Oberon Renewable Energy Project (EPIMS-RIV-21978-R6)
6 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2021030426
Lead Agency
Regional Water Quality Control Board, Region 7 (Colorado River Basin), Palm Desert
Document Title
Oberon Renewable Energy Project (EPIMS-RIV-21978-R6)
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
3/11/2022
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 500-kilovolt (kV) generatortie line (gen-tie) connecting to the Southern California Edison (SCE) Red Bluff Substation. The Project is expected to generate 500 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy. The overall Project is divided into five separate project areas.Project A consists of a utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) electrical generating and battery energy storage system (BESS) and associated infrastructure facilities, project B consists of a proposed 500-kilovolt (kV) generator-tie line (gen-tie) connecting to the Southern California Edison (SCE) Red Bluff Substation, project C consists of the medium voltage AC lines, project D consists of the roads in between the solar sites and any access roads, and project E
consists of all the pull/tensions sites to support the gen-tie line. The project activities will result in a loss of approximately 143.67 acres of stream habitat
Contact Information
Name
Shankar Sharma
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Inland Desert Region
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Responsible Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Riverside
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
located on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) administered land, near the community of Desert Center,
immediately north of Interstate 10, in the Riverside County, California. The Project site is located on two 7.5-Minute
U.S. Geological Survey topographic quadrangles: Sidewinder Well and Corn Springs.
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Fish and Wildlife, Region 6
Approving Agency Role
Responsible Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Riverside
Final Environmental Document Available at
Colorado River Basin Regional Water
Quality Control Board
235 Montgomery Street, Suite 640
San Francisco, California 94104
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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