:Fidelity National Title Company
Beneficiary:Tri Counties Bank
Loan No.:9731982960
Recording Date:January 15, 2010
Recording No:2010-0001484, Official Records
9.Water rights, claims or title to water, whether or not disclosed by the public records.
10.Any rights of the parties in possession of a portion of, or all of, said Land, which rights are not disclosed by the
public records.
The Company will require, for review, a full and complete copy of any unrecorded agreement, contract, license
and/or lease, together with all supplements, assignments and amendments thereto, before issuing any policy of title
insurance without excepting this item from coverage.
The Company reserves the right to except additional items and/or make additional requirements after reviewing said
documents.
11.Discrepancies, conflicts in boundary lines, shortage in area, encroachments, or any other matters which a correct
survey would disclose and which are not shown by the public records.
In order to delete the survey exception shown above, a satisfactory survey of the subject Land, which complies with
the minimum standards for land surveys made for title insurance purposes, is to be furnished to the Company.
The Company reserves the right to add additional items as disclosed by the survey, or make further requirements
after review of the requested documentation.
12.Any easements not disclosed by the public records as to matters affecting title to real property, whether or not said
easements are visible and apparent.
13.Unrecorded matters which may be disclosed by an Owner’s Affidavit or Declaration. A form of the Owner’s
Affidavit/Declaration is attached to this Preliminary Report/Commitment. This Affidavit/Declaration is to be
completed by the record owner of the land and submitted for review prior to the closing of this transaction. Your
prompt attention to this requirement will help avoid delays in the closing of this transaction. Thank you.
The Company reserves the right to add additional items or make further requirements after review of the requested
Affidavit/Declaration.
ITEMS (Continued)Fidelity National Title Company
Your Reference: Order No.: 997-23037675-A-PP2
CLTA Preliminary Report Form – Modified (11/17/06)Page 6
14.In order to complete this report, the Company requires a Statement of Information to be completed by the following
party(s),
Party(s):ALL PARTIES
The Company reserves the right to add additional items or make further requirements after review of the requested
Statement of Information.
NOTE:The Statement of Information is necessary to complete the search and examination of title under this order.
Any title search includes matters that are indexed by name only, and having a completed Statement of
Information assists the Company in the elimination of certain matters which appear to involve the parties
but in fact affect another party with the same or similar name. Be assured that the Statement of Information
is essential and will be kept strictly confidential to this file.
END OF ITEMS
PRELIMINARY REPORT Fidelity National Title Company
Your Reference: Order No.: 997-23037675-A-PP2
CLTA Preliminary Report Form – Modified (11/17/06)Page 7
NOTES
WIRING INSTRUCTIONS
TO:FNT - Major Accounts - Title Department
1300 Dove Street, Suite 310
Newport Beach, CA 92660
BANK:Wells Fargo Bank
420 Montgomery
San Francisco, CA 94104
ROUTING NO:121000248
ACCOUNT NO:4123824971
PLEASE REFER TO OUR ORDER NO.: 997-23037675-A-PP2
ESCROW OFFICER:Major Accounts OAC
TITLE ORDER NO.:23037675-PP
END OF NOTES
PRELIMINARY REPORT Fidelity National Title Company
Your Reference: Order No.: 997-23037675-A-PP2
OWNER'S DECLARATION
The undersigned hereby declares as follows:
1.(Fill in the applicable paragraph and strike the other)
a.Declarant ("Owner") is the owner or lessee, as the case may be, of certain premises located at
____________________________________________________________________________________,
further described as follows: See Preliminary Report/Commitment No. 997-23037675-A-PP2 for full legal
description (the "Land").
b.Declarant is the ____________________________ of ______________________________________
("Owner"), which is the owner or lessee, as the case may be, of certain premises located at
__________________________________________________________________________________,
further described as follows: See Preliminary Report/Commitment No. 997-23037675-A-PP2 for full legal
description (the "Land").
2.(Fill in the applicable paragraph and strike the other)
a.During the period of six months immediately preceding the date of this declaration no work has been done,
no surveys or architectural or engineering plans have been prepared, and no materials have been furnished
in connection with the erection, equipment, repair, protection or removal of any building or other structure
on the Land or in connection with the improvement of the Land in any manner whatsoever.
b.During the period of six months immediately preceding the date of this declaration certain work has been
done and materials furnished in connection with upon
the Land in the approximate total sum of $ , but no work whatever remains to be done and no
materials remain to be furnished to complete the construction in full compliance with the plans and
specifications, nor are there any unpaid bills incurred for labor and materials used in making such
improvements or repairs upon the Land, or for the services of architects, surveyors or engineers, except as
follows: . Owner,
by the undersigned Declarant, agrees to and does hereby indemnify and hold harmless Fidelity National
Title Insurance Company against any and all claims arising therefrom.
3.Owner has not previously conveyed the Land; is not a debtor in bankruptcy (and if a partnership, the general partner
thereof is not a debtor in bankruptcy); and has not received notice of any pending court action affecting the title to
the Land.
4.Except as shown in the above-referenced Preliminary Report/Commitment, there are no unpaid or unsatisfied
mortgages, deeds of trust, Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, claims of lien, special assessments, or
taxes that constitute a lien against the Land or that affect the Land but have not been recorded in the public records.
5.The Land is currently in use as ; occupy/occupies the Land;
and the following are all of the leases or other occupancy rights affecting the Land:
6.There are no other persons or entities that assert an ownership interest in the Land, nor are there unrecorded
easements, claims of easement, or boundary disputes that affect the Land.
7.There are no outstanding options to purchase or rights of first refusal affecting the Land.
This declaration is made with the intention that Fidelity National Title Insurance Company (the "Company") and its policy
issuing agents will rely upon it in issuing their title insurance policies and endorsements. Owner, by the undersigned
Declarant, agrees to indemnify the Company against loss or damage (including attorneys fees, expenses, and costs) incurred
by the Company as a result of any untrue statement made herein.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct and that this declaration was executed on at
.
Signature:
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Pursuant to Section 2355.3 in Title 10 of the California Code of Regulations Fidelity National Financial, Inc. and its
subsidiaries (“FNF”) must deliver a notice of each discount available under our current rate filing along with the delivery of
escrow instructions, a preliminary report or commitment. Please be aware that the provision of this notice does not constitute
a waiver of the consumer’s right to be charged the field rate. As such, your transaction may not qualify for the below
discounts.
You are encouraged to discuss the applicability of one or more of the below discounts with a Company representative. These
discounts are generally described below; consult the rate manual for a full description of the terms, conditions and
requirements for each discount. These discounts only apply to transaction involving services rendered by the FNF Family of
Companies. This notice only applies to transactions involving property improved with a one-to-four family residential
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FNTCCA –Fidelity National Title Company of California
FNTIC - Fidelity National Title Insurance Company
Available Discounts
CREDIT FOR PRELIMINARY REPORTS AND/OR COMMITMENTS ON SUBSEQUENT POLICIES (FNTIC)
Where no major change in the title has occurred since the issuance of the original report or commitment, the order may be
reopened within 12 or 36 months and all or a portion of the charge previously paid for the report or commitment may be
credited on a subsequent policy charge.
FEE REDUCTION SETTLEMENT PROGRAM (FNTC, FNTCCA and FNTIC)
Eligible customers shall receive $20.00 reduction in their title and/or escrow fees charged by the Company for each eligible
transaction in accordance with the terms of the Final Judgments entered in The People of the State of California et al. v.
Fidelity National Title Insurance Company et al., Sacramento Superior Court Case No. 99AS02793, and related cases.
DISASTER LOANS (FNTIC)
The charge for a lender’s Policy (Standard or Extended coverage) covering the financing or refinancing by an owner of
record, within 24 months of the date of a declaration of a disaster area by the government of the United States or the State of
California on any land located in said area, which was partially or totally destroyed in the disaster, will be 50% of the
appropriate title insurance rate.
CHURCHES OR CHARITABLE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS (FNTIC)
On properties used as a church or for charitable purposes within the scope of the normal activities of such entities, provided
said charge is normally the church’s obligation the charge for an owner’s policy shall be 50% to 70% of the appropriate title
insurance rate, depending on the type of coverage selected. The charge for a lender’s policy shall be 40% to 50% of the
appropriate title insurance rate, depending on the type of coverage selected.
Notice
You may be entitled to receive a $20.00 discount on escrow services if you purchased, sold or
refinanced residential property in California between May 19,1995 and November 1, 2002. If
you had more than one qualifying transaction, you may be entitled to multiple discounts.
If your previous transaction involved the same property that is the subject of your current
transaction, you do not have to do anything; the Company will provide the discount, provided
you are paying for escrow or title services in this transaction.
If your previous transaction involved property different from the property that is the subject of
your current transaction, you must inform the Company of the earlier transaction, provide the
address of the property involved in the previous transaction, and the date or approximate date
that the escrow closed to be eligible for the discount.
Unless you inform the Company of the prior transaction on property that is not the subject of this
transaction, the Company has no obligation to conduct an investigation to determine if you
qualify for a discount. If you provided the Company information concerning a prior transaction,
the Company is required to determine if you qualify for a discount.
Effective through November 1, 2014
Attachment One (06/03/11)
ATTACHMENT ONE (Revised 06-03-11)
CALIFORNIA LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION
STANDARD COVERAGE POLICY – 1990
EXCLUSIONS FROM COVERAGE
The following matters are expressly excluded from the coverage of this policy and the Company will not pay loss or damage, costs, attorneys' fees or
expenses which arise by reason of:
1.(a)Any law, ordinance or governmental regulation (including but not limited to building or zoning laws, ordinances, or regulations) restricting,
regulating, prohibiting or relating (i) the occupancy, use, or enjoyment of the land; (ii) the character, dimensions or location of any
improvement now or hereafter erected on the land; (iii) a separation in ownership or a change in the dimensions or area of the land or any
parcel of which the land is or was a part; or (iv) environmental protection, or the effect of any violation of these laws, ordinances or
governmental regulations, except to the extent that a notice of the enforcement thereof or a notice of a defect, lien, or encumbrance
resulting from a violation or alleged violation affecting the land has been recorded in the public records at Date of Policy.
(b)Any governmental police power not excluded by (a) above, except to the extent that a notice of the exercise thereof or notice of a defect,
lien or encumbrance resulting from a violation or alleged violation affecting the land has been recorded in the public records at Date of
Policy.
2.Rights of eminent domain unless notice of the exercise thereof has been recorded in the public records at Date of Policy, but not excluding from
coverage any taking which has occurred prior to Date of Policy which would be binding on the rights of a purchaser for value without
knowledge.
3.Defects, liens, encumbrances, adverse claims or other matters:
(a)whether or not recorded in the public records at Date of Policy, but created, suffered, assumed or agreed to by the insured claimant;
(b)not known to the Company, not recorded in the public records at Date of Policy, but known to the insured claimant and not disclosed in
writing to the Company by the insured claimant prior to the date the insured claimant became an insured under this policy;
(c)resulting in no loss or damage to the insured claimant;
(d)attaching or created subsequent to Date of Policy; or
(e)resulting in loss or damage which would not have been sustained if the insured claimant had paid value for the insured mortgage or for the
estate or interest insured by this policy.
4.Unenforceability of the lien of the insured mortgage because of the inability or failure of the insured at Date of Policy, or the inability or failure
of any subsequent owner of the indebtedness, to comply with the applicable doing business laws of the state in which the land is situated.
5.Invalidity or unenforceability of the lien of the insured mortgage, or claim thereof, which arises out of the transaction evidenced by the insured
mortgage and is based upon usury or any consumer credit protection or truth in lending law.
6.Any claim, which arises out of the transaction vesting in the insured the estate of interest insured by this policy or the transaction creating the
interest of the insured lender, by reason of the operation of federal bankruptcy, state insolvency or similar creditors' rights laws.
EXCEPTIONS FROM COVERAGE - SCHEDULE B, PART I
This policy does not insure against loss or damage (and the Company will not pay costs, attorneys' fees or expenses) which arise by reason of:
1.Taxes or assessments which are not shown as existing liens by the records of any taxing authority that levies taxes or assessments on real
property or by the public records.
Proceedings by a public agency which may result in taxes or assessments, or notices of such proceedings, whether or not shown by the records
of such agency or by the public records.
2.Any facts, rights, interests, or claims which are not shown by the public records but which could be ascertained by an inspection of the land or
which may be asserted by persons in possession thereof.
3.Easements, liens or encumbrances, or claims thereof, not shown by the public records.
4.Discrepancies, conflicts in boundary lines, shortage in area, encroachments, or any other facts which a correct survey would disclose, and which
are not shown by the public records.
5.(a) Unpatented mining claims; (b) reservations or exceptions in patents or in Acts authorizing the issuance thereof; (c) water rights, claims or
title to water, whether or not the matters excepted under (a), (b) or (c) are shown by the public records.
