Enterprise Solar Storage Project Amendment No. 2 to the Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act (WJTCA) Incidental Take Permit (ITP) No. 1927-ITP-2024-037-04.
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Summary
SCH Number
2023050214
Lead Agency
Kern County
Document Title
Enterprise Solar Storage Project Amendment No. 2 to the Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act (WJTCA) Incidental Take Permit (ITP) No. 1927-ITP-2024-037-04.
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
4/25/2025
Document Description
The Project includes the construction and operation of a photovoltaic (PV) solar facility and associated infrastructure necessary to generate 600 megawatts (MW) of renewable electric energy with up to 4,000 megawatt hours (MWh) of energy storage capacity (approximately 1,000 MW), on approximately 2,320 acres of privately owned land.
The Project will result in incidental take of 6,466 western Joshua tree (Yucca brevifola), which are protected under the WJTCA and the California Endangered Species Act. The WJTCA ITP referenced above as issued by CDFW authorizes incidental take of western Joshua tree that may occur as a result of Project implementation. Amendment No. 2 increases the total number of WJT permitted to be impacted to 6,466, as determined by CDFW; which includes 189 additional WJT included in Amendment No. 2 to adjust the boundary along the Project gen-tie route to facilitate the construction of gen-tie poles where the Project crosses the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) aqueduct and incorporate additional WJT impacts associated with this adjustment.
Contact Information
Name
Ren Cotter
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Responsible Agency
Phone
Name
Lorelei H. Oviatt
Agency Name
Kern County
Job Title
c/o Natural Resources Department
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Mojave, unincorporated community of Rosamond
Counties
Kern
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
The Project is located in an unincorporated area in southeastern Kern County, California, at the western edge of the Antelope Valley and south of the community of Mojave. The Project consists of five non-contiguous sites that are located south of the unincorporated community of Mojave, approximately 2 miles southwest of California City, 8 miles north of the unincorporated community of Rosamond, approximately 8 miles northwest of Edwards Air Force Base, and 16 miles southeast of the City of Tehachapi.
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Approving Agency Role
Responsible Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Kern
Final Environmental Document Available at
The EIR prepared by the lead agency for the Project is available to the general public at the office location listed above for the lead agency. CDFW’s administrative record of proceedings related to the incidental take permit is available to the public for review at CDFW’s regional office.
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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