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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Intent To Prepare a
Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement (PEIS) for the Proposed
Geothermal Development Program,
Naval Air Facility El Centro, Imperial
County, CA and To Announce Public
Scoping Meetings
Department of the Navy, DoD.
Notice.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to section (102)(2)(c)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) of 1969, the regulations
implemented by the Council on
Environmental Quality (40 CFR parts
1500–1508), and the Department of the
Navy NEPA regulation (32 CFR part
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775), the Department of the Navy (Navy)
announces its intent to prepare a
Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement (PEIS) for a proposed
geothermal development program,
which would include potential
development and utilization of
geothermal resources located beneath
approximately 3,110 acres of Navy lands
at Naval Air Facility (NAF) El Centro,
California in the Superstition Mountain
area in western Imperial County,
California (the ‘‘Project Area’’). The
Project Area incorporates a very small
portion of the Target 101 Shade Tree
area which is located 8 miles northwest
of NAF El Centro. The geothermal
development program would potentially
include field exploration, field
development, resource utilization, and
field closure.
The study will encompass a 2,830acre parcel of adjacent Department of
Interior; Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) managed land as necessary to
support the proposed Navy action. The
BLM will be a cooperating agency in
preparing this PEIS. Development of
geothermal resources beneath Navy
lands in the Project Area would be
accomplished by means of a publicprivate venture capital arrangement
between the Navy and an energy
developer. Geothermal development
will occur after completion of additional
site-specific environmental analysis
under NEPA.
The Navy will hold public scoping
meetings for the purpose of further
identifying the scope of issues to be
addressed in the PEIS. Federal, State,
and local agencies and the public that
may be interested in or affected by the
Navy’s decision for the proposed action
are invited to participate in the scoping
process for the PEIS. Comments are
being solicited to help identify
significant issues or concerns related to
the proposed action, determine the
scope of issues to be addressed in the
PEIS, and identify and refine
alternatives to the proposed action.
DATES: The Navy will conduct public
scoping meetings in El Centro, CA and
San Diego, CA to encourage and
facilitate public participation in the
PEIS process and to receive oral and/or
written comments. The public scoping
meetings will be conducted in English
and will be held in an open house
format with a brief presentation to
describe the proposed action,
geothermal development, anticipated
environmental impacts, and the PEIS
process. Navy representatives will be
available to answer questions. Both
comment sheets and a recorder will be
made available to document individual
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comments received at the public
scoping meetings scheduled below:
1. Wednesday, May 28, 2008, 6 p.m.
to 8 p.m., County Center II, 2895 S.
Fourth Street, Room B, El Centro, CA;
2. Thursday, May 29, 2008, 6 p.m. to
8 p.m., Handlery Hotel and Resort, 950
Hotel Circle North, Crystal Ballroom,
San Diego, CA.
The time and location of the public
scoping meetings will be announced in
the local news media. The public
scoping period will extend for 60 days
after the publication of this notice, from
May 5 to July 5, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Steven Bjornstad, Geothermal Program
Office (ESC–25), Naval Air Weapons
Station, 429 East Bowen Road, Mail
Stop 4011, China Lake, CA 93555–6108,
telephone: 760–939–4048, fax: 760–
939–2449, E-mail:
steven.bjornstad@navy.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the proposed action is to
initiate a geothermal development
program to produce electricity from
non-hydrocarbon based power
generation on Navy lands. The need for
the action arises from national policy
and Congressional direction. Strong
rationale supports development of a
secure, low-cost energy supply for
military bases to cope with energy
shortages and forced allocations of fossil
fuel resources without affecting mission
capability. The proposed action is to
initiate a geothermal development
program on Navy lands in the Project
Area. The proposed action would not
involve any specific surface disturbance
in the Project Area. Geothermal
development would only occur after
completion of additional site-specific
environmental analysis under NEPA.
Based upon available geothermal
development results in the surrounding
area and field investigation research
conducted at the site (including
geophysical, geological, geochemical
and petrophysical field data acquisition
and analysis), the Navy assumes that
geothermal development would not
exceed 35 megawatts (MW) of electrical
power generation. Additional
geothermal development to increase
power generation beyond 35 MW is not
anticipated, but if proposed, will be
covered in subsequent site-specific
environmental analysis under NEPA.
Development of a geothermal facility
to generate 35 MW of electrical power
would require drilling up to 18
production and injection wells from
multi-well pads. It is anticipated that 30
acres of land for well pads, 41 acres for
roads, 6 acres for pipelines, 7 acres for
the power plant, and 121 acres for
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transmission lines (totaling 205 acres)
would be disturbed as a result of
development of such a facility. Again,
additional site-specific NEPA analysis,
subsequent to the planned PEIS, would
be required prior to construction of any
facilities.