6.Any lien or right to a lien for services, labor or material not shown by the public records.
CLTA HOMEOWNER'S POLICY OF TITLE INSURANCE (02-03-10)
ALTA HOMEOWNER'S POLICY OF TITLE INSURANCE
EXCLUSIONS
In addition to the Exceptions in Schedule B, You are not insured against loss, costs, attorneys' fees, and expenses resulting from:
1.Governmental police power, and the existence or violation of those portions of any law or government regulation concerning:
a.building;
b.zoning;
c.land use;
d.improvements on the Land;
e.land division; and
f.environmental protection.
This Exclusion does not limit the coverage described in Covered Risk 8.a., 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 23 or 27.
2.The failure of Your existing structures, or any part of them, to be constructed in accordance with applicable building codes. This Exclusion does
not limit the coverage described in Covered Risk 14 or 15.
3.The right to take the Land by condemning it. This Exclusion does not limit the coverage described in Covered Risk 17.
4.Risks:
a.that are created, allowed, or agreed to by You, whether or not they are recorded in the Public Records;
b.that are Known to You at the Policy Date, but not to Us, unless they are recorded in the Public Records at the Policy Date;
Attachment One (06/03/11)
c.that result in no loss to You; or
d.that first occur after the Policy Date - this does not limit the coverage described in Covered Risk 7, 8.e., 25, 26, 27 or 28.
5.Failure to pay value for Your Title.
6.Lack of a right:
a.to any land outside the area specifically described and referred to in paragraph 3 of Schedule A; and
b.in streets, alleys, or waterways that touch the Land.
This Exclusion does not limit the coverage described in Covered Risk 11 or 21.
7.The transfer of the Title to You is invalid as a preferential transfer or as a fraudulent transfer or conveyance under federal bankruptcy, state
insolvency, or similar creditors’ rights laws.
LIMITATIONS ON COVERED RISKS
Your insurance for the following Covered Risks is limited on the Owner’s Coverage Statement as follows:
For Covered Risk 16, 18, 19, and 21 Your Deductible Amount and Our Maximum Dollar Limit of Liability shown in Schedule A.
The deductible amounts and maximum dollar limits shown on Schedule A are as follows:
Your Deductible Amount
Our Maximum
Dollar Limit of
Liability
Covered Risk
16:
1.00% of Policy Amount Shown in Schedule A
or
$2,500.00
(whichever is less)
$10,000.00
Covered Risk
18:
1.00% of Policy Amount Shown in Schedule A
or
$5,000.00
(whichever is less)
$25,000.00
Covered Risk
19:
1.00% of Policy Amount Shown in Schedule A
or
$5,000.00
(whichever is less)
$25,000.00
Covered Risk
21:
1.00% of Policy Amount Shown in Schedule A
or
$2,500.00
(whichever is less)
$5000.00
AMERICAN LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION
RESIDENTIAL TITLE INSURANCE POLICY (6-1-87)
EXCLUSIONS
In addition to the Exceptions in Schedule B, you are not insured against loss, costs, attorneys' fees, and expenses resulting from:
1.Governmental police power, and the existence or violation of any law or government regulation. This includes building and zoning ordinances
and also laws and regulations concerning:
* land use
* improvements on the land
* land division
* environmental protection
This exclusion does not apply to violations or the enforcement of these matters which appear in the public records at Policy Date.
This exclusion does not limit the zoning coverage described in Items 12 and 13 of Covered Title Risks.
2.The right to take the land by condemning it, unless:
* a notice of exercising the right appears in the public records
* on the Policy Date
* the taking happened prior to the Policy Date and is binding on you if you bought the land without knowing of the taking
3.Title Risks:
* that are created, allowed, or agreed to by you
* that are known to you, but not to us, on the Policy Date – unless they appeared in the public records
* that result in no loss to you
* that first affect your title after the Policy Date – this does not limit the labor and material lien coverage in Item 8 of Covered Title Risks
4.Failure to pay value for your title.
5.Lack of a right:
* to any land outside the area specifically described and referred to in Item 3 of Schedule A
OR
* in streets, alleys, or waterways that touch your land
This exclusion does not limit the access coverage in Item 5 of Covered Title Risks.
2006 ALTA LOAN POLICY (06-17-06)
EXCLUSIONS FROM COVERAGE
The following matters are expressly excluded from the coverage of this policy, and the Company will not pay loss or damage, costs, attorneys' fees,
or expenses that arise by reason of:
Attachment One (06/03/11)
1.(a)Any law, ordinance, permit, or governmental regulation (including those relating to building and zoning) restricting, regulating,
prohibiting, or relating to
(i)the occupancy, use, or enjoyment of the Land;
(ii)the character, dimensions, or location of any improvement erected on the Land;
(iii)the subdivision of land; or
(iv)environmental protection;
or the effect of any violation of these laws, ordinances, or governmental regulations. This Exclusion 1(a) does not modify or limit the
coverage provided under Covered Risk 5.
(b)Any governmental police power. This Exclusion 1(b) does not modify or limit the coverage provided under Covered Risk 6.
2.Rights of eminent domain. This Exclusion does not modify or limit the coverage provided under Covered Risk 7 or 8.
3.Defects, liens, encumbrances, adverse claims, or other matters
(a)created, suffered, assumed, or agreed to by the Insured Claimant;
(b)not Known to the Company, not recorded in the Public Records at Date of Policy, but Known to the Insured Claimant and not disclosed in
writing to the Company by the Insured Claimant prior to the date the Insured Claimant became an Insured under this policy;
(c)resulting in no loss or damage to the Insured Claimant;
(d)attaching or created subsequent to Date of Policy (however, this does not modify or limit the coverage provided under Covered Risk 11, 13
or 14); or
(e)resulting in loss or damage that would not have been sustained if the Insured Claimant had paid value for the Insured Mortgage.
4.Unenforceability of the lien of the Insured Mortgage because of the inability or failure of an Insured to comply with applicable doing business
laws of the state where the Land is situated.
5.Invalidity or unenforceability in whole or in part of the lien of the Insured Mortgage that arises out of the transaction evidenced by the Insured
Mortgage and is based upon usury or any consumer credit protection or truth-in-lending law.
6.Any claim, by reason of the operation of federal bankruptcy, state insolvency, or similar creditors’ rights laws, that the transaction creating the
lien of the Insured Mortgage, is
(a)a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, or
(b)a preferential transfer for any reason not stated in Covered Risk 13(b) of this policy.
7.Any lien on the Title for real estate taxes or assessments imposed by governmental authority and created or attaching between Date of Policy
and the date of recording of the Insured Mortgage in the Public Records. This Exclusion does not modify or limit the coverage provided under
Covered Risk 11(b).
The above policy form may be issued to afford either Standard Coverage or Extended Coverage. In addition to the above Exclusions from Coverage,
the Exceptions from Coverage in a Standard Coverage policy will also include the following Exceptions from Coverage:
EXCEPTIONS FROM COVERAGE
This policy does not insure against loss or damage (and the Company will not pay costs, attorneys’ fees or expenses) that arise by reason of:
1.(a) Taxes or assessments that are not shown as existing liens by the records of any taxing authority that levies taxes or assessments on real
property or by the Public Records; (b) proceedings by a public agency that may result in taxes or assessments, or notices of such proceedings,
whether or not shown by the records of such agency or by the Public Records.
2.Any facts, rights, interests, or claims that are not shown by the Public Records but that could be ascertained by an inspection of the Land or that
may be asserted by persons in possession of the Land.
3.Easements, liens or encumbrances, or claims thereof, not shown by the Public Records.
4.Any encroachment, encumbrance, violation, variation, or adverse circumstance affecting the Title that would be disclosed by an accurate and
complete land survey of the Land and not shown by the Public Records.
5.(a) Unpatented mining claims; (b) reservations or exceptions in patents or in Acts authorizing the issuance thereof; (c) water rights, claims or
title to water, whether or not the matters excepted under (a), (b), or (c) are shown by the Public Records.
6.Any lien or right to a lien for services, labor or material not shown by the Public Records.
2006 ALTA OWNER’S POLICY (06-17-06)
EXCLUSIONS FROM COVERAGE
The following matters are expressly excluded from the coverage of this policy, and the Company will not pay loss or damage, costs, attorneys' fees,
or expenses that arise by reason of:
1.(a)Any law, ordinance, permit, or governmental regulation (including those relating to building and zoning) restricting, regulating,
prohibiting, or relating to
(i)the occupancy, use, or enjoyment of the Land;
(ii)the character, dimensions, or location of any improvement erected on the Land;
(iii)the subdivision of land; or
(iv)environmental protection;
or the effect of any violation of these laws, ordinances, or governmental regulations. This Exclusion 1(a) does not modify or limit the
coverage provided under Covered Risk 5.
(b)Any governmental police power. This Exclusion 1(b) does not modify or limit the coverage provided under Covered Risk 6.
2.Rights of eminent domain. This Exclusion does not modify or limit the coverage provided under Covered Risk 7 or 8.
3.Defects, liens, encumbrances, adverse claims, or other matters
(a)created, suffered, assumed, or agreed to by the Insured Claimant;
(b)not Known to the Company, not recorded in the Public Records at Date of Policy, but Known to the Insured Claimant and not disclosed in
writing to the Company by the Insured Claimant prior to the date the Insured Claimant became an Insured under this policy;
(c)resulting in no loss or damage to the Insured Claimant;
(d)attaching or created subsequent to Date of Policy (however, this does not modify or limit the coverage provided under Covered Risk 9 and
10); or
(e)resulting in loss or damage that would not have been sustained if the Insured Claimant had paid value for the Title.
Attachment One (06/03/11)
4.Any claim, by reason of the operation of federal bankruptcy, state insolvency, or similar creditors’ rights laws, that the transaction vesting the
Title as shown in Schedule A, is
(a)a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer; or
(b)a preferential transfer for any reason not stated in Covered Risk 9 of this policy.
5.Any lien on the Title for real estate taxes or assessments imposed by governmental authority and created or attaching between Date of Policy
and the date of recording of the deed or other instrument of transfer in the Public Records that vests Title as shown in Schedule A.
The above policy form may be issued to afford either Standard Coverage or Extended Coverage. In addition to the above Exclusions from Coverage,
the Exceptions from Coverage in a Standard Coverage policy will also include the following Exceptions from Coverage:
EXCEPTIONS FROM COVERAGE
This policy does not insure against loss or damage (and the Company will not pay costs, attorneys’ fees or expenses) that arise by reason of:
1.(a) Taxes or assessments that are not shown as existing liens by the records of any taxing authority that levies taxes or assessments on real
property or by the Public Records; (b) proceedings by a public agency that may result in taxes or assessments, or notices of such proceedings,
whether or not shown by the records of such agency or by the Public Records.
2.Any facts, rights, interests, or claims that are not shown in the Public Records but that could be ascertained by an inspection of the Land or that
may be asserted by persons in possession of the Land.
3.Easements, liens or encumbrances, or claims thereof, not shown by the Public Records.
4.Any encroachment, encumbrance, violation, variation, or adverse circumstance affecting the Title that would be disclosed by an accurate and
complete land survey of the Land and that are not shown by the Public Records.
5.(a) Unpatented mining claims; (b) reservations or exceptions in patents or in Acts authorizing the issuance thereof; (c) water rights, claims or
title to water, whether or not the matters excepted under (a), (b), or (c) are shown by the Public Records.
6.Any lien or right to a lien for services, labor or material not shown by the Public Records.
ALTA EXPANDED COVERAGE RESIDENTIAL LOAN POLICY (07-26-10)
EXCLUSIONS FROM COVERAGE
The following matters are expressly excluded from the coverage of this policy and the Company will not pay loss or damage, costs, attorneys’ fees or
expenses which arise by reason of:
1.(a)Any law, ordinance, permit, or governmental regulation (including those relating to building and zoning) restricting, regulating,
prohibiting, or relating to
(i)the occupancy, use, or enjoyment of the Land;
(ii)the character, dimensions, or location of any improvement erected on the Land;
(iii)the subdivision of land; or
(iv)environmental protection;
or the effect of any violation of these laws, ordinances, or governmental regulations. This Exclusion 1(a) does not modify or limit the
coverage provided under Covered Risk 5, 6, 13(c), 13(d), 14 or 16.
(b)Any governmental police power. This Exclusion 1(b) does not modify or limit the coverage provided under Covered Risk 5, 6, 13(c),13(d),
14 or 16.
2.Rights of eminent domain. This Exclusion does not modify or limit the coverage provided under Covered Risk 7 or 8.
