Topaz Solar Farm Project
20 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2008091026
Lead Agency
San Luis Obispo County
Document Title
Topaz Solar Farm Project
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
10/20/2011
Present Land Use
Agriculture
Document Description
The project includes installing and operating arrays of photovoltaic modules and associated electrical production and transmission infrastructure. The project will tie directly into the existing Pacific Gas and Electric Morro Bay/Midway 230 kV transmission line. Project construction will take ~3 years. The project will result in impacts to 3,510 acres of San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica) habitat. The project is expected to result in incidental take of San Joaquin kit fox, which is designated as a threatened species under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA). The ITP for the Project, as issued by the Department of Fish and Game, authorizes incidental take of species listed under CESA that may occur as a result of Project implementation. ITP Amendment 1 changes the mitigation lands management cost estimates and potentially the timing of recording mitigation lands conservation easement. The activities covered in the ITP and extent of habitat compensation lands are uncharged.
Contact Information
Name
Dave Hacker
Agency Name
DFG Central Region (4)
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
San Luis Obispo
Cross Streets
Hwy. 58 and Bitterwater Road
Total Acres
9.7 sq.mi.
State Highways
Hwy 58
Schools
Atascadero Unified School District
Other Location Info
City/Nearest Community: California Valley
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
DFG
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
Yes
(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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