Alta East and Northern Portion of Alta Infill II Wind Energy Project; CA Endangered Species Act Incidental Take Permit No. 2081-2013-016-04 (ITP)
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Summary
SCH Number
2011071051
Lead Agency
Kern County
Document Title
Alta East and Northern Portion of Alta Infill II Wind Energy Project; CA Endangered Species Act Incidental Take Permit No. 2081-2013-016-04 (ITP)
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
5/20/2013
Present Land Use
Various
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is executing a Lake or Streambed Alteration Agreement pursuant to Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code. The Project includes construction and operation of an 800-megawatt maximum wind energy generation facility. Major components of the Project includes two (2) permanent and three (3) temporary meteorological towers, 26.24 miles of access roads, fencing, clearing and grading, underground communication cables, underground and overhead collection systems, overhead transmission lines, one (1) collector substation, up to three (3) concrete batch plants, one (1) laydown area, two (2) aqueduct bridge crossings, one (1) operations and maintenance (O&M) facility, and O&M activities. Grading for the Project will excavate, contour and place fill in a portion of several unnamed ephemeral tributaries to Rogers Dry Lake and Rosamond Dry Lake. Project components that will occur in CDFW jurisdictional areas include road construction, culvert and rip-rap installation, tributary realignment due to turbine pad construction, and the trenching of underground electrical collection lines.
Contact Information
Name
Lori Bono
Agency Name
CDFW
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Mojave, Tehachapi
Counties
Kern
Cross Streets
2 miles west of the intersection of Hwy 58 and Hwy 14
Zip
93501
Total Acres
2,592
Parcel #
Multiple
State Highways
SR 58 & 14
Railways
Union Pacific
Airports
Mojave
Schools
Mountain View Cont.
Waterways
Los Angeles Aqueduct
Township
mult.
Range
mult.
Section
mult.
Base
SBB&M
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Kern County Planning Department
Approving Agency Role
Lead 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
N/A
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Disclaimer: The document was originally posted before CEQAnet had the capability to host attachments for the public. To obtain the original attachments for this document, please contact the lead agency at the contact information listed above. You may also contact the OPR via email at state.clearinghouse@opr.ca.gov or via phone at (916) 445-0613.