3.Defects, liens, encumbrances, adverse claims, or other matters
(a)created, suffered, assumed, or agreed to by the Insured Claimant;
(b)not Known to the Company, not recorded in the Public Records at Date of Policy, but Known to the Insured Claimant and not disclosed in
writing to the Company by the Insured Claimant prior to the date the Insured Claimant became an Insured under this policy;
(c)resulting in no loss or damage to the Insured Claimant;
(d)attaching or created subsequent to Date of Policy (however, this does not modify or limit the coverage provided under Covered Risk 11, 16,
17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27 or 28); or
(e)resulting in loss or damage that would not have been sustained if the Insured Claimant had paid value for the Insured Mortgage.
4.Unenforceability of the lien of the Insured Mortgage because of the inability or failure of an Insured to comply with applicable doing business
laws of the state where the Land is situated.
5.Invalidity or unenforceability in whole or in part of the lien of the Insured Mortgage that arises out of the transaction evidenced by the Insured
Mortgage and is based upon usury, or any consumer credit protection or truth-in-lending law. This Exclusion does not modify or limit the
coverage provided in Covered Risk 26.
6.Any claim of invalidity, unenforceability or lack of priority of the lien of the Insured Mortgage as to Advances or modifications made after the
Insured has Knowledge that the vestee shown in Schedule A is no longer the owner of the estate or interest covered by this policy. This
Exclusion does not modify or limit the coverage provided in Covered Risk 11.
7.Any lien on the Title for real estate taxes or assessments imposed by governmental authority and created or attaching subsequent to Date of
Policy. This Exclusion does not modify or limit the coverage provided in Covered Risk 11(b) or 25.
8.The failure of the residential structure, or any portion of it, to have been constructed before, on or after Date of Policy in accordance with
applicable building codes. This Exclusion does not modify or limit the coverage provided in Covered Risk 5 or 6.
9.Any claim, by reason of the operation of federal bankruptcy, state insolvency, or similar creditors’ rights laws, that the transaction creating the
lien of the Insured Mortgage, is
(a)a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, or
(b)a preferential transfer for any reason not stated in Covered Risk 27(b) of this policy.
1-6 June, 2014
2143 Dacy PV Solar Generation Facility (PVSGF)
Pristine Sun LLC 101 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
Solar Generation Facility
The PVSGF would generate clean renewable energy from solar power; the generated energy would be sold to a
public utility company and distributed through the local power lines from the Sycamore Creek Substation for
public consumption. The PVSGF project would require County approval of a conditional use permit (CUP),
under the name Pristine Sun LLC, to allow for facility construction, operation, and maintenance. Approval of
the CUP is a discretionary action triggering environmental review of the project under the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
The PVSGF project site is located on sloping residential foothill area with elevations ranging between
approximately 565 to 525 feet above mean sea level. The site currently vacant land with a lava rock base. The
PVSGF site is located approximately .5 miles east of Cohasset Road. The nearest population center is the
community of Chico California, which is approximately 15.5 miles to the northeast of the proposed project
area. The PVSGF project site can be accessed from Cohasset Road to the east.
Table 1-1 summarizes the footprint characteristics of the PVSGF.
Table 1-1 Description of PVSGF
APNs Parcel Size (Acres) Project Site (Acres) Approximate Electricity Generation (MW)
047-023-102 95.25 Acres 24.79 1.25 MWac
Key:
APN = Assessor Parcel Number
MW = megawatt
1.9. Project Objectives
The project objectives are as follows:
1.9.1. Help California Meet Renewable Energy Standards Goals. The project would help support the
State of California in meeting its Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards mandate for increased
renewable energy production.
1.9.2. Avoidance of Greenhouse Gas Emissions. With an installed capacity of 1.25 MW alternating
current (AC), the PVSGF is projected to produce an average 3,038,065 kilowatt-hours per year of
clean, renewable solar energy. Data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) indicate
that this estimated output would equate to an approximate annual reduction of 2,096 metric tons of
carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere (EPA 2009).
1.9.3. Job Creation. The project would generate both project construction and O&M jobs. These “green
collar” positions would include engineers, designers, electricians, civil engineers, environmental
specialists, construction workers, facility operators, and maintenance technicians.
1.10. Project Facilities
1.10.1. Solar Generation Facility
The project would involve the construction of a PVSGF to provide electricity for public
consumption. The facility would consist of: an array of solar PV panels (i.e., modules)
supported on a galvanized metal racking system; inverters connected to the modules through
cabling; and a telecommunication system. Figure 1-4 shows a typical solar PV array. The
project site would be secured by a six-foot-high chain-link perimeter fence topped with three-
strand barbed wire; one point of ingress/egress would be provided equipped with a locked gate.
1-7 June, 2014
2143 Dacy PV Solar Generation Facility (PVSGF)
Pristine Sun LLC 101 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
1.10.2. Photovoltaic Modules
The PV modules are manufactured under tight quality conditions to the IEC PV Standards and
ISO Certified. The modules are made of a Polycrystalline Photo Voltaic cells covered by a
tempered glass pane with highly absorptive properties. The result of the highly absorptive
glass is a very low reflectivity properties. The PV modules are mounted on a galvanized metal
single-axis utility-scale tracking system which is in rows running north to south. The modules
track the sun from east to west.
1.11. Installation, Array Assembly, and Racking
The structure supporting the PV module arrays at the PVSGF would consist of galvanized engineered
steel driven piles, which would be driven vertically into the soil using pneumatic techniques, similar to
a hydraulic rock hammer attachment on the boom of a rubber-tired backhoe excavator. The driven
piles are typically spaced 14 feet on center and installed to a height of approximately 3 to 6 feet above
grade.
The single-axis tracking system panel rows would be oriented in a north-south direction (access roads
would be oriented in an east-west direction). Once the driven piers are installed, the horizontal cross-
members of the tracking system and associated motors would be placed and secured. A galvanized
metal racking system, which would hold the PV modules in the ideal position for maximum capture of
solar insulation, would then be field assembled and attached to the horizontal cross members. The
racking system would include a mechanism that would allow the array to track the path of the sun
(from east to west) throughout the day. In the morning the panels would face the east (45 degree
angle); throughout the day, the panels would slowly move to the horizontal position (0 degree angle)
at noon and then move on to face the west (45 degree angle) at sundown. The panels would reset to the
east in the evening or early morning to receive sunlight at sunrise. When excessive wind speeds are
detected from the meteorological data collection system, the tracking system automatically positions
the solar module in the “Stowe Position” horizontal decreasing the high wind effect on the modules.
The single-axis the panel configuration would be approximately 7 feet wide (East-West), as shown in
Figures 1-5 and 1-6 and in the accompanying site plan. The total height of the panel system, measured
from ground surface, would be approximately 10 feet. Each row of panels would be a maximum
length of 300 feet (North-South), with spacing between each row of approximately 16 to 17 feet.
1-8 June 2014
2143 Dacy PV Solar Generation Facility (PVSGF)
Pristine Sun LLC
101 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
Figure 1.4 Typical Solar Photovoltaic Array
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1.MAIN ROAD:
COUNTY, CITY OR STATE HIGHWAY THAT TAKES YOU TO THE
PROJECT LOCATION.
2.ACCESS ROAD:
THIS ROAD SHALL BE 18 FT MIN. IN WIDTH AND 30 FT MIN. IN
LENGTH. THE LENGTH SHALL BE MEASURED FROM THE EDGE OF
THE MAIN ROAD. ALL RADII OFF THE MAIN ROAD SHALL BE
30 FT MIN.
3.ALL DRIVEWAYS:
ALL DRIVEWAYS SHALL BE 10 FT MIN. IN WIDTH AND SHALL START
FROM THE END OF THE ACCESS ROAD. ALL RADII AT DRIVEWAY
INTERSECTIONS, CIRCULAR & HAMMERHEAD/T TURNAROUNDS
SHALL HAVE 30 FT MIN. RADII, TYP. U.N.O.
4.ENTRANCE GATE:
GATE MUST BE 2 FEET WIDER THAN THE ROAD ON EACH SIDE.
5. ALL SKEWED FENCE LINES ARE AT 45 DEGREE ANGLES, TYP., U.N.O.
6. NO NIGHT-TIME LIGHTING WILL BE INSTALLED, ONLY SECURITY
LIGHTING ON MOTION SENSORS, SHIELDED FROM LIGHT TRESPASS
BEYOND THE SOLAR FARM, AND TURNED OFF IN A SHORT
RESONABLE TIME.
KNOX BOX:
1.EXACT LOCATION AND HEIGHT AS PER LOCAL FIRE MARSHAL.
2.KNOX BOX TO BE ORDERED THRU THE LOCAL FIRE MARSHAL.
3.KNOX BOX AT THE ENTRANCE GATE SHALL CONTAIN THE KEY
FOR THE ENTRANCE GATE.
4.KNOX BOX AT THE FACILITY GATE SHALL CONTAIN THE KEYS
FOR THE FACILITY GATE AND THE DOOR AT THE POWER
STATION.
2-A:10-B:C-RATED FIRE EXTINGUISHER, 10 POUND EACH WITH STATE
FIRE MARSHAL CERTIFICATION TAGS. FIRE EXTINGUISHERS SHALL
BE INSTALLED NEAR THE EXITS AND IN VISIBLE LOCATIONS IN
EGRESS PATHS. PROVIDE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER SIGN AT A
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF (8) FEET ABOVE EACH LOCATION. THE
DISTANCE FROM FINISH FLOOR OR GRADE TO TOP OF EXTINGUISHER
SHALL NOT EXCEED 4 FEET. EXACT NUMBER OF REQUIRED
EXTINGUISHERS AS PER LOCAL FIRE MARSHALL.
PERMANENTLY POSTED ADDRESSING VISIBLE 100 FEET IN BOTH
DIRECTIONS OF TRAVEL. SIZE OF LETTERS SHALL BE 3 INCH
MINIMUM IN HEIGHT, 3/8 THS INCH STROKE, REFLECTIVE WITH
CONTRASTING BACKGROUND.
KEYNOTE SCHEDULE
PERMANENT POSTED SIGN LOCATED AT THE MAIN FACILITY
ENTRANCE DISPLAYING THE SITE ADDRESS AND A 24 HOUR
EMERGENCY CONTACT PHONE NUMBER. SIZE OF LETTERS,
NUMBERS AND SYMBOLS FOR THE SIGN SHALL BE A MINIMUM
3 INCH STROKE, REFLECTIVE AND CONTRASTING WITH THE
BACKGROUND. THE SIGN SHALL BE VISIBLE WHEN APPROACHING
THE SITE FROM THE REQUIRED ROAD ACCESS AND SHALL BE
MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT THE PRODUCTIVE LIFE OF THE FACILITY.
A
B
C
D
SOLAR ARRAY NOTES
FENCING INFORMATION:
TOTAL LINEAL FOOTAGE:3200 Ft
TOTAL ACREAGE INSIDE FENCE:12.55 ACRES
TOTAL LAND IMPROVEMENT RATIO:0.13
PROJECT INFORMATION:
OWNER'S NAME:DACY
APN:LOT 102: 047-023-102
COUNTY:BUTTE
ZONING:FR-40
PARCEL ACREAGE:LOT 102: 95.25 ACRES
TOTAL LAND DISTURBANCE AREA:
TOTAL AREA OF ACCESS ROADS:31,925 SQ. FT
TOTAL AREA OF EQUIPMENTS:20,906 SQ.FT.
TOTAL LAND DISTURBANCE AREA:1.226 ACRES
POWER POLE #3 (THIRD POLE), CUSTOMER WILL INSTALL POLE-TOP
REVENUE-METERING
POWER POLE #2 (SECOND POLE), WITH CUSTOMER INSTALLED
PRIMARY PROTECTION ON THE SECOND POLE ON THEIR PROPERTY,
NOT TO EXCEED 50'-0" FROM THE REVENUE METERING POLE (POLE#1)
2
POWER POLE #1 (RISER POLE), CUSTOMER RISER POLES SPACED @
50'-0" MAX., LAST RISER POLE CONNECT TO INVERTER/POWER
STATION VIA CONDUIT.
3
PG&E KEYNOTE SCHEDULE
POWER POLE #4 (FOURTH POLE), PG&E WILL INSTALL POLE WITH AIR
SWITCH
4
1
OPEN SPACE:
x GROUND COVERAGE RATIO = 20%-40%
TRACKER SYSTEM:
x ATI, IDEEMATEC, OR EQUIVALENT TRACKER
x DESIGNED WITH LDK 280P-24 280W MODULES (OR EQUIVALENT)
x 5760 MODULES TOTAL
x (288-300) PV SOURCE CIRCUITS DEPENDING ON TRACKER
SYSTEM.
