Draft
Environmental Impact Report
SCH# 2011011005
RE Distributed Solar Projects
RE Rosamond One, by RE Rosamond One LLC
Specific Plan Amendment 1, Map 231-3
Amendment of Zone Map 231-3, Case No. 1
Conditional Use Permit 3, Map 231-3
RE Rosamond Two, by RE Rosamond Two LLC
Specific Plan Amendment 2, Map 231-3
Amendment of Zone Map 231-3, Case No. 2
Conditional Use Permit 4, Map 231-3
RE Tehachapi Solar, by RE Tehachapi Solar LLC
Conditional Use Permit 75, Map 164
RE Tehachapi Solar 2, by RE Tehachapi Solar 2 LLC
Conditional Use Permit 76, Map 164
RE Columbia, by RE Columbia, LLC
Amendment of Zone Map 196, Case No. 46
Conditional Use Permit 31, Map 196
RE Columbia Two, by RE Columbia Two, LLC
Amendment of Zone Map 196, Case No. 48
Conditional Use Permit 32, Map 196
RE Columbia 3, by RE Columbia 3, LLC
Amendment of Zone Map 196, Case No. 49
Conditional Use Permit 33, Map 196
RE Rio Grande, by RE Rio Grande, LLC
Conditional Use Permit 30, Map 196
RE Great Lakes, by RE Great Lakes LLC
Amendment of Zone Map 230, Case No. 118
Conditional Use Permit 34, Map 230
RE Barren Ridge 1, by RE Barren Ridge 1 LLC
General Plan Amendment 1, Map 151
Conditional Use Permit 1, Map 151
Kern County Planning and
Community Development Department
Bakersfield, California
July 2011
Desert Solar Project (EIR 15-10)
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Tehachapi, CA 93561-1722
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Caliente/Bakersfield
3801 Pegasus Drive
Bakersfield, CA 93308-6837
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
Ridgecrest Field Office
300 South Richmond Road
Ridgecrest, CA 93555
China Lake Naval Weapons Center
Tim Fox, RLA - Comm Plans & Liaison
429 E Bowen, Building 979
Mail Stop 4003
China Lake, CA 93555-6108
Edwards Air Force Base
AFFTC/XRX Bldg 0001, Room 110
#1 South Rosamond Blvd.
Edwards AFB, CA 93524-1936
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Division of Ecological Services
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Sacramento, CA 95825-1846
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2493 Portola Road, Suite B
Ventura, CA 93003
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1525 North Norma Street, Ste C
Ridgecrest, CA 93555
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Lancaster, CA 93534-3136
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Region IX Office
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San Francisco, CA 94105
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Bakersfield, CA 93309-0711
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Fresno, CA 93778
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Bakersfield, CA 93309
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San Joaquin Dist.
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& Permit Svs/Survey
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Local History Room
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Diane Duquette
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Tehachapi Branch
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Tehachapi, CA 93561
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16916 1/2 Highway 14, Space D2
Mojave, CA 93501
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Rosamond, CA 93560
Mojave Unified School Dist
3500 Douglas
Mojave, CA 93501
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P.O. Box CC
Rosamond, CA 93560
Tehachapi Unified School Dist
400 South Snyder
Tehachapi, CA 93561
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Attention Mary Baker
1300 17th Street
Bakersfield, CA 93301
KernCOG
1401 19th Street - Suite 300
Bakersfield, CA 93301
Local Agency Formation Comm/LAFCO
5300 Lennox Avenue, Suite 303
Bakersfield, CA 93309
Rosamond Community Serv Dist
3179 - 35th Street West
Rosamond, CA 93560
Golden Hills Community Serv Dist
P.O. Box 637
Tehachapi, CA 93581
Mojave Public Utility Dist
15844 "K" Street
Mojave, CA 93501
Antelope Valley-East Kern
Water Agency
6500 West Avenue N
Palmdale, CA 93551
Tehachapi-Cummings Co Water Dist
P.O. Box 326
Tehachapi, CA 93561
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P.O. Box 58
Bakersfield, CA 93302-0058
Tehachapi Valley Rec & Parks Dist
P.O. Box 373
Tehachapi, CA 93561
East Kern Air Pollution
Control District
Mojave Airport
1434 Flightline
Mojave, CA 93501
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Attention Stuart Witt
1434 Flightline
Mojave, CA 93501
East Kern Airport Dist Engineer
3900 Ridgemoor Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93306
Northcutt and Associates
4220 Poplar Street
Lake Isabella, CA 93240-9536
Aero Sports Skypark Corporation
P.O. Box 2567
Rosamond, CA 93560
Rosamond Skypark/Airport
P.O. Box 2617
Rosamond, CA 93560
Adams, Broadwell, Joseph & Cardozo
Attention: Janet M. Laurain
601 Gateway Boulevard, Suite 1000
South San Francisco, CA 94080
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Western Regional Environmental Officer
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San Francisco, CA 94105-2230
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Fort Irwin, CA 92310-5097
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Dublin, CA 94568
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San Diego, CA 92132
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5555 E. Olive Avenue, Cubicle 450F
Fresno, CA 93727
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Los Angeles, CA 90036-4929
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& the Environmental
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San Francisco, CA 94108-5528
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& the Environmental/
CA Rural Legal Assistance Foundation
1302 Jefferson Street, Suite 2
Delano, CA 93215
Defenders of Wildlife/
Cynthia Wilkerson, M.S.
California Representative
1303 "J" Street, Suite 270
Sacramento, CA 95814
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Sacramento, CA 95833
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P.O. Box 1507
Bakersfield, CA 93302
Sheppard Mullin
Attn: Kendra Joy Casper
333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Sierra Club/Kern Kaweah Chapter
Arthur Unger
Smart Growth - Tehachapi Valleys
P.O. Box 1894
Tehachapi, CA 93581-1894
Southern California Edison
Planning Dept.
421 West "J" Street
Tehachapi, CA 93561
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Planning Dept.
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Ridgecrest, CA 93555
Southern California Gas Co
1510 North Chester Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93308
Southern California Gas Co
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Chatsworth, CA 91313-6511
Verizon California, Inc.
Attention Engineering Department
520 South China Lake Boulevard
Ridgecrest, CA 93555
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P.O. Box 902
Bakersfield, CA 93302
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Kernville, CA 93238
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P.O. Box 1010
Lake Isabella, CA 93240
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P.O. Box 401
Weldon, CA 93283
Santa Rosa Rancheria
Clarence Atwell, Chairperson
P.O. Box 8
Lemoore, CA 93245
Tejon Indian Tribe
Kathy Morgan, Chairperson
2234 4th Street
Wasco, CA 93280
Kitanemuk & Yowlumne Tejon Indians
623 Hazel Street
Bakersfield, CA 93307-2523
Tubatulabals of Kern County
P.O. Box 226
Lake Isabella, CA 93240
Tule River Indian Tribe
Neal Peyron, Chairperson
P.O. Box 589
Porterville, CA 93258
Cuddy Valley Statistical
11667 Steinhoff Road
Frazier Park, CA 93222
Eight Bar Ranch
Jon and Helen Lantz
11300 Cameron Canyon Road
Mojave, CA 93501
Kelly Group
Kate Kelly
P.O. Box 868
Winters, CA 95694
Terra-Gen
Steve Yatsko
11512 El Camino Real, Suite 100
San Diego, CA 92130
Renewal Resources Group
Holding Company
Rupal Patel
5700 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 330
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Sempra Generation
Marilyn Burke
101 Ash Street HQ-14A
San Diego, CA 92101
Element Power Solar Dev, LLC
John Gaglioti
864 Portola Drive
Monterey, CA 93940
Congentrix Sunshine, LLC
Rick Neff
9405 Arrowpoint Blvd
Charlotte, NC 28273
Fotowatio Renewable Ventures
Sean Kiernan
44 Montgomery Street, Suite 2200
San Francisco, CA 94104
Horizon Wind Energy
Charlie Turlinksi
1600 Shattuck Avenue, Suite 222
Berkeley, CA 94709
Nautilus Solar
Paul Steinway
P.O. Box 188
Fort Lupton, CO 80621
First Solar
Rick Williams
18300 Von Karman Ave, Ste 930
Irvine, CA 92612
Gary Izing
enXco, Director of Land and Title
5000 Executive Parkway, Suite 140
San Ramon, CA 94583
Wind Stream, LLC
Albert Davies
1275 - 4th Street, No. 107
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
Darren Kelly
Sr. Business Manager
Terra-Gen Power, LLC
565 - 5th Avenue, Floor 27
New York, NY 10017
Bill Barnes
Dir of Asset Mgmt AES Wind Gen
4542 Ruffner Street, Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92111
Cash Long
Mogul Energy
7201 Panorama Drive
Bakersfield, CA 93306
Jeff Ciachurski, CEO
Western Wind Energy Corp/
Aero Energy
Box 1041
Vancouver, BC V6C 3E8
T. Alana Steele
General Counsel
Western Wind Energy Corporation
3500 Glenrose Avenue
Altadena, CA 91001
PG&E
Steven Ng, Manager
Renewal Dev, T&D Intercon
77 Beal Street, Room 5361
San Francisco, CA 94105
Wayne Mayes
Iberdrola Renewables
Dir Tech Serv
1125 NW Couch St, Ste 700, 7th Fl
Portland, OR 97209
Michael Strickler
Iberdrola Renewables, Sr Proj Mgr
1125 NW Couch St, Ste 700, 7th Fl
Portland, OR 97209
Recurrent Energy
Seth Israel
300 California Street, 8th Floor
San Francisco, CA 92109
California High-Speed Rail Authority
770 L St., Ste. 800
Sacramento, CA 95814
Anthony Curzi
Zoning Permits North Section
Dept of Regional Planning
320 W. Temple St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
DRAFT EVIROMETAL IMPACT REPORT
RE DISTRIBUTED SOLAR PROJECTS
OTICE OF AVAILABILITY FOR PUBLIC REVIEW
This is to advise that the Kern County Planning and Community Development Department has
prepared an Environmental Impact Report for the project identified below. As mandated by State law, the
minimum public review period for this document is 45 days. The document and documents referenced in
the Draft EIR are available for review at the Planning and Community Development Department, 2700
"M" Street, Suite 100, Bakersfield, CA 93301 or on the Departmental website.
A public hearing has been scheduled with the Kern County Planning Commission to receive
comments on the document on: Thursday September 22, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. or soon thereafter,
Chambers of the Board of Supervisors, First Floor, Kern County Administrative Center, 1115 Truxtun
Avenue, Bakersfield, California.
The comment period for this document closes on September 12, 2011. Testimony at future
public hearings may be limited to those issues raised during the public review period either orally or
submitted in writing by 5:00 p.m. the day the comment period closes.
Project Title: RE Distributed Solar Projects (PP10266)
1)
(a) Specific Plan Amendment 1, Map 231-3; (b) Amendment of Zone Map 231-3, Case No. 1; (c)
Conditional Use Permit 3, Map 231-3; (RE Rosamond One by RE Rosamond One LLC);
2)
(a) Specific Plan Amendment 2, Map 231-3; (b) Amendment of Zone Map 231-3, Case No. 2; (c)
Conditional Use Permit 4, Map 231-3; (RE Rosamond Two by RE Rosamond Two LLC);
3)
(a) Conditional Use Permit 75, Map 164; (RE Tehachapi Solar by Tehachapi Solar LLC);
4)
(a) Conditional Use Permit 76, Map 164; (RE Tehachapi Solar 2 by RE Tehachapi Solar 2
LLC);
5)
(a) Amendment of Zone Map 196, Case No. 46, (b) Conditional Use Permit 31, Map 196; (RE
Columbia by RE Columbia, LLC);
6)
(a) Amendment of Zone Map 196, Case No. 48, (b) Conditional Use Permit 32, Map 196; (RE
Columbia Two by RE Columbia Two, LLC);
7)
(a) Amendment of Zone Map 196, Case No. 49, (b) Conditional Use Permit 33, Map 196; (RE
Columbia 3 by RE Columbia 3 LLC);
8)
(a) Conditional Use Permit 30, Map 196; (RE Rio Grande by RE Rio Grande, LLC);
9)
(a) Amendment of Zone Map 230, Case No. 118, (b) Conditional Use Permit 34, Map 230; (RE
Great Lakes by RE Great Lakes LLC);
10)
(a) General Plan Amendment 1, Map 151; (b) Conditional Use Permit 1, Map 151; (RE Barren
Ridge 1, by RE Barren Ridge 1 LLC)
Project Location: (1) and (2) 65th Street West between Dawn Road and Favorito Avenue, Northeast of
Rosamond; (3) Southwest of Highline Road and Bailey Road, near Tehachapi; (4) West of Baumbach
Avenue and Bailey Road, near Tehachapi; (5), (6), and (7) Southeast of Purdy Avenue and Holt Street,
South of Mojave; (8) West of State Route 14, east of Holt Street, and south of Purdy Street, South of
Mojave; (9) West of 10th Street West, south of Patterson Road, and north of Avenue A, Near Rosamond;
(10) State Route 14, generally northwest of Phillips Road, northwest of California City.
