•• MINUTE ITEM

This-Ca!endar Item No. 3() was appwved· as Mir.ute -Item No.-~ 0•1 the State Lands Comm1s-.::i:-'.F1 :,r a .vot3 Of J to IJ • aUts ,,z: J,jj fl me..e.ti_ns. · -

11~J1tfs1 ~1 4022:4 ~loC!gi~ild

GEOTHERMAL P)lQSEECTING :PERMITS .PllC ':60.97',

: 1>1re: 6o9s pj~c ~o99

APPLICANT: Phill:i.:ps ,PetrolE~um Coiµpany ~ip.eral:s Group 655 East ·4·500 South · Salt Lake city,. iJtah' 84107 Att·¢nti:9n: Mr~ Char-l·es .E .•. _ Lee

AREA, TYPE LAND· AND I:iOGATION: Appro~imately ~, 120 acres. -of reserve mLnera1 lands- and State fee lands., ~11lper-i-al ·.coi~nty.

LAND USE·: Geophysic~., -g~ologica1- and geocherni.ca+ exploratiol : <~p ·target: .d~illsites for ~~~ploratton dj:q:.l:L,ng _t:(?_p1s~~s: g,eo~n~~l p.ot:entl,j~:h _ of a-rea .• -Wh-en drl::l111 sit.es are located:, · site sp~c-ifi:c enwf.,foP:rit~ntal revj_~w wil;u~ -b~ done by the 'County· of· I~per-ial as 1p:~ovid~d b)1 law. .,

TERMS OF 'PROPOSED P.ERMI1s: - · Initi·al perlo~: Two., years .•

A 75

s 38

R~newal options: One· .p.~riod for two y•ears.

Surety .b9~': '$50, 0.00. -

Special: -Staff recoamends that :the-CoDEission issue cli~e!~· ('3) ,,.-_ prospec~~ng permits wQ.ipp_~fovide.­as a t~rm of each _p~~~E tlia1; upf'.}~.

-9-iscgvery: 9f- g~ot'be~~~ r~tlourceJ':" in cqm!ne-rc:L~+ quant;it~es, ir~rnrl.etee-­•will be en ti t1ed to ar preferential lease- u1'on notice of lintenti6n -to ·t?X~;"Cis.e, that.ri:gh;~; sul)je_5!t, ·however , ·to the :df:sd~;etion. of· the Cqimrl:sti:ion a_nd r~~j.eW. 1 of eµv~ran­m~ntal document~t:tqn -ped:a:µting to deep exp1oratorj 4~ii11ng arid ful-1, field dev·~lo.pinent of the re~ C)Up:es .

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CALENDAR TT.EM NO. ,3 .. 0, . {.CONTDl

CONSIDERATION: The rental. for each .permi:t i:s· $1 per acre .ner ~~ duri-ng ·first year; $5 -~~.r ~c;-e- pi~r ann~ ~ur1l;fg the second yea~; ·and ~2~, per ac~~e per axµium .Qtiring, 'l:"enewal peri;e>d1 -~1!ess a rirel1 has been dri-11ed. -

In ~ase --o-ref erential lea~es ~e ~ec~ted, each -qn·e will prov~de- f9;- ~~~r~~ of- ~~·,,er ~ere per annum, and a r<>yal. ty- co£ i2 .:~ P.~~nt of g't'o~rs. revenues receive<.f £~om· th,e s<~le or pr:Qduct:f:on o·f sttaam ~~~ ten,.,:percenf~ fr9m ,t:he ~ale of min_er~l pi"~UC~S oi:' ~;hemi¢a'l co!l)poQ.nds; wi.th a· miri.im~-n J."oyaJ:ty of- :;2 per ~ere per annum. "

PREREQUI_S!TE TERMS., FEES AND EX-PENSES: - Fi1ing fee ,and process1ng c9sts have ~ean. -recei:v:eci.

STATUTORY A~'D OTHER REFERENCES: - - . A. "P ,.t.c~: Div:. 6, PaT-!;S '.!:- -c;nd 2-; !fLv. 13 ;. niv. 20.

B. Cal~ Adm. Code! Title 2, DLv. 3; Tit1¢ 14, Div• 6.

AB 884: Janua:nr 8, 1982.

OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION.!. · - 1... Phi1i~ps Petroleum Com~ny ·has .aJ~p+ied £or a Geothermal ~rospe~ting Peri~£t to explor.e for g~qthermal reso~n:::~~es qn the· we st s;:!-d~ off S~l:ton .5'ea it'l Imp~ria9,. Coti~ty, to d~te.rmipe the- av~ilab~Jity~ qu.a,11.tity, aoo·- .quality of ·g~~theri~al re~ources unqerLying. the, st~te- l~nd~·-T~~ use to be fuado gf any r~~our,pes" di:S-cove-red will dep~nd upo~ i·ts :~~mpeT~~~r~, pr~$SUre, vo+tJ!lle anq mf.n~al ~on~eht; -but the :appticarit is seeki.~g a r~sm1rcEf suit::able for the· g~J!et"4tion -c;if eilect-ricity..

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T:-ie s~face owers of i:>arcels 'Wi.i:hin the_ i?r.bposed -peT.n.d.t ~e~ ~~»~ no:tified ot: P~il.1-i.ps appli:cation_, pu:tsuan:~ tq 2~C Sectiori 69~2(a·). '"'be'. surfa-c1e.: own~rs. h~ve bad six mont:iis ·to submLt a.Ii a-onlticR.t'i.on hnt: have ·i.io.t · submitted it within ·the; statut""rv "'le:=-!.oC:. · - - ·

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ENVIRONMENTAL

CALENDAR ·ITEM NO •. 30 (~NTD~

INFORMATION~ 1. A Negativ~. 'Declarat:tori fN<?· 292J .wa~ .

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. prepar.ed by Commi;.ssion: ·staff pursuC!11t to the provis1ons 0£ GEQA. .

Mitigation .measures ·addressing ~omm·~~ts feceive~ in response to· th:e Initial. 'Study, ·tegarding ·the use of existiilt :roadways:, .and the pqt~ntia.1 for· ·po.]\Lut;ion cff surface waters. i,f a blowout sho~id occur we~e 1ricluded ~n the Negative · Declaratron and have been ~de a p~rt of the· permit( s) •

This .PLo)ect is sit~ted crn l~nd i~ent1.t1ed as possessing signif±cant ,envi~onriHt~~al values ·pursuant to P.RC 6370'.1; and ts ·classified. in a· use c;a~egory, Cl~si> A ~hich authorizes Restrict~dUse •.

Sta~f has cqordin~ted thfs pr.o~e~t wi.t!;l those agenc,ies who nc;:nnina~edo.·~e -site a,.s con~ainitig. sJ;gnificant ·envjionm~11cal values,. -ni.e.y ·have ffeound this p~oj'¢~·t, ' ~Lth th~ inclusion of speci£ied m~~igat:tori measures, ·to be compatible with. t}i¢i-r riomi:nat-ion. · ·

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CALENDAR PAGE 143 MINUTE -P1AGE 2 7,e 9.

CALENDAR _ITEM. No·. 30 _ <.CONTD)

APPROVALS REQUIRED: . Di.vision of Oii and Gits, -R~gional Water Qual'ity Control ·Board, and County of· ImpE!ri:al Plann:fng Dep~rtment.

ExHIBITS: A. ~and Descl;'d.ption. -B. I.ocati:.on Map .. C. Negative· Peclaration.

IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE C~SSION: "

L CERTIF! A NEGATivE DECLAMT:}:ON JSO.. ~91) WAS PREPAREtl _ BY THE STATE LANDS -COMMISSION 'PU.RSUANr TO THE' PROVISltONS­OF CEQA. AND SUCH DOCUMENT WAS REvtMD AND 'coNSIDERtt•. ' (<;:ALIFORN!AAD~NISTRATION-CODE 15983 ~1) 150S,5).- -

Z. FIND ~: -~~S- :~R: 4LTERATIQNS._ HAVE BEE~ REQUIRED' IN, 0R 1:NCORPOMTED '.INTO, THE PROPOSED: ·PROJECT WICH­MITIGATE OR AVOID 'ni:E.-SIGNIFICANT ENvIRbNMEN'XALEFF.E~fTs, THEREOF' AS IDENTIFIED nf THE COO.LETED -NE'GATIVE DEW&TION.

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3. FIND THAT ADEQUATE PROVISIO~S HAVE BEP'. -~t FOil THE_,: _ -~ PROTECTION OF 'THE SIGNIFICANT ENVIBONMENTAL CHAllCI'QllSTICS-IDENTIFIED PURSUANT T(l ·sECTIO'ti -63'70. f 'of. ·nm P.~R .. -G. - ---. -

4. AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE TO PHILLIPS PETROLtiJM COMPANY,: OF THREE, TWO-YEAR GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING; ·PERMITs. tlESSEE' MAY AT ITS OPTION' RENEw EACH-OR A1:.1. OF· THE PBJMITS, P'Oi.:oo PERIOD OF TWO YEARS, WITH THE-.. ~~ TO' . '• A •. PRE~~~At LEASE; Ill THE; EVENT ~ ~OTHERMAL~~~SO'QRCES AR!. ·DI~(!~p . IN CO'-RCIJ\L ·QUAN'.r}:TIE~: :ON: EA~ OF THE ·PARCELS- ·P'.9It 1jtftICH , A LEASE IS REQUESTED. THE; CPNSIDERA.T!O?{' SHALL. ··BE~ Am!~ REN.TS ~·- nm. ~ONT_ OF $1 ?ER AC~ FQa ~ ,FIRS.T. ~~# .

$5 PER ACRE THE SECOND Yf,AR, ~ $2;5_ PER AC~ Dli~.<;--;dY RE?IBWAL PERIOD UNLESS A ~w"Eil. "1iAs,-·iSu;N ·DRLLLED., ·yoa ' 0T!i&' _. DE1ERMINATION- OF THE EXISTE~.CE, :QlJAl~ITf."_ AND 'Q~TJi ·OF GEOTHERMAL R$.S9URCES :P~ EAClf f>,4RCEL :s~ TO _'BE ~;£~!' . THE PERMITS WILL AUTHORIZE- ~9TH~L _ ~L.O~TI9N UJ!µJD~~­THE DRILLING OF GEOTHERMAL. WELLS.. THE PEJlMITS.,:WIU. EUR.TBER PROVIDE Tlli\T 'IF 'PREFE~i.L ·~s~s ARE REQUEST;!D, ~N!i WILL ~ROVIDE FOR RENTAL ·oF $1 ~ER-AC~ PER.~~ ~!_A ROYALTY OF 1.2. 5 .PERCENT' .OF GRO~S REVENUES-~ ~ .SA;i:.E OF STEAM, TEN PERCENT FROM ,THE SALE OF MINE.'RAL PRODUC.TS OR CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS-, WITH.. .ii. MINiMtJM: ANNUAL 'ROYALTY ::oF $2 PEJ_l ACRE. THE FORM o:F· ~ER!mrs v TO '_BE 'USED IS ·$. ' FORM ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE C0.."1MI:SSl:ON. THE XHBEE PERMITS ARE TO BE ISSUED ·ON THE THREE'. PARCELS llESCRlBED· IN EXHIBIT ~:A11 , ·ATTACHED HERETO AND .BY THIS 'REFERENcE MADE A PART HEREOF'. . . . .

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EXH~IT "A"

LAlID- DES<;:!uPTION

Pd.RCEL ONE

Three sections of ·Cali.forn±a State ~chool lands ~n riuper~al County, Ca.liforiii.a: 4escr:i.bed as fol:lows : . .

Sections 4., IO-. and 16. TllS, R!OE', SBM.

PARCEL TWO

Three sections of California State ·school lands in I~eJ:~;~l County.,. Cali£ornia d~sc~ibeg as follaws; . . .

Sec~ans 26. 2a·, and 34, Tl"OS ,. ,~9~', .SBM.

PARCEL THREE

Two sections of California State :Schoo.l l~nds .i,.n .Imp~ria:t Countt ,· California describe& .as £.ollt;)ws :· · ·

Sections 1;4 and ~2-, TIOS., R9..E, SBM.

E~ OF DESCRI~ION

REVISED DECEMBER. 17, l.9'81:. BY ·TE:CHNICAI, :SER.VIcES uNIT, ROY ~NNidic, ~UPERVISOR.

CALENDAR .p A~~ 146 .;

EXHIBIT "a~·

'GEOTHERMAL.· J?ROSP.EC'rlHG" PERMiT ~~1¢A1'.tQN· ,.

'.BY l?HttiuPS

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EXHIBIT 11C11

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•roject: Locat~oa: On the ~~at side of· Sa1to~ Sea near ·A=~: - · · - · , ~~ucidiaven1 . I~rial County. cs~ a.ttiC:Md' site· .ap,. J · ·

Iss_uance· of &:l- P•?it to p~ospeC!t ~far ·geo!;be~l: ii~rc~-·to allow· S..t~icial explorati~n t:e target. situ, ·tor 4i~ upl~~ation ddlling· to ·deternline the exis~, ~U.1'ity ancl -ilu&nti~ ·~£ gaothema·~ resources !or eieetdcal gene~~tion •. ;tf aDdt·~i sit.ea are selected for d~ep up10f!t0IY ddll:ing :~ sife

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apecific ~cts will ~- ~suud· in ·a· s,9par~t• Jli~udY.· ' ' .. ,_ . -

~is !iEGATI.VE DECI.AlW:If)N is prepare~ _puriumtt. t~ .1:~ -~quiretlien~i ·fif ·tl~e '.· Cali.!orn~a :Environmental Qual:tey ACt ·c~ci:ion 21000· e,t: s~ of the Publ:J!c Resources c.oc!e) • the ~;-~t~ EI'R0 :~~-!~~ (~ecti~n l~COO~ot ~ • T~~+a :~4, of. tl~-;·Cal~fo~ia. Ad~fo:!s~;a-d.ve Code)• 4\llld _the. St.-~e Lanas Commisaian· ·rag,~a;f,qas (S.ct;oif 29QJ ·~. net~ Tl.t:le 2, cf tha Ca-lifomia"Adilini•trative -eo~e). .. .

Collt:acc.Parson: Ted 'FukushiJllA. 1807 llth set:eet s.c~mento~ CA 95814 '(916}' 322-7813

STATE I.ANOS COMMISSION

INITIAL STUDY ,CHECKLIST e form 13.~ (7/801

I. BACKGROUND INFORMATl9N

Mineul.s.·Group -·-

Salt. Lake: City, Utah 84110

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4:. Contact.P.eW'n:. Donald r.. Hoagland

Te!apf-.00.: ( 916 ) 322-7804.

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'.,.,,. ... o. Pur.>ose: Issuance of...a ... permit: to f:CO!p!Ct ·f_or. g~ral.. z::esources.

E. Location:. West side of Sa1ton :·sea apProxitnately thr .. ai~~ south a.rid east of Tr~kf.~ven, - imperial Count"[,. a11 of see •. 16, T~lS,.. RlOWj a~l:.·Of S~ .. ~o, ~115·~<Ri:OE1~. ~ftd i:-ou ~~ 2

of NEl& and Lo~ 1 ·&- 2 of NW1' ·and the Sit of Sec. 4 ~ i.rns:, RlOE,. SBM r ~ep:toi. ·508,0.acre

E. Description: Appl.ica~.t -proposes ~o J;>erfo~-9e0logfc: and: g~~ica~~:~xPlo;r~ti~n inci.uding tht=· drl.ll.ing ... of' a .limited m.!!!lbei:' of t_!!f!ri1.ture gra~i-~ __ holes. to· :target

- drill sites ·for· deep exploration drilling to de'termine th• existe~~e, quanti'tr and...;:.

qualitv of .geQthermal r~sou~ces for. e~ectrica1 qenerati~n. -_l[nde,~ _th_is. p!~it,

perllittee .CO'.Jld not .. produc•'" .but coulcLtest .to_-eatablis.b the exist•itnce of .a • ., ... ., - - -- ~ =- - ~ .,,,_ ~. #

coinmercial resource. Duti&i the ini~ial expl~ratory .phase-, activi'.ties .Will ·be.

limited' i:u· ·e:ni=tin;0 ·:cads. and traH.s. Si ~e · $>eei~ic,. i~cts o~ ~·'2 explora_tocy

-:-.. - drillinq will be assessed 'by ,the County- of tmpedal .under appl-icat;ion .for- a·

conditional usd permit·~ No ~se .ifili be issued until the impact~·;~f- fuii.. fiei9 ~. development have :been asseslled.

G. Persons Concc:rotee:. ~~St;Oc:kton, Geothermal' .Officer., Division of o;Ll. andi·Gas;:. ,,. .. ~. - ... .. ~

Ronald .Pawtll, oe~rtment of Fish and Game,, Blythe:· Jay Von·\Je.cl.hof, -Dirf!Ctor,

IJ11Perial. Valley Museum, El Cent.co.

1. Unsuble earm. cor.aitions.or-~-in_geo1ogic substr\ICtUta? ........................... · ........... ~ .• O Cl ~ 2. Di:sruptions; displacements, c:Ompaetion, or Dveicovaririg of 1he soil? ..... --··r • ••••••••.••• •'• • • .. • •. • • [!]. D d S. Change in t•~~a.,ny or ground surfcce relief features? ••• : • • • • • •. • • • • • • • • •. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ~ · -(:] {j of. ;he destruetion. c0vering, or modifiCCttion of any. unique geo{Ogic orph~. featu~7 ••.•••••• , • • • • • {j .Q I:!J' 5. Any inc:r~~i1 in wind or water erosi0n ofsoilf;.tither ~"-~ ofhhe·~i~? : • •••••.•••••• u • , .-. ... ~.. • • • 0 [J [!] 6. Changes in deposition or erosion.oMieietViail<is, Or ch~ in ~ilt~tlOn,.~tiOlt t1' ~~ch may

modify the 1;hannel of a rive; er ~trtlm or th• bed of. the oeaan or any baY ,.inlet, « lake? • • .. • • •. • • • • • • - fx] '· "-"'• ol ·" -·" ., ..... .., .............. h ............. --·· H • • • • • ·~ b. ·failure, or s.q:zli!arhazarc:h7 .......... , ............ ··~ ••••• •'"..... •.• . ••. ~ •••••••• 1·• • ..:..;,2 . , . :L!J

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8 Iii'. Will the proposal result in:

1. ~ulntantial air emmissions orditterioration of ambienuir quality7 •.••••••• ,. .•••.••••••.•••• ! •• .-. •

2. Thecr~ationofobjectionableodOtS?~ •••••••• ,. •• ·-· .... ~ •••• ,. *·~-· ." ~ .. ~~t· •• ·-•· •••• ~~·.a•-••;·~·

3. Alterati_cn ohi.- moveinent, 'lnoisture or temperati.tre,or lttlY c:hMge in i:f~i~ei"""'\ local.Iv.or 1'9gicwU'fy7.

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c. Jt'ir/tr. wm the prgposal :-nu!t in:

~. Changes in th~n:urrents. or ·the course or direction of water rnovements • .irui~ inarine or·freih wateti!J' ~ • . 2. O'langes in ~Otption raws. drainage~. or the rite~ am;iunt of,surf1Cif·w.t1r runoff7 ........ : •

3. A!terations·to-the course or flow of flood.~? ••.•••• : •••••.•••••••••• , ., •••••••••• ""'=·. 4. Change in the amount of ~rfKe water.- in any .-waier:body7 ••••••••••••••.•••.••••• ~ ••••• • •• ~ ••

5. OischanJe into surface waters. or-in.any alteration of surfaice·w•ter quafit'{.Jn~~~but'nut Hmi~icf'.~ temperature. dissolvltd c xv~ or turbidity 1 • . • . • . • • • • - • . • . . ........................... .

