Strauss Wind Energy Farm
10 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2018071002
Lead Agency
Santa Barbara County
Document Title
Strauss Wind Energy Farm
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
9/22/2023
Document Description
The overall project is the construction of a commercial wind energy farm on 5,618 acres of land. Project activities include improvements to existing roads, the construction of new access roads, wind turbine pads, a laydown yard, and a water well. The project will result in a total of 2.13 acres of permanent impacts to streams vegetated with 0.60 acres of annual brome grassland, 1.21 acres of arroyo willow thickets, 0.01 acres of blue elderberry stands, 0.06 acres of California sagebrush scrub, 0.13 acres of creeping ryegrass tufts, and 0.12 acre of unvegetated stream
channel.
Contact Information
Name
Erinn Wilson-Olgin
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Job Title
Enviromental Program Manager
Contact Types
Responsible Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Lompoc
Counties
Santa Barbara
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
The Project site is located in the city of Lompoc in an unincorporated area of Santa Barbara County. The Project site is bounded by Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) on the south and west sides and private property on the north and east sides (Figure 1 below). The Project area lies within the Tranquillon Mountain, Lompoc Hills, and Lompoc U.S. Geological Survey 7.5-minute quadrangles at latitude 34° 34’
59” N and longitude 120° 30’ 55” W.
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
CDFW
Approving Agency Role
Responsible Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Santa Barbara
Final Environmental Document Available at
the office location listed above for the Lead Agency. CDFW’s record of project approval as a Responsible Agency is available at CDFW’s regional office.
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
Yes (CEQA Findings)
(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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