Assessment of geothermal development in the Imperial Valley of California. Volume 1. Environment, health, and socioeconomics

Technical Report · Tue Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5086321· OSTI ID:5086321

Layton, D ^[1]

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1. ed.

Utilization of the Imperial Valley's geothermal resources to support energy production could be hindered if environmental impacts prove to be unacceptable or if geothermal operations are incompatible with agriculture. To address these concerns, an integrated environmental and socioeconomic assessment of energy production in the valley was prepared. The most important impacts examined in the assessment involved air quality changes resulting from emissions of hydrogen sulfide, and increases in the salinity of the Salton Sea resulting from the use of agricultural waste waters for power plant cooling. The socioeconomics consequences of future geothermal development will generally be beneficial. (MHR)

• Research Organization: California Univ., Livermore (USA). Lawrence Livermore National Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 5086321
• Report Number(s): DOE/EV-0092(Vol.1)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AGRICULTURE
CALIFORNIA
CHALCOGENIDES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES
Geothermal Legacy
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROGEN SULFIDES
IMPERIAL VALLEY
INDUSTRY
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
IRRIGATION
NORTH AMERICA
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
RESOURCES
SALINITY
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS
SULFIDES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
USA
WESTERN REGION