Modoc Joint Unified School District Geothermal Expansion

Document Description: Project will expand an existing geothermal heating system by constructing additional retrofits and heating system upgrades at Modoc High School, Middle School, and Alturas Elementary School; and extending the geothermal piping to the planned Modoc Medical Center site. the City of Alturas filed a CEQA Notice of Exemption for the Alturas Schools and Swimming Pool Geothermal Heating Project on Oct. 2, 2014. The City of Alturas also filed a CEQA Notice of Determination for a MND for the Modoc Medical Center on August 17, 2015. Both the NOE and the NOD found that there would be no significant environmental impacts.

Contact Information: Elisabeth de Jong
CA Energy Commission
1516 Ninth Street, MS-48
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-654-4878

(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment: No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA: No
(2b) A Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA: Yes
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project: Yes
(4) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project: No
(5) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA: Yes