Triggered missed date from extending ESA Consultation Request Package Submitted (Agency Action) within 30 days of its current target date which was 05/02/2025 and extended to 02/13/2026
Milestones:
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Non-conformance Explanation:In mid-March 2025, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), in coordination with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), determined that a complete Biological Assessment that included completed threatened and endangered species surveys for the Monarch Butterfly, Yuma Ridgway Rail, and CA Black Rail species was needed before the package could be submitted for FWS review. Based on recommended survey protocols, the BA is planned to be completed by 2/13/2026.
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Non-conformance Explanation:In mid-March 2025, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), in coordination with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), determined that a complete Biological Assessment that included completed threatened and endangered species surveys for the Monarch Butterfly, Yuma Ridgway Rail, and CA Black Rail species was needed before the package could be submitted for FWS review. Based on recommended survey protocols, the BA is planned to be completed by 2/13/2026.
All dates below are specific to the schedule of the Environmental Review and Permitting processes for this project.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING STATUS
IN PROGRESS
ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING
08/12/2026
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING PROCESSES
COMPLETED
SECTOR
Renewable Energy Production
CATEGORY
Project Category
FAST-41 Covered Projects
LEAD AGENCY
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
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Other Agencies with Actions or Authorizations:
Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation
Description:
Intersect Power proposes to construct, operate, maintain, and eventually decommission a 1,150 megawatt solar photovoltaic facility and battery energy storage system on public lands administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Bureau of Reclamation, as well as private lands. The project boundary includes 7,294.5 total acres of which approximately 6,021.2 acres would be developed as part of the solar facility. The BLM lands where the project is proposed are designated by the BLM as renewable energy “development focus areas” in the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan. The Project’s primary goal is to contribute to the achievement of California’s renewable energy goals and create a new point of interconnection for renewable energy in the Imperial Valley. The project is located in Imperial County, California approximately 37 miles southeast of the Salton Sea and 1.2 miles north of the U.S-Mexico border. BLM is the lead federal agency.
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Non-conformance Explanation:In mid-March 2025, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), in coordination with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), determined that a complete Biological Assessment that included completed threatened and endangered species surveys for the Monarch Butterfly, Yuma Ridgway Rail, and CA Black Rail species was needed before the package could be submitted for FWS review. Based on recommended survey protocols, the BA is planned to be completed by 2/13/2026.