Victorville Sanitary Landfill Expansion Project

The County of San Bernardino is undertaking the Phase 2 expansion of the Victorville Sanitary Landfill on 107 acres of undisturbed land in Victorville, California, to enable solid waste stockpiling through grading, vegetation clearing, and ground-disturbing activities using heavy equipment. This project requires authorization under the Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act (WJTCA) and the California Endangered Species Act due to the anticipated incidental take of 153 western Joshua trees, which are protected under state law. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has issued Incidental Take Permit No. 1927-ITP-2025-023-06 to authorize this take, contingent upon strict mitigation and compliance conditions. The permit mandates a one-time payment of $29,460.75 into the Western Joshua Tree Conservation Fund, the relocation of eight specified western Joshua trees according to an approved CDFW relocation plan and associated map, and the implementation of ongoing monitoring protocols. The permittee must submit a Project Completion Report within one month of finishing activities, including photographic documentation and a full accounting of all impacted trees. Additionally, annual assessments are required to identify any newly emerging western Joshua trees, starting six months after ground disturbance and continuing annually for two years, followed by assessments every five years, with results due by January 31 each year. Any discovery of a new tree stem or trunk triggers an immediate reporting requirement and halts further activities until CDFW approval is obtained. Non-compliance with any condition demands immediate verbal and written notification to CDFW within 24 hours. All relocation efforts must strictly follow the approved CDFW protocols, and any deviation from the relocation plan requires prior written authorization. Oversight is maintained by CDFW, with Heidi Calvert serving as the signatory and regulatory authority, while Marc Rodabaugh of San Bernardino County and Emily Leon of CDFW serve as primary points of contact for project and environmental coordination. There are no traditional federal contract pricing structures, CLINs, or procurement clauses present; the instrument is a regulatory permit with enforceable environmental conditions binding the permittee to ecological mitigation and reporting obligations.