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The United States Department of Interior (DOI), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Winnemucca District, Black Rock Field Office has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act.
Final EA The Final EA and more information is available under the Documents link on the left. ORNI 36 LLC, a subsidiary of Ormat Nevada, Inc. (collectively referred to as Ormat) is proposing the North Valley Geothermal Development Project at the San Emidio Geothermal Field (Project) in Washoe County, Nevada. The Project includes two 20-megawatt closed-loop binary geothermal power plants, geothermal fluid production and injection wells and well pads, access roads, geothermal fluid pipelines, ancillary support facilities, and an overhead generation tie (gen-tie) powerline with associated facilities.
The Project proposes geothermal development in the San Emidio Geothermal Unit (SEGU; NVN-85820X), which encompasses approximately 20,400 acres of public lands managed by the BLM and private lands. For further information about the project or to be added to the project mailing list contact: