Earth Energy

The Navy has decided to cancel its intent to prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for a proposed "Geothermal Development Program" at Naval Air Facility El Centro, CA, according to a notice published in today's Federal Register. Specifically:

It has been determined that preparation of a PEIS is not appropriate at this time when considering the current project scale and stage of geothermal energy development at Superstition Mountain on Naval Air Facility El Centro. The [Navy Department] will develop an internal document known as an environmental and operational feasibility study. This internal document will analyze the environmental and operational framework within which a geothermal development may proceed and will provide the DoN with information required to determine the DoN's geothermal energy program needs at Naval Air Facility El Centro. Should geothermal development be indicated as feasible and a project to be developed, the appropriate level of National Environmental Policy Act analysis and process will be performed.