CUP23-0020/IS23-0026-Dogwood Geothermal Energy Project

4 Documents in Project

Summary

SCH Number
2024010510
Lead Agency
Imperial County
Document Title
CUP23-0020/IS23-0026-Dogwood Geothermal Energy Project
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Existing Heber 2 Geothermal Energy Complex, vacant agricultural land ;Agriculture & Heber Specific Plan Area; A-2-G-SPA & A-2-G-U
Document Description
Ormat has filed three separate Conditional Use Permits (CUP) applications with the County of Imperial for the construction and operation or various facilities. The three CUP applications consist or the following: 1) Dogwood Geothermal Energy Project; 2) Heber 2 Solar Energy Project, and 3) Heber Reid Company Geothermal Wells and Pipeline Project. Collectively, these three CUP applications are referred as the "project". The Dogwood Geothermal Energy Project includes a 25-megawatt (MW) geothermal energy facility, two 20,000-gallon above-ground isopentane storage tanks, a 7 MW solar photovoltaic field, and a medium voltage distribution line from the proposed solar facility to the proposed geothermal plant. The cable would be co-located along an existing above ground pipeline. The Heber 2 Solar Energy Project would be a 15 MW solar photovoltaic field (that would connect directly to the Heber 2 geothermal power plant. The Heber Field Company Geothermal Wells and Pipeline Project would include three new geothermal productions wells, one new injection well, and interconnecting brine pipelines.

Contact Information

Name
Luis Valenzuela
Agency Name
Imperial County Planning Development
Job Title
Planner ll
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency

Name
Tim Gnibus
Agency Name
HDR, Inc.
Job Title
Consultant
Contact Types
Consulting Firm

Name
Elizabeth Helms
Agency Name
ORMAT
Job Title
Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant

Location

Cities
Heber
Counties
Imperial
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
Dogwood Road/ Wiloughby Road/Ware Road
Zip
92231
Total Acres
125
Parcel #
054-250-031, 059-020-001, and 054-250-017
State Highways
SR 86,98,111
Railways
Union Pacific
Airports
None
Schools
Heber Elementary School
Waterways
New River
Township
16S
Range
14E
Section
32
Base
SBBM
Other Location Info
Township - 17S
Other Information
Section 33, 3 ,4

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 Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 11 (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, Colorado River Basin Region 7 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality
Development Types
Other (Geothermal Wells and Pipline), Power:Geothermal (Megawatts 25), Power:Solar (Megawatts 22)
Local Actions
Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Public Services, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, archeological/historical; Soil Erosion/Compaction/Grading; Traffic/Circulation; Watersupply/Groundwater
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End

Attachments

Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form

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