Panoche Valley Solar Farm (Amendment No. 1 to Streambed Alteration Agreement No. 1600-2014-0042-R4)

SCH Number: 2010031008
Lead Agency: San Benito County
Document Title: Panoche Valley Solar Farm (Amendment No. 1 to Streambed Alteration Agreement No. 1600-2014-0042-R4)
Document Type: NOD - Notice of Determination
Received: 9/17/2018

Document Description: CDFW has executed Amendment 1 to Streambed Alteration Amendment Agreement No. 1600-2014-0042-R4, pursuant to section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to the project Applicant, Panoche Valley Solar, LLC. The project includes stream alterations at 4 locations within the Panoche Valley Solar Farm project to construct one road crossing, fences, a stormwater detention basin, and photovoltaic (PV) solar panel arrays; flattening of stream channels to bring topography within the tolerance required for PV array installation. Tires, scrap metal, farm equipment, and other dumped material will be removed from streams at nine locations on habitat compensation lands and hauled to a landfill. California tiger salamander breeding pond construction projects will occur at two additional locations. Amendment No. 1 reduced the number of stream alterations within the Solar Farm from 29 to 4.

Contact Information: David Hacker
CDFW
1234 East Shaw Ave.
Fresno, CA 93710
805-594-6152

(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 Negative Declaration 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 Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project: No
(5) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA: Yes