Public commenting opened for Tungsten Mountain project by Ormat in Nevada
Carson City, Nevada (source: flickr/ ScottSchrantz, creative commons)
Alexander Richter
4 Oca 2016
The Bureau of Land Management in Nevada/ U.S., is seeking comments following the completion of an Environmental Impact Assessment for the proposed Tungsten Mountain geothermal power project in Nevada.
Following the completion of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Tungsten Mountain Geothermal project by Ormat in Nevada, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Carson City District, Stillwater Field Office, has now seeking comments from the public.
The project area is in Churchill County, approximately 60 miles east of Fallon, Nev. Written comments on the EA will be accepted until January 21, 2016. The BLM is also seeking public input under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) for the Project. This includes seeking information and identifying historic properties in or near the Project area.
Ormat is proposing to construct, operate and maintain the Tungsten Mountain Geothermal Development Project. This EA analyzes the potential impacts from the proposed development of this project including:
- The construction and operation of two geothermal power plants;
- Up to 24 geothermal production and injection well pads and wells;
- Geothermal fluid pipelines;
- Build approximately 17 miles of a generation tie (gen-tie) line;
- Construct access roads and ancillary facilities.
A copy of the EA is available at the Carson City District BLM Office and on the webpage at: http://1.usa.gov/1QWnTTL. Please send written comments to: Jason Wright, Tungsten Mtn. EA Project Lead, Stillwater Field Office, 5665 Morgan Mill Road, Carson City, NV 89701. Comments may also be submitted electronically via the EA webpage (under the “Contact Information” section), via email to [email protected] or via fax at (775) 885-6147 with the subject heading “Tungsten Mtn. Geothermal Development EA”.
Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment-including your personal information- may be publicly available at any time. While you ask us in your comment to withhold personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. After the public review period has ended, comments will be analyzed and considered part of the decision-making process.
Source: BLM
