Bureau of Land Management's Decision Record and Environmental

ATTACHMENT F
EA COMMENT RESPONSES
The following are comment responses from the BLM related to input received from various
groups related to the Mt. Lewis field office’s preliminary environmental assessment (EA):
“Jersey Valley and Buffalo Valley Geothermal Development Projects Pershing and Lander
Counties, Nevada, DOI-BLM-NV-063-EA08-09 1 “.
Copies of these comments are attached for your perusal.
On May l7, 2010 Ormat Nevada, Incorporated (Ormat) informed the Nevada State Office of
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) that the Company had decided to relinquish its
geothermal leases for the Buffalo Valley Geothermal Leases. These responses to comments have
been modified to reflect these changes.
BLM Public Comment Responses to Jersey Valley/Buffalo Valley Geothermal Development
Nevada Department of Wildlife
Project EA
Comment 1: Stamm citation: The citations in the EA refer to conversations between the EA
preparer, EMA, and Mike Stamm, Wildlife Biologist (retired). The citations have been changed
to reflect these conversations.
Comment 2: Wildlife Affected Environment: BLM has requested the site specific location of the
guzzler so the BLM may provide that information to Ormat; in order to prevent any conflicts
between Ormat’s project and this particular NDOW guzzler. The guzzler is located on lease, but
a considerable distance from all of the Jersey Valley Project activities; and will not be impacted
by the project.
Comment 3: Citation of sage grouse telemetry data: The BLM has cited the source of this data in
the EA.
Comment 4: Townsend Big Eared and Pallid Bats: The comment is noted. In addition, the
NDOW has informed the BLM that NDOW will place data logger monitoring devices in this
particular adit so as to ascertain any changes that may result to the adit’s stable temperature as a
result of the pumping of the Jersey Valley geothermal well field.
Comment 5: Weeds: Appendix A of the EA contains the five (5) sets of lease stipulations that
comprise Ormat’s geothermal leases. Of these five sets of stipulations (some are stipulations
common to more than one lease) and the relinquishment of Ormat’s Buffalo Valley geothermal
leases, only the following lease stipulations apply: NVN-74881, NVN-74883, NVN-77883,
NVN-77481, NVN-77482, and NVN-77483.