Owens Lake Operations Project (Lake or Streambed Alteration Agreement No. EPIMS-INY-56468- R6)
7 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2003041127
Lead Agency
Inyo County
Document Title
Owens Lake Operations Project (Lake or Streambed Alteration Agreement No. EPIMS-INY-56468- R6)
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
5/6/2025
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has executed Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement (EPIMS-INY-56468-R6), pursuant to Fish and Game Code section 1602, to the project Applicant, U.S. Borax, Inc.
CDFW is issuing a Lake Alteration Agreement for the continued surface mining of trona ore from the dry Owens Lakebed (Project). The Project includes the construction of mining panels, removal of brine and excavation of trona ore from enclosed panels, and transport of trona ore across the lakebed for processing at an offsite location. The Project was previously authorized under Lake Alteration Agreement Nos. 6-002-1999 and 1600-2014-0093-R6. The project will result in temporary impacts to 15,700 acres of CDFW jurisdictional, unvegetated lakebed.
Contact Information
Name
Dana Scott
Agency Name
Fish and Wildlife, Region 6
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Responsible Agency
Phone
Name
Adena Fansler
Agency Name
Inyo County
Job Title
Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Inyo
Regions
Southern California
Parcel #
29-999-01
Township
17S,
Range
37E,
Section
7-10,
Other Location Info
Located on the dry Owens Lakebed, bounded by State Route 136 to the north and east, State Route 190 to the south, and U.S. Highway 395 to the west, in Inyo County. Sections 7-10 (listed above) 14-24, 26-30, and 32-35, Township 17 south,
Range 37 east (listed above); and Sections 2-5, 8-10, & 15-17, Township 18 south, Range 37 east, U.S. Geological Survey Olancha, Vermillion Canyon, Owens Lake and Bartlett quadrangle maps.
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Fish and Wildlife, Region 6
Approving Agency Role
Responsible Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Inyo
Final Environmental Document Available at
Inyo County Planning Commission
168 N. Edwards St., Annex Building
Independence, CA 93526
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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