Alta South Wind Energy Project (Project); California Endangered Species Act (CESA) Incidental Take Permit (ITP) No. 2081-2013-017-04, Major Amendment No. 2
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Summary
SCH Number
2007041068
Lead Agency
Kern County
Document Title
Alta South Wind Energy Project (Project); California Endangered Species Act (CESA) Incidental Take Permit (ITP) No. 2081-2013-017-04, Major Amendment No. 2
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
3/11/2015
Present Land Use
Undeveloped Land
Exclusive Agriculture
Resource-Intensive Agriculture
Document Description
The Project as approved by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), and as originally issued to Alta Wind X, LLC; Alta Wind XI, LLC; Alta Wind XIII, LLC; and Alta Wind XIV, LLC (Permittees) for the Alta South Wind Energy Project in May 2013, involves the construction and installation of wind turbine generators (WTGs) and supporting infrastructure to operate them as a wind power generation facility. The ITP authorizes take of Bakersfield cactus (Opuntia basilaris var. treleasei) and desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii), specises designated as endangered and threatened, respectively, under the California Endangered Species Act. Major Amendment No. 2 revises the Permittees and Contact Person information to reflect the transfer in ownership of the Alta South Wind Energy Project, extends the deadline for the required acquisition, protection and transfer of all Habitat Management lands and recordation of any required conservation easements from November 23, 2014 to May 23, 2015, removes the second phase of the Project, allows compliance monitoring to occur during the operation and maintenance (O&M) period only when ground-disturbing activities occur and reduces the reporting requirement during the O&M period from quarterly to annually. CDFW issued the ITP, Major Amendment No. 1 (which changed the Project Description to include two distinct phases), and Major Amendment No. 2 as a Responsible Agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) relying on the Environmental Impact Report (EIR), an EIR Addendum, and a Supplemental EIR prepared and certified for the Project by the lead agency, County of Kern.
Contact Information
Name
Lori Bono
Agency Name
Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW)
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Mojave, Tehachapi
Counties
Kern
Cross Streets
Reina Road & Renfro Road
Zip
93314
Total Acres
80
Parcel #
463-050-28 & 30
State Highways
58
Railways
AT&SF RR
Schools
Patriot ES
Township
29S
Range
26E
Section
15
Base
MDB&M
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
CDFW
Approving Agency Role
Responsible Agency
Approved On
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
No
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
N/A
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
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