Project Description: The project proponent proposes to construct 10 photovoltaic (PV) solar facilities
with a combined output of up to 214 megawatts. Altogether, the proposed projects span approximately
1,709 acres on 21 parcels in eastern Kern County including the Rosamond, Mojave, California City, and
Tehachapi areas. Water and sewer services are not required.
1)
(a) Amend the Willow Springs Specific Plan from Map Code(s) 5.4/4.4 (Residential - Maximum
4 Units/Net Acre - Comprehensive Planning Area) to 5.4 (Residential - Maximum 4 Units/Net
Acre); (b) A change in zone classification from E (5) RS (Estate - 5 acres - Residential Suburban
Combining) and E (5) RS FPS (Estate - 5 acres - Residential Suburban Combining - Floodplain
Secondary Combining) to A (Exclusive Agriculture) and A FPS (Exclusive Agriculture
Floodplain Secondary Combining) or a more restrictive district; (c) A conditional Use Permit to
allow for the construction and operation of a 20 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic solar energy
generation facility (Section 19.12.030.G) in the A (Exclusive Agriculture) District--on
approximately 160 acres;
2)
(a) Amend the Willow Springs Specific Plan from Map Code(s) 5.4/4.4 (Residential - Maximum
4 Units/Net Acre - Comprehensive Planning Area) to 5.4 (Residential - Maximum 4 Units/Net
Acre); (b) A change in zone classification from E (2 1/2) RS (Estate - 2 1/2 acres - Residential
Suburban Combining) to A (Exclusive Agriculture) or a more restrictive district; (c) A
conditional Use Permit to allow for the construction and operation of a 20 megawatt (MW)
photovoltaic solar energy generation facility (Section 19.12.030.G) in the A (Exclusive
Agriculture) District--on approximately 160 acres;
3)
(a) A conditional Use Permit to allow for the construction and operation of a 20 megawatt (MW)
photovoltaic solar energy generation facility (Section 19.12.030.G) in the A (Exclusive
Agriculture) District--on approximately 158 acres;
4)
(a) A conditional Use Permit to allow for the construction and operation of a 20 megawatt (MW)
photovoltaic solar energy generation facility (Section 19.12.030.G) in the A (Exclusive
Agriculture) District--on approximately 157 acres;
5)
(a) A change in zone classification from A-1 (Limited Agriculture) to A (Exclusive Agriculture)
or a more restrictive district; (b) A conditional Use Permit to allow for the construction and
operation of a 20 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic solar energy generation facility (Section
19.12.030.G) in the A (Exclusive Agriculture) District--on approximately 160 acres;
6)
(a) A change in zone classification from A-1 (Limited Agriculture), R-2 PD (Medium-density
Residential - Precise Development Combining), and C-2 PD (General Commercial - Precise
Development Combining) to A (Exclusive Agriculture) or a more restrictive district; (b) A
conditional Use Permit to allow for the construction and operation of a 20 megawatt (MW)
photovoltaic solar energy generation facility (Section 19.12.030.G) in the A (Exclusive
Agriculture) District--on approximately 160 acres;
7)
(a) A change in zone classification from A-1 (Limited Agriculture), R-2 PD (Medium-density
Residential - Precise Development Combining), and C-2 PD (General Commercial - Precise
Development Combining) to A (Exclusive Agriculture) or a more restrictive district; (b) A
conditional Use Permit to allow for the construction and operation of a 10 megawatt (MW)
photovoltaic solar energy generation facility (Section 19.12.030.G) in the A (Exclusive
Agriculture) District--on approximately 80 acres;
8)
(a) A conditional Use Permit to allow for the construction and operation of a 5 megawatt (MW)
photovoltaic solar energy generation facility (Section 19.14.030.G) in the A-1 (Limited
Agriculture) District--on approximately 46 acres;
9)
(a) A change in zone classification from A-1 (Limited Agriculture) to A (Exclusive Agriculture)
or a more restrictive district; (b) A conditional Use Permit to allow for the construction and
operation of a 5 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic solar energy generation facility (Section
19.12.030.G) in the A (Exclusive Agriculture) District--on approximately 40 acres;
10)
(a) Amend the Circulation Element of the Kern County General Plan to remove section and
midsection line road reservations internal to the project site; (b) A conditional Use Permit to
allow for the construction and operation of a 74 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic solar energy
generation facility (Section 19.12.030.G) in the A (Exclusive Agriculture) District--on
approximately 588 acres.
Anticipated Significant Impacts on Environment: Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forest Resources, Air
Quality, and Biological Resources
Document can be viewed online at: http://www.co.kern.ca.us/planning/eirs.asp
For further information, please contact: Sara Kopp, Planner III (661) 862-8793 or [email protected]
LORELEI OVIATT, AICP, Director
Planning Department
To be published once only on next available date and as soon as possible
ROSAMOD WEEKLY EWS
MOJAVE DESERT EWS
TEHACHAPI EWS
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cc:
County Clerk (2) (with fee)
California Native Plant Society/Kern Chapter
Environmental Status Board
Kern County Archaeological Society
Sierra Club/Kern Kaweah Chapter
Native American Heritage Pres. Council/Kern County
Communities for a Better Environment
Supervisorial District No. 2
Center on Race, Poverty and Environment (2)
