Addison Energy Wind Project (California Endangered Species Act Incidental Take Permit (ITP) No. 2081-2014-042-04, Minor Amendment No. 1

Addison Energy Wind Project (California Endangered Species Act Incidental Take Permit (ITP) No. 2081-2014-042-04, Minor Amendment No. 1

The Project involves the development of a wind energy production facility on an approximately 1,325-acre site. Project activities would occur on a smaller area within the 1,325-acre site and would include clearing, grubbing, and grading for roads, a laydown area, wind turbine pads, a substation, meteorological towers, and underground and overhead transmission and collection lines. The Project is expected to result in incidental take of desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) and Mohave ground squirrel (Spermophilus mohavensis), 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 species listed under CESA that may occur as a result of Project implementation. Minor Amendment No. 1 modifies the Project description to include construction of a new operation and maintenance (O&M) facility, increases CESA listed species impacts by five (5) additional acres, increases the compensatory mitigation by five (5) acres, which increases the funding obligations, and replaces Figure 2d with a site map showing the additional O&M impact area. CDFW issued the ITP and Minor Amendment No. 1 as a responsible agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), relying on Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs) certified for the Project by the lead agency, Kern County.

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