INVERTER SYSTEM:
x (2) - SMA 630CP-US INVERTERS (OR EQUIVALENT)
C0.0
EXISTING SITE PLAN
EXISTING SITE PLAN 1" = 300'
ENGINEER'S STAMP
MCCALMONT
ENGINEERING
DRAWN BY:
SCALE:
SHEET TITLE:
SHEET NO.:
12
5
0
K
W
A
C
16
1
3
K
W
D
C
102
36
114
152 153 141
168
142 165
169
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C1.0
RESIDENCE
(E) ROAD
RESIDENCE
(E) ROAD
OHP
OHP
OHP
OHP
OHP
OHP
OHP
OHP
OHP
OHP
OHP
OHP
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(E) POWER
POLE (PP)
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TO BE REMOVED
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5
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PROPOSED AREA
FOR SOLAR
ARRAY
C1.0
PROPOSED SOLAR
SYSTEM
PROPOSED SOLAR ARRAY SITE PLAN 1" = 300'
4
D1
2
D1
12
5
0
K
W
A
C
16
1
3
K
W
D
C
5
D1
TYP.
ENGINEER'S STAMP
MCCALMONT
ENGINEERING
DRAWN BY:
SCALE:
SHEET TITLE:
SHEET NO.:
6
D1
4
D2
2
D2
102
36
114
152 153 141
168
142 165
169
TYP.
(P) ROAD
(P) CONDUIT
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TO BE REMOVED
(P) GATE
(P) FENCE
(E) RESIDENCE
SOLAR ARRAY RACKING TO BE EITHER ATI,
IDEEMATEC OR EQUIVALENT. SEE DETAILS 1/D1,
3/D1, 7/D1, 1/D3, 3/D3 & 6/D3
(P) INVERTER, NON-REFLECTIVE
MATERIAL TYP.
(E) RESIDENCE
1
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4
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(P) ACCESS ROAD
5
0
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POINT OF
INGRESS/EGRESS
PROPOSED AREA FOR
SOLAR TO CONTAIN 5760
MODULES
(E) PG&E DISTRIBUTION POLE,
POINT OF INTERCONNECTION
(P) TEMPORARY
UNLOADING AREA
(E) PAVED ROAD
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NORTH OR SOUTH SITE PERIMETER ELEVATION, TYP.
SCALE: 1" = 75'
BI-DIRECTIONAL GATE ELEVATION Scale: 1/4" = 1'-0"Scale: 1/4" = 1'-0"
NORTH OR SOUTH ATI TRACKER ELEVATION, TYPICAL
TYPICAL ATI TRACKER LAYOUT
EAST OR WEST ATI TRACKER ELEVATION, TYPICAL
Scale: NTS
Scale: 1/8" = 1'-0"
EAST OR WEST PERIMETER ELEVATION, TYP.
TRACKER
ELEVATIONS &
DETAILS
D1
AS NOTED
ENGINEER'S STAMP
MCCALMONT
ENGINEERING
DRAWN BY:
SCALE:
SHEET TITLE:
SHEET NO.:
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(12) W6x8.5 COLUMNS PER ROW AND
(1) W6x15 COLUMN AT ROW CENTER
CARRYING MOTOR, GALVANIZED, TYP., U.N.O.FINISH GRADE, TYP.
19'-4" O.C., TYP., U.N.O.
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210'-0" MAX.
FINISH GRADE, TYP.
16' O.C., TYP., U.N.O.
(12) W6x8.5 COLUMNS PER ROW AND
(1) W6x15 COLUMN @ ROW CENTER
CARRYING MOTOR, GALVANIZED, TYP., U.N.O.
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FINISH
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PANELS BEYOND (3) STRANDS OF
BARBED WIRE
20'-0" MIN. PERIMETER ROAD
(3) STRANDS OF
BARBED WIRE
FINISH
GRADE
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+/- 10'-8" SINGLE GATE, TYP.
+/- 22'-0" TYP.
630 KW
INVERTER
630 KW
INVERTER
6" THICK CONCRETE SLAB
XFMR
9'-
5
"
30'-5"
8'-
6
"
PLAN VIEW FOR 1.25 MW
1.25 MW ELEVATION - B
9'-
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"
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NOT USED Not to ScaleNot to ScaleNot to ScaleNot to Scale
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NOT USED TURNOUT CIRCULAR TURNAROUND
D2
ROAD DETAILS
AS NOTED
Not to Scale ROAD SECTIONS
ENGINEER'S STAMP
MCCALMONT
ENGINEERING
DRAWN BY:
SCALE:
SHEET TITLE:
SHEET NO.:
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EDGE OF
MAIN ROAD
MAIN ACCESS ROAD
END OF MAIN ACCESS ROAD
WITH OR WITHOUT ENTRANCE
GATE, 22 FT MIN. I.D., GATE
POST TO GATE POST
SECONDARY ACCESS ROAD
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2%2%
95% COMPACTED
NATIVE SOIL, TYP.
UNSURFACED
DIRT ROAD
DIRT ROAD @ PV SYSTEM
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2%2%
95% RELATIVE
COMPACTED SUBGRADE
4" GRAVEL OR
EQUIVALENT
GRAVEL ROAD @ PV SYSTEM
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Scale: 1/8" = 1'-0"
NORTH OR SOUTH SITE PERIMETER ELEVATION, TYP.
Scale 3/32" = 1'-0"
Scale: 1/4" = 1'-0"
NORTH OR SOUTH IDEEMATEC TRACKER ELEVATION, TYPICAL
ROW TO ROW SPACING FOR IDEEMATEC TRACKER, TYPICAL
EAST OR WEST IDEEMATEC TRACKER ELEVATION, TYPICAL
Scale: 3/16" = 1'-0"
Scale: 1/8" = 1'-0"
EAST OR WEST PERIMETER ELEVATION, TYP.
TRACKER
ELEVATIONS &
DETAILS
D3
AS NOTED
ENGINEER'S STAMP
MCCALMONT
ENGINEERING
DRAWN BY:
SCALE:
SHEET TITLE:
SHEET NO.:
Scale: 1/8" = 1'-0"
14'-4"30'-8"
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BARBED WIRE
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(3) STRANDS OF
BARBED WIRE
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1-11 June 2014
2143 Dacy PV Solar Generation Facility (PVSGF)
Pristine Sun LLC
101 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
1.12. Panel Interconnections, Inverters, and Transformers
Panels would be electrically connected into panel strings using wiring attached to the racking, and the
panel strings would be electrically connected to each other via underground wiring. Underground
electrical cables (underground collection system) would be installed from groups of PV arrays
configured into power blocks. The cables would carry direct current (DC) electricity to inverters that
would convert the DC to AC.
The underground cables would be installed using standard trenching techniques, which typically
include a rubber-tired backhoe excavator or trencher. Wire depths would be in accordance with local,
State, and federal codes, and would likely be buried at a minimum 24 inches below grade by
excavating a trench wide enough to accommodate the conduits. A polyvinyl chloride conduit (
schedule 40 min.) would be installed in the trench and, once the cables were installed in the conduit,
the excavated soil would be used to fill the trench and then compacted.
The AC power is then routed to a step-up transformer where the 1,000 volts is converted to 12 kV.
The converted electricity from the transformer then travels to the point of interconnection on the
PG&E 12 kV power line that runs along the West edge of the parcel. The length of the
interconnection generation tie line would be approximately 1,000 feet. Three new utility poles would
be needed to install PGE safety and metering equipment. The electrical inverter and the transformer
are installed on concrete foundations, which are engineered and constructed to local building codes.
Commissioning of equipment would include testing, calibrating, and troubleshooting. All
transformers, inverters, collector system, and PV array systems would be tested before commercial
operations would commence.
1.13. Solar Generation Facility Power Line Interconnection
The PVSGF would interconnect directly to the existing PG&E 12 kV power line that is located
parallel to the West edge of the PVSGF site, along Property line. The overhead generation tie line
that would connect the step-up transformer to the 12 kV line would be approximately 200 feet long.
Three new utility power poles would be installed within the PVSGF site near the Point of
Interconnection.
1.14. Telecommunications
The PVSGF would be designed with a comprehensive Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
(SCADA) system to allow remote monitoring of operations and/or remote control of critical
components. Within the site, the cabling required for the monitoring system would typically be
installed in a buried conduit, leading to a centrally located (or series of appropriately located)
SCADA system cabinets. External telecommunications connections to the SCADA system cabinets
would likely be through hard- wired connections anticipated to be placed on existing
telecommunication or utility infrastructure.
1.15. Meteorological Data Collection System
The PVSGF would include a meteorological (met) data collection system. The met station would
have up to five weather sensors: a pyrometer for measuring solar irradiance; a thermometer to
measure air temperature; a barometric pressure sensor; and two wind sensors to measure speed and
direction. The 4-foot horizontal cross-arm of the met system would include the pyrometer mounted
on one side and the two wind sensors installed on a vertical mast on the other side. The temperature
sensor would be mounted inside a solar shield behind the main mast. Each sensor would be connected
by a cable to the data logger inside the enclosure.
A typical met station is depicted on Figure 1-8.
1-12 June 2014
2143 Dacy PV Solar Generation Facility (PVSGF)
Pristine Sun LLC
101 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
Figure 1-8 Typical Meteorological Station
1-13 June 2014
2143 Dacy PV Solar Generation Facility (PVSGF)
Pristine Sun LLC
101 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
1.16. Site Access and Roads
1.16.1. Access to the PVSGF site would be provided from Cohasset Road to the West of the array
site. The exact point of ingress-egress from Cohasset Road will be determined during the
detailed design stage, and in coordination with Butte County Road Commission. Inside the
site, pervious, durable, dustless roadways would provide access to the PV modules and the
equipment pad.
1.16.2. The internal roadway system would consist of durable, dustless roads surfaced to meet Butte
County Improvement Standards, approximately 10 feet wide. Roads would be graded and
compacted in accordance with typical construction practices, and surfaced in a manner
consistent with the Butte County Cal Fire Standards. Points of ingress/egress would maintain
driveways a minimum of 20 feet long (from the edge of the pavement). The preferred road
surface would be compacted earth, and gravel roads will be used if needed to allow for
construction, operations, maintenance and emergency vehicles to access the site at all times.
Roadways will be designed to support vehicles up to 40,000 lbs. Turning radii will be
designed to support all appropriate vehicles. Roads will be designed during the detailed design
phase by a qualified Civil Engineer, based upon detailed soils and topographical information
obtained prior to the detailed design phase.
1.17. Lighting
There will be no continuous lighting on this site
1.18. Signs
During both construction and operation, safety and identification signs would be posted at the entrance to
PVSGF site and any place where needed. The project applicant would post signs required by all
jurisdictions with authority. All signs would conform to Butte County sign requirements.
2. Re-vegetation
2.1. During operation, more than 95.5 percent of the site (approximately 25 acres) will remain permeable;
impermeable structures, including the foundations supporting the inverter pads, and the center and
perimeter roads cover 0.86 acres of the project site (See Table 1-2, Impermeable Site Coverage).
Permeable areas of the PVSGF site would be planted with a native seed mixture developed in
conjunction with a Vegetation Management Plan, to discourage weed infestation. No irrigation would
be required to support plant growth. Vegetation would be managed to reduce fire risk, in accordance
with Butte County Fire Department requirements, in order to avoid fuel build-up on site. If appropriate
and feasible, sheep will be used to graze the site to control vegetation and to reduce the risk of fire.
2.2. A Vegetation and Pest Management Plan will be provided for review and approval by the County
Planning and Fire Departments prior to issuance of building permits. The seed mixture and Vegetation
Management Plan will be created by a landscape architect or other qualified professional with
knowledge of local flora and fauna.
The project applicant does not anticipate the installation of additional on-site
landscaping.
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Table 1-2 Impermeable Site Coverage from Project Elements
Impermeable
Structures
Impermeable
Square Feet
Impermeable Acres
Percent of Site
All Roads 36,590 0.84 0.052%
Parking Lot N/A 0%
Inverter Pads 575 0.01 0.00082%
Total 21,058.8 0.85 0.053%
%
3. Fire Suppression and Safety
The applicant would coordinate with the California Office of the State Fire Marshall and the Butte County Fire
Department in providing training for personnel to safely interrupt electrical power in the event of emergency
incidents requiring fire suppression or rescue activities. A Class 40 Fire extinguisher will be mounted on the
inverter equipment pad.
To minimize fire risk, a Weed and Pest Management Plan will be implemented to ensure that combustible
vegetation under and around solar panels, along all roadways, buildings, fence lines, and on and around the
PVSGF boundary would be actively managed by the PVSGF owner or its affiliates. Combustible vegetation
would either be limited in height or removed. If feasible, sheep will be used to manage vegetation, to further
control fire risk.
The applicant would coordinate with the Butte County Fire Department in the development of a fire prevention
and emergency action plan for the site, to address potential exposure to fire and other hazards in the PVSGF
area. The plan would include:
3.1. Fire Prevention Training. The applicant would provide training for fire personnel in the safe
interruption of electrical power for emergency incidents requiring fire suppression or rescue activities.