The proposed action was developed
based upon national and Department of
Defense laws, directives, and policies.
Successful implementation of the
proposed action would be the first step
to provide additional non-hydrocarbon
based power generation that will help
the Navy meet its renewable energy
goals established by the President of the
United States, the Secretary of Defense,
and the Secretary of Navy. Development
would be undertaken by a third-party
contractor using a Public/Private
Venture contracting mechanism. This
business model has been successfully
demonstrated with other geothermal
projects.
The Navy considered a range of
alternatives and has developed
preliminary alternatives based on
issues, concerns, and opportunities
identified from previous experience
with geothermal development on Navy
lands, public scoping comments,
collaboration with interdisciplinary
professionals from the Navy and BLM,
and collaboration with interested
agencies. Three alternatives are
expected to be considered in this PEIS
at this time:
1. Initiate Geothermal Development
Program in Project Area;
2 Initiate Geothermal Development
Program in Reduced Project Area;
3. No Action Alternative.
Additional or revised alternatives may
be developed out of the impact analysis
and might be designed to avoid or
reduce adverse impacts while still
meeting the purpose and need for the
proposed action. As an example, an
alternative might be developed to avoid
possible land use conflicts, or to prevent
ultimate development near areas of
sensitive resources.
The PEIS will address potential
direct, indirect, short term, long term,
and cumulative impacts to the human
and natural environment, to include
potential impacts to topography,
geology, soils, water resources,
biological resources, air quality, noise,
infrastructure and utilities, traffic,
cultural resources, land use,
socioeconomics, environmental justice,
and hazardous waste and materials.
The Navy is initiating the scoping
process to identify community concerns
and issues that should be addressed in
the PEIS. The Navy is inviting written
comments and suggestions on the scope
of the analysis for the PEIS. Agencies
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and the public are encouraged to
provide written comments in addition
to, or in lieu of, oral comments at
scheduled public scoping meetings.
Comments should clearly describe
specific issues or topics that the PEIS
should address. Written comments must
be postmarked by midnight July 5, 2008
and should be submitted to: Mr. Steven
Bjornstad, Geothermal Program Office
(ESC–25), Naval Air Weapons Station,
429 East Bowen Road, Mail Stop 4011,
China Lake, CA 93555–6108. Comments
will also be accepted by midnight July
5, 2008 on the project Web site at https://
www.superstitionmountaineis.com.
Dated: April 30, 2008.
T.M. Cruz,
Lieutenant, Judge Advocate General’s Corps,
U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement (PEIS) for the Proposed Geothermal Development Program, Naval
Air Facility El Centro, Imperial County, CA and To Announce Public
Scoping Meetings
AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section (102)(2)(c) of the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, the regulations implemented by the Council
on Environmental Quality (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), and the Department
of the Navy NEPA regulation (32 CFR part 775), the Department of the
Navy (Navy) announces its intent to prepare a Programmatic
Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for a proposed geothermal
development program, which would include potential development and
utilization of geothermal resources located beneath approximately 3,110
acres of Navy lands at Naval Air Facility (NAF) El Centro, California
in the Superstition Mountain area in western Imperial County,
California (the ``Project Area''). The Project Area incorporates a very
small portion of the Target 101 Shade Tree area which is located 8
miles northwest of NAF El Centro. The geothermal development program
would potentially include field exploration, field development,
resource utilization, and field closure.
The study will encompass a 2,830-acre parcel of adjacent Department
of Interior; Bureau of Land Management (BLM) managed land as necessary
to support the proposed Navy action. The BLM will be a cooperating
agency in preparing this PEIS. Development of geothermal resources
beneath Navy lands in the Project Area would be accomplished by means
of a public-private venture capital arrangement between the Navy and an
energy developer. Geothermal development will occur after completion of
additional site-specific environmental analysis under NEPA.
The Navy will hold public scoping meetings for the purpose of
further identifying the scope of issues to be addressed in the PEIS.
Federal, State, and local agencies and the public that may be
interested in or affected by the Navy's decision for the proposed
action are invited to participate in the scoping process for the PEIS.
Comments are being solicited to help identify significant issues or
concerns related to the proposed action, determine the scope of issues
to be addressed in the PEIS, and identify and refine alternatives to
the proposed action.
DATES: The Navy will conduct public scoping meetings in El Centro, CA
and San Diego, CA to encourage and facilitate public participation in
the PEIS process and to receive oral and/or written comments. The
public scoping meetings will be conducted in English and will be held
in an open house format with a brief presentation to describe the
proposed action, geothermal development, anticipated environmental
impacts, and the PEIS process. Navy representatives will be available
to answer questions. Both comment sheets and a recorder will be made
available to document individual comments received at the public
scoping meetings scheduled below:
1. Wednesday, May 28, 2008, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., County Center II,
2895 S. Fourth Street, Room B, El Centro, CA;
2. Thursday, May 29, 2008, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Handlery Hotel and
Resort, 950 Hotel Circle North, Crystal Ballroom, San Diego, CA.