6. Alteration of-the d.i!!Ct on ~r rate-~Hiaw o·f ground wattrs7 •••••••••••••••.••••••••••••. ,. ••••

7. Chai'lge in !he.quantity of ground watflr'S, ·ei~nhrough direct additi~,or wiihdi'Mals, or.tf!rouih i"W· ~don of an-aquiie:r-afl; cuts or t:xcav•tj'°"'7 • • • • • • • • • .. • • • ••• ....;.~ ........ •-• ~ ·--:-!-•~-· , ... , •••• ·-•••••• ,, •

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D' Iii 0. 13. Substantiaheduction in.thi; :tmOUnt ohn~r otherwise·avaJJ.a&fe·fOI'· wblic·.wauir.Stipptjeil ; • • • • • • • • • • 0- 0 .~: .9; e~ ... of people Or prc;;dty to wattr-rNted hazards~ as:floodlng odi~·· ~1 ••••••• ~ .... '-"··· _g..;-15:-a_

lO. Significcnt char~ in the tem~t.IJure, ft6Worc:iWmicaf ~t of.wrta·titerw.1:~7~ :'-% • • . • • ... • • o· . (; 0. O. "'1nt I.if~. Will tha pro~osal result in:

1. Oaange in the diversity of species •. ~vr-11~~-uf~~:;.;c?~~~t:~(i!!cl•t.tff11~!!.=r:.~:c*~~~~! arxtaciuaticplants)? ..... ., ...................... ~ .......... _, ....... •~•·•-• '! ......... , ......... •'•-• ._

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,[].CJ~ 2. Reduction of the numbers.a~ any.unique;rare or-~nger~:Sj)Kiff'Npfants7 ......... ,. •••• • ••••.••.• d 0-~ 3. lntr~uctipn of new species of pl~ into an -area. or in~~• ;er to'the ~:~'-.{~ishtMnt of •~i!tinf Q. . O ri

spea•l? ................... •"• ... $ ! ---~ ....... "" ••• ·-· ....... ,, • """ .• : •• ,. _ _. •• ~ ••• _,,~ ...... ·-·--"!~~:- ~ •• ' • •·· • .. ~

:4, Reduction"i~«ereage o1 any agricylturalccr0p? •••••••••••••••••••• ~·A ............. • ·c• • '''°'"!. Q .O" '[if ~,;~ -:~-~ ~__;:_'.'.:'.'-- -· < ,..~

E. ~lnimal Life. Wi!I tlle proposat result-in:

1. Change in the d1veriity of species, or ~un1~ of an•( .species of ~lrMfs ·C~ds,Jancf.,animllJ foi:klifint, 0

.. : . -~ repti_les. fish and sh111lfish. benthicorganisms;,ur~iiir •..•••••• ~ •••• ·'. :.=-'-. ~-: •• _ .•. 1 , •• ··••c•:· ;.-; ,~~~

• ' . • __ j __ • •' ,. ·--·., • 0 r.:-1 ~--- ifil!I 2. neduct1oi1 of'the numoors o •. any·utt1quc, nire or.......,~ specsn·o ane .. -s.-...... ~~'-~. • • • • • •.• • • . ,_.~ . -· ~ - - ~' ' --;:::.-:::::::::- ----- ~ - - _:

3. Introduction of new 5'Mcits of ,animals into· an ·area, or rt•l.!!t in'aiiarrier to·~- migration·°' mO'l~ir~f · · animals? ••••••••••••••••••••• ·- ••••••••••••.•• • • •·• •• • • • • • • • • • •·•·• • •·• • • • • ... •·· CJ 0 ·G

4. Oeterioratiun tCH!Xis~iniJ fish or wildlife habitat? .•••••••••• ~ ...................................... ~ 0 0 {~

F. N11i~. Wifl:the proposal result in:

1. Increase in existing noise levels? •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• .' •••••.•••••••.••••••• ,. • • -~ ·o 0 2. Exposure of people to severe noise levels? • ., •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• · •• -~ ';· .. D ·O L3

G. Lixht ..nil ,Glur~. Will the proposal r~lt in: ..

1. The prorluction of new light or glare? •••••••• "' ••• , •••••• ~ ............. -· •••••••• •1,.. • • ~ -W 0 H. lAnd U~. Will the proposal result in:

1. A substantial alteration of-thep!es9nt or planned land iJSU ~fan area? ••••••• ~ •. • .............. ,. • • tJ [i]' .Q I. Xutural,Rl'sourus. Will tha praposal rest.It in:

1. Increase in the r.ate of use.of any. natural resouries? ..................................... ;. • '[i} ti [) 2. Substantial depletion.of any nonrenewable resources? ••••••••••••••••••••••••• ~ ••••••• ci. • • [ii 0 cJ

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1. ,A..ri~-~!~~~"Cit' ~:ii~'\M.of tu2ardout subsuoc:M· (i~;,but.not li~w.1c • ..oilij;.;atiCiiJIS. G;n1tttl1cat~,.cr rao.:tiiti~~ in:th.-~i:.of.•1;~entl~~ ~~1.;:,,. •••• ; ..... : • •.• _. •.• ~. ·• · ••. :

2. PCISSl"t>!e int~i!f'eflee wi~tumer~ i~ . '\~or"~---~ev~ 9'ari72 .. >o ••••• ~ .=! ~ •• ,,.. ·K. Popula.tion. Will the µrep~! ,.iult. i~: ~ ,__ -

1. Thtt al~raticn. dl~rib~-C!~· d4tmit\.. or groWthn~ of-~ human ~-:of,ti~~-1 · ~ '!'• ......... . L Hffllsbj&. ·Will tM P,ropcs;.i. a:JUlt i~1:

1. Af;'cetlni exi~ing hou${~~~crut. a ~~-...ad~i hcMingi .... ; ••••• •=>~ ~· •••• • ···• • ."~ ~. • .• ~.. Tt'fJifSPl?flfJ/ion/~ Witf,1fl• ~rj,llllt·ln: .

~. GetM;atton qi ~afadi'!i~Ofl!il'~icul:it.~t?~ • •"'· ... ~. • ••• • ........ ··r,-.~ •••• ·~~-~..:-~ ••••

2. Aff~in; ex~.ini parll'fog faea1Itiiir;.~r ~-~ ••nd tOr ~ J!•~if197 •• .,.,~ .,. ... • ~ .• ~ •• • ~-· -. ... ~ • ··•

3. ~tiai.iml)aet upcni1txistin{l~tiorr_systerns7 •••••••.•••• "-• ••••• ··~ •.•• ·- "'" •.••••••

·4. Altatatia~-tQ;>res_entpatt~of~ ormovem.ntof ~·t~l«~1 ··~-· ................... .

6.. lnc:elM in traff:c haurds-to mator.whic:Ms. -&k:Yclist,i.J>e ~i#l:i? ..-'. - ·~ •• ·~·' '··~ .•.••••.•• " ....... .

N. hblic Sn"lkes;, Will-~e:pro~-h~vt an effect upofl. ON~t tru:~f~~ij;,1~,~U( ~in any of me foll~in1ta!US= •

1. Firep~et;ti~? •••••••• •-• ............. ~ ! ••• ~.-... w;.,,-.......... 4: ......... ,..._. •~• ·-•~· ........ - ••• , ... ·~ .......... •-

2 .. Potic:e ptotec;Pon? ... .;. ........... 'i. .... , ................ " •••• -. •.• •>-•, ... ·--~·. ,__.,, ·-•'• • ••• -• ............... ~

3. Sctlocts7 ••••••• c ........... ~ ..... ·-· •.• ,,. ............. ~ 41' ..... , ••• ; ~1.\\ • .,.. <-- ~ ~· •1• ••.•• ,,,. .,...{<.'.;. ;_ ... .

