BLM Leasing Documents/NVN 098657
NVN 098657
- Lease Stipulations
- All vehicles should carry fire extinguishers and a minimum of 10 gallons of water.
- Adequate fire-fighting equipment i.e. shovel, pulaski, extinguisher(s) and a minimum 10 gallons of water should be kept at the drill site(s).
- Vehicle catalytic converters should be inspected often and cleaned of all brush and grass debris.
- When conducting welding operations, they should be conducted in an area free from or mostly free from vegetation. A minimum of 10 gallons water and a shovel should be on hand to extinguish any fires created from the sparks. Extra personnel should be at the welding site to watch for fires created by welding sparks.
- Report wildland fires immediately to the BLM Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center (SFIDC) at (775) 883-5995, or to the BLM Central Nevada Interagency Dispatch Center (CNIDC) at (775) 623-3444. Helpful information to reported is location (latitude and longitude if possible), what's burning, time started, who/what is near the fire and direction of fire spread.
- When conducting operations during the months of May through September, the operator must contact the BLM Carson City District Office, Division of Fire and Aviation at (775) 885–6000, BLM Ely District Office, Division of Fire and Aviation at (775 289-1800), BLM Winnemucca District Office, Division of Fire and Aviation at (775) 623-1500, or the BLM Battle Mountain District Office, Division of Fire and Aviation at (775) 635-4000. To find out about any fire restrictions in place for the area of operation and to advise this office of approximate beginning and ending dates for your activities.
- Restriction Dates: January 1 – August 31.
- Spatial Buffer Zone: 1/4 mile non-los and 1/2 mile los and 1 mile blasting
- Restriction Dates: December 1 – April 1
- Spatial Buffer Zone: 1/2 mile
- Restriction Dates: February 1 – August 31
- Spatial Buffer Zone: 1/4 mile
- Restriction Dates: February 1 – August 31
- Spatial Buffer Zone: 1/2 mile los
- Restriction Dates: February 1 – August 31
- Spatial Buffer Zone: 1/4 mile non-los, 1/2 mile los
- Restriction Dates: March 1 – August 31
- Spatial Buffer Zone: 1/4 mile non-los, 1/2 mile los
- Restriction Dates: March 1 – August 31
- Spatial Buffer Zone: 1/4 mile
- Restriction Dates: March 1 – August 31
- Spatial Buffer Zone: 1/4 mile non-los, 1/2 mile los
- Restriction Dates: March 1 – August 31
- Spatial Buffer Zone: 1/4 mile
- Restriction Dates: March 1 – August 31
- Spatial Buffer Zone: 1/4 mile for permanent disturbance or occupancy, 260 feet for temporary disturbance
- Restriction Dates: April 10 – September 30
- Spatial Buffer Zone: ¼ mile
- Soil stability is maintained preventing slope failure and wind or water erosion
- The site will be stable with no evidence of accelerated erosion features
- The rate of soil erosion will be controlled to maintain or improve soil quality and sustainability. The disturbed soils shall have characteristics that approximate the reference site with regard to quantitative and qualitative soil erosion indicators described in H-7100-1 Soil Inventory, Monitoring, and Management Handbook.
- Sufficient topsoil is maintained for ensuring successful final reclamation. At locations where interim reclamation will be completed, this will be accomplished by re-spreading the topsoil over the areas of interim reclamation.
- The original landform and site productivity will be partially restored during interim reclamation and fully restored as a result of final reclamation.
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Geothermal Resource Areas Information
Threatened and Endangered, Sensitive, and Special Status Species
The lease area may now or hereafter contain plants, animals, or their habitats determined to be threatened, endangered, or other special status species. BLM may recommend modifications to exploration and development proposals to further its conservation and management objective to avoid BLM-approved activity that will contribute to a need to list such a species or their habitat. BLM may require modifications to or disapprove proposed activity that is likely to result in jeopardy to the continued existence of a proposed or listed threatened or endangered species or result in the destruction or adverse modification of a designated or proposed critical habitat. BLM will not approve any ground-disturbing activity that may affect any such species or critical habitat until it completes its obligations under applicable requirements of the Endangered Species Act as amended, 16 U.S.C. §1531 et seq., including completion of any required procedure for conference or consultation.
Migratory Birds
The Operator is responsible for compliance with provisions of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act by implementing measures to prevent take of migratory birds. Operators should be aware that any ground clearing or other disturbance (such as creating cross-country access to sites, drilling, and/or construction) during the migratory bird (including raptors) nesting season (March 1 -July 31) risks a violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Disturbance to nesting migratory birds should be avoided by conducting surface disturbing activities outside the migratory bird nesting season. If surface disturbing activities must be implemented during the nesting season, a preconstruction survey for nesting migratory birds should be performed by a qualified wildlife biologist, during the breeding season (if work is not completed within a specified time frame, then additional surveys may be needed). If active nests are found, an appropriately-sized no surface disturbance buffer determined in coordination with the BLM biologist should be placed on the active nest until the nesting attempt has been completed. If no active nests are found, construction activities must occur within the survey validity time frame specified in the conditions of approval.
