Edwards Air Force Base Solar Project

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
NOTICE OF INTENT TO PREPARE AN ENVIRONEMTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE EDWARDS AIR FORCE
BASE SOLAR ENHANCED USE LEASE PROJECT
AGENCY: United States Air Force
ACTION: Notice of Intent
SUMMARY: The United States Air Force (The Air Force) is issuing this notice to advise the
public of the intent to prepare a joint Environmental Impact Statement and Environmental Impact
Report with the County of Kern, California. The Environmental Impact Statement and
Environmental Impact Report will assess the potential environmental consequences of various
alternatives for development of the Edwards Air Force Base Solar Enhanced Use Lease Project.
DATES: The Air Force invites the public, stakeholders, and other interested parties to attend an
open house public scoping meeting on December 12, 2017 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Mojave
Veterans Memorial Building located at address 15580 O Street; Mojave, California 93501.
ADDRESSES: Scoping comments may also be submitted to: Gary Hatch, Environmental Public
Affairs, Bldg. 1405 Room 400, Edwards Air Force Base, California 93524; e-mail:
[email protected], Phone: [phone], Fax: ( 661) 277-2732. Handicap assistance
or translation service at public meetings can be made available by providing advance notice to
Mr. Hatch at the contact information listed above.
Comments will be accepted at any time during the environmental impact analysis process.
However, to ensure the Air Force has sufficient time to consider public input in the preparation of
the Draft Environmental Impact Statement, scoping comments should be submitted by January 12,
2017.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Solar Enhanced Use Lease Project will be sited
up to 4,000 acres of available, non-excess Air Force land located on Edwards Air Force Base.
Alternatives which meet the purpose and need for the Proposed Action have been identified and
include the No Action Alternative and two additional alternatives. Alternative A includes full-
scale project development of a 600 Megawatt solar PV project and construction of a 150
Megawatt battery storage facility on up to 4,000 acres of Edwards Air Force Base property
located in the northwestern corner of the base. Alternative B represents a reduced-scale
alternative for the construction and operation of a 200 Megawatt solar PV project and
construction of a 150 Megawatt battery storage facility. Under Alternative B, the reduced-scale
project will be sited on up to 1,500 acres of Edwards Air Force Base non-excess property within
the same project footprint as Alternative A. The project also includes construction of a Gen-tie
line of approximately 10-14 miles in total length. The Gen-tie includes a north-south component
and an east-west component. There are three alternatives for the north–south Gen-tie connection.
The Proposed Action will include only one of these three north-south route options. There are
two alternatives for the east–west Gen-tie connection. The Proposed Action will include only one
of these two east–west route options. The Proposed Action is subject to the requirements and
objectives of Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management, as amended. All alternatives for
the Proposed Action, including alternatives for the Gen-tie line will result in impacts to
floodplains. 
SCOPING AND AGENCY COORDINATION: To effectively define the full range of issues
to be evaluated in the Environmental Impact Statement and Environmental Impact Report, the
Air Force will determine the scope of the analysis by soliciting comments from interested local,
state and federal elected officials and agencies, as well as interested members of the public and
others. Implementation of the Edwards Solar Enhanced Use Lease Project would have the
potential to be located in a floodplain and/or wetland. Consistent with the requirements and
objectives of Executive Order 11990, “Protection of Wetlands,” and Executive Order 11988,
“Floodplain Management,” as amended by Executive Order 13690, “Establishing a Federal
Flood Risk Management Standard and a Process for Further Soliciting and Considering
Stakeholder Input,” state and federal regulatory agencies with special expertise in wetlands and
floodplains will be contacted to request comment. Consistent with Executive Order 11988,
Executive Order 13690, and Executive Order 11990, this Notice of Intent initiates early public
review of the alternatives that have the potential to be located in a floodplain and/or wetland.
Notification of the meeting locations, dates, and times will be published and announced in local
news media no later than 15 days prior to public scoping meetings.
The scoping process will help identify the full range of reasonable alternatives, potential impacts,
and key issues to be emphasized in the environmental analysis. The Air Force has identified
potential impacts to the following resources: Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural and
Historical Resources, Water Resources, Land Use, Paleontological Resources, Soils, and Visual
Resources. Scoping will assist the Air Force and Kern County in identifying and addressing
other issues of concern.
Oral and written comments presented at the public scoping meetings, as well as written
comments received by the Air Force or County of Kern will be considered in the preparation of
the Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Environmental Report.
Edwards AFB Solar Project (EIR 07-17)
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