5. ·Mai~tenance of public facilities. i~iclooin;rro#k? ••••••••• ·- ••.•• ·"" • ; _. ••• ~ . ., ................ _ .. .

6. OthergclVem~ntalservice's? ........... , ....... ~ ................. ·~• •-· .- ........ ·~· .. ,,,,. ............ _ .... ~

0. Eneru. Will the pro1;10-..al rew.lt.in:

1. Use of :ubstantial iim0unl$ of t'u!' or-ener~· ...... :_.: •-"" • " ••••.• ·-· ........... ~ ... •·•. " ••••..•.••

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P. Utilifks. Will the proposal res.ult in a ~"for.~ ~ystem!. o¢ ~ti1hltetati0nl tO~ifi:, folf~itlf.util.it!es: ..... •

1 •. ~ M natural gas? •••••••••• ·-· ................. ·-· : • ... , • ·~ •••. ~ ..... ~ •.;·"· •• ·-~ • ~:· • ;;t. ~ --· --· J~ ... :~: ~j: -~. 2'. CofnmlH1{cation~sv~ .. IT!S7 ................ ·~·-· • "'"'• •• -~ ......... •. :~~---· ........ _ . ~-"' ~;>~t• • ' _ ........... ~ .. ~.-:;- • 9; LJ L.J ~L'.l£.l _- -

3. wner? .................................... _ •••••.•• ~--; •• -'· •• ~-., ......... ·"·-··· : .. ; ... • ,,. .••.• ;d- {::::t_.;~.·, , 4. Sewera~ptictan~? ••••• • ••••••..••••••••.••••• •p•c• •••. • ., •.• • ...... .; .... ·" ·,. • -~~ ,v tJ:_ 0. ,G£j 5. Storm water drain~? ••••••••••.•••••••••••.•.••• •. : •••••. ; •• ···- .,, • .:>.> • •. .,~-·-· • • • • .... ~O .0. ·@ 6. Solid waste ond'disposal? .................. ! .............................. _ ........... ,. • ~-··• • • • ···""' • • 0 [!:] . CJ.

a. Hummt ll~trh. wm the proposal result in:

1~ eruuon of anv heartt1 h~·or?Otenm1 tse11th ~a~)(•?C~fii menta1·~"'n ,, ....... ~ •••• ~ • ·~... ·D' ~1 tJ 2 •. f;xposura of people·to po~iiai health ha~7-. .......... ~ • ._. .............. ;. •• ,,;·• ... ....... A • -- ••• ~..... .p fJ -~

R. ·i,aihe:ics. V(i!hhe prey~ result in:

1. The cbstruet!~ ~f anv sceni~-vjsta ~~~~,fo ~ ?Ul>llc:o~~itl'the ~ rl~im ~ ~utiQIJ.,of- - , an asdletk:allv.offen~ve.s.ite ~po ~jc:.~'f,,,.~ ..,,..."'•·~:~ ··: .... ~'-·---1'-· •·•·• ~-·~·.f·*'! ........ """"'• •..• ·o. 'Ji}. q

s. Rec.w.;Ton. Will me proposZl:NfU{t iti: .:- "'---, c. '

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T. Cul111ml R~smirtts.. ~'· ·-~~~~No,; 1 •. wn1 ·the proposal te$ult in the alt«ation of at ~e 4es,tru~ti0n of.a eJih.~~ or historic •t.itP:it~ ~l,. J;J: ~- · cJ 2. wm the ptoPQSal ~~~lt in ~ -~v*-=al dr -atsthetlc,!effeeu- ,tQ,:a prdiis10fic:· Of;,~~-~ ~ --:~ , - " r .•

S'U'UC~re.oM>~/: .• • • •.; .. : • • •• • • • • • •·• •• • •. •• • ..... : •• ~ ... • •. •• ·.~ .~·~:-;,.~.:, . .-:~. :.q~~ .(Jl so· ;Ii] 3. ?oes :he proJ>01al haw th~ po~intia to: QUSe·a physi~•-c;h~Wh.ictr~~~~~ .. ~~-, ·~ ~~- ,. ~ =-•. ;: ·. -

va§~1 ••. -r· ••••••••••••••••••••••.•••• --~~ •••••••••• ·-·-... •• ·--· • ~ ·-- •••• ,,. ... ;,., •• ·-· _[ff D "n ' - - ... · ... _<;c·~-

4. Will the·i)ro~f Ja..~ict ~Xisting rel~i~~of"'~~ U~\ V!itt\tfr:the pottndll ""s*t ~1 • • •• · •.••. : ;. •_-•«:! ~c~ :(3 _ ~fiJ U. Mmukltnry 'Findinp of Sf#ii]ICIU_I_«.

1. Poes ~ p~~ject nm thl!'PQtenl~a! to d~-tb.q~ity ofihe environment. nJdyee·~~Mtiititof dish or­wildlife ·specie,;. cause a fish .or..W)~lifa. P'ol:>Ulation·'to~roj> bei~ ~ff-sutt.i~ing Jevet•.•ntitn iO efimiisat.I· a s;ir~t Qr'-~i!'"al ~muni~~-'*'~ ~-number- or . ...,trict ~ range oh rn.o«-~ pt;.,r·'hr ,-:..-, al'1mal or ehmsnate 1mp0ft"'1UX~of ~~jor-periOds of ~lifomi& histl;>ry O~·PrlniADrv1 •••.••• ~-. '"" [J 0 :~igJ

2. ~ tfie proifl:t have the poi.ntial. ~ ~·~~~~ to th• diMl:lvanuice of 19nt-tilnn,.~wonmantat - . · goals? ••••••••••• - •.•••• ·-! ••••.•••••••• ~.: •••••.•••• : •. : •• '.::··· • ....... i ,_ ••• ~ •• : .: ... :._ CJ·; D . tliJ"'

:£ Docs the pr~jeet:haim im~~~ anr~ually iiffiiied .. bUt ~~ ~i .•....•• :~ _ ,1

C)- ti ~;jg3_ 4. ~~ n;:e pro1ect_-~'envi;onrn.nta1:eff~.jrh~ ~il--c;atM ~~~<:~---~!h ~beings.. . : _- _ , , , •·

sitherd1rectiy.or-.1ncur~y .................. •- ~ _ •• ;; .••••••• "'"'!"·~-·-·;····-!c! ••••.• •.• :! ••• •.••.. ~: Q: .;g} . .m. DlSCUsSIQ!jl OF ENVIROPlMENTAL EVALUATi~ fSiie¢0tiPi::~A~J ' . ' . ·-: ., ' :

