Bellefield Solar Project by 50LW 8ME LLC (Amendment No. 1 to Streambed Alteration Agreement No. EPIMS-KER-24500-R4)
9 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2021010168
Lead Agency
Kern County
Document Title
Bellefield Solar Project by 50LW 8ME LLC (Amendment No. 1 to Streambed Alteration Agreement No. EPIMS-KER-24500-R4)
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
10/17/2024
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has executed Streambed Alteration Agreement number EPIMS-KER-24500-R4, pursuant to section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to the project Applicants, 50LW 8ME LLC, 26SB 8ME LLC, 51LV 8ME LLC, and 59TC 8ME LLC.
The Project includes activities related to the construction of a utility-scale photovoltaic solar generation facility over 8,371 acres and a 14.5-mile-long generation-tie transmission line. Activities will include the installation of solar panels, perimeter fencing, collector lines, gen-tie installation, tension pulling sites, access roads, and Arizona-style road crossings. Other activities will include the construction of operations and maintenance buildings, solar infrastructure, and staging/storage areas that will support the solar facility. Changes to the Project associated with Amendment 1 include the addition of Work Area ED-32. Activities at this location will include the improvement and widening of an existing access road to facilitate Project Site access.
Contact Information
Name
Bonna Newell
Agency Name
CDFW
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist Specialist
Contact Types
Responsible Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Kern
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
The Project will occur at forty different work areas in streams over an 8,371-acre solar
development area and 14.5-mile-long transmission line corridor, east and west of the Town of Mojave, north and south of State Route 58, Kern County, California.
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
CDFW
Approving Agency Role
Responsible Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Kern
Final Environmental Document Available at
2700 “M” Street, Suite 100
Bakersfield, California 93301
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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