BLM Nevada News
ELY DISTRICT OFFICE NO. 2009-001
FOR RELEASE:  Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008
CONTACT:  Chris Hanefeld, (775) 289-1842; chris_hanefeld@nv.blm.gov

White Pine Energy Station Project Final EIS Available to Public

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Ely District Office has released the White Pine Energy Station Project Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS).  The 30 day availability period concludes at 5 p.m., Monday, Nov. 3, 2008. A Record of Decision will be released after this period has concluded.

The FEIS evaluates impacts that the 1590-megawatt coal-fired, electric power plant and associated facilities would have on human, natural and cultural resources, as well as determines what measures would be necessary to mitigate or reduce the impacts. The electric power-generating facility, proposed by White Pine Energy Associates, LLC, would be located in the Steptoe Valley Hydrographic Basin, approximately 34 miles north of Ely, in White Pine County, Nev.  The BLM has identified the proposed action, located 24 miles north of McGill, NV, as the agency-preferred alternative.

Copies of the FEIS are available in either hard copy or on compact disks (CDs) upon request from the Bureau of Land Management, HC 33 Box 33500, Ely, NV 89301 or via the internet at http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/ely_field_office.html. Copies of the ROD are available for public inspection at the following locations:

• University of Nevada-Reno, Getchell Library, Government Publication Dept., Reno, NV 89507
• Washoe County Library, 301 South Center Street, Reno, NV 89501 
• White Pine County Library, 950 Campton Street, Ely, NV 89301 
• Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89119
• A limited number of copies of the document will be available 
• Nevada State Office, 1340 Financial Boulevard, Reno, NV 89502–7147 
• Elko District Office, 3900 Idaho Street, Elko, NV 89801 
• Carson City District Office, 5665 Morgan Mill Road, Carson City, NV 89701 
• Ely District Office, 702 North Industrial Way, Ely, NV 89301–9408

For more information contact Jane Peterson, Ely District Energy Project Manager, at (775) 289-1800.

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