3.2. Emergency Action Training. The applicant would train all construction and O&M personnel in:
3.2.1. Evacuation routes from the PVSGF site to safe areas, in the event of fire or other natural
hazards.
3.2.2. Coordination with local fire department, sheriff department, and emergency medical services.
3.2.3. Safety measures in accordance with the California Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (Cal/OSHA) regulations and guidance for construction, which would be
reviewed by all PVSGF construction staff prior to starting work. Safety measures would
include those that address potential electrical incidents and fire hazards.
3.3. Fire Prevention Measures. The applicant would implement the following measures during PVSGF
construction and operation:
3.3.1. All applicable Butte County improvement standards would be followed, to ensure accessibility
and ground clearance of emergency vehicles (e.g., fire engines).
3.3.2. All weeds and vegetation growing on-site, including crops grown for harvest from the possible
on-site farming operation, would be maintained to reduce potential fire hazards at the PVSGF
site.
3.3.3. Smoking would be prohibited at the PVSGF site, except within designated areas.
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3.3.4. Work crews would be required to park vehicles away from flammable vegetation such as dry
grass and brush. At the end of each workday, heavy equipment would be required to be parked
over mineral soil, asphalt, or concrete, where available, to reduce the risk of fire.
3.3.5. Fire-suppression equipment (e.g., fire extinguishers) would be made available on the PVSGF
site at all times. All heavy equipment would be required to include mechanisms for fire
suppression, including spark arresters or turbo-charging (which eliminates sparks in exhaust)
and fire extinguishers.
4. Material Disposal and Solid Waste Management Plan
Prior to project construction, the applicant would prepare a material disposal and solid waste management plan,
which would cover construction and operation activities. The plan would require recycling of 50 percent of all
recyclable waste materials from construction, operations, and maintenance activities.
5. Operation, Security, Monitoring, and Maintenance
Upon commissioning, the PVSGF would enter the operation phase of the project. The solar modules at the site
would operate during daylight 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The PVSGF operator would be located off site.
The applicant’s maintenance program would include an industry standard SCADA. The operator would be on
call to respond to alerts generated by the monitoring equipment at the PVSGF, and would analyze collected data
on an ongoing basis to schedule maintenance.
Operations activities at the PVSGF would include:
Solar module washing;
Vegetation, weed, and pest management;
Security;
Responding to automated alarms based on monitored data, including actual versus expected tolerances for
system output and other key performance metrics; and
Communicating with customers, transmission system operators, and other entities involved in facility
operations.
5.1. Maintenance
Pristine Sun site maintenance program would be largely conducted on site during daytime hours.
Equipment repairs could take place in the early morning or evening when the plant would be producing the
least amount of energy. Key program elements would include maintenance activities (originating from the
regional O&M facility) and on-site maintenance as required to clear weeds for ground-mount systems.
Maintenance would typically include panel repairs; panel washing; maintenance of transformers, inverters,
and other electrical equipment as needed; and road and fence repairs. Pest management would also be
performed in accordance with the Weed and Pest Management Plan.
Solar modules would be washed several (up to four) times a year using light utility vehicles with tow-
behind water trailers, as needed, to maintain optimal electricity production. No chemical cleaners would be
used for module washing. Pristine Sun would use water from an off-site groundwater well located
approximately 6 miles south of the PVSGF site. Approximately 15,000 gallons would be used for washing
the panels up to 2-4 times a year (3,750 gallons of water per washing period).
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5.2. Security
Security measures would be taken to ensure the safety of the public and the PVSGF. The PVSGF would be
fenced along all perimeters with specified points of ingress and egress. The planned six-foot chain-link
galvanized metal perimeter fence would likely be topped with standard three-strand barbed wire. Fence posts
would be drilled and grouted or driven pneumatically into the soil profile. A vehicle access gate would be
installed as indicated on the attached site plan; this gate would remain locked when not in use. A remote
controlled security camera and recording system will be installed as an additional security measure. Off-site
security personnel could be dispatched during nighttime hours or could be on site, depending on security risks
and operating needs.
6. Monitoring
The applicant or its representative would continually monitor facility outputs and performance against forecast
production to identify equipment failure or abnormalities. Attributes that would be monitored include:
6.1. Energy generated compared with expected generation.
6.2. Inverter monitored for inverter voltage and current flow and failures.
6.3. Combiner and re-combiner monitoring for failures comparison with expected current.
6.4. Weather, including horizontal and plane-of-array irradiance,
ambient air temperature, wind speed and direction, and back-of-
module temperature for:
6.4.1. Comparison with forecasts, and
6.4.2. Calculation of expected generation and expected currents.
7. Operations Employees
It is anticipated that scheduled PVSGF O&M activities would require 2 or fewer workers total on site at any one
time. However, on intermittent occasions, up to 4 workers could be required if repairs or replacement of
equipment were needed in addition to panel washing. A record of inspections would be kept at the site. The
duration of maintenance activities would vary, but would typically involve 2 workers for one day four times a
year for panel washing, and two workers regularly visiting the site for routine maintenance activities.
7.1. Operations Equipment
Equipment that would be used during operation and maintenance of the PVSGF is detailed in
Table 1-3.
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Table 1-3 Solar Generation Facility Operations and Maintenance Equipment
Maintenance Phase
and Duration
Equipment Estimated Usage
Hours/Day Days/Quarter Total Days/Year
Operations and Maintenance 1 Portable Water Trailer with pump 8 8 32
Miles/Round
Trip
Round
Trips
Total
Days/Year
1 - Ford F150s (Routine O&M) 36 4 16
1 - Ford F250s (Panel Washing) 36 8 32
Key:
ATV = all-terrain vehicle
O&M = operations and maintenance
8. Construction
8.1. Solar Generation Facility Project
The maximum PVSGF project footprint would be approximately 25 acres. Construction activities on
the PVSGF site would include:
8.1.1. Pre-construction:
8.1.1.1. Survey of site and finalization of PVSGF layout, including roads, panel, substation,
and support structures.
8.1.1.2. Installation of chain-link fence and gates around the perimeter of the project site and
staging and laydown areas.
8.1.1.3. Site preparation, including vegetation clearance and grading. Grading would be
minimized. The project would be constructed to follow the existing topography of the
site as much as possible to limit erosion potential and maintain existing drainage
patterns, with the objective of ensuring that project post-construction flows match pre-
construction flows.
8.1.1.4. Installation of erosion and sediment control measures, including watering for dust
control and soil compaction during grading and throughout construction activities.
8.1.1.5. Creation of temporary staging and storage areas for materials and equipment during
construction of the PVSGF project components. Construction laydown and staging
areas would be located within the project site. These areas would be secured by
temporary free-standing chain-link fencing for the duration of construction activities.
These areas would also be used for parking of construction workers’ personal vehicles
during daily work activities.
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8.1.1.5.1. Following construction, the full restoration of the laydown and staging
areas to as close as possible to pre-construction conditions.
8.1.1.6. Prior to construction, identification and demarcation of areas in which construction
activities would not be permitted. These would include protected areas of cultural or
biological significance, buffer zones adjacent to such areas, and shallow washes that
could traverse the site. Demarcation would involve temporary construction fencing.
8.1.1.7. Perform all preconstruction biological surveys according to the CDFW protocols.
8.1.1.8. Prior to road construction, grading and compaction of temporary and permanent
internal project site access roadways. Project access roads would be approximately 12
feet wide, and would be designed and installed per the Butte County Improvement
Standards. The ultimate depth of roads would be designed in accordance with site-
specific geotechnical conditions, engineering guidelines, and applicable County
Improvement Standards.
8.1.1.9. Compaction of pad sites/foundations for the substation, inverter, and control room.
8.2. Construction of the PVSGF:
8.3. Installation of the racking system and assembly of modules:
8.3.1. Installation of engineered driven piles using pneumatic or hydraulic equipment techniques
8.3.2. Installation of single-axis tracking system infrastructure and associated motors on the driven
piles;
8.3.3. Installation of PV solar modules to the single-axis tracking system infrastructure.
8.4. Installation of DC wire, combiner boxes, and wire grounding; and
8.4.1. Trenching and installation of buried wires at a depth of approximately 24 inches.
8.4.2. Installation of the inverter/transformer and controls
8.4.3. Installation of the DC wiring and combiner boxes
8.4.4. Trenching and installation of DC and AC wiring.
8.4.5. Construction of interconnection to PG&E power/distribution system.
8.4.6. Telecommunication system installation.
8.4.7. Connection to local telephone network.
8.4.8. Installation of meteorological stations.
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8.5. The applicant would adopt the final design recommendations for aboveground structures at the
PVSGF site as detailed in the site-specific geotechnical investigation report prepared by the
applicant’s contractor.
9. Grading and Compaction
9.1. The solar PV panels would be installed in an east-west orientation in rows (see Figure 1-4, Typical
Solar PV Array) or a north-south orientation with tracking. The land surface on the PVSGF site is
gently undulating, and thus would require minimal grading to allow for installation of the PV panels.
In general and to the extent possible, the solar arrays would follow the existing topography of the site
to further minimize the extent of re-grading required and to maintain existing drainage patterns.
Storm water drainage would be managed in accordance to the Storm Water Pollution Prevent Plan,
discussed below, and County requirements. Post-construction flows from the site would match pre-
construction flows.
9.2. The entirety of the project site would be minimally graded to prepare for installation of the PVSGF
inverter pads, and access roads.
10. Testing and Energizing
10.1. Prior to energizing the equipment, the solar PV panels would be tested. Upon completion of
successful testing, the equipment would be energized.
11. Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan and Best Management Practices
11.1. The maximum PVSGF project footprint would be 25.0 acres, including construction staging areas.
Staging areas would comprise a total area of .5 acres within the site. Minimal grading would be
conducted over this entire area.
11.2. Because construction of the PVSGF would be less than 1 acre disturbance of a surface area, the
applicant would not be required to obtain coverage under the State Construction General Permit,
under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program.
11.3. Pristine Sun would prepare a SWPPP by a qualified engineer or erosion control specialist, and would
be implemented before construction. The SWPPP would be designed to reduce potential impacts
related to erosion and surface water quality during construction activities and throughout the life of
the project. It would include project information, monitoring and reporting procedures, and best
management practices (BMPs). The BMPs would include dewatering procedures, storm water runoff
quality control measures, concrete waste management, watering for dust control, and construction of
perimeter silt fences, as needed. Specific BMPs would include:
11.4. Measures to prevent sediment from entering aquatic habitat near work areas, including the use of silt
fencing, straw waddles, jute netting, and/or sterile hay bales.
11.5. Measures to prevent the cleaning of equipment in drainages or other wetlands.
11.6. Measures addressing temporary sediment disposal.
11.7. Measures to ensure that equipment storage, fueling, and staging areas are located on upland sites
with minimal risks of direct drainage into riparian areas or other sensitive habitats. These designated
areas would be located so as to prevent any runoff from entering sensitive habitat.
11.8. Measures to prevent releases of cement or other toxic substances into surface waters.
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11.9. Reporting of project-related spills of hazardous materials to appropriate regulatory entities, including
but not limited to: Butte County; the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS); and the California
Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). Hazardous materials spills would be cleaned up
immediately, and contaminated soils would be excavated and transported to approved disposal areas.
12. Construction Personnel Training
12.1. Prior to construction, a qualified environmental consulting firm would be retained by the Pristine
Sun to conduct environmental awareness training for project personnel. Such training would
communicate information related to the protection of sensitive environmental resources that might be
present at the PVSGF site, and would include but not be limited to:
12.2. A description of species of concern and associated habitats.
12.3. The general provisions of applicable environmental regulations and the need to adhere to the
provisions of the regulations.
12.4. General measures being implemented to conserve the species of concern as they relate to the project.
12.5. A discussion of the defined access routes to the PVSGF site and project site boundaries within which
project activities must be accomplished. Construction employees would strictly limit their activities,
vehicles, equipment, and construction materials to the project footprint and designated staging areas
and routes of travel. The construction area(s) would be the minimum area necessary to complete the
project and would be specified in the construction plans. Construction areas would be demarcated on
site, and employees would be instructed to limit activities to these areas.
12.6. The likelihood of encountering cultural resources during construction, what materials might be
encountered, and what to do in the event that unanticipated cultural resources are encountered.
13. Construction Access and Equipment
13.1. All materials for PVSGF project construction would be delivered by truck. The majority of truck
traffic would occur on designated truck routes and major streets. Flatbed trailers and trucks would be
used to transport construction equipment and construction materials to the site. The PVSGF project
components would be assembled on site. Traffic resulting from construction activities would be
temporary and could occur along area roadways as workers and materials were transported to and
from the PVSGF project site.
