EA KM1-02; (Coram, Inc.)

The Project includes on-going operations and maintenance activities for 26 wind turbine generators, a substation, above and below ground transmission lines, access roads, stream crossings, and associated infrastructure over a 1,350-acre area at an existing wind energy collection site referred to as the Cameron Ridge Wind Energy Project. The Project will result in permanent impacts to up to 7 clumps or individuals of Bakersfield cactus (Opuntia basilaris var. treleasei) plants. The project is expected to result in incidental take of Bakersfield cactus, which is designated as an endangered species under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA). The ITP referenced above as reissued by CDFW authorizes incidental take of species listed under CESA that may occur as a result of Project implementation.