Haiwee Geothermal Leasing Area Final Environmental Impact Statement and Land Use Plan Amendment
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2012054003
Lead Agency
United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
(BLM)
Document Title
Haiwee Geothermal Leasing Area Final Environmental Impact Statement and Land Use Plan Amendment
Document Type
FIN - Final Document
Received
Document Description
Allow geothermal leasing, exploration and development throughout the entire 22,800 acres of the Haiwee Geothermal Leasing Area (HGLA); amend the California Desert Conservation Area Plan to have the HGLA identified as available for geothermal
leasing, exploration and development; and authorize three pending leases within the HGLA, subject to certain stipulations to protect sensitive resources. The California Desert National Conservation Lands, as well as the Ayers Rock, Rose Spring, Mohave Ground Squirrel and Sierra Canyon Areas or Critical Environmental Concern Special Unit Management Plans would be amended to allow for surface occupancy within the HGLA.
Contact Information
Name
Greg Miller
Agency Name
Bureau of Land Management
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Olancha
Counties
Inyo
Total Acres
22,800
State Highways
395
Waterways
Haiwee Reservoir
Township
21, 22
Range
37, 38
Base
SBBM
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, Inland Deserts Region 6 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, California Department of Transportation, District 9 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Energy Commission, 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, Lahontan Victorville Region 6 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, Department of Toxic Substances Control
State Reviewing Agency Comments
Department of Toxic Substances Control
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Economics/Jobs, Geology/Soils, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian
Attachments
Final Document(s)
NOC
State Comments
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