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A2,3. Each· dd1;L site may0 .r~i'r• ·soiie J;evel'i~ and=-construc_:tion:'.o.f 6 1-~~- ~ 175.: ~~?~ ~.4o~ drilling iilud. The sites will QOt e:=eeed 3.,71 acres· j~ the- p~,.i- ~mt;,w~ll.- r:~~~-raest:Oration and rese~J,ng upon ¢nelus.ion of -drll..µ.ng.. -

132 .. ·There i.s a possibilft~ of_ t~raq ventin9.:of' ~2-5 -durin!f d~i-µini:t~ The ~t~i~. v~'~; _ ._ i:equire an .B2S contingenQ".· plan, crollt;iri':1':>~~ '~J\l.:f:.Odng ,of ~fnuen~ </a~,.a,~ 1t:h8:'_~µflt:ad, reporti'ng gas aoialyse~, and c~lianc;:e l¢t;h· ,resi.tl!ttions a;nd· orde~s 'Of. aµ-.\fg!{er~fltal -agenci:e~ .naving jurisdict;ion. • .,:1

c1. The p~eposal., if a c~erca1 r:e-sc,lurce is cli~ve~ed~ ·C?li;fflP~.t~~- tP.e ·r~~~~ o~ . geothermal. g;ound· ~~te:rs~ ·n~ending :C!n th~- na~ure c;f ~ r~~~e .. ·sue~ ·.,a.t;it~ -~- oe" ·:e!njected· a'lt.er- the ~t:raction~ of ~eat,. l?otao!~ 9t0\!nd watet~- wilL be; pro~ted' !by" . casing and ceme~tj.r~, as requis:ed. by the'-.p~nti.t as· ,_,eµ. -a~- ~fiqu~~~ents -of' tAe '11~-li~on of Oi-1 and Gas. · "-..., · . - f ' ~ ' .. • • • •, - • ',, (~

ClO. N.i;b~ugh_f:here· l\as.<b~en·no di~eet·cor:~+atiov"t'}rawn-be~ t~s dr~~l~P9 0~1~iep:~eoth~~1 w"lls and· ({ r~uction· ~n tercpeJ:a tu re-, ~~~ or ·ch8licti1 ·c:onte~t ~f suif~ce ~tj\etma1 si>#ricis, this 15.a f~te·Pos~i~iiity a~ tbezefore a spr~ng monitoiing·pr~~am-~~ fle:. r~u~r~

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if -erpl-~rator:y ~ills .are prC;posed .(qr diil:ling ~ -~rings. "

Ther\11 will be a~ inerease ~fi- noise 'le-ve'.!s· (lur:,ing· ~ri11iltg, whic;h ~··-,~~t~! to t.ike ~ Jl!Ore thari 4-5 w~ks ~r 'lo!e!i; th~ pernift will a11owi a ;ilajlltj.iisW1t; n?:ise 1evel. o·# · 65 ;dt:!a ,~:t ~ mile from tlie si~e.

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lV. OETERMJNAT10N.

On the basis of this initial eva!u,.tioo:

tJ ::=~J~opcsed p:ojKt·couµ) NOT· hat~ a signif!cant aff~on the ~vir~Unerit.~nrh ~EGATivE: .OEClAi~ATION~n

-~ : f1~ tha;·~l!h~·!hepr~-pro~ ~1JI~ 1:~\19 a~ic;t effect~ th• egyir°'1ir.!nt,.~.,. -ittriOt#a "· 'fiaftuffec ~ thtS.cas::?'brzause the m1t1i?t1QO meMUfe:rdiScri~"<Ml~ ttachid sflNi·J;M LAn'add · · l'!'. · · · • ·; ~! · !~ OECi.A.RATtON,wil!beprepared. . ... - - · • .,, - ·· · . ~-to.1hepr~.Al;~GATIVc -

~ f find the-prqo'~ed-pro_iect MAY hav«r-. ~~.nificant effect on the environment"~ ... ENVfRONMENTiL-1WA1"T~REPO. , RT . ~ 1s requ1ed. · •· · ' · • - ':' · ..

. Dara; _f/;_.f !D;__J_~~- ~.~--~fJlb~rd~· for:~~Sta"-U·ift·(MliNiiialMiii~

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G1. 1£ night drilling is' permitted, the~e will-~· a ~-li~ed· t~rary i~rea.~ .in light and glare; ~ever, tbi! ar~ is sparMlY. ~t,~ And' tbi• ~i~~· ·b. ~·r sb)~t ~e~ ptobleJl. ·

Bl. While the oplo_ra.~ey-- phase .w~ c::rute Jli~r -~·~~ra.t_i~- cc the. e..!-~~t -~ t~~ l.and ~, whie~ i• ,eurrentiy de-._tt re<;:r•tJ.on, ~---~i:~ial di:ac~ry ,~ l;~ to ~illing of add~tional. ;~~11-s, constructio~ o.t pipe!inea_arid -~i~es ?~ a .~~~nt ~nd trans~ission. J.i~s~ F'ai~ure to. mak~ -~ ~i~~~~d~incJ tttc 1"1ti~~ ~~~rf'. stage will end all activ.i.~- and a_ny. ,P9tcuiti~l £or, .land· us.e a~tera~'. ·'· ·

I1"' The purpos~ of th&· proposal is !;t>·explo~, for and· utj:l.'i-z~ -~~~he~l !~d~1-~ad/or &team for· 9er)eration~·o£' 0el.~t#,cify~ During ~tie inlt'ial. -~~or~t9cY JPhaS~:tthe~1f (. would· be no increase iri ua _9,f natural. -£.e90cUc;:e~., ;~~.CJ ~~e~al. di~n" -~~-­l.ead to a substant;~i. ·use of ''geothei1M1 re~urc~ to_~ e1eetd~l. g~ra~ -~-a--­:eplac~~t; f<;>~ ~ A'i1 fuel.a ;presently bei.~ ~·.for. tha.~ -pti~~~ ·.;

I2.. Geother~ resou.-;ces are COi'.$idered -a depletabl• raourc•, but '1*:au•• of.··t.he· ~emo9:i.c conditions within·-~• project.1tj~, all~~ ~t ~f ·'the 94.0tt~r&sl :i1U:~4S vithci~awn would have to be rirlnjectf:cf to prev,~"t ·subsid~•• ·k pro.c>firly . Engi:ieered and .manaqed injection pr~ram. s~ld aaaist in ·exteridinc; i~he· life' o~ the reservo:!i.&- thus £'educing rate ·of depletion.

