Ocotillo Wind Energy Facility

Location: Ocotillo, CA 92259, USA

Category: Other

Description:

The following is a copy of a noise complaint sent to Imperial County Planning, Jack Terrazas, Pattern Energy and BLM. Hope everyone is having a great weekend! It isn't very pleasant out here in Ocotillo again, due to wind turbine noise. I also complained of the noise yesterday at 9:15 AM. I didn't receive a reply from anyone at Pattern Energy regarding the noise issue, no one else was notified. The turbines have created a living hell to us as we try to continue on with our lives after the Ocotillo Wind Facility was constructed over our objections. Turbines 176 and 169 and others are so loud when the wind blows that they disrupt everything. We can't enjoy our property. The turbines are even more disruptive to our lives than even we could have imagined. It's a horror beyond words; something you have to live to understand. Something must be done to stop the noise. We are one of several families that have homes obviously too close to the turbines. The turbines located near my home need to be removed or relocated. We can't go on trying to live our lives around the turbine noise. No body, including people that have objected to Ocotillo Wind, should have to live with the noise when the wind blows. We just can't do it any longer and we don't think it is right that you, Pattern Energy, that you, Imperial County Board of Supervisors, that you, BLM, and anyone else responsible for the existence of these turbines located so close to us haven't done one darn thing to help us or to help us by relocation to get away from the turbines. What is the County of Imperial, Pattern Energy or the BLM going to do to mitigate this problem? The turbine noise is much much louder than a dishwasher in the next room, as stated by Pattern Energy. Whoever's idea of using that term as an adequate description of the noise we would experience has obviously never lived near a turbine in their life.. Let alone 112 "dishwashers" all running at the same time in the next room. I'm pretty sure that gives you a better idea of the difference in noise relatively to the turbines. You don't know if the noise is greater than the maximum decibels allowed - Decibels probably isn't the proper method of measuring the noise. The turbine noise is creating a high degree anxiety in our lives. We don't believe it is lawful for this to continue. I invite any of you to visit our property when the wind blows and stay awhile. Live the experience as we do- try to talk across your yard over the crashing sound of 336 blades turning and listening to the turbines as they generate their very irritating noise, nobody should be forced to endure this torture. Sincerely, Parke Ewing (760) 455-2919 98 Imperial Hwy. Ocotillo, Ca. 92259