SCH Number 2010031034

Project Info

Title

EIR 03-09 JLB Maricopa Sun Solar Complex Project by Maricopa Sun LLC (PP10216)

Description

The Project, as permitted by CDFW, involves the construction, operation, and decommissioning of a 3,856.1-acre photovoltaic solar facility and associated on-site distribution lines, as well as the permanent conservation of 5,692.6 acres of on-site and nearby off-site lands. The Project will result in permanent impacts to 3,798.2 acres of San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica), San Joaquin antelope squirrel (Ammospermophilus nelsoni), and Tipton kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides) (collectively, Covered Species) habitat and temporary impacts to 57.9 acres of utility and railroad easements. The Project is expected to result in incidental take of San Joaquin kit fox and San Joaquin antelope squirrel, which are designated as threatened species under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA) and Tipton kangaroo rat, which is designated as an endangered species under CESA. Amendments No. 1 and No. 2 added co-permittees for a portion of the Project Area and Amendment No. 3 allowed conservation easements to be recorded prior to starting individual solar development phases. The ITP and Amendments No. 1, 2, and 3 referenced above, as issued by CDFW, authorizes incidental take of the Covered Species that may occur as a result of Project implementation. Minor Amendment No. 4 updates the contact information for one of the Co-Permittees and changes the order in which off-site HM Lands are conserved for each Phase of the Project.

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