13.2. The anticipated average number of vehicle trips and the equipment to be used for the construction of
the PVSGF is detailed in Tables 1-4. Construction of the PVSGF is not expected to cause a
significant short-term increase in traffic volumes on area roads due to the nature and scope of the
required construction activities (i.e., limited grading, delivery of pre-constructed panels to the sites,
etc.).
13.3. Water used during project construction would primarily come from nearby private off-site wells;
however, other water sources could be used, including existing and/or planned wells on the PVSGF
site. During construction, it is anticipated that up to 800 gallons of water would be used daily for
construction purposes and dust suppression (including truck wheel washing).
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Table 1-4 Solar Generation Facility Construction Equipment
CONSTRUCTION VEHICLE EMISSIONS
Construction Equipment Number of
Vehicles
Duration of
Construction
Hours
Per Day
Days Worked Per
Week
Grader – 150 Horse Power 1 2-3 weeks
Ground Packer – 3 Horse Power 1
Mini Excavator – 60 Horse Power 1
Track Loaders - 70 Horse Power 2
Post Pounding Machine – 70 Horse Power 1 2 Weeks
Forklift/Grade all – 60 Horse Power 1
Water Truck – 300 Horse Power 1
Generator (for construction) 3 Horse Power 1 6 Weeks
Utility Vehicle = 40 Horse Power 3
Onsite Mobile Office – No motor, is towed to site 1
Product Storage Containers - No motor, is towed to site 2
Duration of construction (months, total for all activities):
6-8 Weeks
Days worked per week:
Hours equipment used per day:
6 to 7
Duration of grading & road activities (weeks) 2-3 weeks, but project specific, depending on existing condition of roads. Panel
installation location requires very minimal grading, if any.
Duration of trenching activities (weeks);
Trenching will occur throughout the construction:
6-8 Weeks
Duration of panel installation activities (weeks)
4-Weeks
Duration of building construction activities (weeks)
N/A
Average Vehicle Speeds
Average off-site vehicle speed (mph) Speed Limit
Average on-site vehicle speed (mph) 5-10 mph
OPERATIONAL VEHICLE EMISSIONS
Delivery Vehicle Information
Vehicle Type; Tractor Trailers & Box Trucks
Number of vehicles per week 2-3 Deliveries
Days per year: 20-35 Deliveries over construction period (6-8 weeks)
Average off-site travel distance (round trip) per truck (miles): 50-100 miles. This is site and delivery specific
Average on-site travel distance (daily total) per truck (miles): 1-2 Miles
General Maintenance Worker Commute Information A maintenance worker will visit the site 2 times per year to check
equipment and clean
Vehicle type: Pickup Truck
Number of vehicles per day: 1 to 2
Days per year: 3-4 Days
Average off-site travel distance (round trip) per vehicle (miles): 30-60 Miles
Average on-site travel distance (daily total) per vehicle (miles): 2-3 Miles
Security Worker Commute Information
Vehicle type: No On Site Security
Number of shifts per day: N/A
Number of vehicles per shift:
Days per year:
Average off-site travel distance (round trip) per vehicle (miles):
Average on-site travel distance (daily total) per vehicle (miles):
Water Truck Worker Commute Information
Vehicle type: 4000 gallon water truck
Number of vehicles per day:
1 truck every 3-4 days during construction if site requires Dust Control
Plan. Otherwise 1-2 trucks during construction cleanup, and 2-4 trucks
per year for panel cleaning.
Number of cleanings per year: 2-4
Number of gallons per panel wash 4,200
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Number of days per cleaning: 1-2 Days
Average off-site travel distance (round trip) per truck (miles): 50-100 miles.
Average on-site travel distance (daily total) per truck (miles): 2-3 miles.
14. Site Restoration and Re-vegetation
14.1. Following the completion of major construction and if the site is not going to be intensively
farmed with row crops or field crops between solar panels, the site would be re-seeded/re-
vegetated with low-growing appropriate species to lessen soil erosion and control weed growth to
reduce fire hazards. Vegetation would be selected based on growth habit (lower growing cover
would be preferred) and suitability for the area. Site restoration activities would include:
14.2. On-site repurposing or removal of all vegetative material from grubbing, clearing, and pruning;
14.3. Removal of all trash and construction debris;
14.4. Removal of temporary construction fencing marking the perimeter of sensitive areas (washes, set-
aside areas); and
14.5. Removal of all construction equipment and any supplies and materials that were not consumed on
site.
14.6. Following the completion of site restoration activities, the construction staging areas will be
restored to their original condition by the planting of appropriate species.
15. Construction Waste Recycling
15.1. Construction materials would be sorted on site throughout construction and transported to
appropriate waste management facilities. Recyclable materials would be separated from non-
recyclable items and stored until they could be transported to a designated recycling facility. It is
anticipated that at least 20 percent of construction waste would be recyclable, and 50 percent of
those materials would be recycled. Wooden construction waste (such as wood from wood pallets)
would be sold, recycled, or chipped and spread on the project site for weed control as appropriate.
Other compostable materials, such as vegetation, might also be composted off site at an existing
permitted facility. Hazardous waste and electrical waste would not be placed in a landfill, but
rather would be transported to a hazardous waste handling facility (e.g., electronic-waste
recycling). All contractors and workers would be educated about waste sorting, appropriate
recycling storage areas, and how to reduce landfill waste.
16. Project Schedule and Personnel Requirements
16.1. Solar Generation Facility Schedule
16.1.1. Construction activities are expected to begin by January 2015, following completion of
the CEQA review process, receipt of all necessary construction permits, and compliance
with any applicable pre-construction conditions. Construction of the PVSGF is expected
to be completed within approximately 2-3 months, with commissioning of the PVSGF
scheduled for June 2015.The PVSGF project elements would be constructed in phases,
as follows:
16.1.1.1. Site preparation,
16.1.1.2. Solar PV system installation, and
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16.1.1.3. Installation of inverters/transformers, and interconnection.
16.1.2. Crews would typically work 8- to 10-hour days, 5 to 6 days a week. Depending on local
permit requirements, Construction would begin following County approval of permits
and other entitlements, final engineering, and procurement activities.
16.2. Solar Generation Facility Personnel
16.2.1. During construction, an average of 10 construction workers would be on site each day.
During the peak construction period (anticipated to last up to 2 months), up to 15 workers
would travel to and from the site on a daily basis, at an average one-way distance of 42
miles. Local labor would be utilized to the maximum extent practicable.
17. References
17.1. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 2009. Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies
Calculator. www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-resources/calculator.html. Accessed November
24, 2010.
United States
Department of
Agriculture
A product of the National
Cooperative Soil Survey,
a joint effort of the United
States Department of
Agriculture and other
Federal agencies, State
agencies including the
Agricultural Experiment
Stations, and local
participants
Custom Soil Resource
Report for
Butte Area, California,
Parts of Butte and
Plumas Counties
2143-Dacy
Natural
Resources
Conservation
Service
May 22, 2012
Preface
Soil surveys contain information that affects land use planning in survey areas. They
highlight soil limitations that affect various land uses and provide information about
the properties of the soils in the survey areas. Soil surveys are designed for many
different users, including farmers, ranchers, foresters, agronomists, urban planners,
community officials, engineers, developers, builders, and home buyers. Also,
conservationists, teachers, students, and specialists in recreation, waste disposal,
and pollution control can use the surveys to help them understand, protect, or enhance
the environment.
Various land use regulations of Federal, State, and local governments may impose
special restrictions on land use or land treatment. Soil surveys identify soil properties
that are used in making various land use or land treatment decisions. The information
is intended to help the land users identify and reduce the effects of soil limitations on
various land uses. The landowner or user is responsible for identifying and complying
with existing laws and regulations.
Although soil survey information can be used for general farm, local, and wider area
planning, onsite investigation is needed to supplement this information in some cases.
Examples include soil quality assessments (http://soils.usda.gov/sqi/) and certain
conservation and engineering applications. For more detailed information, contact
your local USDA Service Center (http://offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app?
agency=nrcs) or your NRCS State Soil Scientist (http://soils.usda.gov/contact/
state_offices/).
Great differences in soil properties can occur within short distances. Some soils are
seasonally wet or subject to flooding. Some are too unstable to be used as a
foundation for buildings or roads. Clayey or wet soils are poorly suited to use as septic
tank absorption fields. A high water table makes a soil poorly suited to basements or
underground installations.
The National Cooperative Soil Survey is a joint effort of the United States Department
of Agriculture and other Federal agencies, State agencies including the Agricultural
Experiment Stations, and local agencies. The Natural Resources Conservation
Service (NRCS) has leadership for the Federal part of the National Cooperative Soil
Survey.
Information about soils is updated periodically. Updated information is available
through the NRCS Soil Data Mart Web site or the NRCS Web Soil Survey. The Soil
Data Mart is the data storage site for the official soil survey information.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs
and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where
applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual
orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or a part of an
individual's income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited
bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means
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for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should
contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a
complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400
Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272
(voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and
employer.
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Contents
Preface....................................................................................................................2
How Soil Surveys Are Made..................................................................................5
Soil Map..................................................................................................................7
Soil Map................................................................................................................8
Legend..................................................................................................................9
Map Unit Legend................................................................................................10
Map Unit Descriptions........................................................................................10
Butte Area, California, Parts of Butte and Plumas Counties...........................12
622—Xerorthents, shallow-Typic Haploxeralfs-Rock outrcrop, cliffs
complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes.........................................................12
654—CORIDGE-ROCK OUTCROP COMPLEX, 3 TO 8 PERCENT
SLOPES................................................................................................14
655—CORIDGE-ROCK OUTCROP COMPLEX, 8 TO 15 PERCENT
SLOPES................................................................................................15
656—ROCK OUTCROP, CLIFFS-COALCANYON TAXADJUNCT
COMPLEX, 15 TO 50 PERCENT SLOPES..........................................16
687—Xerorthents, shallow-Typic Haploxeralfs complex, 2 to 15 percent
slopes....................................................................................................18
Soil Information for All Uses...............................................................................21
Suitabilities and Limitations for Use....................................................................21
Land Classifications........................................................................................21
Farmland Classification (2143-Dacy)..........................................................21
References............................................................................................................25
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How Soil Surveys Are Made
Soil surveys are made to provide information about the soils and miscellaneous areas
in a specific area. They include a description of the soils and miscellaneous areas and
their location on the landscape and tables that show soil properties and limitations
affecting various uses. Soil scientists observed the steepness, length, and shape of
the slopes; the general pattern of drainage; the kinds of crops and native plants; and
the kinds of bedrock. They observed and described many soil profiles. A soil profile is
the sequence of natural layers, or horizons, in a soil. The profile extends from the
surface down into the unconsolidated material in which the soil formed or from the
surface down to bedrock. The unconsolidated material is devoid of roots and other
living organisms and has not been changed by other biological activity.
Currently, soils are mapped according to the boundaries of major land resource areas
(MLRAs). MLRAs are geographically associated land resource units that share
common characteristics related to physiography, geology, climate, water resources,
soils, biological resources, and land uses (USDA, 2006). Soil survey areas typically
consist of parts of one or more MLRA.
The soils and miscellaneous areas in a survey area occur in an orderly pattern that is
related to the geology, landforms, relief, climate, and natural vegetation of the area.
Each kind of soil and miscellaneous area is associated with a particular kind of
landform or with a segment of the landform. By observing the soils and miscellaneous
areas in the survey area and relating their position to specific segments of the
landform, a soil scientist develops a concept, or model, of how they were formed. Thus,
during mapping, this model enables the soil scientist to predict with a considerable
degree of accuracy the kind of soil or miscellaneous area at a specific location on the
landscape.
Commonly, individual soils on the landscape merge into one another as their
characteristics gradually change. To construct an accurate soil map, however, soil
scientists must determine the boundaries between the soils. They can observe only
a limited number of soil profiles. Nevertheless, these observations, supplemented by
an understanding of the soil-vegetation-landscape relationship, are sufficient to verify
predictions of the kinds of soil in an area and to determine the boundaries.
Soil scientists recorded the characteristics of the soil profiles that they studied. They
noted soil color, texture, size and shape of soil aggregates, kind and amount of rock
fragments, distribution of plant roots, reaction, and other features that enable them to
identify soils. After describing the soils in the survey area and determining their
properties, the soil scientists assigned the soils to taxonomic classes (units).
Taxonomic classes are concepts. Each taxonomic class has a set of soil
characteristics with precisely defined limits. The classes are used as a basis for
comparison to classify soils systematically. Soil taxonomy, the system of taxonomic
classification used in the United States, is based mainly on the kind and character of
soil properties and the arrangement of horizons within the profile. After the soil
scientists classified and named the soils in the survey area, they compared the
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individual soils with similar soils in the same taxonomic class in other areas so that
they could confirm data and assemble additional data based on experience and
research.