Jl.. The pemi~ wil1 .req~ire. a: bl°""3Ut ·c:ontinqenc;Y 0pl.a~ ·to ~cin~irt ~ny .b,a~ar~:ila.te'Ci~t~ ; at the drill site. ::. ·

Kl.. While the itV;rease in tr~ff ic di;dn<J ~~e ini·tial. exp~oratiC?n .phase- wl~.11: '~ ,9~tg~~ .:r.d ~used t/.f crew and equi~lil~nt trt.'ffic (t;>r .brief period&.,. the ar-ea. ls ~~~1' inhabitatad thus any increa~ in traf£!c m~9ht.1;Mf. c:onaic;iered ~, s_ubs~~ntial inr;i:ea~e when measured against the nortftli1 tra~fic-c0unt~

us. The initial. expl.oratoey -l?hase wii1 .generate· 0,tU.y '.:.-i~ht servi.c'e trcck_ and; J';:(~ traffic and should .cause: 1i·~tle z:-0ad Ji¥,lifttcna'ftc;:e.~rc?)lems. Mov~i;lent? o~ :~eeP· a~ll.rig ~i~s and equipment over l~i · rqad.:l has -~terit:,iai fo~ cte&t:i,ng. some :~o<!d' -~~~~,#!!nance ' problems and ~is pC>ten~ia-l.. will. increase· .if a. :4iscove.ry , .. :l,.eadiriq t~· ·full. fJ~-1~ ; develepment, is -:a~g,,. ~.cl5;. o'f '?' di,Sc:oveey· ·during the i·nitial explor;ll;ory 2has~ . will elimin3te al.l t>ossibi'iit:i'es c.~-~~t.~~riceprObl.-S :~us~- .~e-exploration- acti vi~ will teJ:JAi~te.

P6. Dr.il!--ing wastes ·liiil ·?'t epntai.ned ·in th.e aump apj>r~v~cf.'by aµ aE'P(t~~~~"3~t;~ ~-­local. -as~ncies having jurisdiction t>Yef S<?lla waste di::~l. :or.p:lj!l.~ :~$tes ~ill . e~ther ~- 'dd.ed on. the site aoo c~re!d or reraoved a~ truck~ t.o: ..airs app~~ . II-1 s;.te. .

Ql~ ~here tr?Y be some .emi:i,sions of ·ttydiOc;;en' si:tt'f·f'~~ -g~s ·<a2S> daring ~X:!f:l9~.>.~9ry · · drillir• 9 and :teStin~ bti~ ·the pe~t WiJ:l r~~ire, ~25 ~>nitOring I• i°i, ~:e[>Or·\:~~ sy'~t(:fnt;;.~ ,

and ~re appll.cant u.i:ll DC> ·.required .to -~t:c~ll },~~a~ st.,-.t;e a.u. ~~-~r~s .. wh1ch " will. i(et!P H2_5 embsionS well below the·'level: -wtfil;e they ~d·b'itc# ~~l~h hlZ;ards.

rd.. Tempor.aey siting of a 4.rtll: ri9' may· ·~e a<e~thet!cally ·.9.ffens;ve; -~4ivcff~-: .. %.M ·prbposec drill sites a.re locat~ i.n relatively relilote- and· .sPatsely· populated· :area~. - - .

Sl.. A Pf?rtion of the prpposel! p~pit..i:-e area i~ ,~oc;ated in .. an .:ir-ea?bei~.~~;et11pl~ted as· an addi.tion. to the ~tillio Wel:ls- Vehiele: ::cecreatfon area. and some cf -1~ .ara ContVJ(.tlated for ORV use ~uld be rC:stdc:ted Coi safctY~-~eaSO?l:!: ,,d~.r~ng t~ shcr..t tine explo:aforj drilling is-~cµring.

tAttach.'!1ent)

Tl;. There will be little or- no SU%'fac~ disturbance during. the init°iai eliP~.i'~tJ..?n phase, but earth· movement ftj•r s}t~ and· swap ·prepara.t~on :Wi:>uld ·~ur ·at ~ ~·l~itory -drilling phas~ ar.d- poaai~le i~cts- 't0· pr~pi~~ric arch~+c)gica.¥ ~it~iJ .W?Uld ba'{e t:o- be .asusned dur;nt;, the c:cuney•s uae p~rllit hea~ings -~tore._·.pec;~£!;= -dril.:l.. _sites are appxoved. During the initia.1 expl,orat9ey phase -aC::tiviti's wu1· !)~· rest~ictecf to existing- road:; apc1 tr~ils to prevent .pouil;)le dotage ti:> cul.~ra1 · i;jtlSOUrC,n •.

____ C~ JtECEIVE!> FROM REVI!W' OF INITIAL STfJDY CKECn'IST'- 'AND P9'POSED ·MITIC"TION ··: · ~ -~~--- ~ ~ . - ~-.. -----

l. The Resources. Agency Oepart:ment of Fish and GaJH

. - -It does oot appea~ that there ar• an.Y rare 9r -~nger!d flQr:a. or fa~! in the project area, with the possible. ~'<eept-.ic:>n of· tr~ ·fl.at-tail°C!d hor~J lizard. Because of this .. possibility, .... ~ the fact that .some a~e ·a119 ~ngered plant species· are oft~n found in a sandy or:·dune envire>n!'llen~~ vebicul~r activity during i~itiai exploraitori .smuld be i:e:1tricted ·~ !~Sti'lig: road and trails whenever possible.

A provision· for i:utricting vehicuI,ar .activity to. ex~stinq roada· a~ t;.~afJ;s, durir.g the initial exploratory .phase wi1.1 be •d~ a pa~t of ~ peraJ.:t!.

2. Jay Von Wer1hof, Director Impeda1 Valley College Museum

While it does not appear archeological values are 'Present within the project area, archeologica1 or prehi<storic si'tes are k"°"1n to e~ist in. tile a..r.~ia· Tll,e extent and exact location Qf these sit~s is unknown at·this ti=e• Thcreforee to avcid da!nage to potentiai sites,· cross countcy ~ri:v.ing dining the ~iXplorato~ stage should be limited.

See response to 11.

3. County of Imperial PhiJ.lip Shafer, Geothermal Pl.anne~

Will thaepplieant be ~!C!uired to obtain~ :Use permit fioa the coa.lntY,: for the drilling of temperature gra4ieflt holes· ancl ··deep exploratory we1l.s?

RESPONSE:

Once surfici3l exp!gration to target drill. sites or loc:~tion3 for -terlipecat"re gradi.ent holes is cOiiipl.~teq, the applicant. will. ~ req~ired to ,obtai1f a. permit from the county and an as~essment of si-te :specific hlpa&;ts ~il.i be Jaijde •

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4.

The availabiiity of water for. d.ri~ng may be •' p:obl~·and~ :~i)pUld' be,< addressed in the initial study ..

RESPOMSE:

'?he .applicant plans to -purchase -.wate~ fraa the ~qachella ';fallrj'. ~ter ~~:itd.~~ .. water to SCGte of the sites can :pr~bly ?Je t:a.kal): :fr01ta ~~~hydran~ oh- ~ir "?l~~r:ft, Drive which is supplied fiOlll the "C~nty Li~ -A.c;uifer•·o Watu· will lji ·p;t~ or t:tu:ked to the other sit:~s;. Water requi:r~nts ·foi; dri~µi1l!J t~rese~;~ ,a GRµ fraction of the total a~'lUAl water ~..ffd,S: ~ot ·ttut west si,d~,cof -the

:Sal:ton sea ..

