Centinela Solar

SCH Number: 2010111056
Lead Agency: Imperial County
Document Title: Centinela Solar
Document Type: NOD - Notice of Determination
Received: 5/8/2012
Posted: 5/8/2012
Present Land Use: Agriculture, non-food crops. Zoned: A-2 - General Agriculture, A-2-R, Rural Zone, and A-3

Document Description: CDFG is executing a Lake or Streambed Alteration Agreement (SAA # 1600-2011-O229-R6 [Revision 3]) pursuant to Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to the project Applicant Centinela Solar Energy, LLC, represented by Mr. Eric Crawford, 5000 Hopyard Road, Suite 480 Pleasanton, CA 94588, and Phone (925) 201-5200. The Centinela Solar Energy Project will consist of up to a 275 Megawatt solar energy facility on 2,067 acres of active agricultural lands. Three new culvert or bridge crossings will be constructed and new permanent access roads will cross drainages within the Yuha Basin Management Area on Bureau of Land Management land.

Contact Information: Magdalena Rodriguez
California Department of Fish and Game
Inland Desserts Region 6 4665 Lampson Avenue, Suite J
Los Alamitos, CA 90720
Phone : (909) 945-3294

Final Environmental Document Available at: 801 Main Street, El Centro, CA 92243

(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
(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