ORNI 21, LLC Geothermal Project
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2011061029
Lead Agency
Imperial County
Document Title
ORNI 21, LLC Geothermal Project
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
GP: Agriculture
Z:A-2-G & S-2
Document Description
Ormat 21, LLC/Ormat Nevada, Inc. is proposing to construct and operate the ORNI 21, LLC Geothermal Project, a 49.9 megawatt binary geothermal power plant and well field consisting of approximately 9,976 acres of private land, the majority of which is within the Salton Sea Known Geothermal Resource Area within Imperial County. The project components would cover approximately 195 acres of land and include a binary geothermal power plant; a geothermal well field with up to 50 geothermal wells; above and below ground pipelines; access roads; a substation at the power plant, a switching station and a transmission interconnect line to distribute power to the grid. The project also includes a Zone Change, a Tentative Parcel Map and a Request for Variance.
Contact Information
Name
Armando G. Villa
Agency Name
Imperial County Planning & Dev. Serv. Dept.
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Calipatria
Counties
Imperial
Cross Streets
English Road / Gillespie Road
Zip
92233
Total Acres
9976
Parcel #
003-200-020-000
State Highways
Hwy 111
Railways
No
Airports
No
Schools
No
Waterways
Imperial Irrigation District irrigation canals and drains
Township
10S
Range
14E
Section
20
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 Department of Transportation, District 8 (DOT), California Energy Commission, California Highway Patrol, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Colorado River Basin Region 7 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 6
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 6
Development Types
Power:Geothermal (Megawatts 49.9)
Local Actions
Rezone, Use Permit, Land Division (Subdivision, etc.)
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation
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.