Easley Renewable Energy Project (California Endangered Species Act Incidental Take Permit No. 2081-2024-028-06 (ITP))

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Summary

SCH Number
2022110240
Lead Agency
Riverside County
Document Title
Easley Renewable Energy Project (California Endangered Species Act Incidental Take Permit No. 2081-2024-028-06 (ITP))
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
11/25/2024
Document Description
This proposed project involves construction, operation and maintenance (O&M), and decommissioning of a utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) electrical generating and battery energy storage system (BESS) and associated infrastructure facilities on approximately 3,735 acres of private and Bureau of Land Management (BLM)-administered land. The Project will generate up to 390 megawatts (MW) of renewable electricity via arrays of solar PV panels and store up to 650 MW in a BESS. The Project will result in impacts to 1,475.3 acres of desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) habitat. The project is expected to result in incidental take of desert tortoise which is designated as a threatened and candidate endangered species under the California Endangered Species Act. 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 (Supervisor)
Contact Types
Responsible Agency

Location

Counties
Riverside
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
he Project is located in the central part of the Chuckwalla Valley in Riverside County, approximately two miles north of Interstate 10 and the town of Desert Center, California. The Project is located within the Desert Center, Victory Pass, East of Victory Pass, and Corn Spring 7.5 USGS topographic quadrangles, with the northwest corner of the Project.

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
County of Riverside 4080 Lemon Street, 12th Floor

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

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