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LANCASTER CA 93535
473 023 11 00 7
ALLISON JUDITH B TRS
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MOORESVILLE NC 28117-9631
252 223 48 00 2
ALLUIS JACK C & DEBORAH J
5265 W 61ST ST
ROSAMOND CA 93560
252 223 31 00 2
ALVAREZ JESUS SR
6164 FIRMAMENT AV
ROSAMOND CA 93560
427 151 28 00 4
ANASTASI JAMES A & MARIELENA
8184 ALTA LOMA DR
ALTA LOMA CA 91701-3103
427 400 01 00 0
ANTELOPE VALLEY E KERN WTR AG
P O BOX 3176
QUARTZ HILL CA 93534
427 020 28 00 9
ANTELOPE VALLEY-EAST KERN
WATER AGENCY
6500 W AVENUE N
PALMDALE CA 93551
427 030 34 00 9
DUP
ANTELOPE VALLEY-EAST KERN
WATER AGENCY
P O BOX 3176
QUARTZ HILL CA 93536-0176
427 152 03 00 8
APPLEGATE STEVE M & KORBA RICH
355 S GRAND AV
LOS ANGELES CA 90071
427 120 40 00 2
ARTESIAN COMPANY LTD
901 MONTANA AV, # B
SANTA MONICA CA 90403
471 190 23 00 7
AUTHER RICHARD W TR
2525 5TH AV
LOS ANGELES CA 90018
427 100 09 00 7
DUP
BOONCHANASUKIT DIREK & ARUNA
ADDRESS UNKNOWN
471 190 21 00 1
BRITT HELEN B
P O BOX 2117
ARLINGTON VA 22202
427 152 02 00 5
BUCCI ANTHONY J TRUST
355 S GRAND AV
LOS ANGELES CA 90071
252 223 21 00 3
CALDWELL DANNY
5396 W 62ND ST
ROSAMOND CA 93560
427 100 06 00 8
CANADAY CO MOJAVE HOLDING
LLC
3194 AIRPORT LOOP DR, STE C 2
COSTA MESA CA 92626
427 100 24 00 0
DUP
CANADAY CO MOJAVE HOLDING
LLC
3194 AIRPORT LOOP DR, STE C2
COSTA MESA CA 92626-3405
252 223 46 00 6
DUP
CARLE ROLF B & SHEILA AIKO
P O BOX 13
ROSAMOND CA 93560
252 223 45 00 3
CARLE ROLF BREMSER & SHEILA A
P O BOX 13
ROSAMOND CA 93560
345 032 28 00 9
CERVANTES JOSE & IRMA
37618 ADELA CT
PALMDALE CA 93552
473 023 13 00 3
DUP
CHAN MICHAEL HON YUNG
ADDRESS UNKNOWN
427 020 27 00 6
CHANLEY CHRISTY
1325 QUINCY ST
DELANO CA 93215
471 190 20 00 8
CHANNEL BARBARA JO
10224 7TH AV
INGLEWOOD CA 90303
427 151 08 00 6
CHAVEZ OSCAR & DAISY
2519 12TH AV
LOS ANGELES CA 90018
345 032 16 00 4
CHIU TIM TUNG & CONNIE L
9568 KENNERLY ST
TEMPLE CITY CA 91780
461 130 06 00 7
CITY OF LOS ANGELES D W P
P O BOX 51111, RM 633
LOS ANGELES CA 90051-0100
461 150 02 00 1
DUP
CITY OF LOS ANGELES D W P
P O BOX 51111, RM 633
LOS ANGELES CA 90051-0100
252 223 01 00 5
COLLINS WILTON DARRELL &
BEATRICE TR
P O BX 105
ROSAMOND CA 93560
471 190 25 00 3
CSCEC-US INC
525 WASHINGTON BL, STE 1688
JERSEY CITY NJ 07310
252 223 07 00 3
DAUGHERTY KEVIN
P O BOX 2138
ROSAMOND CA 93560-2138
427 151 02 00 8
DENNIS DESERT LAND LLC
4607 LAKEVIEW CANYON RD, # 401
WESTLAKE VILLAG CA 91361-4028
448 051 28 00 8
DIAMOND FARMING CO
PO BOX 81498
BAKERSFIELD CA 93380-1498
448 051 59 00 8
DUP
DIAMOND FARMING CO
PO BOX 81498
BAKERSFIELD CA 93380-1498
448 051 60 00 0
DUP
DIAMOND FARMING CO
PO BOX 81498
BAKERSFIELD CA 93380-1498
448 051 61 00 3
DUP
DIAMOND FARMING CO
PO BOX 81498
BAKERSFIELD CA 93380-1498
448 051 62 00 6
DUP
DIAMOND FARMING CO
PO BOX 81498
BAKERSFIELD CA 93380-1498
448 051 63 00 9
DUP
DIAMOND FARMING CO
PO BOX 81498
BAKERSFIELD CA 93380-1498
448 051 64 00 2
DUP
DIAMOND FARMING CO
PO BOX 81498
BAKERSFIELD CA 93380-1498
252 223 39 00 6
DUMIN MICHAEL O & SHERRI L
P O BOX 1348
ROSAMOND CA 93560
471 190 26 00 6
E I C GROUP ET AL
7425 ROCK CREEK WY
SACRAMENTO CA 95824
315 030 14 00 5
EDWARDS EDWARD R
2861 PINCKARD AV
REDONDO BEACH CA 90278
252 014 16 00 5
ESPARZA MONICO
2740 NEWCASTLE WY
SAN JACINTO CA 92582-3747
427 151 05 00 7
FORECAST LAND CORP
4741 HAZELTINE AV
SHERMAN OAKS CA 91423
427 151 29 00 7
FORECAST LAND CORPORATION
P O BOX 5553
SHERMAN OAKS CA 91413
471 190 15 00 4
FU JOANNE Y
8599 PHOENIX AV
FOUNTAIN VALLEY CA 92708-5512
427 030 02 00 6
G V H CO
1201 S OLIVE ST
LOS ANGELES CA 90015
252 013 01 00 4
GABRYCH FAMILY TR
2006 OLD HWY 395
FALLBROOK CA 92028
427 151 39 00 6
GARRETT FMLY TR
1560 NORSTAR LN
FALLBROOK CA 92028
315 030 06 00 2
GHANEEIAN MANSOOR & FARIBA TR
12 MACLAREN
IRVINE CA 92618
345 032 10 00 6
DUP
GHANEEIAN MANSOOR & FARIBA TR
12 MACLAREN
IRVINE CA 92618
252 223 24 00 2
GMAC MTG LLC
1100 VIRGINIA DR
FT WASHINGTON PA 19034
473 023 15 00 9
GONZALEZ NICANOR
9822 PANGBORN AV
DOWNEY CA 90240
315 030 12 00 9
DUP
GRUENEFELDT DAN K & RIKKI C
P O BOX 1910
BASALT CO 81621-1910
315 030 13 00 2
GRUENEFELDT DAN K & RIKKI C
P O BOX 1910
BASALT CO 81621-1910
252 223 32 00 5
GUEVARA GILDARDO S & LAURA I
5331 W 61ST ST
ROSAMOND CA 93560
252 431 01 00 2
HADJIAGHA MITRA
20639 HAYNES ST
WINNETKA CA 91306
252 431 02 00 5
HADJIAGHA MITRA
20639 HAYNES ST
WINNETKA CA 91306
252 431 05 00 4
HADJIAGHA MITRA
20639 HAYNES ST
WINNETKA CA 91306
252 431 06 00 7
HADJIAGHA MITRA
20639 HAYNES ST
WINNETKA CA 91306
DUP
DUP
DUP
448 051 35 00 8
HANKS EDWARD C
5225 PEACOCK PARK LN
BAKERSFIELD CA 93308
448 051 36 00 1
HANKS EDWARD C
5225 PEACOCK PARK LN
BAKERSFIELD CA 93308
461 150 04 00 7
HILL ESSIE
4301 PLANZ RD, APT A
BAKERSFIELD CA 93309
427 151 38 00 3
HO OLIVER Y W & FRANCES W Y
22124 VAN OWEN ST
CANOGA PARK CA 91303
252 223 50 00 7
HOUSTON CHARLES & PATRICIA TR
5301 W 60TH ST
ROSAMOND CA 93560
252 223 16 00 9
HULSEY DENNIS R & DEBRA K
5419 W 64TH ST
ROSAMOND CA 93560
252 223 25 00 5
JACKSON PATRICIA JOANNE TR
PO BOX 1624
ROSAMOND CA 93560
252 223 30 00 9
JORDAN BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
6100 FIRMAMENT AV
ROSAMOND CA 93560
427 152 01 01 1
KAILIWAI GEORGE JR & YOKO FAM
TR
5604 WEST AVE L-1
QUARTZ HILL CA 93536
427 100 11 00 2
KELLER FAMILY TRUST
1548 CARNATION WY
UPLAND CA 91786
252 223 29 00 7
KIEFER DAVID & KIMBER
5332 W 61ST ST
ROSAMOND CA 93560
315 030 07 00 5
KLAMMER CLARENCE F & BARBARA
L LIV TR
8319 NE 110TH PL
KIRKLUND WA 98034
427 151 01 00 5
KLUBNIKIN NICK A ET AL
8618 SEVENTH ST.
DOWNEY CA 90241
427 100 10 00 9
LAND PARCEL LIQUIDATORS INC
16260 VENTURA BL, STE LL50
ENCINO CA 91436-2203
427 152 01 02 0
LANDIS EDWARD & WYATT MARY
10212 2ND AV
INGLEWOOD CA 90303
252 223 05 00 7
LANDSIEDEL LYNN M
4375 SE GLENWOOD DR
SALEM OR 97317
427 140 01 00 5
LANSDALE A LIVING TR
P O BOX 27
SEAL BEACH CA 90740
252 223 18 00 5
LAWRENCE LEE ANN
349 MALDEN LN
NEWPORT NEWS VA 23602
252 223 19 00 8
LAWRENCE LEE ANN
349 MALDEN LN
NEWPORT NEWS VA 23602
DUP
427 151 10 00 1
LEPPO AMY L
229 SMITH RD
ALAMO CA 94507
427 151 09 00 9
LEPPO RANDY
4187 MALVINI DR
SAN JOSE CA 95118
427 151 04 00 4
LEPPO RANDY M
4187 MALVINI DR
SAN JOSE CA 95118
DUP
427 151 06 00 0
LEPPO ROBYN B
8711 PEZZI RD
STOCKTON CA 95215
252 223 11 00 4
LETHGO TRACY M
P O BOX 1557
ROSAMOND CA 93560
252 223 02 00 8
LOEHR BETTY J
5457 60TH ST WEST
ROSAMOND CA 93560
252 223 37 00 0
LOPEZ ANTONIO
43944 SAN FRANCISCO AV
LANCASTER CA 93535
252 223 40 00 8
LOPEZ DIANA
4939 N ST MALO AV
COVINA CA 91722
461 140 27 00 1
LOS ANGELES DEPT OF WTR & PWR
PO BOX 51111, RM 1031
LOS ANGELES CA 90051-5700
DUP
ET AL
473 023 14 00 6
HENRY RAYMOND
11730 WETHERLY LN
LOS ANGELES CA 90077
ET AL
252 013 03 00 0
KONZEN FAY E TRUST
2707 LOS PINOS CI
SANTA ROSA VLY CA 93012
473 023 08 00 9
LUCKING FAMILY TRUST
230 S ASH ST
VENTURA CA 93001-2923
252 223 23 00 9
MACHUCA MARIO & AMERICA
5419 W 61ST ST
ROSAMOND CA 93560
252 223 08 00 6
MANGUS JEROMY B & CHRISTIAN A
5465 W 62ND ST
ROSMAOND CA 93560
252 223 09 00 9
DUP
MANGUS JEROMY B & CHRISTIAN A
5465 W 62ND ST
ROSMAOND CA 93560
252 014 01 00 1
MANOHARA S A PENSION PLAN
6001 TRUXTUN AV, # 160
BAKERSFIELD CA 93309
427 140 03 00 1
MARTIN FAMILY TR
P O BOX 434
BELEN NM 87002-0434
345 032 18 00 0
MASARWEH TONY
6967 GLENVIEW DR
SAN JOSE CA 95120
315 030 08 00 8
MC CORD MERTON SR & MERTON JR
10432 PARMELEEA AV
LOS ANGELES CA 90002
252 223 03 00 1
MC DONALD SCOTT & KAREN
P O BOX 34
MOJAVE CA 93502
252 223 44 00 0
MC INTOSH THOMAS & FLORENCE
TR
1918 E SESAME ST
TEMPE AZ 85283
471 190 17 00 0
MCLEMORE LAMONT
15 CLEAR CROSSING TRAIL
HENDERSON NV 89052
427 400 03 00 6
MCSSR PROPERTIES LLC
12770 HIGH BLUFF DR, STE 160
SAN DIEGO CA 92130
427 400 04 00 9
DUP
MCSSR PROPERTIES LLC
12770 HIGH BLUFF DR, STE 160
SAN DIEGO CA 92130
427 400 05 00 2
DUP
MCSSR PROPERTIES LLC
12770 HIGH BLUFF DR, STE 160
SAN DIEGO CA 92130
427 030 07 00 1
DUP
MEYER H PETER & IPBI KIM
11 CLEARWATER PT
SANFORD NC 27330
427 030 35 00 2
DUP
MEYER H PETER & IPBI KIM
11 CLEARWATER PT
SANFORD NC 27330
427 030 36 00 5
DUP
MEYER H PETER & IPBI KIM
11 CLEARWATER PT
SANFORD NC 27330
427 030 28 00 2
MEYER H PETER & IPBI KIM ET AL
11 CLEARWATER PT
SANFORD NC 27332-9663
427 030 03 00 9
MOJAVE GLEN ESTS LLC
5415 OBERLIN DR
SAN DIEGO CA 92121
471 190 19 00 6
MONTERREY HOMES LLC
904 SILVER SPUR RD, # 349
ROLLNG HILLS ES CA 90274
315 011 32 00 8
MOR CHAIM
10996 SOSPEL PL
LAS VEGAS NV 89141
315 011 33 00 1
MOR CHAIM
10996 SOSPEL PL
LAS VEGAS NV 89141
252 223 35 00 4
MORATAYA JOSE ANTONIO
536 E 25TH ST
LOS ANGELES CA 90011
252 223 22 00 6
