California Flats Solar Project (California Endangered Species Act Incidental Take Permit (ITP) No. 2081-2015-027-04 and Amendment No. 1, 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 and Amendment No. 1, a Major Amendment)
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
7/20/2016
Present Land Use
Grazing/Farmland/160 (F/160) and Permanent Grazing/160 (PG/160)/Agricultural
Document Description
Project involves the construction, operation, and maintenance, and decommissioning of a 280-megawatt solar power generating facility on approx. 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 and CA tiger salamander, which are designated as threatened species under 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 213 acres and permanent impacts to 2,154 acres of SJKF and CTS habitat. Amendment No. 1 modifies the Project Description to clarify that decommissioning activities to not pertain to the PG&E-owned switching station, modifies the language pertaining to compliance monitoring to further clarify the Designated Biologists duties, modifies the language pertaining to night work to modify the activities allowed, modifies the language pertaining to security fence design to clarify fencing placement, and modifies the language to prevent entrapment of Covered Species by allowing additional alternatives.
Contact Information
Name
Lisa Gymer
Agency Name
CDFW Central Region
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Monterey
Cross Streets
Highway 41 and Highway 46
Zip
93426
Total Acres
3000
Parcel #
43 parcels
State Highways
Hwy 41, 46
Railways
No
Airports
No
Schools
No
Waterways
Cottonwood Creek (on-site)
Township
24S
Range
15E
Section
12
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
CDFW
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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