Enterprise Solar Storage Project Amendment No. 1 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. 1 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
1/27/2025
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 6,277 western Joshua tree (Yucca brevifola), a species which is 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.1 increases the total number of WJT for which take is authorized to 6,277, as determined by CDFW; this total includes 568 additional WJT that will be impacted due to a shift in the Project boundary and minor adjustments to the Project layout of internal facilities. Amendment No. 1 also updates the total number of WJT for which take is authorized to exclude 173 trees that will no longer be impacted, requires preparation of a WJT Relocation Plan, establishes a process for authorizing additional take coverage for any new WJT that emerge onsite, and makes other minor changes.
CDFW has prepared an Addendum to update the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) adopted by Kern County for the Project on March 19, 2024, to analyze changes and impacts related to Amendment No. 1. The addition of these changes would not have any significant environmental impacts beyond those already addressed in the EIR or cause a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects.
Contact Information
Name
Ren Cotter
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wldlife
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Responsible Agency
Phone
Name
Lorelei H. Oviatt
Agency Name
Kern County
Job Title
Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
unincorporated area in southeastern Kern
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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