MORCK ELLEN K TR
63 BOVET RD, # 227
SAN MATEO CA 94402
346 240 22 00 5
MORRIS-SWEETLAND LIVING TR
10250 CONSTELLATION BL, # 1610
LOS ANGELES CA 90067-6200
252 014 02 00 4
MOSS JOYCE A
704 N REXFORD DR
BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210-3314
427 400 12 00 2
MSS PROPERTIES LLC
333 N CENTRAL AV, # 128
PHOENIX AZ 85004-2189
315 030 05 00 9
MULLINS GERALD WALTER &
MARGIE CHRISTINE
115 90TH ST WEST
ROSAMOND CA 93560
252 223 28 00 4
NEAL FAMILY TRUST
P O BOX 1411
ROSAMOND CA 93560
448 051 34 00 5
NESSA ROBERT & BENITA FAMILY
TR
24550 SERRA PL
TEHACHAPI CA 93561
DUP
252 223 15 00 6
OCKERT RICHARD & ERIN
44216 RUTHRON AV
LANCASTER CA 93536
427 100 22 00 4
OLIVER LAURA R
468 MEADOWBROOK DR
SANTA BARBARA CA 93108
473 023 10 00 4
PAGE RANCH LLC
5415 OBERLIN DR
SAN DIEGO CA 92121
427 151 26 00 8
PANGILINAN LAURO & VIOLETA
19931 E COUNTRY HOLLOW DR
WALNUT CA 91789
427 020 43 00 2
PARAMOUNT PETROLEUM CORP
7616 LYNDON B JOHNSON FY, # 300
DALLAS TX 75251-1105
252 223 33 00 8
PAULEY JOE L & BEVERLY M
5356 W 62ND ST
ROSAMOND CA 93560
252 223 34 00 1
PEREZ KATHRYN L
5361 62ND STREET WEST
ROSAMOND CA 93560
252 223 04 00 4
PLANTE MICHAEL E & TARI R
P O BOX 2106
ROSAMOND CA 93560-2106
345 032 20 00 5
PRESTON GLENDA GAIL
280 SAN JACINTA DR, U D
UKIAH CA 95482
448 051 30 00 3
R & R PROPERTIES I LLC
PMB 1911-78
TEHACHAPI CA 93581-5911
448 051 31 00 6
R & R PROPERTIES I LLC
PMB 1911-78
TEHACHAPI CA 93581-5911
448 051 32 00 9
R & R PROPERTIES I LLC
PMB 1911-78
TEHACHAPI CA 93581-5911
252 223 27 00 1
RANDOLPH WOODROW & OCTIE S
43912 20TH ST WEST
LANCASTER CA 93534
473 023 09 00 2
RANKANCO CORP
12805 CRYSTAL COVE AV
BAKERSFIELD CA 93311
345 032 21 00 8
REILLY MARY ANN
873 TANIS PL
NIPOMO CA 93444
345 032 22 00 1
REILLY MARY ANN
873 TANIS PL
NIPOMO CA 93444
345 032 24 00 7
REILLY MARY ANN
873 TANIS PL
NIPOMO CA 93444
DUP
DUP
315 030 09 00 1
RANKIN JOHN W & NANCY A
7226 DAWN RD
ROSAMOND CA 93560
DUP
345 032 23 00 4
REILLY MARY ANN
873 TANIS PL
NIPOMO CA 93444
DUP
252 014 17 00 8
RESH FAMILY TRUST
6204 BRYNWOOD CT
SAN DIEGO CA 92120
252 223 20 00 0
RICHARDSON GLEN T & PAMELA S
5420 W 62ND ST
ROSAMOND CA 93560
252 223 49 00 5
RIGGS JAY E
6109 EL DORADO AV
ROSAMOND CA 93560
473 023 12 00 0
ROJAS BENIGNO T & PABLITA N
135 SEAL CT
MARINA CA 93933-2235
471 190 35 00 2
ROSAMOND COMMUN SERV DIST
3179 W 35TH ST
ROSAMOND CA 93560
471 190 30 00 7
ROSAMOND COMMUNITY SERV DIST
P O BOX H
ROSAMOND CA 93560
471 190 31 00 0
DUP
ROSAMOND COMMUNITY SERV DIST
P O BOX H
ROSAMOND CA 93560
471 190 32 00 3
DUP
ROSAMOND COMMUNITY SERV DIST
P O BOX H
ROSAMOND CA 93560
252 431 03 00 8
ROSAMOND LAND CO
PO BOX 15
BEN LOMOND CA 95005-0015
252 431 04 00 1
DUP
ROSAMOND LAND CO
PO BOX 15
BEN LOMOND CA 95005-0015
252 432 01 00 9
DUP
ROSAMOND LAND CO
PO BOX 15
BEN LOMOND CA 95005-0015
DUP
252 432 02 00 2
DUP
ROSAMOND LAND CO
PO BOX 15
BEN LOMOND CA 95005-0015
252 432 03 00 5
DUP
ROSAMOND LAND CO
PO BOX 15
BEN LOMOND CA 95005-0015
252 432 06 00 4
DUP
ROSAMOND LAND CO
PO BOX 15
BEN LOMOND CA 95005-0015
252 223 13 00 0
ROSQUIN THOMAS A & LINDA M
6464 FAVORITO ST
ROSAMOND CA 93560
252 223 47 00 9
SATEL RON & DEBRA
P O BOX 2254
ROSAMOND CA 93560
252 223 12 00 7
SCHERMERHORN FOREST M
BX 1271
ROSAMOND CA 93560
252 223 26 00 8
SCHWARZ LORRAINE E
5395 W 60TH ST
ROSAMOND CA 93560
471 190 22 00 4
SMITH EARL JR AND LILLAIN
5311 WHITFIELD CHAPEL RD
LANHAM MD 20801
252 223 14 00 3
SMITH GORDON & SHARON FAM TR
P O BOX 763
ROSAMOND CA 93560-0763
427 400 06 00 5
SMITH GREGORY R & BARRY R
P O BOX 159
LINDSAY CA 93247-0159
427 400 07 00 8
SMITH GREGORY R & BARRY R
1449 S PINNACLE ST
VISALIA CA 93292
345 032 19 00 3
SMITH JAMES ROY
P O BOX 1811
CHINO VALLEY AZ 86323
315 030 15 00 8
SPOOR DANIEL L & KATHLEEN S
P O BOX 2240
ROSAMOND CA 93560
427 030 04 00 2
STANDARD HILL MINES CO
P O BOX 4854
HOUSTON TX 77210-4854
427 030 05 00 5
DUP
STANDARD HILL MINES CO
P O BOX 4854
HOUSTON TX 77210-4854
427 130 06 00 7
DUP
STANDARD HILL MINES CO
P O BOX 2099
HOUSTON TX 77252
448 051 29 00 1
SUPERIOR SOD I L P
PMB 1911 78
TEHACHAPI CA 93581-5911
427 100 07 00 1
TAVAKOLI FAMILY TR
2116 STRATFORD CI
LOS ANGELES CA 90077
461 150 01 00 8
TECH INVESTMENT CO
2236 EL RANCHO VISTA
FULLERTON CA 92633
252 430 01 00 5
TRACT 3478 LANDOWNERS ASSOC
4401 ROSAMOND BL
ROSAMOND CA 93560
252 223 43 00 7
TRAVIS JACK A & LAURA K
3019 MELVIN ST
ROSAMOND CA 93560-6343
345 032 27 00 6
TRINH JOSEPH QUOC
3047 JOSHUA TREE CI
STOCKTON CA 95209
345 032 11 00 9
USA
ADDRESS UNKNOWN
DUP
461 130 04 00 1
USA
ADDRESS UNKNOWN
DUP
DUP
427 030 06 00 8
USA
ADDRESS UNKNOWN
DUP
427 130 04 00 1
USA
ADDRESS UNKNOWN
DUP
461 150 03 00 4
USA
ADDRESS UNKNOWN
DUP
461 160 03 00 7
USA
ADDRESS UNKNOWN
DUP
448 051 33 00 2
SUPERIOR SOD I L P
PMB 1911 - 78
TEHACHAPI CA 93581-5911
427 020 36 00 2
UNION PACIFIC R/R CO
1700 FARNAM ST 10TH FL SOUTH
OMAHA, NE 68102-2010
252 223 17 00 2
VELOZ SILVER ISSAC
6427 FIRMAMENT AV
ROSAMOND CA 93560
461 130 09 00 6
WARWICK KENNETH G & CLAUDIA R
7937 FOREST AV
WHITTIER CA 90602
252 223 38 00 3
WATSON CHERYL LEE
P O BOX 1025
MOJAVE CA 93502
427 100 08 00 4
WILSON KAREN LEE
P O BOX 662
FERNDALE CA 95536
252 223 36 00 7
WISER STEPHEN M & AMY R
6400 FIRMAMENT AV
ROSAMOND CA 93560
252 013 02 00 7
WOOLSEY ROY B TR
26649 SNELL LN
LOS ALTOS HILLS CA 94022-2039
427 151 12 00 7
WYATT MARY AGNESS TR
14061 ELITE DR
NORTH TUSTIN CA 92705-3233
252 223 10 00 1
YOST MICHAEL & LEEANNE
3608 GOLD STONE LN
ROSAMOND CA 93560
252 223 06 00 0
ADAMS TRUDIE LYNNE
5457 W 61ST ST
ROSAMOND CA 93561
Notice of Completion & Environmental Document Transmittal
Mail to: State Clearinghouse, P. O. Box 3044, Sacramento, CA 95812-3044 (916) 445-0613
For Hand Delivery/Street Address: 1400 Tenth Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
2011011005
SCH #
Project Title: EIR 15-10 SSK RE Distributed Solar Projects [(1) RE Rosamond One; (2) RE Rosamond Two; (3) RE Tehachapi Solar; (4) RE
Tehachapi Solar 2; (5) RE Columbia; (6) RE Columbia Two; (7) RE Columbia 3; (8) RE Rio Grande; (9) RE Great Lakes; (10)
RE Barren Ridge 1]
Contact Person: Sara Kopp
Lead Agency: Kern County Planning and Community Development Department
Phone: (661) 862-8793
Mailing Address: 2700 ‘M’ ST Suite 100
City: Bakersfield
Zip: 93301
County: Kern
Project Location: County: KERN
Cross Streets: SEE ATTACHED
City/Nearest Community: SEE ATTACHED
Zip Code: SEE ATTACHED
Total Acres: 1709
Lat. / Long.: SEE ATTACHED
Assessor's Parcel No.: SEE ATTACHED
Within 2 Miles:
State Hwy #: 14
Airports:
Section: ATTACHED
Waterways:
Railways:
Twp.:
Range:
Base:
Schools:
Document Type:
CEQA:
NOP
Early Cons
Neg Dec
Mit Neg Dec
Draft EIR
Supplement/Subsequent EIR
(Prior SCH No.)
Other
NEPA:
NOI
EA
Draft EIS
FONSI
Other:
Joint Document
Final Document
Other
Rezone
Prezone
Use Permit
Land Division (Subdivision, etc.)
Annexation
Redevelopment
Coastal Permit
Other
Local Action Type:
General Plan Update
General Plan Amendment
General Plan Element
Community Plan
Specific Plan
Master Plan
Planned Unit Development
Site Plan
Development Type:
Residential: Units
Office:
Sq.ft.
Commercial:Sq.ft.
Industrial: Sq.ft.
Educational
Recreational
Acres
Acres
Acres
Acres
Employees
Employees
Employees
Water Facilities: Type
Transportation: Type
Mining:
Mineral
Power:
Type Solar PV
Waste Treatment: Type
Hazardous Waste: Type
Other:
MGD
MW 214
MGD
Project Issues Discussed in Document:
Aesthetic/Visual
Agricultural Land
Air Quality
Archeological/Historical
Biological Resources
Coastal Zone
Drainage/Absorption
Economic/Jobs
Other
Fiscal
Flood Plain/Flooding
Forest Land/Fire Hazard
Geologic/Seismic
Minerals
Noise
Population/Housing Balance
Public Services/Facilities
Recreation/Parks
Schools/Universities
Septic Systems
Sewer Capacity
Soil Erosion/Compaction/Grading
Solid Waste
Toxic/Hazardous
Traffic/Circulation
Vegetation
Water Quality
Water Supply/Groundwater
Wetland/Riparian
Wildlife
Growth Inducing
Land Use
Cumulative Effects
Present Land Use/Zoning/General Plan Designation: SEE ATTACHED
Project Description: The applicant is requesting two Specific Plan Amendments, one General Plan Amendment, six
Zone Changes, and ten Conditional Use Permits, to allow for the construction of 10 photovoltaic solar facilities with a
combined output of approximately 214 Megawatts (MW). The ten individual projects consist of a combined 1,709
acres. Water and sewer services are not required.
Note: The state Clearinghouse will assign identification numbers for all new projects. If a SCH number already exists for a
project (e.g. Notice of Preparation or previous draft document) please fill in.
