Desert Quartzite Solar Project (California Endangered Species Act Incidental Take Permit No. 2081- 2021-063-06 (ITP))
5 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2015031066
Lead Agency
Riverside County
Document Title
Desert Quartzite Solar Project (California Endangered Species Act Incidental Take Permit No. 2081- 2021-063-06 (ITP))
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
3/14/2022
Document Description
The Project consists of a utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) electrical generating and battery energy storage system (BESS) and associated infrastructure facilities, and a proposed 230-kilovolt (kV) generator-tie line (gen-tie) connecting to the Southern California Edison (SCE) Colorado River Substation. The Project is expected to generate 450 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy.
Contact Information
Name
Shankar Sharma
Agency Name
CDFW
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Responsible Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Riverside
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
southwest of the City of Blythe, and south of the Interstate 10 freeway
State Highways
I-10
Township
7S
Range
21E
Section
3
Base
San Bern
Other Location Info
Roosevelt Mine and Ripley 7.5’ U.S. Geological Survey Topographic Quadrangles
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
CDFW, Region 6
Approving Agency Role
Responsible Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Riverside
Final Environmental Document Available at
County of Riverside
4080 Lemon Street, 12th Floor
Contact: Russell Brady
Phone: (951) 955-3025
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
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