The objective of soil mapping is not to delineate pure map unit components; the
objective is to separate the landscape into landforms or landform segments that have
similar use and management requirements. Each map unit is defined by a unique
combination of soil components and/or miscellaneous areas in predictable
proportions. Some components may be highly contrasting to the other components of
the map unit. The presence of minor components in a map unit in no way diminishes
the usefulness or accuracy of the data. The delineation of such landforms and
landform segments on the map provides sufficient information for the development of
resource plans. If intensive use of small areas is planned, onsite investigation is
needed to define and locate the soils and miscellaneous areas.
Soil scientists make many field observations in the process of producing a soil map.
The frequency of observation is dependent upon several factors, including scale of
mapping, intensity of mapping, design of map units, complexity of the landscape, and
experience of the soil scientist. Observations are made to test and refine the soil-
landscape model and predictions and to verify the classification of the soils at specific
locations. Once the soil-landscape model is refined, a significantly smaller number of
measurements of individual soil properties are made and recorded. These
measurements may include field measurements, such as those for color, depth to
bedrock, and texture, and laboratory measurements, such as those for content of
sand, silt, clay, salt, and other components. Properties of each soil typically vary from
one point to another across the landscape.
Observations for map unit components are aggregated to develop ranges of
characteristics for the components. The aggregated values are presented. Direct
measurements do not exist for every property presented for every map unit
component. Values for some properties are estimated from combinations of other
properties.
While a soil survey is in progress, samples of some of the soils in the area generally
are collected for laboratory analyses and for engineering tests. Soil scientists interpret
the data from these analyses and tests as well as the field-observed characteristics
and the soil properties to determine the expected behavior of the soils under different
uses. Interpretations for all of the soils are field tested through observation of the soils
in different uses and under different levels of management. Some interpretations are
modified to fit local conditions, and some new interpretations are developed to meet
local needs. Data are assembled from other sources, such as research information,
production records, and field experience of specialists. For example, data on crop
yields under defined levels of management are assembled from farm records and from
field or plot experiments on the same kinds of soil.
Predictions about soil behavior are based not only on soil properties but also on such
variables as climate and biological activity. Soil conditions are predictable over long
periods of time, but they are not predictable from year to year. For example, soil
scientists can predict with a fairly high degree of accuracy that a given soil will have
a high water table within certain depths in most years, but they cannot predict that a
high water table will always be at a specific level in the soil on a specific date.
After soil scientists located and identified the significant natural bodies of soil in the
survey area, they drew the boundaries of these bodies on aerial photographs and
identified each as a specific map unit. Aerial photographs show trees, buildings, fields,
roads, and rivers, all of which help in locating boundaries accurately.
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Soil Map
The soil map section includes the soil map for the defined area of interest, a list of soil
map units on the map and extent of each map unit, and cartographic symbols
displayed on the map. Also presented are various metadata about data used to
produce the map, and a description of each soil map unit.
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MAP LEGEND MAP INFORMATION
Area of Interest (AOI)
Area of Interest (AOI)
Soils
Soil Map Units
Special Point Features
Blowout
Borrow Pit
Clay Spot
Closed Depression
Gravel Pit
Gravelly Spot
Landfill
Lava Flow
Marsh or swamp
Mine or Quarry
Miscellaneous Water
Perennial Water
Rock Outcrop
Saline Spot
Sandy Spot
Severely Eroded Spot
Sinkhole
Slide or Slip
Sodic Spot
Spoil Area
Stony Spot
Very Stony Spot
Wet Spot
Other
Special Line Features
Gully
Short Steep Slope
Other
Political Features
Cities
Water Features
Streams and Canals
Transportation
Rails
Interstate Highways
US Routes
Major Roads
Local Roads
Map Scale: 1:6,870 if printed on A size (8.5" × 11") sheet.
The soil surveys that comprise your AOI were mapped at 1:24,000.
Warning: Soil Map may not be valid at this scale.
Enlargement of maps beyond the scale of mapping can cause
misunderstanding of the detail of mapping and accuracy of soil line
placement. The maps do not show the small areas of contrasting
soils that could have been shown at a more detailed scale.
Please rely on the bar scale on each map sheet for accurate map
measurements.
Source of Map: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Web Soil Survey URL: http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov
Coordinate System: UTM Zone 10N NAD83
This product is generated from the USDA-NRCS certified data as of
the version date(s) listed below.
Soil Survey Area: Butte Area, California, Parts of Butte and
Plumas Counties
Survey Area Data: Version 9, Jun 2, 2009
Date(s) aerial images were photographed: 6/29/2005
The orthophoto or other base map on which the soil lines were
compiled and digitized probably differs from the background
imagery displayed on these maps. As a result, some minor shifting
of map unit boundaries may be evident.
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Butte Area, California, Parts of Butte and Plumas Counties (CA612)
Map Unit Symbol Map Unit Name Acres in AOI Percent of AOI
622 Xerorthents, shallow-Typic Haploxeralfs-Rock
outrcrop, cliffs complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes
6.9 6.0%
654 CORIDGE-ROCK OUTCROP COMPLEX, 3 TO 8
PERCENT SLOPES
70.1 60.8%
655 CORIDGE-ROCK OUTCROP COMPLEX, 8 TO 15
PERCENT SLOPES
19.6 17.0%
656 ROCK OUTCROP, CLIFFS-COALCANYON
TAXADJUNCT COMPLEX, 15 TO 50 PERCENT
SLOPES
17.6 15.3%
687 Xerorthents, shallow-Typic Haploxeralfs complex, 2
to 15 percent slopes
1.0 0.9%
Totals for Area of Interest 115.3 100.0%
Map Unit Descriptions
The map units delineated on the detailed soil maps in a soil survey represent the soils
or miscellaneous areas in the survey area. The map unit descriptions, along with the
maps, can be used to determine the composition and properties of a unit.
A map unit delineation on a soil map represents an area dominated by one or more
major kinds of soil or miscellaneous areas. A map unit is identified and named
according to the taxonomic classification of the dominant soils. Within a taxonomic
class there are precisely defined limits for the properties of the soils. On the landscape,
however, the soils are natural phenomena, and they have the characteristic variability
of all natural phenomena. Thus, the range of some observed properties may extend
beyond the limits defined for a taxonomic class. Areas of soils of a single taxonomic
class rarely, if ever, can be mapped without including areas of other taxonomic
classes. Consequently, every map unit is made up of the soils or miscellaneous areas
for which it is named and some minor components that belong to taxonomic classes
other than those of the major soils.
Most minor soils have properties similar to those of the dominant soil or soils in the
map unit, and thus they do not affect use and management. These are called
noncontrasting, or similar, components. They may or may not be mentioned in a
particular map unit description. Other minor components, however, have properties
and behavioral characteristics divergent enough to affect use or to require different
management. These are called contrasting, or dissimilar, components. They generally
are in small areas and could not be mapped separately because of the scale used.
Some small areas of strongly contrasting soils or miscellaneous areas are identified
by a special symbol on the maps. If included in the database for a given area, the
contrasting minor components are identified in the map unit descriptions along with
some characteristics of each. A few areas of minor components may not have been
observed, and consequently they are not mentioned in the descriptions, especially
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where the pattern was so complex that it was impractical to make enough observations
to identify all the soils and miscellaneous areas on the landscape.
The presence of minor components in a map unit in no way diminishes the usefulness
or accuracy of the data. The objective of mapping is not to delineate pure taxonomic
classes but rather to separate the landscape into landforms or landform segments that
have similar use and management requirements. The delineation of such segments
on the map provides sufficient information for the development of resource plans. If
intensive use of small areas is planned, however, onsite investigation is needed to
define and locate the soils and miscellaneous areas.
An identifying symbol precedes the map unit name in the map unit descriptions. Each
description includes general facts about the unit and gives important soil properties
and qualities.
Soils that have profiles that are almost alike make up a soil series. Except for
differences in texture of the surface layer, all the soils of a series have major horizons
that are similar in composition, thickness, and arrangement.
Soils of one series can differ in texture of the surface layer, slope, stoniness, salinity,
degree of erosion, and other characteristics that affect their use. On the basis of such
differences, a soil series is divided into soil phases. Most of the areas shown on the
detailed soil maps are phases of soil series. The name of a soil phase commonly
indicates a feature that affects use or management. For example, Alpha silt loam, 0
to 2 percent slopes, is a phase of the Alpha series.
Some map units are made up of two or more major soils or miscellaneous areas.
These map units are complexes, associations, or undifferentiated groups.
A complex consists of two or more soils or miscellaneous areas in such an intricate
pattern or in such small areas that they cannot be shown separately on the maps. The
pattern and proportion of the soils or miscellaneous areas are somewhat similar in all
areas. Alpha-Beta complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes, is an example.
An association is made up of two or more geographically associated soils or
miscellaneous areas that are shown as one unit on the maps. Because of present or
anticipated uses of the map units in the survey area, it was not considered practical
or necessary to map the soils or miscellaneous areas separately. The pattern and
relative proportion of the soils or miscellaneous areas are somewhat similar. Alpha-
Beta association, 0 to 2 percent slopes, is an example.
An undifferentiated group is made up of two or more soils or miscellaneous areas that
could be mapped individually but are mapped as one unit because similar
interpretations can be made for use and management. The pattern and proportion of
the soils or miscellaneous areas in a mapped area are not uniform. An area can be
made up of only one of the major soils or miscellaneous areas, or it can be made up
of all of them. Alpha and Beta soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes, is an example.
Some surveys include miscellaneous areas. Such areas have little or no soil material
and support little or no vegetation. Rock outcrop is an example.