January 2008
Draft
Environmental Impact Report
SCH# 2011011005
RE Distributed Solar Projects
RE Rosamond One, by RE Rosamond One LLC
Specific Plan Amendment 1, Map 231-3
Amendment of Zone Map 231-3, Case No. 1
Conditional Use Permit 3, Map 231-3
RE Rosamond Two, by RE Rosamond Two LLC
Specific Plan Amendment 2, Map 231-3
Amendment of Zone Map 231-3, Case No. 2
Conditional Use Permit 4, Map 231-3
RE Tehachapi Solar, by RE Tehachapi Solar LLC
Conditional Use Permit 75, Map 164
RE Tehachapi Solar 2, by RE Tehachapi Solar 2 LLC
Conditional Use Permit 76, Map 164
RE Columbia, by RE Columbia, LLC
Amendment of Zone Map 196, Case No. 46
Conditional Use Permit 31, Map 196
RE Columbia Two, by RE Columbia Two, LLC
Amendment of Zone Map 196, Case No. 48
Conditional Use Permit 32, Map 196
RE Columbia 3, by RE Columbia 3, LLC
Amendment of Zone Map 196, Case No. 49
Conditional Use Permit 33, Map 196
RE Rio Grande, by RE Rio Grande, LLC
Conditional Use Permit 30, Map 196
RE Great Lakes, by RE Great Lakes LLC
Amendment of Zone Map 230, Case No. 118
Conditional Use Permit 34, Map 230
RE Barren Ridge 1, by RE Barren Ridge 1 LLC
General Plan Amendment 1, Map 151
Conditional Use Permit 1, Map 151
Kern County Planning and
Community Development Department
Public Services Building
2700 M Street, Suite 100
Bakersfield, CA 93301-2370
(661) 862-8600
Technical Assistance by:
Environmental Science Associates
626 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1100
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 599-4300
July 2011
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CHAPTER 1 – EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................. 1‐1 1.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ 1‐1 1.2 PROJECT SUMMARY ...................................................................................................................... 1‐2 1.3 PURPOSE AND USE OF THE DRAFT EIR ............................................................................................. 1‐5 1.4 PROJECT OVERVIEW ...................................................................................................................... 1‐5 1.5 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS .......................................................................................................... 1‐15 1.6 ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED PROJECT ..................................................................................... 1‐19 1.7 AREAS OF CONTROVERSY ............................................................................................................. 1‐27 1.8 ISSUES TO BE RESOLVED .............................................................................................................. 1‐28 1.9 SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION .............................................................. 1‐28 CHAPTER 2 – INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 2‐1 2.1 INTENT OF THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT ................................................................ 2‐1 2.2 PURPOSE OF THIS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT .......................................................................... 2‐2 2.3 TERMINOLOGY ............................................................................................................................. 2‐3 2.4 DECISION‐MAKING PROCESS .......................................................................................................... 2‐4 2.5 FORMAT AND CONTENT ................................................................................................................. 2‐8 2.6 RESPONSIBLE AND TRUSTEE AGENCIES ........................................................................................... 2‐11 2.7 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE .................................................................................................... 2‐12 2.8 SOURCES ................................................................................................................................... 2‐15 CHAPTER 3 – PROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................. 3‐1 3.1 OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................................. 3‐1 3.2 PROPOSED PROJECT ...................................................................................................................... 3‐6 3.3 PROJECT OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................................... 3‐17 3.4 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING ........................................................................................................... 3‐18 3.5 PROPOSED PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS ........................................................................................... 3‐28 3.6 DISCRETIONARY ENTITLEMENTS REQUIRED ..................................................................................... 3‐34 3.7 CUMULATIVE PROJECTS ............................................................................................................... 3‐36 SECTION 4.1 – AESTHETICS ............................................................................................................. 4.1‐1 4.1.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 4.1‐1 4.1.2 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING .......................................................................................................... 4.1‐3 4.1.3 REGULATORY SETTING .............................................................................................................. 4.1‐28 4.1.4 IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES........................................................................................ 4.1‐33 Draft Environmental Impact Report RE Distributed Solar Project i July 2011
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SECTION 4.2 – AGRICULTURE AND FOREST RESOURCES .................................................................. 4.2‐1 4.2.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 4.2‐1 4.2.2 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING .......................................................................................................... 4.2‐1 4.2.3 REGULATORY SETTING ................................................................................................................ 4.2‐5 4.2.4 IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES........................................................................................ 4.2‐13 SECTION 4.3 – AIR QUALITY ............................................................................................................ 4.3‐1 4.3.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 4.3‐1 4.3.2 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING .......................................................................................................... 4.3‐1 4.3.3 REGULATORY SETTING .............................................................................................................. 4.3‐21 4.3.4 IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES........................................................................................ 4.3‐27 SECTION 4.4 – BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES ......................................................................................... 4.4‐1 4.4.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 1 4.4.2 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING ................................................................................................................ 1 4.4.3 REGULATORY SETTING .................................................................................................................... 25 4.3.4 IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES.............................................................................................. 36 SECTION 4.5 – CULTURAL RESOURCES ............................................................................................ 4.5‐1 4.5.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 4.5‐1 4.5.2 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING .......................................................................................................... 4.5‐1 4.5.3 REGULATORY SETTING ................................................................................................................ 4.5‐8 4.5.4 IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES........................................................................................ 4.5‐16 SECTION 4.6 – GEOLOGY AND SOILS ............................................................................................... 4.6‐1 4.6.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 4.6‐1 4.6.2 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING .......................................................................................................... 4.6‐1 4.6.3 REGULATORY SETTING .............................................................................................................. 4.6‐14 4.6.4 IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES........................................................................................ 4.6‐26 SECTION 4.7 – GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ................................................................................ 4.7‐1 4.7.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 4.7‐1 4.7.2 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING .......................................................................................................... 4.7‐1 4.7.3 REGULATORY SETTING ................................................................................................................ 4.7‐4 4.7.4 IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES........................................................................................ 4.7‐16 SECTION 4.8 – HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ................................................................. 4.8‐1 4.8.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 4.8‐1 4.8.2 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING .......................................................................................................... 4.8‐1 4.8.3 REGULATORY SETTING ................................................................................................................ 4.8‐7 4.8.4 IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES........................................................................................ 4.8‐20 Draft Environmental Impact Report RE Distributed Solar Project ii July 2011
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SECTION 4.9 – HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY ......................................................................... 4.9‐1 4.9.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 4.9‐1 4.9.2 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING .......................................................................................................... 4.9‐1 4.9.3 REGULATORY SETTING .............................................................................................................. 4.9‐18 4.9.4 IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES........................................................................................ 4.9‐30 SECTION 4.10 – LAND USE AND PLANNING ................................................................................. 4.10‐1 4.10.1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 4.10‐1 4.10.2 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING ........................................................................................................ 4.10‐1 4.10.3 REGULATORY SETTING ............................................................................................................ 4.10‐26 4.10.4 IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES...................................................................................... 4.10‐59 SECTION 4.11 NOISE ..................................................................................................................... 4.11‐1 4.11.1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 4.11‐1 4.11.2 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING ........................................................................................................ 4.11‐6 4.11.3 REGULATORY SETTING .............................................................................................................. 4.11‐8 4.11.4 IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES...................................................................................... 4.11‐17 SECTION 4.12 – PUBLIC SERVICES ................................................................................................. 4.12‐1 4.12.1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 4.12‐1 4.12.2 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING ........................................................................................................ 4.12‐1 4.12.3 REGULATORY SETTING .............................................................................................................. 4.12‐4 4.12.4 IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES...................................................................................... 4.12‐10 SECTION 4.13 – TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION ......................................................................... 4.13‐1 4.13.1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 4.13‐1 4.13.2 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING ........................................................................................................ 4.13‐1 4.13.3 REGULATORY SETTING .............................................................................................................. 4.13‐5 4.13.4 IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES...................................................................................... 4.13‐16 SECTION 4.14 –UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS ......................................................................... 4.14‐1 4.14.1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 4.14‐1 4.14.2 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING ........................................................................................................ 4.14‐1 4.14.3 REGULATORY SETTING ............................................................................................................ 4.14‐10 4.14.4 IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES...................................................................................... 4.14‐19 CHAPTER 5 – CONSEQUENCES OF PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ......................................................... 5‐1 5.1 ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS FOUND TO BE LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT ........................................................ 5‐1 5.2 SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS THAT CANNOT BE AVOIDED ..................................................... 5‐2 5.3 IRREVERSIBLE IMPACTS .................................................................................................................. 5‐3 5.4 SIGNIFICANT CUMULATIVE IMPACTS ................................................................................................ 5‐3 5.5 GROWTH INDUCEMENT 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CHAPTER 6 – ALTERNATIVES ............................................................................................................. 6‐1 6.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ 6‐1 6.2 PROJECT OBJECTIVES ..................................................................................................................... 6‐2 6.3 PROJECT SUMMARY ...................................................................................................................... 6‐2 6.4 ALTERNATIVES ELIMINATED FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION .............................................................. 6‐3 6.5 ALTERNATIVES SELECTED FOR ANALYSIS ........................................................................................... 6‐5 6.6 ENVIRONMENTALLY SUPERIOR ALTERNATIVE ................................................................................... 6‐33 CHAPTER 7 – RESPONSE TO COMMENTS ........................................................................................... 7‐1 CHAPTER 8 – ORGANIZATIONS AND PERSONS CONSULTED ............................................................... 8‐1 8.1 FEDERAL ..................................................................................................................................... 8‐1 8.2 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ................................................................................................................... 8‐1 8.3 PUBLIC SERVICES AND UTILITIES ...................................................................................................... 8‐2 CHAPTER 9 – LIST OF PREPARERS ...................................................................................................... 9‐1 9.1 LEAD AGENCY .............................................................................................................................. 9‐1 9.2 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ................................................................................................................. 9‐1 CHAPTER 10 – BIBLIOGRAPHY ......................................................................................................... 10‐1 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ..................................................................................................... xiv APPENDICES APPENDIX A – NOTICE OF PREPARATION AND COMMENTS APPENDIX B – SOLAR MODULE GLARE AND REFLECTANCE TECHNICAL MEMO APPENDIX C – AIR QUALITY AND GHG REPORT APPENDIX D – BIOLOGICAL RESOURCE ASSESSMENT APPENDIX E – CULTURAL RESOURCE ASSESSMENT APPENDIX F – GEOTECHNICAL STUDY APPENDIX G – NOISE MEMORANDUM APPENDIX H – TRAFFIC STUDY APPENDIX I – WATER SUPPLY REPORT Draft Environmental Impact Report RE Distributed Solar Project iv July 2011
