OSM has
suspended work on the Environmental Impact Statement!
Southern California Edison
terminated funding of the EIS on May 18, 2007.
Southern California Edison announced its decision to discontinue
efforts to sell the Mojave Generating Station to new owners who would
restart the power plant.
The Mojave Generating Station itself is not a part of the proposed
Black Mesa Project, but the Black Mesa mining operation, coal slurry
preparation plant, coal-slurry pipeline, and proposed Coconino
water-supply system are dependent on resumption of operation of the
power plant. See http://www.wrcc.osmre.gov/WR/BlackMesaEIS.htm
and, from the Office of
Surface Mining - Department of the Interior:
NEW Suspension of work on EIS
OSM has suspended work on the EIS.
Southern California Edison terminated funding of the EIS effective May
18, 2007. By report [155KB, http://www.wrcc.osmre.gov/WR/SCE%20PUC%20Filing.pdf
] to the California
Public Utilities Commission on May 22, 2007, Southern California Edison
announced its decision to discontinue efforts to sell the Mojave
Generating Station to new owners who would restart the power plant. The
Mojave Generating Station itself is not a part of the proposed Black
Mesa Project, but the Black Mesa mining operation, coal slurry
preparation plant, coal-slurry pipeline, and proposed Coconino
water-supply system are dependent on resumption of operation of the
power plant.
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