Agenda | Regular Meeting
PUBLIC NOTICE
Pursuant to the requirements of the CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) and the County’s “RULES AND REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT CEQA” the Imperial County Environmental Evaluation Committee will meet on February 8, 2024, at 1:30 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors Chambers, 940 Main Street, El Centro, to review the below-mentioned projects:
(INFORMATIONAL ITEM ONLY) Assessment #23-0009: Applicant: Ormat Technologies, Inc. proposes the Dogwood Geothermal Energy Project for the construction and operation of three facilities. Conditional Use Permit (CUP) #23-0020 is to develop a geothermal plant and solar energy facility; a 7-megawatt (MW) parasitic solar facility, underground distribution line, and a project substation. CUP #23-0021 is to develop a 15MW solar energy facility that will provide a parasitic load to the existing Heber 2 geothermal power plant. CUP #23-0022 is to develop up to three geothermal production wells, one geothermal injection well, and approximately 4,500 linear feet of new brine pipelines. The project sites are located at 855, 602 & 690 Dogwood Rd, Heber, CA 92249, on properties identified as Assessor Parcel Number(s) 054-250-031-000, 054-250-017 & 059-020-001 and is further described as Tract 44, Township 16 South; Range 14 East; 39.99AC SBB&M & Tract 45, Township 16 South; Range 14 East 160 AC and NW4 & W2 OF SW4 SEC 3 17-14 239.93 AC. on the unincorporated town of Heber of the County of Imperial; State of California (Supervisorial District #2), [Luis Valenzuela, Planner II at 442-265-1736, or by email at luisvalenzuela@co.imperial.ca.us].
Assessment # 22-0042: Applicant: Orni 5, LLC proposes General Plan Amendment #22-0003 and Zone Change #22-0004. The geothermal exploratory wells located within the Assessor’s Parcel Number 017-970-011 (Well Site #32-5 and Well Site #47-5) require a General Plan Amendment to add this parcel to the Imperial County General Plan’s Geothermal Energy Overlay Zone. The geothermal exploratory wells located within APN 017-010-057 (Wells #18-32 and #47-32) would require a Zone Change and General Plan Amendment to change the zone classification from R-1-L.5 to S-1, change the land use designation from Low Density Residential to Recreation/Open Space, and to add parcel APN 017-010-057 to Imperial County General Plan’s Geothermal Energy Overlay Zone; and is further described as T10S, R10E, SBBM, in the unincorporated Salton City area of the County of Imperial, State of California (Supervisorial District #4), [David Black, Project Planner at (442) 265-1736, extension 1746 or by email at davidblack@co.imperial.ca.us].
Jim Minnick, Chairman
Environmental Evaluation Committee