The time and location of the public scoping meetings will be
announced in the local news media. The public scoping period will
extend for 60 days after the publication of this notice, from May 5 to
July 5, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Steven Bjornstad, Geothermal
Program Office (ESC-25), Naval Air Weapons Station, 429 East Bowen
Road, Mail Stop 4011, China Lake, CA 93555-6108, telephone: 760-939-
4048, fax: 760-939-2449, E-mail: steven.bjornstad@navy.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the proposed action is to
initiate a geothermal development program to produce electricity from
non-hydrocarbon based power generation on Navy lands. The need for the
action arises from national policy and Congressional direction. Strong
rationale supports development of a secure, low-cost energy supply for
military bases to cope with energy shortages and forced allocations of
fossil fuel resources without affecting mission capability. The
proposed action is to initiate a geothermal development program on Navy
lands in the Project Area. The proposed action would not involve any
specific surface disturbance in the Project Area. Geothermal
development would only occur after completion of additional site-
specific environmental analysis under NEPA.
Based upon available geothermal development results in the
surrounding area and field investigation research conducted at the site
(including geophysical, geological, geochemical and petrophysical field
data acquisition and analysis), the Navy assumes that geothermal
development would not exceed 35 megawatts (MW) of electrical power
generation. Additional geothermal development to increase power
generation beyond 35 MW is not anticipated, but if proposed, will be
covered in subsequent site-specific environmental analysis under NEPA.
Development of a geothermal facility to generate 35 MW of
electrical power would require drilling up to 18 production and
injection wells from multi-well pads. It is anticipated that 30 acres
of land for well pads, 41 acres for roads, 6 acres for pipelines, 7
acres for the power plant, and 121 acres for
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transmission lines (totaling 205 acres) would be disturbed as a result
of development of such a facility. Again, additional site-specific NEPA
analysis, subsequent to the planned PEIS, would be required prior to
construction of any facilities.
The proposed action was developed based upon national and
Department of Defense laws, directives, and policies. Successful
implementation of the proposed action would be the first step to
provide additional non-hydrocarbon based power generation that will
help the Navy meet its renewable energy goals established by the
President of the United States, the Secretary of Defense, and the
Secretary of Navy. Development would be undertaken by a third-party
contractor using a Public/Private Venture contracting mechanism. This
business model has been successfully demonstrated with other geothermal
projects.
The Navy considered a range of alternatives and has developed
preliminary alternatives based on issues, concerns, and opportunities
identified from previous experience with geothermal development on Navy
lands, public scoping comments, collaboration with interdisciplinary
professionals from the Navy and BLM, and collaboration with interested
agencies. Three alternatives are expected to be considered in this PEIS
at this time:
1. Initiate Geothermal Development Program in Project Area;
2 Initiate Geothermal Development Program in Reduced Project Area;
3. No Action Alternative.
Additional or revised alternatives may be developed out of the
impact analysis and might be designed to avoid or reduce adverse
impacts while still meeting the purpose and need for the proposed
action. As an example, an alternative might be developed to avoid
possible land use conflicts, or to prevent ultimate development near
areas of sensitive resources.
The PEIS will address potential direct, indirect, short term, long
term, and cumulative impacts to the human and natural environment, to
include potential impacts to topography, geology, soils, water
resources, biological resources, air quality, noise, infrastructure and
utilities, traffic, cultural resources, land use, socioeconomics,
environmental justice, and hazardous waste and materials.
The Navy is initiating the scoping process to identify community
concerns and issues that should be addressed in the PEIS. The Navy is
inviting written comments and suggestions on the scope of the analysis
for the PEIS. Agencies and the public are encouraged to provide written
comments in addition to, or in lieu of, oral comments at scheduled
public scoping meetings. Comments should clearly describe specific
issues or topics that the PEIS should address. Written comments must be
postmarked by midnight July 5, 2008 and should be submitted to: Mr.
Steven Bjornstad, Geothermal Program Office (ESC-25), Naval Air Weapons
Station, 429 East Bowen Road, Mail Stop 4011, China Lake, CA 93555-
6108. Comments will also be accepted by midnight July 5, 2008 on the
project Web site at https://www.superstitionmountaineis.com.
Dated: April 30, 2008.
T.M. Cruz,
Lieutenant, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register
Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-9843 Filed 5-2-08; 8:45 am]
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