El Paso Coal Gasification Project, San Juan County, New Mexico. Volume II. Final environmental statement

Technical Report · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1977

OSTI ID:7318735

El Paso Natural Gas Co. and Consolidation Coal Co. propose to construct and operate a coal gasification plant, the surface mining operation to supply the plant with coal and the necessary support facilities in northwestern New Mexico on the Navajo Indian Reservation 35 miles southwest of Farmington, N. Mex. The plant would have an initial output of 288 million cu ft/day (MMCFD) and would become operational in 1980. The plant would be expanded to a total capacity of 410 MMCFD in 1982. In 1981 the proposed project would emit 20 tons of SO/sub 2/ and 20 tons of nitrogen oxides each day. Since the operation has zero liquid effluents, there should be no pollutants discharged to directly affect surface water quality. Ground water quality could be affected over the long term by the disposal of ash and other solid wastes in the mined-out area. The plant would occupy 1,915 acres of land. Mining operations would disturb 22,264 acres of land over the 25-yr life of the project. The land disturbance would, at least temporarily, destroy wildlife habitat and grazing. If the mining reclamation is not successful, this could be permanent displacement. Forty-eight families would be displaced over 25 yr. The proposed project would cause a peak influx of 4,439 construction workers and ultimately employ 2,032 persons during operation. These workers, their families, and the resulting population influx wouldexert pressure on existing social systems and infrastructures. The second volume contains a section on consultation and coordination and one on comments and testimony in addition to six appendices.

• Research Organization: Bureau of Reclamation, Washington, DC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7318735
• Report Number(s): FES-77-03(Vol.2)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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