Mojave Life of Mine Reclamation Plan Amendment Project by CalPortland Company
4 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024081205
Lead Agency
Kern County
Document Title
Mojave Life of Mine Reclamation Plan Amendment Project by CalPortland Company
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
7/24/2026
Document Description
The proposed Mojave Life of Mine Reclamation Plan Amendment Project consists of reclamation activities, such as recontouring, stabilizing, revegetation, and monitoring of final slopes and disturbed mining areas; reclamation of roads and ancillary equipment and facilities; and removal of the processing and cement plant facilities within the approximately 4,367-acre proposed project site. Although some reclamation activities are and would continue to be performed concurrent with ongoing mining and processing, reclamation activities for final site reclamation would occur after the completion of mining and processing operations. On March 15, 2021, the Kern County Planning and Natural Resources Department determined that mining and processing activities are a legal nonconforming (vested) use on approximately 6,658 acres of land owned by the project proponent, inclusive of the approximately 4,367 acres covered by the proposed project. As such, vested and continuing mining activities such as drilling, blasting, material recovery, material movement (with the exception of material movement pertaining to reclamation, e.g. redistribution of stockpiled growth media to aid in revegetation efforts), processing, cement production, and material transport for sale are not subject to discretionary approval by Kern County, and as such are not part of the proposed project. The project proponent proposes to continue to develop its limestone and construction materials resources within the existing vested properties and to increase the life of the mine by approximately 200 years to continue cement and construction materials production. The proposed project would not involve changes to the existing vested mining operations including, for example, production levels, mining systems or processes, and ultimate throughput from the cement plant. Reclamation of continued operations would require the approval of the proposed project which would amend the approximately 1,542-acre existing reclamation plan (approved in 1979) through approval of the proposed approximately 4,367-acre reclamation plan applicable to the vested properties.
Contact Information
Name
Randall Cates
Agency Name
Kern County Planning and Natural Resources Department
Job Title
Planner III
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Catalina Elias
Agency Name
CalPortland Company
Job Title
Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Tehachapi
Counties
Kern
Regions
Southern California, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Tehachapi Willow Springs Road and Oak Creek Road
Zip
93501
Total Acres
4367
State Highways
N/A
Railways
Union Pacific Railroad
Airports
N/A
Schools
N/A
Waterways
multiple ephemeral drainage features, including Oak Creek
Base
SBB&M
Other Location Info
Parcels:
237-032-01
237-053-01
237-071-02
237-071-03
237-071-04
237-071-07
237-073-01
237-073-02
237-091-01
237-091-02
237-091-04
237-091-05
237-091-17
237-093-01
237-101-06
237-102-01
Section/Township/Range:
Sections 13, 14, 15, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 33, and 34 / Township 11 North / Range 14 West.
Sections 19 and 30 / Township 11 North / Range 13 West.
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Kern County Planning Commission
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Kern
Final Environmental Document Available at
The Final EIR and the record of project approval may be examined by any interested person during regular business hours at the following locations: Kern County Planning and Natural Resources Department, 2700 M Street, Suite 100, Bakersfield, California 93301, or online at: https://kernplanning.com/environmental-doc/mojave-life-of-mine-reclamation-plan-amendment-project/
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
Yes
(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
Yes
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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