Geothermal Lease Nomination COC-73584

The Forest Service will determine whether or not to consent to BLM's leasing land for geothermal recovery and use.

Location Summary

Gunnison County, Colorado, approximately 22 miles southeast of the town of Gunnison.

Forests: Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests

Project Documents

• Decision

  • Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact Geothermal Lease Nomination COC-73584, February 4, 2011 (PDF 1860kb)
    Forest Supervisor has decided to consent to BLM leasing this parcel for geothermal recovery and use. Decision includes information on how to appeal this decision.
  • Decision Notification Letter to Interested Parties, February 4, 2010 (PDF 31kb)
    Letter notifies interested parties of decision and provides appeal information.

• Analysis

  • Response to Public Scoping Comments (November 2010) (PDF 479kb)
    Comments received during official comment period were reviewed and responded to. Many of the responses refer to analysis in the Environmental Assessment or supporting documents.
  • Draft Geothermal Lease Nomination COC-73584 Environmental Assessment (November 2010) (PDF 9980kb)
    Public review of this document ended December 31, 2011. Based on comments received, minor edits were made in the Final Environmental Assessment.
  • Final Geothermal Lease Nomination COC-73584 Environmental Assessment (January 2011) (PDF 10593kb)
    This document includes minor edits and another section including responses to comments** made on the Draft Environmental Assessment. **Please note that in the Response to Comments it is noted that he Waunita Lek is on BLM. To clarify, the Waunita Lek and viewing site are located on private lands to the west of the nomination area. The lek site is managed by Colorado Division of Wildlife and is not located on lands administered by the Bureau of Land Mangement

• Scoping

  • Scoping letter, 24Feb2010 (PDF 170kb)
  • Map- BLM & FS lease nomination (PDF 1656kb)
  • Map- FS lease nomination (PDF 2747kb)

• Supporting

  • September 2, 2010 Public Meeting Handout of Proposed Action and Stipulations for Forest Service Geothermal Lease Nomination (PDF 221kb)
  • September 2, 2010 Public Meeting Slide Show of Proposed Stipulations for Forest Service Geothermal Lease Nomination (PDF 1412kb)
  • DWR Water rights and geothermal FAQ (PDF 176kb)
  • Geothermal leasing process (PDF 50kb)
  • Public meeting fact sheet (PDF 86kb)
  • Reasonably Forseeable Development Scenario (Nov 2010) (PDF 12050kb)
  • Biological Assessment/Evaluation Plants (Nov 2010) (PDF 424kb)
  • Rare Plants Report (Nov 2010) (PDF 2166kb)
  • Biological Evaluation/Management Indicator Species Report Wildlife (Nov 2010) (PDF 2608kb)
  • Biological Assessment Wildlife (Nov 2010) (PDF 709kb)
  • USFWS Biological Opinion (Jan 2011) (PDF 688kb)
    Biological Opinion on Canada Lynx and water depletions.