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LIST OF FIGURES CHAPTER 1 – EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1‐1 PROJECT VICINITY MAP ............................................................................................................. 1‐4 1‐2 PROJECT SITE BOUNDARY AND ACCESS MAP – SITES 1 AND 2 ......................................................... 1‐73 1‐3 EXISTING LAND USE – SITES 1 AND 2 .......................................................................................... 1‐74 1‐4 EXISTING ZONING – SITE 1: E(5), RS AND E(5) RS FPS; SITE 2: E(2 1/2), RS .................................. 1‐76 1‐5 AREAS PROPOSED FOR REDESIGNATION OF LAND USE AND PROPOSED DESIGNATIONS – SITES 1 AND 2 .................................................................................................................... 1‐75 1‐6 AREAS PROPOSED FOR REZONING AND PROPOSED ZONING – SITE 1: A; SITE 2: A ............................. 1‐77 1‐7 SITE PLAN – SITE 1 .................................................................................................................. 1‐78 1‐8 SITE PLAN – SITE 2 .................................................................................................................. 1‐79 1‐9 PROJECT SITE BOUNDARY AND ACCESS MAP – SITES 3 AND 4 ......................................................... 1‐80 1‐10 EXISTING LAND USE MAP – SITES 3 AND 4 .................................................................................. 1‐81 1‐11 EXISTING ZONING MAP – SITES 3 AND 4 ..................................................................................... 1‐82 1‐12 SITE PLAN – SITE 3 .................................................................................................................. 1‐83 1‐13 SITE PLAN – SITE 4 .................................................................................................................. 1‐84 1‐14 PROJECT SITE BOUNDARY AND ACCESS MAP – SITES 5 THROUGH 8 ................................................. 1‐85 1‐15 EXISTING LAND USE MAP – SITES 5 THROUGH 8 .......................................................................... 1‐86 1‐16 EXISTING ZONING – SITE 5: A‐1; SITE 6: A‐1, R‐2 PD; SITE 7: A‐1, R‐2 PD, C‐2 PD; SITE 8: A‐1 ...... 1‐87 1‐17 AREAS PROPOSED FOR REZONING AND PROPOSED ZONING – SITE 5: A, SITE 6: A; SITE 7: A; SITE 8: A ................................................................................................................................. 1‐88 1‐18 SITE PLAN – SITE 5 .................................................................................................................. 1‐89 1‐19 SITE PLAN – SITE 6 .................................................................................................................. 1‐90 1‐20 SITE PLAN – SITE 7 .................................................................................................................. 1‐91 1‐21 SITE PLAN – SITE 8 .................................................................................................................. 1‐92 1‐22 MOJAVE AIR AND SPACE PORT COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN – SITES 5 THROUGH 7 .................... 1‐93 1‐23 PROJECT SITE BOUNDARY AND ACCESS MAP – SITE 9 .................................................................... 1‐94 1‐24 EXISTING LAND USE MAP – SITE 9 ............................................................................................. 1‐95 1‐25 EXISTING ZONING – SITE 9: A‐1 ................................................................................................ 1‐96 1‐26 AREAS PROPOSED FOR REZONING AND PROPOSED ZONING – SITE 9: A ........................................... 1‐97 1‐27 SITE PLAN – SITE 9 .................................................................................................................. 1‐98 1‐28 PROJECT SITE BOUNDARY AND ACCESS MAP – SITE 10 .................................................................. 1‐99 1‐29 EXISTING LAND USE MAP – SITE 10 ......................................................................................... 1‐100 1‐30 EXISTING ZONING MAP – SITE 10 ............................................................................................ 1‐101 1‐31A SITE PLAN – SITE 10 .............................................................................................................. 1‐102 1‐31B SITE PLAN – SITE 10 .............................................................................................................. 1‐103 Draft Environmental Impact Report RE Distributed Solar Project v July 2011
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LIST OF FIGURES (cont.) CHAPTER 3 – PROJECT DESCRIPTION 3‐1 PROJECT VICINITY MAP .............................................................................................................. 3‐3 3‐2 PROJECT SITE BOUNDARY AND ACCESS MAP – SITES 1 AND 2 ......................................................... 3‐42 3‐3A EXISTING LAND USE – SITES 1 AND 2 .......................................................................................... 3‐43 3‐3B AREAS PROPOSED FOR REDESIGNATION OF LAND USE AND PROPOSED DESIGNATIONS – SITES 1 AND 2 .................................................................................................................... 3‐44 3‐4A EXISTING ZONING – SITE 1: E(5), RS AND E(5) RS FPS; SITE 2: E(2 1/2), RS .................................. 3‐45 3‐4B AREAS PROPOSED FOR REZONING AND PROPOSED ZONING – SITE 1: A AND A FPS; SITE 2: A ............. 3‐46 3‐5 SITE PLAN – SITE 1 .................................................................................................................. 3‐47 3‐6 SITE PLAN – SITE 2 .................................................................................................................. 3‐48 3‐7 PROJECT SITE BOUNDARY AND ACCESS MAP – SITES 3 AND 4 ......................................................... 3‐49 3‐8 EXISTING LAND USE MAP – SITES 3 AND 4 .................................................................................. 3‐50 3‐9 EXISTING ZONING MAP – SITES 3 AND 4 ..................................................................................... 3‐51 3‐10 SITE PLAN – SITE 3 .................................................................................................................. 3‐52 3‐11 SITE PLAN – SITE 4 .................................................................................................................. 3‐53 3‐12 PROJECT SITE BOUNDARY AND ACCESS MAP – SITES 5 THROUGH 8 ................................................. 3‐54 3‐13 EXISTING LAND USE MAP – SITES 5 THROUGH 8 .......................................................................... 3‐55 3‐14A EXISTING ZONING – SITE 5: A‐1; SITE 6: A‐1, R‐2 PD; SITE 7: A‐1, R‐2 PD, C‐2 PD; SITE 8: A‐1 ...... 3‐56 3‐14B AREAS PROPOSED FOR REZONING AND PROPOSED ZONING – SITE 5: A, SITE 6: A; SITE 7: A; SITE 8: A ........................................................................................................................... 3‐57 3‐15 SITE PLAN – SITE 5 .................................................................................................................. 3‐58 3‐16 SITE PLAN – SITE 6 .................................................................................................................. 3‐59 3‐17 SITE PLAN – SITE 7 .................................................................................................................. 3‐60 3‐18 SITE PLAN – SITE 8 .................................................................................................................. 3‐61 3‐19 MOJAVE AIR AND SPACE PORT COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN – SITES 5 THROUGH 7 .................... 3‐62 3‐20 PROJECT SITE BOUNDARY AND ACCESS MAP – SITE 9 .................................................................... 3‐63 3‐21 EXISTING LAND USE MAP – SITE 9 ............................................................................................. 3‐64 3‐22A EXISTING ZONING – SITE 9: A‐1 ................................................................................................ 3‐65 3‐22B AREAS PROPOSED FOR REZONING AND PROPOSED ZONING – SITE 9: A ........................................... 3‐66 3‐23 SITE PLAN – SITE 9 .................................................................................................................. 3‐67 3‐24 PROJECT SITE BOUNDARY AND ACCESS MAP – SITE 10 .................................................................. 3‐68 3‐25 EXISTING LAND USE MAP – SITE 10 ........................................................................................... 3‐69 3‐26 EXISTING ZONING MAP – SITE 10 .............................................................................................. 3‐70 3‐27A SITE PLAN – SITE 10 ................................................................................................................ 3‐71 3‐27B SITE PLAN – SITE 10 ................................................................................................................ 3‐72 3‐28 CUMULATIVE PROJECTS MAP .................................................................................................... 3‐73 Draft Environmental Impact Report RE Distributed Solar Project vi July 2011
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LIST OF FIGURES (cont.) SECTION 4.1 – AESTHETICS 4.1‐1 SITE AND VICINITY CONDITIONS PHOTOS – SITES 1 AND 2 ............................................................. 4.1‐6 4.1‐2 SITE AND VICINITY CONDITIONS PHOTOS – SITES 1 AND 2 ............................................................. 4.1‐6 4.1‐3 SITE AND VICINITY CONDITIONS PHOTOS – SITES 1 AND 2 ............................................................. 4.1‐7 4.1‐4 SITE AND VICINITY CONDITIONS PHOTOS – SITES 1 AND 2 ............................................................. 4.1‐7 4.1‐5 SITE AND VICINITY CONDITIONS PHOTOS – SITES 3 AND 4 ........................................................... 4.1‐11 4.1‐6 SITE AND VICINITY CONDITIONS PHOTOS – SITES 3 AND 4 ........................................................... 4.1‐11 4.1‐7 SITE AND VICINITY CONDITIONS PHOTOS – SITES 3 AND 4 ........................................................... 4.1‐12 4.1‐8 SITE AND VICINITY CONDITIONS PHOTOS – SITES 3 AND 4 ........................................................... 4.1‐12 4.1‐9 SITE AND VICINITY CONDITIONS PHOTOS – SITES 5 THROUGH 8 ................................................... 4.1‐16 4.1‐10 SITE AND VICINITY CONDITIONS PHOTOS – SITES 5 THROUGH 8 ................................................... 4.1‐16 4.1‐11 SITE AND VICINITY CONDITIONS PHOTOS – SITES 5 THROUGH 8 ................................................... 4.1‐17 4.1‐12 SITE AND VICINITY CONDITIONS PHOTOS – SITES 5 THROUGH 8 ................................................... 4.1‐17 4.1‐13 SITE AND VICINITY CONDITIONS PHOTOS – SITES 5 THROUGH 8 ................................................... 4.1‐18 4.1‐14 SITE AND VICINITY CONDITIONS PHOTOS – SITES 5 THROUGH 8 ................................................... 4.1‐18 4.1‐15 SITE AND VICINITY CONDITIONS PHOTOS – SITE 9 ...................................................................... 4.1‐21 4.1‐16 SITE AND VICINITY CONDITIONS PHOTOS – SITE 9 ...................................................................... 4.1‐21 4.1‐17 SITE AND VICINITY CONDITIONS PHOTOS – SITE 9 ...................................................................... 4.1‐22 4.1‐18 SITE AND VICINITY CONDITIONS PHOTOS – SITE 9 ...................................................................... 4.1‐22 4.1‐19 SITE AND VICINITY CONDITIONS PHOTOS – SITE 10 .................................................................... 4.1‐25 4.1‐20 SITE AND VICINITY CONDITIONS PHOTOS – SITE 10 .................................................................... 4.1‐25 4.1‐21 SITE AND VICINITY CONDITIONS PHOTOS – SITE 10 .................................................................... 4.1‐26 4.1‐22 SITE AND VICINITY CONDITIONS PHOTOS – SITE 10 .................................................................... 4.1‐26 4.1‐23 TYPICAL SOLAR PV POWER PLANT FACILITY .............................................................................. 4.1‐45 4.1‐24 TYPICAL SUBSTATION AND TRANSMISSION LINES ....................................................................... 4.1‐46 4.1‐25 VIEWSHED 1 MAP – SITES 1 AND 2 ........................................................................................ 4.1‐47 4.1‐26 KOP‐A – EXISTING ............................................................................................................... 4.1‐49 4.1‐27 KOP‐A – SIMULATED............................................................................................................ 4.1‐49 4.1‐28 KOP‐B – EXISTING ............................................................................................................... 4.1‐53 4.1‐29 KOP‐B – SIMULATED ............................................................................................................ 4.1‐53 4.1‐30 VIEWSHED 2 MAP – SITES 3 AND 4 ........................................................................................ 4.1‐58 4.1‐31 KOP‐C – EXISTING ............................................................................................................... 4.1‐59 4.1‐32 KOP‐C – SIMULATED ............................................................................................................ 4.1‐59 4.1‐33 KOP‐D – EXISTING ............................................................................................................... 4.1‐63 4.1‐34 KOP‐D – SIMULATED ........................................................................................................... 4.1‐63 4.1‐35 KOP‐E – EXISTING ............................................................................................................... 4.1‐67 Draft Environmental Impact Report RE Distributed Solar Project vii July 2011
