Release Number: BMFO 2004-26
For Release: July 16, 2004

BLM SOLICITING PUBLIC COMMENTS ON GEOTHERMAL LEASE APPLICATIONS

The Battle Mountain Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is preparing an Environmental Assessment (EA) to analyze the impacts of leasing geothermal resources near Spencer Hot Springs, Lander County, Nevada. Spencer Hot Springs is located approximately 5 miles southeast of the intersection of Highways 50 and 376. The applicant is Western Geothermal Partners, LLC, Reno, Nevada.

A public meeting will be held on August 10 at 6:30 p.m. in the Austin Town Hall (the old Methodist Church). The purpose of the public scoping meeting is to identify issues to be addressed in the EA and potentially viable alternatives that address these issues. Written comments can be submitted at the public meeting or should be postmarked or otherwise delivered by 4:30 p.m. on August 16, 2004, to the following address:

Bureau of Land Management

Battle Mountain Field Office

Attn: Caleb Hiner

50 Bastian Road

Battle Mountain, NV 89820



For further information please contact Caleb Hiner, Geologist, at the Battle Mountain Field Office, (775) 635-4000 or Kathleen Depukat, Project Manager, at the Nevada State BLM Office, (775) 861-6465.

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