Arica and Victory Pass Solar Projects
Summary
SCH Number
2020100076
Lead Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Inland Deserts Region 6
(CDFW)
Document Title
Arica and Victory Pass Solar Projects
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation
Received
Present Land Use
These Projects would be located adjacent to each other on BLM-administered federal lands,approximately 2,000 acres for Arica, and 1,800 acres for Victory Pass.
Document Description
The Applicants propose to develop and construct a 265-megawatt (MW) and a 200 MW, respectively, alternative current (AC) solar photovoltaic (PV) energy generating and battery storage project. These Projects would be located adjacent to each other on BLM-administered federal lands, approximately 2,000 acres for Arica, and 1,800 acres for Victory Pass. The proposed Projects are also located within
a Solar Energy Zone (SEZ) and within a DRECP Development Focus Area (DFA).
Contact Information
Name
Magdalena Rodriguez
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Agency Name
Arica Solar, LLC and Victory Pass I, LLC
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Location
Counties
Riverside
Regions
Southern California
Zip
92239
Total Acres
4,000
State Highways
Interstate 10
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Inland Deserts Region 6 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 8 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Energy Commission, California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Colorado River Basin Region 7 (RWQCB), Colorado River Board, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
Development Types
Power (Solar Photo Voltaic)(Megawatts 465 MW)
Local Actions
Other
Project Issues
Other