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LIST OF FIGURES (cont.) SECTION 4.1 – AESTHETICS (cont.) 4.1‐36 KOP‐E – SIMULATED ............................................................................................................ 4.1‐67 4.1‐37 KOP‐F – EXISTING ............................................................................................................... 4.1‐71 4.1‐38 KOP‐F – SIMULATED ............................................................................................................ 4.1‐71 4.1‐39 VIEWSHED 3 MAP – SITES 5 THROUGH 8 ................................................................................. 4.1‐76 4.1‐40 KOP‐G – EXISTING ............................................................................................................... 4.1‐77 4.1‐41 KOP‐G – SIMULATED ........................................................................................................... 4.1‐77 4.1‐42 KOP‐H – EXISTING ............................................................................................................... 4.1‐81 4.1‐43 KOP‐H – SIMULATED ........................................................................................................... 4.1‐81 4.1‐44 KOP‐I – EXISTING ................................................................................................................ 4.1‐84 4.1‐45 KOP‐I – SIMULATED ............................................................................................................. 4.1‐84 4.1‐46 VIEWSHED 4 MAP – SITE 9 ................................................................................................... 4.1‐89 4.1‐47 KOP‐J – EXISTING ................................................................................................................ 4.1‐90 4.1‐48 KOP‐J –SIMULATED ............................................................................................................. 4.1‐90 4.1‐49 VIEWSHED 5 MAP – SITE 10 .................................................................................................. 4.1‐95 4.1‐50 KOP‐K – EXISTING ............................................................................................................... 4.1‐96 4.1‐51 KOP‐K – SIMULATED ............................................................................................................ 4.1‐96 4.1‐52 SPECTRAL SURFACES AND THEIR REFLECTIVE PROPERTIES AT VARYING INCIDENT LIGHT ANGLES ...... 4.1‐105 4.1‐53 THE LAW OF REFLECTION AND ITS APPLICATION TO SOLAR PANELS ............................................. 4.1‐106 SECTION 4.4 – BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES 4.4‐1 JURISDICTIONAL DRAINAGES – SITES 1 AND 2 ................................................................................. 12 4.4‐2 SITE 9 JURISDICTIONAL DRAINAGES AND SEASONAL PONDS ............................................................... 20 4.4‐3 SITE 10 JURISDICTIONAL DRAINAGES ............................................................................................. 23 SECTION 4.9 – HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY 4.9‐1 FEMA FLOOD ZONES – SITE 1 AND 2 ........................................................................................ 4.9‐7 4.9‐2 DAM INUNDATION AREA – SITES 3 AND 4 ................................................................................ 4.9‐10 4.9‐3 FEMA FLOOD ZONES – SITES 5 THROUGH 8 ............................................................................. 4.9‐12 4.9‐4 FEMA FLOOD ZONES – SITE 9 ............................................................................................... 4.9‐17 4.9‐5 FEMA FLOOD ZONES – SITE 10 ............................................................................................. 4.9‐19 SECTION 4.10 – LAND USE AND PLANNING 4.10‐1A EXISTING LAND USE – SITES 1 AND 2 ..................................................................................... 4.10‐2 4.10‐1B AREAS PROPOSED FOR REDESIGNATION OF LAND USE AND PROPOSED DESIGNATIONS – SITES 1 AND 2 ....................................................................................................................... 4.10‐3 4.10‐2A EXISTING ZONING – SITE 1: E(5), RS AND E(5) RS FPS; SITE 2: E(2 1/2), RS ............................. 4.10‐4 4.10‐2B AREAS PROPOSED FOR REZONING AND PROPOSED ZONING – SITE 1: A AND A FPS; SITE 2: A ...... 4.10‐5 4.10‐3 R‐2508 JOINT LAND USE STUDY COMPLEX BOUNDARY ............................................................ 4.10‐7 4.10‐4 EXISTING LAND USE MAP – SITES 3 AND 4.............................................................................. 4.10‐9 Draft Environmental Impact Report RE Distributed Solar Project viii July 2011
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LIST OF FIGURES (cont.) SECTION 4.10 – LAND USE AND PLANNING (cont.) 4.10‐5 EXISTING ZONING MAP – SITES 3 AND 4 .............................................................................. 4.10‐10 4.10‐6 EXISTING LAND USE MAP – SITES 5 THROUGH 8 .................................................................... 4.10‐13 4.10‐7A EXISTING ZONING – SITE 5: A‐1; SITE 6: A‐1, R‐2 PD; SITE 7: A‐1, R‐2 PD, C‐2 PD; SITE 8: A‐1 ........................................................................................................................... 4.10‐14 4.10‐7B AREAS PROPOSED FOR REZONING AND PROPOSED ZONING – SITE 5: A, SITE 6: A; SITE 7: A; SITE 8: A .................................................................................................................... 4.10‐15 4.10‐8 MOJAVE AIR AND SPACE PORT COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN – SITES 5 THROUGH 7 ............. 4.10‐16 4.10‐9 EXISTING LAND USE MAP – SITE 9....................................................................................... 4.10‐20 4.10‐10A EXISTING ZONING – SITE 9: A‐1 .......................................................................................... 4.10‐21 4.10‐10B AREAS PROPOSED FOR REZONING AND PROPOSED ZONING – SITE 9: A ..................................... 4.10‐22 4.10‐11 EXISTING LAND USE MAP – SITE 10 .................................................................................... 4.10‐24 4.10‐12 EXISTING LAND USE MAP – SITE 10 .................................................................................... 4.10‐25 SECTION 4.11 – NOISE 4.11‐1 EFFECTS OF NOISE ON PEOPLE ................................................................................................ 4.11‐5 4.11‐2 LAND USE COMPATIBILITY FOR COMMUNITY NOISE ENVIRONMENT ........................................... 4.11‐11 LIST OF TABLES CHAPTER 1 – EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1‐1 SITES 1 AND 2 ‐ SURROUNDING LAND USES ................................................................................... 1‐7 1‐2 SITES 3 AND 4 ‐ SURROUNDING LAND USES ................................................................................... 1‐8 1‐3 SITES 5, 6, AND 7 ‐ SURROUNDING LAND USES ............................................................................ 1‐10 1‐4 SITE 8 – SURROUNDING LAND USES ........................................................................................... 1‐12 1‐5 SITE 9 – SURROUNDING LAND USES ........................................................................................... 1‐12 1‐6 SITE 10 – SURROUNDING LAND USES ......................................................................................... 1‐14 1‐7 SUMMARY OF PROPOSED PROJECT IMPACTS THAT ARE LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT OR LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT WITH MITIGATION ............................................................................................ 1‐16 1‐8 SUMMARY OF PROPOSED PROJECT IMPACTS THAT ARE SIGNIFICANT AND UNAVOIDABLE..................... 1‐17 1‐9 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT AND UNAVOIDABLE IMPACTS OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT ........................ 1‐17 1‐10 SUMMARY OF DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVES ............................................................................... 1‐21 1‐11 COMPARISON OF ALTERNATIVES ................................................................................................ 1‐23 1‐12 SUMMARY OF IMPACTS, MITIGATION MEASURES, AND LEVELS OF SIGNIFICANCE ............................... 1‐29 1‐13 SUMMARY OF APPLICABLE MITIGATION MEASURES BY SITE ........................................................... 1‐69 Draft Environmental Impact Report RE Distributed Solar Project ix July 2011
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LIST OF TABLES (cont.) CHAPTER 2 – INTRODUCTION 2‐1 SUMMARY OF SCOPING MEETING COMMENTS ............................................................................... 2‐6 2‐2 SUMMARY OF NOP COMMENTS .................................................................................................. 2‐6 2‐3 REQUIRED EIR CONTENTS ........................................................................................................... 2‐9 CHAPTER 3 – PROJECT DESCRIPTION 3‐1 PROJECT SITE LOCATIONS AND PLANNING AREAS ............................................................................ 3‐4 3‐2 SUMMARY OF PROPOSED PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS ...................................................................... 3‐7 3‐3 IMPERVIOUS SURFACES AT SOLAR FACILITY SITES .......................................................................... 3‐17 3‐4 SITES 1 AND 2 ‐ SURROUNDING LAND USES ................................................................................. 3‐20 3‐5 SITES 3 AND 4 ‐ SURROUNDING LAND USES ................................................................................. 3‐21 3‐6 SITES 5, 6, AND 7 ‐ SURROUNDING LAND USES ............................................................................ 3‐23 3‐7 SITE 8 – SURROUNDING LAND USES ........................................................................................... 3‐25 3‐8 SITE 9 – SURROUNDING LAND USES ........................................................................................... 3‐26 3‐9 SITE 10 – SURROUNDING LAND USES ......................................................................................... 3‐27 3‐10 PEAK NUMBER OF CONSTRUCTION WORKERS .............................................................................. 3‐29 3‐11 PROJECT WATER CONSUMPTION ............................................................................................... 3‐32 3‐12 DISCRETIONARY PERMITS REQUIRED ........................................................................................... 3‐35 3‐13 CUMULATIVE PROJECTS LIST...................................................................................................... 3‐38 SECTION 4.1 – AESTHETICS 4.1‐1 VISUAL QUALITY RATING SYSTEM ........................................................................................... 4.1‐38 4.1‐2 KOPS AND SENSITIVE RECEPTORS ........................................................................................... 4.1‐42 4.1‐3 VISUAL QUALITY RATING ANALYSIS – KOP‐A (SITES 1 AND 2) .................................................... 4.1‐50 4.1‐4 VISUAL QUALITY RATING ANALYSIS – KOP‐B (SITE 2) ............................................................... 4.1‐54 4.1‐5 VISUAL QUALITY RATING ANALYSIS – KOP‐C (SITE 4) ............................................................... 4.1‐60 4.1‐6 VISUAL QUALITY RATING ANALYSIS – KOP‐D (SITES 3 AND 4) .................................................... 4.1‐64 4.1‐7 VISUAL QUALITY RATING ANALYSIS – KOP‐E (SITES 3 AND 4)..................................................... 4.1‐68 4.1‐8 VISUAL QUALITY RATING ANALYSIS – KOP‐F (SITES 3 AND 4) ..................................................... 4.1‐72 4.1‐9 VISUAL QUALITY RATING ANALYSIS – KOP‐G (SITES 5 THROUGH 8) ............................................ 4.1‐78 4.1‐10 VISUAL QUALITY RATING ANALYSIS – KOP‐H (SITES 5 THROUGH 8) ............................................ 4.1‐82 4.1‐11 VISUAL QUALITY RATING ANALYSIS – KOP‐I (SITES 5 THROUGH 8) .............................................. 4.1‐85 4.1‐12 VISUAL QUALITY RATING ANALYSIS – KOP‐J (SITE 9) ................................................................ 4.1‐91 4.1‐13 VISUAL QUALITY RATING ANALYSIS – KOP‐K (SITE 10) ............................................................. 4.1‐97 4.1‐14 VISUAL QUALITY BEFORE AND AFTER PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION .............................................. 4.1‐100 SECTION 4.2 – AGRICULTURE AND FOREST RESOURCES 4.2‐1 2006–2008 FARMLAND CONVERSION IN KERN COUNTY ............................................................. 4.2‐2 4.2‐2 CROPS PLANTED ON SITES 3 AND 4 (2005–2010) ...................................................................... 4.2‐3 Draft Environmental Impact Report RE Distributed Solar Project x July 2011
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LIST OF TABLES (cont.) SECTION 4.3 – AIR QUALITY 4.3‐1 FEDERAL AND STATE CRITERIA POLLUTANT STANDARDS AND EKAPCD ATTAINMENT STATUS ............. 4.3‐4 4.3‐2 AIR QUALITY DATA SUMMARY (2005–2009) FOR THE PROJECT AREA ........................................... 4.3‐5 4.3‐3 RANGE OF VALLEY FEVER CASES.............................................................................................. 4.3‐20 4.3‐4 SITES 1 AND 2 CONSTRUCTION EMISSIONS ............................................................................... 4.3‐34 4.3‐5 SITES 1 AND 2 OPERATIONS EMISSIONS ................................................................................... 4.3‐35 4.3‐6 SITE 3 CONSTRUCTION EMISSIONS .......................................................................................... 4.3‐35 4.3‐7 SITE 4 CONSTRUCTION EMISSIONS .......................................................................................... 4.3‐36 4.3‐8 SITE 3 OPERATIONS EMISSIONS .............................................................................................. 4.3‐37 4.3‐9 SITE 4 OPERATIONS EMISSIONS .............................................................................................. 4.3‐37 4.3‐10 SITES 5, 6, AND 7 CONSTRUCTION EMISSIONS ........................................................................... 4.3‐38 4.3‐11 SITES 5, 6, AND 7 OPERATIONS EMISSIONS .............................................................................. 4.3‐39 4.3‐12 SITE 8 CONSTRUCTION EMISSIONS .......................................................................................... 4.3‐39 4.3‐13 SITE 8 OPERATIONS EMISSIONS .............................................................................................. 4.3‐40 4.3‐14 SITE 9 CONSTRUCTION EMISSIONS .......................................................................................... 4.3‐41 4.3‐15 SITE 9 OPERATIONS EMISSIONS .............................................................................................. 4.3‐41 4.3‐16 SITE 10 CONSTRUCTION EMISSIONS ........................................................................................ 4.3‐42 4.3‐17 SITE 10 OPERATIONS EMISSIONS ............................................................................................ 4.3‐43 4.3‐18 SITES 1‐10 CUMULATIVE CONSTRUCTION EMISSIONS ................................................................. 4.3‐44 4.3‐19 SITES 1‐10 CUMULATIVE OPERATIONS EMISSIONS ..................................................................... 4.3‐44 4.3‐20 HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH MASS GRADING ..................................................................... 4.3‐46 4.3‐21 HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH MASS GRADING ..................................................................... 4.3‐46 SECTION 4.4 –BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES 4.4‐1 SPECIAL‐STATUS PLANT SPECIES ..................................................................................................... 4 4.4‐2 SPECIAL‐STATUS WILDLIFE SPECIES ................................................................................................. 5 4.4‐3 SPECIAL‐STATUS WILDLIFE WITH POTENTIAL TO OCCUR ON SITES 1 AND 2 .......................................... 10 4.4‐4 WILDLIFE SPECIES WITH POTENTIAL TO OCCUR ON SITES 3 AND 4 ...................................................... 14 4.4‐5 WILDLIFE WITH POTENTIAL TO OCCUR ON SITES 5, 6, AND 7 ............................................................ 15 4.4‐6 WILDLIFE WITH POTENTIAL TO OCCUR ON SITE 8 ............................................................................ 17 4.4‐7 WILDLIFE WITH POTENTIAL TO OCCUR ON SITE 9 ............................................................................ 18 4.4‐8 WILDLIFE WITH POTENTIAL TO OCCUR ON SITE 10 ........................................................................... 22 4.4‐9 WILDLIFE SPECIES WITH THE POTENTIAL TO OCCUR ON THE TEN SITES ................................................ 41 4.4‐10 SENSITIVE PLANT SPECIES WITH THE POTENTIAL TO OCCUR ON THE TEN SITES ...................................... 41 4.4‐11 SUMMARY OF JURISDICTIONAL WATERS POTENTIALLY PRESENT PROJECT SITES .................................... 57 Draft Environmental Impact Report RE Distributed Solar Project xi July 2011