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Butte Area, California, Parts of Butte and Plumas Counties
622—Xerorthents, shallow-Typic Haploxeralfs-Rock outrcrop, cliffs
complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes
Map Unit Setting
Elevation:200 to 1,500 feet
Mean annual precipitation:26 to 38 inches
Mean annual air temperature:59 to 63 degrees F
Frost-free period:250 to 260 days
Map Unit Composition
Xerorthents, shallow and similar soils:40 percent
Typic haploxeralfs, gravelly loam, and similar soils:30 percent
Rock outcrop, mudflow breccia cliffs:15 percent
Minor components:15 percent
Description of Xerorthents, Shallow
Setting
Landform:Canyons
Landform position (two-dimensional):Backslope
Landform position (three-dimensional):Side slope
Down-slope shape:Concave
Across-slope shape:Convex
Parent material:Loamy residuum and/or colluvium derived from volcanic rock
Properties and qualities
Slope:15 to 30 percent
Surface area covered with cobbles, stones or boulders:5.0 percent
Depth to restrictive feature:2 to 20 inches to lithic bedrock; 2 to 20 inches to paralithic
bedrock
Drainage class:Moderately well drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat):Moderately high (0.20 to
0.71 in/hr)
Depth to water table:More than 80 inches
Frequency of flooding:None
Frequency of ponding:None
Available water capacity:Very low (about 1.1 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated):7s
Land capability (nonirrigated):7s
Typical profile
0 to 2 inches:Gravelly clay loam
2 to 5 inches:Gravelly clay loam
5 to 8 inches:Very cobbly clay loam
8 to Bedrock
Description of Typic Haploxeralfs, Gravelly Loam
Setting
Landform:Canyons
Landform position (two-dimensional):Backslope
Landform position (three-dimensional):Side slope
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Down-slope shape:Concave
Across-slope shape:Concave
Parent material:Loamy residuum and/or colluvium derived from volcanic rock
Properties and qualities
Slope:15 to 30 percent
Surface area covered with cobbles, stones or boulders:4.0 percent
Depth to restrictive feature:20 to 60 inches to paralithic bedrock; 20 to 60 inches to
lithic bedrock
Drainage class:Well drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat):Moderately low to
moderately high (0.06 to 0.57 in/hr)
Depth to water table:More than 80 inches
Frequency of flooding:None
Frequency of ponding:None
Available water capacity:Low (about 4.6 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated):4e
Land capability (nonirrigated):4e
Typical profile
0 to 2 inches:Gravelly loam
2 to 8 inches:Gravelly clay loam
8 to 16 inches:Very gravelly clay loam
16 to 27 inches:Very gravelly clay loam
27 to 40 inches:Very gravelly clay loam
40 to Bedrock
Description of Rock Outcrop, Mudflow Breccia Cliffs
Setting
Landform:Canyons
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated):8
Land capability (nonirrigated):8
Minor Components
Rock outcrop, mudflow breccia
Percent of map unit:8 percent
Landform:Canyons
Lithic haploxeralfs
Percent of map unit:5 percent
Landform:Canyons
Aquic durixeralfs
Percent of map unit:2 percent
Landform:Canyons
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654—CORIDGE-ROCK OUTCROP COMPLEX, 3 TO 8 PERCENT SLOPES
Map Unit Setting
Elevation:340 to 1,760 feet
Mean annual precipitation:26 to 37 inches
Mean annual air temperature:59 to 61 degrees F
Frost-free period:250 to 260 days
Map Unit Composition
Coridge, bouldery loam, and similar soils:70 percent
Rock outcrop, cohasset basalt:20 percent
Minor components:10 percent
Description of Coridge, Bouldery Loam
Setting
Landform:Ridges
Landform position (two-dimensional):Summit
Landform position (three-dimensional):Mountaintop
Down-slope shape:Linear
Across-slope shape:Linear
Parent material:Fine-loamy over clayey residuum weathered from basalt
Properties and qualities
Slope:3 to 8 percent
Surface area covered with cobbles, stones or boulders:35.0 percent
Depth to restrictive feature:20 to 40 inches to lithic bedrock
Drainage class:Moderately well drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat):Moderately low to
moderately high (0.06 to 0.28 in/hr)
Depth to water table:About 10 to 40 inches
Frequency of flooding:None
Frequency of ponding:None
Available water capacity:Low (about 3.0 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated):7e
Land capability (nonirrigated):7e
Typical profile
0 to 1 inches:Bouldery loam
1 to 6 inches:Gravelly loam
6 to 12 inches:Gravelly clay loam
12 to 19 inches:Very gravelly clay loam
19 to 24 inches:Very gravelly clay
24 to Bedrock
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Description of Rock Outcrop, Cohasset Basalt
Setting
Landform:Ridges
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated):8
Land capability (nonirrigated):8
Minor Components
Unnamed, bedrock greater than 40 inches
Percent of map unit:5 percent
Landform:Ridges
Unnamed, bedrock less than 20 inches
Percent of map unit:5 percent
Landform:Ridges
655—CORIDGE-ROCK OUTCROP COMPLEX, 8 TO 15 PERCENT SLOPES
Map Unit Setting
Elevation:380 to 1,100 feet
Mean annual precipitation:27 to 29 inches
Mean annual air temperature:61 degrees F
Frost-free period:250 to 260 days
Map Unit Composition
Coridge, bouldery loam, and similar soils:70 percent
Rock outcrop, cohasset basalt:20 percent
Minor components:10 percent
Description of Coridge, Bouldery Loam
Setting
Landform:Ridges
Landform position (two-dimensional):Summit
Landform position (three-dimensional):Mountaintop
Down-slope shape:Linear
Across-slope shape:Linear
Parent material:Fine-loamy over clayey residuum weathered from basalt
Properties and qualities
Slope:8 to 15 percent
Surface area covered with cobbles, stones or boulders:35.0 percent
Depth to restrictive feature:20 to 40 inches to lithic bedrock
Drainage class:Moderately well drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat):Moderately low to
moderately high (0.06 to 0.28 in/hr)
Depth to water table:About 10 to 40 inches
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Frequency of flooding:None
Frequency of ponding:None
Available water capacity:Low (about 3.0 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated):7e
Land capability (nonirrigated):7e
Typical profile
0 to 1 inches:Bouldery loam
1 to 6 inches:Gravelly loam
6 to 12 inches:Gravelly clay loam
12 to 19 inches:Very gravelly clay loam
19 to 24 inches:Very gravelly clay
24 to Bedrock
Description of Rock Outcrop, Cohasset Basalt
Setting
Landform:Ridges
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated):8
Land capability (nonirrigated):8
Minor Components
Unnamed, bedrock less than 20 inches
Percent of map unit:5 percent
Landform:Ridges
Unnamed, bedrock greater than 40 inches
Percent of map unit:5 percent
Landform:Ridges
656—ROCK OUTCROP, CLIFFS-COALCANYON TAXADJUNCT
COMPLEX, 15 TO 50 PERCENT SLOPES
Map Unit Setting
Elevation:300 to 2,200 feet
Mean annual precipitation:27 to 53 inches
Mean annual air temperature:57 to 61 degrees F
Frost-free period:230 to 260 days
Map Unit Composition
Coalcanyon taxadjunct, very gravelly loam, and similar soils:40 percent
Rock outcrop, basalt cliffs:40 percent
Minor components:20 percent
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Description of Rock Outcrop, Basalt Cliffs
Setting
Landform:Canyons
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated):8
Land capability (nonirrigated):8
Description of Coalcanyon Taxadjunct, Very Gravelly Loam
Setting
Landform:Canyons
Landform position (two-dimensional):Backslope
Landform position (three-dimensional):Free face
Down-slope shape:Concave
Across-slope shape:Concave
Parent material:Bouldery and gravelly colluvium derived from basalt
Properties and qualities
Slope:15 to 50 percent
Depth to restrictive feature:More than 80 inches
Drainage class:Well drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat):Moderately low to
moderately high (0.07 to 0.43 in/hr)
Depth to water table:More than 80 inches
Frequency of flooding:None
Frequency of ponding:None
Available water capacity:Low (about 5.6 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated):6e
Land capability (nonirrigated):6e
Typical profile
0 to 2 inches:Very gravelly loam
2 to 6 inches:Very gravelly loam
6 to 14 inches:Very gravelly clay loam
14 to 24 inches:Very gravelly clay loam
24 to 42 inches:Extremely cobbly clay loam
42 to 54 inches:Very cobbly clay
54 to 72 inches:Very gravelly clay loam
Minor Components
Coonhollow, gravelly loam
Percent of map unit:10 percent
Landform:Canyons
Unnamed, clayey-skeletal
Percent of map unit:5 percent
Landform:Canyons
Talus
Percent of map unit:5 percent
Landform:Canyons
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687—Xerorthents, shallow-Typic Haploxeralfs complex, 2 to 15 percent
slopes
Map Unit Setting
Elevation:280 to 1,000 feet
Mean annual precipitation:27 to 32 inches
Mean annual air temperature:61 degrees F
Frost-free period:250 to 260 days
Map Unit Composition
Xerorthents, shallow and similar soils:45 percent
Typic haploxeralfs, gravelly loam, and similar soils:40 percent
Minor components:15 percent
Description of Xerorthents, Shallow
Setting
Landform:Canyons
Landform position (two-dimensional):Footslope
Landform position (three-dimensional):Side slope
Down-slope shape:Concave
Across-slope shape:Linear
Parent material:Loamy residuum and/or colluvium and/or alluvium derived from
volcanic rock
Properties and qualities
Slope:2 to 15 percent
Surface area covered with cobbles, stones or boulders:5.0 percent
Depth to restrictive feature:2 to 20 inches to lithic bedrock; 2 to 20 inches to paralithic
bedrock
Drainage class:Moderately well drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat):Moderately high (0.20 to
0.71 in/hr)
Depth to water table:More than 80 inches
Frequency of flooding:None
Frequency of ponding:None
Available water capacity:Very low (about 1.1 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated):7s
Land capability (nonirrigated):7s
Typical profile
0 to 2 inches:Gravelly clay loam
2 to 5 inches:Gravelly clay loam
5 to 8 inches:Very cobbly clay loam
8 to Bedrock
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Description of Typic Haploxeralfs, Gravelly Loam
Setting
Landform:Canyons
Landform position (two-dimensional):Footslope
Landform position (three-dimensional):Side slope
Down-slope shape:Concave
Across-slope shape:Convex
Parent material:Loamy residuum and/or colluvium and/or alluvium derived from
volcanic rock
Properties and qualities
Slope:2 to 15 percent
Surface area covered with cobbles, stones or boulders:4.0 percent
Depth to restrictive feature:20 to 60 inches to paralithic bedrock; 20 to 60 inches to
lithic bedrock
Drainage class:Well drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat):Moderately low to
moderately high (0.06 to 0.57 in/hr)
Depth to water table:More than 80 inches
Frequency of flooding:None
Frequency of ponding:None
Available water capacity:Low (about 4.6 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated):3e
Land capability (nonirrigated):3e
Typical profile
0 to 2 inches:Gravelly loam
2 to 8 inches:Gravelly clay loam
8 to 16 inches:Very gravelly clay loam
16 to 27 inches:Very gravelly clay loam
27 to 40 inches:Very gravelly clay loam
40 to Bedrock
Minor Components
Rock outcrop, mudflow breccia
Percent of map unit:6 percent
Landform:Canyons
Lithic haploxeralfs
Percent of map unit:5 percent
Landform:Canyons
Aquic durixeralfs
Percent of map unit:2 percent
Landform:Canyons
Carhart
Percent of map unit:2 percent
Landform:Canyons
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Soil Information for All Uses
Suitabilities and Limitations for Use
The Suitabilities and Limitations for Use section includes various soil interpretations
displayed as thematic maps with a summary table for the soil map units in the selected
area of interest. A single value or rating for each map unit is generated by aggregating
the interpretive ratings of individual map unit components. This aggregation process
is defined for each interpretation.
Land Classifications
Land Classifications are specified land use and management groupings that are
assigned to soil areas because combinations of soil have similar behavior for specified
practices. Most are based on soil properties and other factors that directly influence
the specific use of the soil. Example classifications include ecological site
classification, farmland classification, irrigated and nonirrigated land capability
classification, and hydric rating.
Farmland Classification (2143-Dacy)
Farmland classification identifies map units as prime farmland, farmland of statewide
importance, farmland of local importance, or unique farmland. It identifies the location
and extent of the soils that are best suited to food, feed, fiber, forage, and oilseed
crops. NRCS policy and procedures on prime and unique farmlands are published in
the "Federal Register," Vol. 43, No. 21, January 31, 1978.
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MAP LEGEND MAP INFORMATION
Area of Interest (AOI)
Area of Interest (AOI)
Soils
Soil Map Units
Soil Ratings
Not prime farmland
All areas are prime
farmland
Prime farmland if drained
Prime farmland if
protected from flooding or
not frequently flooded
during the growing season
Prime farmland if irrigated
Prime farmland if drained
and either protected from
flooding or not frequently
flooded during the growing
season
Prime farmland if irrigated
and drained
Prime farmland if irrigated
and either protected from
flooding or not frequently
flooded during the growing
season
Prime farmland if
subsoiled, completely
removing the root
inhibiting soil layer
Prime farmland if irrigated
and the product of I (soil
erodibility) x C (climate
factor) does not exceed 60
Prime farmland if irrigated
and reclaimed of excess
salts and sodium
Farmland of statewide
importance
Farmland of local
importance
Farmland of unique
importance
Not rated or not available
Political Features
Cities
Water Features
Streams and Canals
Transportation
Rails
Interstate Highways
US Routes
Major Roads
Local Roads
Map Scale: 1:6,870 if printed on A size (8.5" × 11") sheet.
The soil surveys that comprise your AOI were mapped at
1:24,000.
Warning: Soil Map may not be valid at this scale.
Enlargement of maps beyond the scale of mapping can cause
misunderstanding of the detail of mapping and accuracy of soil
line placement. The maps do not show the small areas of
contrasting soils that could have been shown at a more detailed
scale.
Please rely on the bar scale on each map sheet for accurate map
measurements.
Source of Map: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Web Soil Survey URL: http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov
Coordinate System: UTM Zone 10N NAD83
This product is generated from the USDA-NRCS certified data as
of the version date(s) listed below.
Soil Survey Area: Butte Area, California, Parts of Butte and
Plumas Counties
Survey Area Data: Version 9, Jun 2, 2009
Date(s) aerial images were photographed: 6/29/2005
The orthophoto or other base map on which the soil lines were
compiled and digitized probably differs from the background
imagery displayed on these maps. As a result, some minor shifting
of map unit boundaries may be evident.
Custom Soil Resource Report
Table—Farmland Classification (2143-Dacy)
Farmland Classification— Summary by Map Unit — Butte Area, California, Parts of Butte and Plumas Counties (CA612)
Map unit symbol Map unit name Rating Acres in AOI Percent of AOI
622 Xerorthents, shallow-Typic Haploxeralfs-
Rock outrcrop, cliffs complex, 15 to 30
percent slopes
Not prime farmland 6.9 6.0%
654 CORIDGE-ROCK OUTCROP
COMPLEX, 3 TO 8 PERCENT
SLOPES
Not prime farmland 70.1 60.8%
655 CORIDGE-ROCK OUTCROP
COMPLEX, 8 TO 15 PERCENT
SLOPES
Not prime farmland 19.6 17.0%
656 ROCK OUTCROP, CLIFFS-
COALCANYON TAXADJUNCT
COMPLEX, 15 TO 50 PERCENT
SLOPES
Not prime farmland 17.6 15.3%
687 Xerorthents, shallow-Typic Haploxeralfs
complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes
Not prime farmland 1.0 0.9%
Totals for Area of Interest 115.3 100.0%
Rating Options—Farmland Classification (2143-Dacy)
Aggregation Method: No Aggregation Necessary
Tie-break Rule: Lower
Custom Soil Resource Report
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