Agency / Permit / Approval /
Consultation |
Description |
FEDERAL |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) |
Clean Water Act Section 404 permit, for Project
activities that would result in discharge of fill or dredged
material in and adjacent to Waters of the United States; a CWA
Section 401 Water Quality Standards Certification from the Water
Resources Control Board is a prerequisite for USACOE issuance
of a CWA Section 404 permit. |
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) |
Licenses for new microwave paths. |
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) |
Permits for new microwave towers. |
STATE / REGIONAL |
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) |
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
(CPCN) |
State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) |
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) Permit, 401 Certification |
California Department of Parks and Recreation
(CDPR) |
State Historic Preservation Officer Consultation
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) (under Section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act) |
California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) |
Streambed Alteration Agreement (per Section 1602
of the California Fish and Game Code) for effects to the bed,
channel, or bank of rivers, streams, or lakes. |
State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) |
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) General Permit for Storm Water Discharges Associated
with Construction Activities and Clean Water Act Section 401
certification. Please note that oversight is in conjunction
with the RWQCB jurisdictional regions. Required Storm Water
Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) approval and Notice of Termination
(NOT) close-outs were conducted. |
California Department of Water Resources |
Encroachment Permit required to traverse the California
Aqueduct. |
California Air Resources Board (CARB) |
Portable Engine Registration for specified on-mobile
portable engines |
California Department of Transportation (CDOT) |
State and Local Project Development Approval for
private facilities running parallel to and falling in the rights-of-way
of conventional highways with franchise rights from local agencies. |
Division of Occupational Safety and Health (formerly
CAL OSHA) |
Construction permit (for construction of trenches
or excavations which are five (5) feet or deeper and into which
a person is required to descend). |
LOCAL |
Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District |
Air Quality Permits for portable engines greater
than 50 hp not registered under the California Air Resources
Board (CARB) Portable Engine Registration Program. |
Kern County Air Pollution Control District |
Air Quality Permits for portable engines greater
than 50 hp not registered under the CARB Portable Engine
Registration Program. |
Los Angeles County Public Works Department |
Permits for road use, grading and excavation,
encroachment, and construction |
Kern County Roads, Services, and Building Departments |
Permits for road use, grading and excavation,
encroachment, and construction |
Los Angeles and Kern Counties |
California Desert Native Plants Act required permits
for removal of Joshua trees and native vegetation |
Los Angeles County |
Oak Tree Ordinance requirements (no permit issuance) |
Cities of Lancaster and Palmdale |
Associated permits included encroachment, and
grading, etc. |