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LIST OF TABLES (cont.) SECTION 4.6 –GEOLOGY AND SOILS 4.6‐1 SITES 1 AND 2 – ON‐SITE SOILS ................................................................................................ 4.6‐4 4.6‐2 FAULT DISTANCE FROM SITES 1 AND 2 ...................................................................................... 4.6‐5 4.6‐3 SITES 3 AND 4 – ON‐SITE SOILS ................................................................................................ 4.6‐6 4.6‐4 FAULT DISTANCE FROM SITES 3 AND 4 ....................................................................................... 4.6‐7 4.6‐5 SITES 5, 6, AND 7 – ON‐SITE SOILS ........................................................................................... 4.6‐8 4.6‐6 FAULT DISTANCE FROM SITES 5, 6, AND 7 .................................................................................. 4.6‐9 4.6‐7 SITE 8 – ON‐SITE SOILS ......................................................................................................... 4.6‐10 4.6‐8 FAULT DISTANCE FROM SITE 8 ............................................................................................... 4.6‐11 4.6‐9 FAULT DISTANCE FROM SITE 9 ............................................................................................... 4.6‐12 4.6‐10 SITE 10 – ON‐SITE SOILS ....................................................................................................... 4.6‐13 4.6‐11 FAULT DISTANCE FROM SITE 10 ............................................................................................. 4.6‐13 SECTION 4.7 – GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS 4.7‐1 CALIFORNIA GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS OF CO2, CH4, AND N2O ............................................... 4.7‐3 4.7‐2 RECOMMENDED ACTIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE SCOPING PLAN ..................................................... 4.7‐9 4.7‐3 SITES 1 AND 2 GHG EMISSIONS.............................................................................................. 4.7‐18 4.7‐4 SITE 3 GHG EMISSIONS......................................................................................................... 4.7‐19 4.7‐5 SITE 4 GHG EMISSIONS......................................................................................................... 4.7‐20 4.7‐6 SITES 5, 6, AND 7 GHG EMISSIONS ......................................................................................... 4.7‐20 4.7‐7 SITE 8 GHG EMISSIONS......................................................................................................... 4.7‐21 4.7‐8 SITE 9 GHG EMISSIONS......................................................................................................... 4.7‐22 4.7‐9 SITE 10 GHG EMISSIONS ...................................................................................................... 4.7‐23 4.7‐10 CALIFORNIA GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REDUCTION STRATEGIES .............................................. 4.7‐24 4.7‐11 CUMULATIVE GHG EMISSIONS – ALL TEN SITES ........................................................................ 4.7‐28 SECTION 4.9 – HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION FOR THE ANTELOPE AND TEHACHAPI VALLEYS, KERN COUNTY ..................................................................................................... 4.9‐2 SECTION 4.10 – LAND USE AND PLANNING 4.9‐1 4.10‐1 SITES 1 AND 2 ‐ SURROUNDING LAND USES .............................................................................. 4.10‐6 4.10‐2 SITES 3 AND 4 ‐ SURROUNDING LAND USES ............................................................................ 4.10‐11 4.10‐3 SITES 5, 6, AND 7 ‐ SURROUNDING LAND USES ....................................................................... 4.10‐17 4.10‐4 SITE 8 ‐ SURROUNDING LAND USES ....................................................................................... 4.10‐18 4.10‐5 SITE 9 ‐ SURROUNDING LAND USES ....................................................................................... 4.10‐19 4.10‐6 SITE 10 ‐ SURROUNDING LAND USES ..................................................................................... 4.10‐23 4.10‐7 CONSISTENCY ANALYSIS WITH KERN COUNTY GENERAL PLAN POLICIES FOR LAND USE .................. 4.10‐76 Draft Environmental Impact Report RE Distributed Solar Project xii July 2011
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LIST OF TABLES (cont.) SECTION 4.10 – LAND USE AND PLANNING (cont.) 4.10‐8 SITES 1 AND 2 CONSISTENCY WITH WILLOW SPRINGS SPECIFIC PLAN GOALS AND POLICIES FOR LAND USE .................................................................................................................... 4.10‐87 4.10‐9 SITES 3 AND 4 CONSISTENCY WITH THE GTASCP GOALS AND POLICIES FOR LAND USE .................. 4.10‐96 4.10‐10 SITES 5, 6, AND 7 CONSISTENCY WITH MOJAVE SPECIFIC PLAN GOALS AND POLICIES FOR LAND USE ........................................................................................................................... 4.10‐103 4.10‐11 SITE 8 CONSISTENCY WITH SOUTH OF MOJAVE‐ELEPHANT BUTTE SPECIFIC PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LAND USE .............................................................................. 4.10‐108 4.10‐12 SITE 9 CONSISTENCY WITH ROSAMOND SPECIFIC PLAN GOALS AND POLICIES FOR LAND USE ........ 4.10‐111 SECTION 4.11 – NOISE 4.11‐1 COMMON NOISE METRICS ..................................................................................................... 4.11‐4 4.11‐2 TYPICAL CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT MAXIMUM NOISE LEVELS ................................................ 4.11‐18 4.11‐3 MEASURES OF SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE FOR NOISE EXPOSURE .................................................... 4.11‐20 4.11‐4 INVERTERS AND TRANSFORMERS NOISE LEVELS ...................................................................... 4.11‐23 SECTION 4.13 – TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION 4.13‐1 LEVEL OF SERVICE DESCRIPTIONS .......................................................................................... 4.13‐17 4.13‐2 CONSTRUCTION PHASES AND DURATION ................................................................................ 4.13‐18 4.13‐3 SITES 1 AND 2 PCE TRIP GENERATION ................................................................................... 4.13‐20 4.13‐4 SITES 1 AND 2 INTERSECTION DELAYS .................................................................................... 4.13‐20 4.13‐5 SITES 3 AND 4 PCE TRIP GENERATION ................................................................................... 4.13‐21 4.13‐6 SITES 3 AND 4 INTERSECTION DELAYS .................................................................................... 4.13‐22 4.13‐7 SITES 5, 6, AND 7 PCE TRIP GENERATION .............................................................................. 4.13‐23 4.13‐8 SITES 5, 6, AND 7 INTERSECTION DELAYS ............................................................................... 4.13‐23 4.13‐9 SITE 8 PCE TRIP GENERATION .............................................................................................. 4.13‐24 4.13‐10 SITE 8 INTERSECTION DELAYS ............................................................................................... 4.13‐25 4.13‐11 SITE 9 PCE TRIP GENERATION .............................................................................................. 4.13‐26 4.13‐12 SITE 9 INTERSECTION DELAYS ............................................................................................... 4.13‐26 4.13‐13 SITE 10 PCE TRIP GENERATION ............................................................................................ 4.13‐27 4.13‐14 SITE 10 INTERSECTION DELAYS ............................................................................................. 4.13‐28 SECTION 4.14 – UTILITIES 4.14‐1 SUMMARY OF KERN COUNTY WASTE MANAGEMENT LANDFILLS .................................................. 4.14‐3 CHAPTER 5 – CONSEQUENCES OF PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION 5‐1 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT AND UNAVOIDABLE IMPACTS OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT .......................... 5‐2 CHAPTER 6 – ALTERNATIVES 6‐1 SUMMARY OF DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVES ................................................................................. 6‐5 6‐2 COMPARISON OF ALTERNATIVES .................................................................................................. 6‐7 Draft Environmental Impact Report RE Distributed Solar Project xiii July 2011
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS The following definitions are of acronyms and abbreviations used in the Draft EIR: A.D. AASHTO AB ADT AF AFY ALUCP msl APCD APN AQMP AVEK BIOS BLM BMP CAA CAAQS CALFIRE Caltrans CAPCOA CARB CAT CBC CCAA CCAR CCI CCR CDC CDCR CDFG CdTe CEC CEQA CESA CFC CFR Draft Environmental Impact Report RE Distributed Solar Project Anno Domini American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Assembly Bill average daily traffic acre‐feet acre‐feet per year Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan mean sea level Air Pollution Control District Assessor Parcel Number air quality management plan Antelope Valley East Kern Biogeographic Information and Observation System Bureau of Land Management Best Management Practice Clean Air Act California Ambient Air Quality Standards California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection California Department of Transportation California Air Pollution Controls Officers Association California Air Resources Board Climate Action Team California Building Code California Clean Air Act California Climate Action Registry California Correctional Institute California Code of Regulations Centers for Disease Control and Prevention California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation California Department of Fish and Game Cadmium telluride California Energy Commission California Environmental Quality Act California Endangered Species Act chlorofluorocarbon Code of Federal Regulations xiv July 2011
County of Kern CGS CH4 CHL CHP CHRIS CIP CIWMB CMP CMS CNDDB CNEL CNPS CO CO2 CO2e COG CPUC CRHR Cr CSA CUP CUPA CWA dB dBA DC DHS DNL DOC DOGGR DPM DRECP DTSC DWR Edwards AFB EIR EIS EKCAPCD EMF Draft Environmental Impact Report RE Distributed Solar Project Acronyms and Abbreviations
California Geological Survey methane California Historical Landmark California Highway Patrol California Historic Resources Information System Capital Improvement Plan California Integrated Waste Management Board Congestion Management Plan Congestion Management System California Natural Diversity Database Community Noise Equivalent Level California Native Plant Society carbon monoxide carbon dioxide CO2 equivalents Council of Governments California Public Utilities Commission California Register of Historical Resources chromium County Service Area Conditional Use Permit Certified Unified Program Agency Clean Water Act Decibel A‐weighted decibel direct current Department of Health Services Day‐night average sound level California Department of Conservation Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources Diesel particulate matter Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan California Department of Toxic Substances and Control California Department of Water Resources Edwards Air Force Base Environmental Impact Report Environmental Impact Statement East Kern County Air Pollution Control District Electromagnetic field xv July 2011
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F FAA FEMA FESA FICON FIRM FMMP FPPA GHG GIS gpm GPS GTA GTASCP H2S HAP HCP HFC HSDB HST HU HWCA Hz I IES IPCC KCFD KOP KSA kV kWh/(kWp•y) kWh/(m2•day) LADWP LOS m MBTA Draft Environmental Impact Report RE Distributed Solar Project Acronyms and Abbreviations
engineering, procurement and construction Emission Performance Standard Engineering and Survey Services degrees Fahrenheit Federal Aviation Administration Federal Emergency Management Act Federal Endangered Species Act Federal Interagency Committee on Noise Flood Insurance Rate Map Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program Farmland Protection Policy Act greenhouse gas geographic information system gallons per minute global positioning system Greater Tehachapi Area Greater Tehachapi Area Specific and Community Plan hydrogen sulfide hazardous air pollutant habitat conservation plan hydrofluorocarbon Hazardous Substances Data Bank High‐Speed Train Project Hydrologic Unit Hazardous Waste Control Act Hertz Interstate Illuminating Engineering Society of North America Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Kern County Fire Department Key Observation Point Kern County Sanitation Authority kilovolt kilowatt‐hours per year per kilowatt peak rating kilowatt‐hours per square meter per day Los Angeles Department of Water and Power level of service meter Migratory Bird Treaty Act xvi July 2011
County of Kern MDAB mg/L MMTCO2e mph MPUD MRDS msl MVA MW MW‐AC N/A N2O NAAQS NAHC NASA NCCP NFIP NFPA NHPA NO2 NOAA NOC NOP/IS NOx NPDES NRCS NRHP NWS O&M O3 OEHHA OES OHVs OHWM OPR OSHA Pb PCE PFCs Draft Environmental Impact Report RE Distributed Solar Project Acronyms and Abbreviations
Mojave Desert Air Basin milligrams per liter million metric tons of CO2e miles per hour Mojave Public Utility District Mineral Resource Data System mean sea level megavolt‐ampere megawatts megawatt alternating current not applicable nitrous oxide National Ambient Air Quality Standards Native American Heritage Commission National Aeronautical and Space Administration Natural Community Conservation Planning National Flood Insurance Program National Fire Protection Association National Historic Preservation Act nitrogen dioxide National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Notice of Completion Notice of Preparation/Initial Study nitrogen oxide National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Natural Resources Conservation Services National Register of Historic Places National Weather Service operation and maintenance ozone California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment California Office of Emergency Services off‐highway vehicles ordinary high water mark Office of Planning and Research Occupational Safety and Health Administrations lead passenger car equivalent perfluorocarbons xvii July 2011
County of Kern PM10 PM2.5 ppm PPV PRC PSD PV PVC RCSD RCYBP ROG ROW RPS RTECS RTP RWQCB SB SBB&M SC SCCIC SCE SF6 SFHA SIP SO2 SOx SR SSCSD SSJVIC SWP SWPPP SWRCB TAC TCCWD TDS TMDL tpy TRTP UBC Draft Environmental Impact Report RE Distributed Solar Project Acronyms and Abbreviations
particulate matter (10 microns or less in diameter) particulate matter (2.5 microns or less in diameter) parts per million peak particle velocity Public Resources Code Prevention of Significant Deterioration photovoltaic polyvinyl chloride Rosamond Community Service District radiocarbon years before present Reactive Organic Gases right‐of‐way Renewable Portfolio Standard Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances Regional Transportation Plan Regional Water Quality Control Board Senate Bill San Bernardino Base and Meridian Scenic Corridor South Central Coastal Information Center Southern California Edison sulfur hexafluoride Special Flood Hazard Area State Implementation Plan sulfur dioxide sulfur oxides State Route Stallion Springs Community Service District Southern San Joaquin Valley Information Center State Water Project Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan State Water Resources Control Board Toxic Air Contaminant Tehachapi Cummings County Water District total dissolved solid Total Maximum Daily Loads tons per year Tehachapi Renewable Transmission Project Uniform Building Code xviii July 2011
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers United States Code U.S. Department of Agriculture U.S. Department of Defense U.S. Environmental Protection Agency U.S. Forest Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Geological Survey ultraviolet rays Urban Water Management Plan volt Volume to Capacity Volatile Organic Compounds watts per square meter Waste Management Department Water Quality Management Plan Western Regional Climate Center Zone of Interest micrograms per cubic meter Draft Environmental Impact Report RE Distributed Solar Project xix July 2011