Red Lake Salt Cavern gas storage project, Mohave County, Arizona

Journal Article · Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982 · EIS; (United States)

OSTI ID:5697750

Implementation of the Red Lake Salt Cavern Gas Storage System in Mohave County, Arizona is proposed. The project would include development of a gas storage field composed of two subsurface solution-mined salt cavities, 30 miles of 16-inch-diameter gas pipeline, an onsite electric generator, four 345-kilowatt generators, facilities to provide for 5,400 horsepowers of compression, appurtenant site access roads, and a brine evaporation pond. The caverns would be used to store gas under pressure during periods of low demand for delivery to customers during periods of high demand to ensure an adequate supply of natural gas for consumers in Nevada and portions of Arizona and Caifornia. Development of the facility would result in disturbance of 1,200 acres. Dike or floor failure at the evaporation ponds could result in seepage of brine to adjacent areas. Groundwater withdrawals associated with the project could result in overdrafting of the regional aquifer. Some cultural resources could be disturbed. Sale of salt recovered during the project at a lower price than was available from the regional salt distributor would cause the regional distributor to lose business.

• OSTI ID: 5697750
• Journal Information: EIS; (United States), Vol. 6:9
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

03 NATURAL GAS
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ARIZONA
SALT CAVERNS
NATURAL GAS
STORAGE
STORAGE FACILITIES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS
SOLUTION MINING
CAVITIES
DOCUMENT TYPES
ENERGY SOURCES
FEDERAL REGION IX
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
MINING
NORTH AMERICA
USA
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