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Since the advent of wind power in Oregon in 2000, Westlake has worked with developers and power purchasers to create successful projects. We tailor our services to our clients’ requirements, and our approach reflects the challenges of each site and project
- For projects ranging in size from 10,000 to 30,000 acres, performed survey research, site control, and cadastral surveying to support project design, construction, financing, and/or lease boundary agreements. Projects involved from one to numerous land owners.
- Photo-control for aerial mapping of 60,000 acres. For the Echanis project, a helicopter provided assistance setting 23 points in one day. An additional 17 points were set in limited access area using ATV’s.
- Detailed surveying to enhance the aerial mapping is added to include underground and overhead utilities, environmental features, cultural resources, and existing easements and rights of way. Field surveying has also supported easement preparation and design activities.
- Preparation of dozens of property descriptions for new easements and cross-easement agreements based on project design and impacts.
- ALTA surveys for pre- and post-construction financing that meet the most rigorous requirements of national and international stakeholders for five projects ranging in size from 10,000 to 30,000 acres.
- Preliminary and final design of over 50 miles of string access roads, meeting design criteria for turbines in sizes up to 2.1 MW. Most recently, designs required looped connections rather than turn-arounds because of the extreme length of the delivery trucks. The character of the terrain has varied from rolling wheat fields to steep, rocky, and even mountainous.
- Assessment of County and State DOT roadways for site access including line of sight and turning radius evaluation, followed by permitting for construction of the access points.
- Grading design for nearly 200 turbine and crane pads. Some projects required wet weather specifications, coordination of geotechnical engineering, and design revisions in response to changes in the tower erection crane specifications.
- Grading design for O&M facilities, staging areas, substations. In several instances we designed utility service extensions to these facilities and assisted in planning for rock crushing and batch plants for mixing concrete.
- Erosion control and storm water management plans to meet NPDES permitting requirements with the State of Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, and implemented local Soil Conservation District standards.
- Staking of roadways, turbine and crane pads for alignment and elevation. Careful review of location to prevent setback encroachments and microwave pathway interference.
Representative Project Experience
- Condon Wind Power – Phases 1 and 2
- Leaning Juniper
- Rattlesnake Road Wind Farm
- Wheat Field Wind Farm
- Echanis Wind Farm
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