Mesa Wind Repower Project (Legacy Turbine Decommissioning)
5 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2021030614
Lead Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Inland Deserts Region 6
(CDFW)
Document Title
Mesa Wind Repower Project (Legacy Turbine Decommissioning)
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
9/13/2021
Document Description
The Project approved for purposes of this notice is an Amendment to the CESA ITP that CDFW issued for the Mesa Wind Repower Project in May 2021 (2081-2019-048-06). The ITP issued in May authorizes take, subject to conditions, of Mojave desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) incidental to construction, operation and maintenance, and future decommissioning of 8 new wind turbine generators, with 98.0 acres of related ground disturbance. CDFW issued the ITP as a CEQA lead agency after adopting an MND. The Amendment approved by CDFW authorizes additional take of the covered species, including 17.4 acres of additional ground disturbance, subject to conditions, to remove 346 legacy turbines and, when removed, to restore the roads and pads in the area to a natural condition. CDFW approved the Amendment as a CEQA lead agency, relying on an Addendum to the prior MND.
Contact Information
Name
Magdalena Rodriguez
Agency Name
Fish and Wildlife, Region 6
Contact Types
Responsible Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Riverside
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
Northwest of Palm Springs near the Whitewater and Bonnie Bell communities
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Fish and Wildlife, Region 6
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Riverside
Final Environmental Document Available at
Department of Fish and Wildlife
Inland Desert Region
3602 Inland Empire Blvd., Suite C-220
Ontario, Ca. 91764
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
No
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(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
No
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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