County posts IS/MND for Surprise Valley drilling; public comment window closes July 30
Jul 14, 2026
Administration confirmed the initial study/proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration for exploratory drilling in Surprise Valley is available (about 500+ pages) and that public comment closes July 30; planning commission is the decision-making body and the board acts as an appellate quasi-judicial body.
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Chester Robertson in administration told the board the county has published the initial study and a proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) and a monitoring plan for the exploratory well project in Surprise Valley and that the document is available for public review.
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