Hudson Ranch II, LLC (Geothermal Permit #10-0002/49.9-MW Flash Power Plant)
5 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2010101065
Lead Agency
Imperial County
Document Title
Hudson Ranch II, LLC (Geothermal Permit #10-0002/49.9-MW Flash Power Plant)
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Agricultural and commercial algae production/A-2-R-G (General Agriculture/Rural/Geothermal Overlay Zone)/Agriculture land use designation.
Document Description
The proposed project is the development of a 49.9 megawatt (MW-net) geothermal power plant and wellfield on 326.26 acres of mostly agricultural land within the Salton Sea Known Geothermal Resource Area in Imperial County, California. The project would include a geothermal flash power plant consisting of a brine production facility, a turbine generator facility, a turbine generator facility, and supporting geothermal production and injection wells and associated pipelines. The electric generating plant would connect to the Imperial Irrigation District's (IID's) interconnection transmission line to the Hudson Ranch 1 Geothermal Project, which will transport geothermal energy generated from these power plants to the existing electrical transmission grid system.
Contact Information
Name
Armando G. Villa
Agency Name
Imperial County Planning & Dev. Services Dept.
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Calipatria
Counties
Imperial
Cross Streets
McDonal Road/English Roads
Zip
92257
Total Acres
326
Parcel #
022-010-001 & 009-000
State Highways
Hwy 111
Railways
No
Airports
No
Schools
Niland Elementary
Waterways
IID Canals/Drains
Township
11
Range
14
Section
19
Base
SBB&M
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Energy Commission, California Highway Patrol, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Colorado River Basin Region 7 (RWQCB), Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), Department of Toxic Substances Control, California Department of Transportation, District 11 (DOT), Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 6, Colorado River Board
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), Department of Toxic Substances Control, California Department of Transportation, District 11 (DOT), Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 6, Colorado River Board
Development Types
Other (Geothermal Flash Power Plant (49.9-MW))
Local Actions
Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Fiscal Impacts, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Public Services, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wildlife
Disclaimer: The document was originally posted before CEQAnet had the capability to host attachments for the public. To obtain the original attachments for this document, please contact the lead agency at the contact information listed above. You may also contact the OPR via email at state.clearinghouse@opr.ca.gov or via phone at (916) 445-0613.