Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Office of Real Estate - Environmental Review | Columbus, Ohio
May 2, 2023
Linnea Barrow, Corvane Environmental, Inc., Wooster, Ohio
Re: ODNR 23-0477, Tamsin Ridge Solar and Storage Project, Harrison Township, Carroll County
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) has reviewed the project information you submitted on
behalf of Northfold Energy Partners, LLC. These comments are made under ODNR's authorities and are offered
for the project's application to the Ohio Power Siting Board.
Division of Wildlife
State-listed species. The project is within the range of the Indiana bat, the northern long-eared bat, the little
brown bat and the tricolored bat, all state endangered. Trees with loose bark, cavities or cracks are potential
summer roost habitat. Quote starts. The Division recommends that trees be cut only from October 1 through March 31. Quote ends. If
clearing must happen in summer, a presence or absence survey is recommended first. A search of the
Division's records of state-listed animals and plants found no records within one mile of the project boundary.
Aquatic resources. Sallow Creek supports a diverse fish assemblage. No in-water work is recommended from
April 15 to June 30. The Division recommends HDD for collection crossings of Sallow Creek and avoidance of
the Category 3 wetland with a 300-foot buffer.
Solar facilities. The Division recommends wildlife-permeable fencing with openings at ground level, native
pollinator-friendly seed mixes under and around the arrays, and mowing outside the grassland bird nesting
season (April 15 to July 31).
Division of Mineral Resources Management
Division records show abandoned underground coal mining, the Elsby No. 2 Mine in the Upper Freeport (No. 7)
coal, beneath the eastern part of the project area, and surface mining reclaimed under the pre-1977 program.
Mine subsidence is possible over abandoned underground workings. Division records also show two plugged
and abandoned oil and gas wells within the project area and an active horizontal Utica well pad adjoining it.
Locate all wells before design.
Division of Water Resources
Carroll County participates in the National Flood Insurance Program. Contact the county floodplain administrator
about development in the mapped floodplain of Sallow Creek. Stormwater basins with embankments may need
a dam permit if they exceed the statutory size thresholds.
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The Division recommends wildlife-permeable fencing, native pollinator-friendly seed mixes, and mowing outside the grassland bird nesting season (April 15 to July 31).
