The Bureau of Indian Affairs made available on Monday a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) draft that recommends the proposed coal-fired Desert Rock Power Plant project continues forward as planned.
The Desert Rock Energy Company — formed of Houston-based developer Sithe Global and the Diné Power Authority, a Navajo Nation enterprise — wants to build a 1,500-megawatt power plant near Burnham on the Navajo Nation. The company received a draft air permit from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last spring and the EIS marks the second of several steps needed to move forward with the project, which could begin as early as next year.
"It's been some time since we've been working on this, and I'm glad we're finally at the point of getting it out," said Steven Begay, Diné Power Authority general manager.
The document, available online at www.desertrockenergy.com, compared the environmental effects of taking no action, building the plant as proposed or building a scaled down, 550-megawatt version of the power plant. Per megawatt generated, the proposed 1,500-megawatt plant is cleaner, though it would emit more total emissions, the statement says.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs did not reply to questions asked about the environmental impact statement by deadline on Monday.
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