Final environmental impact statement for the Amargosa Farm Road Solar Energy Project (NVN-084359)

By United States. Bureau of Land Management. Southern Nevada District Office

Subjects: Solar power plants, Overhead electric lines, Management, Ecology, Environmental impact statements, Water, Electric power transmission, Public lands, Environmental aspects

Description: The BLM Pahrump Field Office has prepared this Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in response to a right-of-way application submitted by Solar Millennium, LLC (Applicant or Proponent) to construct and operate the Amargosa Farm Road Solar Energy Project (Project). The proposed project would be located on BLM-administered lands, approximately 80 miles northwest of Las Vegas, in the Amargosa Valley in Nye County, Nevada. Some portions of the proposed project would be located on private lands including a 40-acre parcel at the south end of the project area and possibly the water pipelines(s) that would supply water to the project site.