Bureau of Land Management's Decision Record and Environmental
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Jersey Valley Geothermal Development Project<br />
<strong>Environmental</strong> Assessment: NV063-EAO8-091<br />
would be discharged to the atmosphere when the binary power plant unit is opened. These<br />
releases are estimated to average about 12 tons per year.<br />
Small quantities <strong>of</strong> typical <strong>of</strong>fice <strong>and</strong> industrial trash will be generated during power plant<br />
operations. Similar to construction wastes, the operations waste will be removed from the site by<br />
a local waste contractor <strong>and</strong> deposited in an <strong>of</strong>fsite disposal facility authorized to accept the<br />
wastes. Sanitary wastes will be h<strong>and</strong>led by a septic system constructed as part <strong>of</strong> the power plant<br />
facilities.<br />
Proper h<strong>and</strong>ling, storage <strong>and</strong> disposal <strong>of</strong> these hazardous materials, hazardous/regulated wastes<br />
<strong>and</strong> solid wastes in conformance with federal <strong>and</strong> state regulations would ensure that no soil,<br />
ground water, or surface water contamination would occur with any adverse effects on the<br />
environment or worker health <strong>and</strong> safety.<br />
The following mitigation measures are provided to help prevent contamination <strong>of</strong> soils <strong>and</strong><br />
reduce the potential for contamination <strong>of</strong> the reserve pit.<br />
Mitigation Measure:<br />
Absorbent pads or sheets would be placed under Likely spill sources.<br />
3.11.2.2 Alternative 1<br />
The impacts <strong>of</strong> Alternative 1 to Wastes (Hazardous <strong>and</strong> Solid) would not be different from that<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Proposed Action.<br />
3.12 RANGELAND<br />
3.12.1 Affected Environment<br />
The following is applicable within the Jersey Valley Unit Area (see Table 10):<br />
Table 10: Jersey Valley Unit Area Allotment Information<br />
Allotment Operator<br />
Season <strong>of</strong><br />
Use<br />
Use Area Kind’ AUMs<br />
<strong>L<strong>and</strong></strong> Status<br />
(acres)<br />
Buffalo<br />
Valley<br />
Goemmer L&L<br />
Buffalo Ranch, LLC<br />
7/16-9/15<br />
4/15-5/15<br />
5/1-7/15<br />
Jersey Valley LO<br />
Jersey Valley LO<br />
Jersey Valley HI<br />
C<br />
C<br />
C<br />
159<br />
20<br />
222<br />
Public: 137,150<br />
Private: 2.730<br />
South Goemmer L&L 7/16-9/15 Jersey Valley LO C 903 Public: 233,654<br />
Buffalo Buffalo Ranch, LLC 4/15-5/15 Jersey Valley LO C 116 Private: 12,039<br />
Jersey Jersey Valley Cattle 5/1-7/3 1 2<br />
N/A C 932 Public: 66,711<br />
Valley Co., LLC 8/1-1 1/30 2<br />
N/A C 914 Private: 1,612<br />
1. CattleC<br />
2. Jersey Valley Allotment alternates use every other year. (i.e. Year 1<br />
Year 2 allotment is used 8/1-11/30)<br />
allotment is used 5/1-7/3 1;<br />
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