Protections for ·shallOli 9rou~ter .a~ surf"~ce ·~ter ,contatinati.O\n,· ·.£roar SIOliSible blowouts describ~ in the Envir~~ta~ .Iii.Paet Repor~~:pr~red j~(jr -Imperial county be trestec, s~viges, I.nc! ti9ed •TzU<:ktJAv~1'i ·P.rQiPect ~ec!~r.&l Exploratory Weills"' shoul;d -0. 'Jliide a. part <?f the: 3t.ud-/ arid· the $Uggest~i lllitigation 111easuz:es· made, ~ ~rt of the: per.ait.. · - ·

The porti.Q~!i ·Of the- Truckhaven ~R dea1ing -'!;.~ ·po~e~\tia'l. po~uti<?il gf g;r~l'.'d­water and surfac:e watter, and pz:oposed mitigation ~sue~. ¢ontained i,~. · Sectien 2.2 .. 2.2 -thro.lgh. 2 • .2 .. 3 •. 2 on·'P49~~ 2-l.6 a_nd 2-l.7 arc, by r~!t~~~!,, made a part of this s~uay and the px~!'d' -~tigatien· measures .w14 be ii;aae-a. p~rt of the 'Permit.,

The Res~rces Agem:y. Maurice·a. GettY",. Chief Resource Erategti0,n:~ivision . Department of Par~s· and Rec~~tic:in'

COMMENTS:

Mitigation measures for the foliowing, po~cnti·a1 e11vir~ntal. impacts sJlould pe detailed •

.. Ra~e or endangered· plants- and animals: 9~~s· anct·s,andy' a;,~z a~e potential sj.tes for· rar~ J?lants: (e·,.g •.• Aiitrag~ius :l!li!lCJ(!a1enae var. pcirsoniL and· Astragalus lenti9inostis, borr!il!inis},'a~ setUl~µve animals .('the flat;_tailed horned: li'Zai:d· and.''tl\Q Col.Orado I>estir:t fring..;t~ iiza;a). I~. ;~e~e. ·8pecies are p-resen~ -on· "t~~ :p~pPel;'t/ ~. disturbanee of ·.4~nes· and uitay artil.s ·by p.roapecting ac~ivi~i;~· ~ld· be h,armful to th~mw -

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(3) of coou:aents received from lteview of Il,'lit;al ·Study C}lec~ist

m;$PONSE:

-i>rehistoric: c:ul.~ural ruou:-cies: i1~ing cac_tiviti9!5,;~UC~1;ai;" ... , . ddliinq tempifrature gradient hol4iS, ~~, -ddage .~r ~-Utif; •!rt~ oE prehiatorie human c.icC:upatiori.. . ; · ~ ~ - , .

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~Uli:IU Travis C&l1forn1a Caa,cat.~stOCl 631 H~ard scrcec -S• Fr.a:d.•co. <=-' 9410~

-- - =-'lF.i· ~-M'ik Susan ... Br~n C.Ufornia Eil•CJY Co=MIHiOtl 1111 Ii- .,,.-aue •. J1fttflllc • s.icramea:o, CA 9SSZS

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Maxy Kelly Ca1TraQ.11 - Div. o! Aar•r~ci~· 1120 ff Scucc s~aamento, a.·9Sll4

Carol Au&U"t. Dept. of lloaeiac & v.r.erveys -16-2,._s sere..:· · .. . - -sacraacnto, CA-95~14

~·::~icit r.i:r-s :,.pc. o: cor..servati91l 1~16 .. Ninct-~ Snccc, lllt4s 1354 Sacraaenta, CA 95514

ltob'-t'C lharrau; o.;;,c, at Fish & c.­a41" :i:l.n:h St~eotC: ss~r...n.co, CA ~5814

f5 M5ton.a1 O[fice:

'Fred ·r-.. Worthle•1, .Jr•. RE9ional Manage~

Dept• of F1sla' $ ·ea-350· Colden Shore ---Lon9 Beach, CA 90802

Harry !trade· :iept. of food ~ ~g~icul:ure 1Z20 N Streec · S.&cr_.nto, CA. 'l58llo

C11CfCt.,-_. l)e~t. at rarc•~rf t~t6·~1nt~ 3crecc. Jtooa 1606-17 Sacr~to. C.\ 9581•

J-• it.rri"'v.&· l)O!pt ... c! ~aral $•r¥1~& lU 1s· L Sc Met . -Sacrac.ento.'c:A 9!814

11&ney- i:outaa .-.c·. ~£-Hal'!:• 714,., St-rut , s.Cr~u. ,a..,9s114

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~ M. Do1lt .. c. of ParkS it 1!.ecreetiOli· ti:W·.: su'oc_t., 3rd ncloi ; · !ec~co.- -CA ,,5114

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J.i;:f ~c~ 1e~/-". .. . · . : . • ..... Nltll~-:!!d'itctis :ea-.saio1h 150,,McA111acu ;Sct'ffc ,.._ 1'raacls~ •. CA 94101

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Fred t.e::cari ~tat• ;tac•r .aiourci•· .::imt.r~l a4arli· i41(1<Ntnt'1 srr .. i · · · 'Sacrier.1to. CA 9~1'•

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C(>~9rado. Rivei Basin1(s.111 ... 7 73~~7.l H_icj?l¥ay lll; ~u;;.te ·21:'

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Palm Desel':t,. ,i;A .92Z.OO ~ '., , " i• ..

'-"~'Fdlow• ~pt.· -:.! ~ater it.esaurc .. -. ll• l&' ::tnt!l $treet Sac~uwnto. :GA 9Si14

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~c_oq_...n_t_y~~-ot_I111perial _ Ct>urthouse

El Centro, c.~ 92243

£9 Charle§ w. Le~

... Priillips .Petroleu~ co. P.O. Box 239

Salt Lake-City,,. Utah 84110

J5 Jay Von Werlhofr Direc·tor

Imperial. Val.ley Coll29e Museum·

422 Main St:eet

El Centro, CA 92243

Doug Stockton -.,.. .. ~ f"V ~-~ .. -:-- t~ .

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Division of 911 and- Gas .

1416 Ninth St., Sacramer,~6 958J;4

fil Kim F. Wf.lheim

• . Dept. of .. Health ServiC:es

714/7A4' ? .Street -..:..:-,.. --· .. _ - ,.. ·-~~ ..... --------Sacramento,, ·CA . 9'5814

JE Hain!!4[~~unty'Inveut;!_nent Corp.

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P.O. Box !!JS7

La JoUa, CA 92038

• ATTN: Mr. Sherman ~- Neely

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Vlf'JZJ.Fff {Vacant State land) ~ fff Mfnus Portion of Minerals ·kl!iiiiil P~~t liritn 1~ Mi~•l ~serv&tion ~Patent with Portion ·of fff~ral

Reservation to u.~ -~Pateit 1/16% Minerals aeserved to Sute

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