Proposed Upgrade to the Expanded Owens Valley Solar Array Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024100862
Public Agency
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Document Title
Proposed Upgrade to the Expanded Owens Valley Solar Array Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/21/2024
Document Description
Notice of Exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301 (Class 1), 15303 (Class 3), and 15311 (Class 11). The proposed project will be funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and will involve adding two new antenna sites and performing maintenance upgrades to existing sites where the Owens Valley Solar Array was initially enhanced in 2010 to the current Expanded Owens Valley Solar Array.
Contact Information
Name
James R. Howe
Agency Name
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Job Title
Environmental Specialist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Unincorporated
Counties
Inyo
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
Leighton Ln/NA
Zip
93513
Total Acres
Approximately .2
Parcel #
0131400700, 0162200500, 0162300800, 0162200900
Waterways
Owens River, Klondike Lake
Township
08S
Range
33/34E
Section
19, 24
Other Location Info
Address: 100 Leighton Ln, Big Pine, CA 93513
Other Information
Additional Sections: 25, 30
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15301, Class 1
Reasons for Exemption
Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15301, Class 1, consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, or mechanical equipment involving negligible or no expansion of its existing or former use.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15303, Class 3
Reasons for Exemption
Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15303, Class 3, consists of construction and location of limited numbers of new, small facilities or structures; and the installation of small new equipment and facilities in small structures.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15311, Class 11
Reasons for Exemption
Categorical Exemption Section 15311, Class 11, consists of the construction, or replacement of minor structures accessory to (appurtenant to) existing commercial, industrial, or institutional facilities.
County Clerk
Inyo
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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