C-21 Dump Expansion Project (Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act (WJTCA) Incidental Take Permit No. 1927-ITP-2025-059-06 (ITP))
4 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
1994072050
Lead Agency
San Bernardino County
Document Title
C-21 Dump Expansion Project (Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act (WJTCA) Incidental Take Permit No. 1927-ITP-2025-059-06 (ITP))
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
4/14/2026
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has issued an ITP (No. 1927-ITP-2025-059-06), pursuant to Section 1927.3 of the Fish and Game Code to Specialty Minerals, Inc.
The Project is comprised of expanding the 83.70-acre C-21 dump site utilized for waste rock stockpiling to a total of 101.36 acres, amounting to a total of 17.66 additional acres of undeveloped land being converted. Project Activities include excavation, grading, filling, and compaction of soil using earth moving equipment, use of water trucks for dust control, placing of staging areas, stockpiles, and spoils, grubbing and grading of the entire Project Site, trench digging, pile driving, and vegetation removal.
The Project will result in incidental take of 492 western Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia), which are protected under the WJTCA and the California Endangered Species Act. The WJTCA ITP referenced above as issued by CDFW authorizes incidental take of western Joshua tree that may occur as a result of Project implementation.
Contact Information
Name
Randy Scott
Agency Name
San Bernardino County Planning Commission
Job Title
Planning Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Scott Jakubowski,
Agency Name
Fish and Wildlife, Region 6
Job Title
Sr. Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Responsible Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
San Bernardino
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
Located at 6565 Meridian Road within the unincorporated community of Lucerne Valley. The Project is located approximately 1.6 miles west of State Route 18.
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Fish and Wildlife, Region 6
Approving Agency Role
Responsible Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
San Bernardino
Final Environmental Document Available at
San Bernardino County Planning
Commission
385 North Arrowhead Avenue, Third Floor
San Bernardino, CA 92415
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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