Lugo-Victorville 500 KV Transmission Line Remedial Action Scheme Project (California Endangered Species Act Incidental Take Permit No. 2081-2019-055-R6 (ITP))
4 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2023120696
Lead Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Inland Deserts Region 6
(CDFW)
Document Title
Lugo-Victorville 500 KV Transmission Line Remedial Action Scheme Project (California Endangered Species Act Incidental Take Permit No. 2081-2019-055-R6 (ITP))
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
6/6/2024
Document Description
This proposed project involves the installation of a new telecommunication path in the existing utility corridor, including the replacement of overhead ground wire (OHGW), optical fiber nonconducting riser (OFNR) cable, and/or all-dielectric self-supporting (ADSS) fiber-optic cable between the existing Eldorado Substation in Nevada, and Cima, Pisgah, and Gale Substations in California to prevent thermal overloading of the existing Lugo-Victorville 500kV Transmission Line.
The Project will result in impacts to 174.3 acres of desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) and 31.72 acres of gilded flicker (Colaptes auratus chrysoides) habitat. The project is expected to result in incidental take of desert tortoise and gilded flicker, which are designated as a threatened species for desert tortoise and an endangered species for
gilded flicker 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
Kyle Maxwell
Agency Name
Fish and Wildlife, Region 6
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
San Bernardino
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
The Project is located within a 114-mile section of the Eldorado-Lugo 500 kV line utility corridor starting at Southern California Edison’s Gale Substation in unincorporated San Bernardino County, California (approximately 1 mile east of Daggett), through SCE’s Pisgah Substation (immediately north of Interstate 40 (I-40),
approximately 13 miles northwest of Ludlow, California, and ending near Nevada State Route 164 in Clark County, Nevada at transmission tower M152-T2.
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Fish and Wildlife, Region 6
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
San Bernardino
Final Environmental Document Available at
Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW)
Inland Deserts 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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