California Flats Solar Project (California Endangered Species Act Incidental Take Permit (ITP) No. 2081 2015-027-04, Amendment No. 6, a major amendment
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Summary
- SCH Number
- 2013041031
- Lead Agency
- Monterey County
- Document Title
- California Flats Solar Project (California Endangered Species Act Incidental Take Permit (ITP) No. 2081 2015-027-04, Amendment No. 6, a major amendment
- Document Type
- NOD - Notice of Determination
- Received
- Posted
- 2/12/2021
- Document Description
- The Project involves the construction, operation and maintenance, and decommissioning of a 280-megawatt solar power generating facility on approximately 2,367 acres of undeveloped grassland. The Project is composed of four main components: solar development areas, a transmission line corridor, an access road, and a utility corridor. The Project is expected to result in incidental take of San Joaquin kit fox (SJKF) and California tiger salamander (CTS), which are designated as threatened species under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA). The ITP referenced above as issued by CDFW authorizes incidental take of the two species listed under CESA that may occur as a result of Project implementation, including temporary impacts to 214.57 acres and permanent impacts to 2,156.6 acres of SJKF and CTS habitat. Amendment No. 6 modifies the Project Description to include a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and transmission line from the BESS to the substation modification area; and allows for an increase of permanently disturbed acreage of 2.6 acres as a result of the BESS and modified substation construction, and a permanent impact of 0.001-acre (48 square feet) and a temporary impact of 1.57 acres (68,568 square feet) as a result of the construction of the transmission line from the BESS to the substation modification area.
- Contact Information
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Annee Ferranti
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Responsible Agency
1234 East Shaw Avenue
Fresno, CA 93710
Phone : (559) 243-4005 ext. 141
annee.ferranti@wildlife.ca.gov
Location
- Counties
- Monterey San Luis Obispo
- Other Location Info
- North of the intersection of State Route (SR) 41 and SR 46 and northeast of Cholame Valley Road, approximately 25 miles northeast of the City of Paso Robles.
Notice of Determination
- Approving Agency
- California Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Approving Agency Role
- Responsible Agency
- Approved On
- County Clerk
- Monterey
- Final Environmental Document Available at
- 1234 E. Shaw Ave., Fresno, CA 93710
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
- Yes
- (5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
- No
- (6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
- Yes
Attachments
- Notice of Determination
- 2013041031_NOD_2081-2015-027-04_Amend6 PDF 193 K
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