Desert Breeze Solar Project (California Endangered Species Act Incidental Take Permit No. 2081- 2023-026-06 (ITP) Major Amendment No. 1)
7 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2022090646
Lead Agency
San Bernardino County
Document Title
Desert Breeze Solar Project (California Endangered Species Act Incidental Take Permit No. 2081- 2023-026-06 (ITP) Major Amendment No. 1)
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
2/4/2025
Document Description
This proposed project involves the construction and operation of a photovoltaic (PV) solar facility and associated infrastructure to generate up to 130 megawatts (MW) of alternating current (AC) power within an approximately 677-acre solar array development area. The Project as authorized in Major Amendment No. 1 will result in permanent impacts to western burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia hypugaea) and its habitat over the same Project area previously identified in the original ITP for CESA threatened Mohave ground squirrel (Xerospermophilus mohavensis) and Agassiz’s desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii). The ITP referenced above as issued by CDFW authorizes incidental take of species listed under CESA that may occur as a result of Project implementation.
Contact Information
Name
Rose Banks
Agency Name
Fish and Wildlife, Region 6
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Responsible Agency
Phone
Name
Jon Braginton
Agency Name
San Bernardino County Land Use Services Department
Job Title
Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Hinkley
Counties
San Bernardino
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
seven miles northwest of the intersection of Harper Lake Road and Mojave-Barstow Highway 58
Parcel #
0490-223-33
State Highways
58
Other Location Info
bordered by existing and approved solar facilities to the south, Harper Lake Road to the east, Maltice Drive to the north, and Hoffman Road to the west.
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Fish and Wildlife, Region 6
Approving Agency Role
Responsible Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
San Bernardino
Final Environmental Document Available at
San Bernardino County Land Use Services
Department
385 N. Arrowhead Avenue, First Floor
San Bernardino, CA 92415
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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