Diamond Ranch High School Solar Farm Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025110050
Lead Agency
Pomona Unified School District
Document Title
Diamond Ranch High School Solar Farm Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Present Land Use: Vacant; Zoning: Phillips Ranch Specific Plan Open Space (OS), Agricultural District (AG); General Plan Designation: Phillips Ranch Specific Plan, School
Document Description
The project involves of the construction and operation of a 2.8-megawatt direct current solar photovoltaic (PV) power generating system, which would include supporting structures, inverter modules, pad-mounted transformers, access roads and fencing, and a 480-volt switchgear station, on an approximately 11.5-acre project site located on the northern portion of the Diamond Ranch High School campus at 100 Diamond Ranch Drive (Los Angeles County Assessor’s Parcel Nos. 8701-022-907 and -908) within the Cities of Pomona and Diamond Bar. A total of 4,284 PV panels would be installed on ground-mounted racks. The renewable energy generated by the project would be distributed to the existing Southern California Edison (SCE) distribution line located beneath Diamond Ranch Road and exported to SCE’s grid to offset electricity use at 20 Pomona Unified School District (District)-owned properties. The project would generate 2.8 megawatts of electricity per year, which equates to approximately 20 percent of the District’s annual energy use.
Contact Information
Name
Ronald Gonzales-Lawrence
Agency Name
Pomona Unified School District
Job Title
Director, Governmental Relations
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Name
Melissa Whittemore
Agency Name
Michael Baker International
Job Title
Sr. Environmental Project Manager
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Name
William Travers
Agency Name
Southland Industries
Job Title
Project Development Manager
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Diamond Bar, Pomona
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Diamond Ranch Road and Phillips Ranch Road
Zip
91766
Total Acres
11.5
Parcel #
8701-022-907, 8701-022-908
State Highways
57, 60, 71
Railways
N/A
Airports
N/A
Schools
see "Other Location Info"
Waterways
N/A
Township
2S
Range
9W
Section
1
Base
San Bern
Other Location Info
Diamond Ranch High, Golden Springs Elementary, Decker Elementary, Lorbeer Middle, Garey Senior High, Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design, Vejar Elementary, Mendoza Center, Westmont Elementary, Philadelphia School, Oak Crest Academy for Gifted Children, Pantera Elementary, Cal Poly Pomona (Campus South)
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 7 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Energy Commission, California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region 4 (RWQCB), California State Coastal Conservancy (SCC), Colorado River Board, Office of Historic Preservation, San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy (RMC), State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 15, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 16, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 22, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 7, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance, University of California Natural Reserve System (UCNRS)
Development Types
Power:Solar (Megawatts 2.8)
Local Actions
Site Plan
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
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