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New Mexico Geothermal Environmental Review(9-NM)
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Determine Which State and Federal Permits Apply
Use this overview flowchart and following steps to learn which federal and state permits apply to your projects.
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Permitting at a Glance
New Mexico Federal
| Environmental Review: | None | National Environmental Policy Act | |
| Type of Environmental Review (Leasing Stage): | None | Typically an Environmental Assessment (EA) is conducted for individual leases. An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) may be required for programmatic environmental reviews or when reviewing multiple lease parcels in a single review. | |
| Type of Environmental Review (Non-Invasive Exploration): | None | A categorical exclusion is available for all activities covered under a Notice of Intent to Conduct Geophysical Exploration (NOI), subject to extraordinary circumstance review. Where the activity results in an extraordinary circumstance, an EA or EIS is required. | |
| Type of Environmental Review (Invasive Exploration): | None | Temperature Gradient Holes are permitted under a categorical exclusion and subject to the same conditions as non-invasive exploration as discussed above. Any other exploration drilling activity to confirm the existence of a geothermal resource will likely require an EA. | |
| Type of Environmental Review (Drilling): | None | Production drilling activities will likely require an EA, but depending on the nature of the specific project, could require an EIS. | |
| Type of Environmental Review (Power Plant Siting): | None | Most Plans of Utilization (POU)s require an EA or EIS. |