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Progress Made in Casa Diablo IV Geothermal Project Discussions (Sierra Wave)

Mammoth Pacific Geothermal Power Plants (Courtesy BLM)

After several months of steady negotiations, the Mammoth Community Water District (MCWD) today reported solid progress has been made in settlement discussions with Ormat Technologies, Inc. (Ormat) regarding the company’s proposed geothermal expansion project, Casa Diablo IV Geothermal Project (Casa Diablo IV).

MCWD, along with local community groups and local, regional, and federal elected officials, have expressed concerns about Casa Diablo IV’s potential impacts to local water supplies and environmental resources. Negotiation meetings include MCWD, Ormat, United States Geological Survey, United States Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the United States Forest Service.

A GRC Field Trip will visit Casa Diablo Hot Springs and the Ormat Mammoth Pacific Power Plants - including the Casa Diablo facilities - as part of am excursion to the Long Valley, September 18-20, before the GRC Annual Meeting & GEA Geothermal Energy Expo.

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