Cultural Resources and Tribal Consultation
This lease may be found to contain historic properties and/or resources protected under the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), American Indian Religious Freedom Act, Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, Executive Order 13007, or other statutes and executive orders. The BLM will not approve any ground-disturbing activities that may affect any such properties or resources until it completes its obligations (e.g., State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) and tribal consultation) under applicable requirements of the NHPA and other authorities. The BLM may require modification to exploration or development proposals to protect such properties, or disapprove any activity that is likely to result in adverse effects that cannot be successfully avoided, minimized, or mitigated.
Fossils
This area has low to moderate potential for vertebrate paleontological resources, unless noted to have higher potential in a separate stipulation. This area may contain vertebrate paleontological resources. Inventory and/or on-site monitoring during disturbance or spot checking may be required of the operator. In the event that previously undiscovered paleontological resources are discovered in the performance of any surface disturbing activities, the item(s) or condition(s) will be left intact and immediately brought to the attention of the authorized officer of the BLM. Operations within 250 feet of any such discovery will not be resumed until written authorization to proceed is issued by the Authorized Officer. The lessee will bear the cost of any required paleontological appraisals, surface collection of fossils, or salvage of any large conspicuous fossils of significant scientific interest discovered during the operations.
Water
The Operator is responsible for compliance with provisions of the Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, and applicable State laws and regulations regarding protection of state water resources. Operators should contact Nevada Division of Water Resources and Nevada Division of Environmental Protection regarding necessary permits and compliance measures for any construction or other activities.
Mining Claims
This parcel may contain existing mining claims and/or mill sites located under the 1872 Mining Law. To the extent it does, the geothermal lessee must conduct its operations, so far as reasonably practicable, to avoid damage to any known deposit of any mineral for which any mining claim on this parcel is located, and should not endanger or unreasonably or materially interfere with the mining claimant's operations, including any existing surface or underground improvements, workings, or facilities which may have been made for the purpose of mining operations. The provisions of the Multiple Mineral Development Act (30 U.S.C. 521 et seq.) shall apply on the leased lands.
Fire
The following precautionary measures should be taken to prevent wildland fires. In the event your operations should start a fire, you could be held liable for all suppression costs.
Raptor Nest Sites
Bald or Golden eagles or other raptors or their habitat may be present in the lease area or within the vicinity of the lease area. These species will be managed in accordance with FLPMA, the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (BGEPA) and the Migratory Bird Treaty Action (MBTA). The following timing and spatial buffer zone restrictions apply:
Bald Eagle Nests:
Bald Eagle Winter Roosts:
Northern Goshawk Nests (Occupied)
Northern Goshawk Previous Years Nests:
Golden Eagle Nests:
Ferruginous Hawk Nests:
Red-Tailed Hawk Nests:
Swainson’s Hawk Nests:
Prairie Falcon Nests:
Burrowing Owl Nests:
Flammulated Owl Nests:
Exception: The Authorized Officer may grant an exception if an environmental review determines that the action, as proposed or otherwise restricted, does not adversely affect raptor nest sites being protected by the restriction. An exception may also be granted if the proponent, BLM, and other affected interests, in consultation with Nevada Department of Wildlife, negotiate mitigation that would satisfactorily offset the anticipated impacts. An exception may be granted for actions designed to enhance the long-term utility or availability of the habitat.
Modification: The boundaries of the stipulated area may be modified if the Authorized Officer, in consultation with Nevada Department of Wildlife, determines that portions of the area can be occupied without adversely affecting raptor nesting activity. The dates for the timing restriction may be modified if new information indicates the dates are not valid for the leasehold.
Waiver: The stipulation may be waived if the authorized officer, in consultation with Nevada Department of Wildlife determines that the entire leasehold no longer contains raptor nest sites.
Soil Slopes 15-50 Percent
To maintain soil productivity, provide necessary protection to prevent excessive soil erosion on steep slopes, to avoid areas subject to slope failure, mass wasting, piping, or having excessive reclamation problems, and to ensure successful interim and final reclamation, Controlled Surface Use (CSU) Controlled Surface Use will be applied to lands with slopes greater than 15% and less than 50% (As mapped by the USGS 1:24,000 scale topographic maps or as determined by a BLM). Prior to surface disturbance on slopes greater than 15% a site –specific construction, stabilization, and reclamation plan must be submitted to the BLM by the applicant as a component of the Geothermal Drilling/Application for Permit to Drill – Plan of Operations. The operator may not initiate surface disturbing activities unless the BLM Authorized Officer has approved the Plan or approved it with conditions.
The plan must demonstrate to the Authorized Officer’s satisfaction how the operator will meet the following performance standards:
Exception: The BLM authorized officer may grant an exception of a staff review determines that the proposed action is of a scale (pipeline, vs. road, vs. well pad) or sited in a location or a site specific evaluation determines that the slope does not exceed 15%, so that the proposed action would not result in a failure to meet the performance standards listed above.
Modification: The authorized officer may modify the area subject to the stipulation based upon a BLM evaluation of the area. The stipulation and performance standards identified above may also be modified based on negative or positive monitoring results from similar proposed actions on similar sites or increased national or state performance standards.
Waiver: The restriction may be waived if it is determined that the described lands do no do not include lands with slopes greater than 15%. This determination shall be based upon USGS mapping and a BLM evaluation of the area.
