Bureau of Land Management Extends Public Scoping for the Lava Ridge Wind Project
The Bureau of Land Management issued the following update on September 14, 2021:
The scoping period for the Lava Ridge Wind Project Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) has been extended to October 20, 2021. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) invites your participation in the scoping process for the EIS. The scoping process also provides an opportunity to provide input on potential effects to historic properties under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
Magic Valley Energy, LLC is seeking authorization to use federal lands for constructing, operating, maintaining, and decommissioning the Lava Ridge Wind Project. The proposed project is located primarily on public lands administered by the BLM's Shoshone Field Office, approximately 25 miles northeast of Twin Falls, Idaho, within the Idaho counties of Jerome, Lincoln, and Minidoka. Further information about the project is available on the BLM’s project website at https://go.usa.gov/xFKxg.
The BLM thanks everyone who attended the public scoping meetings held on September 8 and 9, 2021. The prerecorded presentation and scoping posters are available on the project website at https://go.usa.gov/xFKxg.
Interested parties are encouraged to provide written comments prior to the end of the extended scoping period so that they can be fully considered in the preparation of the Draft EIS. If you have questions about the project and need further information or clarification prior to submitting a comment, please contact Kasey Prestwich, Lava Ridge Wind Project EIS Project Manager, Phone: 208-732-7204, E-mail: kprestwich@blm.gov.