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FAST-41 Missed Date: Hell's Kitchen Critical Minerals & Power: Endangered Species Act Consultation (DOI-FWS): ESA Consultation Concludes (Agency Action)

Submitted by alexander.wilk… on
Agency Milestone Date of 09/25/2026 for ESA Consultation Concludes (Agency Action) has passed by 1 business day
Action
Project Name:
Hell's Kitchen Critical Minerals & Power
Responsible Agency:
Fish and Wildlife Service
Agency Status: Cooperating under FAST-41
Status:
In Progress
POC Name:
Brian Croft
POC Title:
Field Supervisor
POC Email:
brian_croft@fws.gov

Milestones:

ESA Consultation Request Package Submitted (Agency Action)
Completed Date:
FWS determines ESA Consultation Package is Complete - Formal (Agency Action)
Completed Date:
ESA Consultation Concludes (Agency Action)
Current Target Date:


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Milestone
ESA Consultation Concludes (Agency Action)
Current Target Date:
Project

All dates below are specific to the schedule of the Environmental Review and Permitting processes for this project.

In Progress

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING STATUS
IN PROGRESS

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ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING
11/20/2026

0 out of 4

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING PROCESSES
COMPLETED

Mining

SECTOR
Mining

Project Category

CATEGORY
Project Category FAST-41 Covered Projects

Department of the Army

LEAD AGENCY
Department of the Army, US Army Corps of Engineers - Regulatory

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Other Agencies with Actions or Authorizations:

Department of the Interior

Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service

Description:

The Hell’s Kitchen Critical Minerals & Power Project will convert geothermal brine into steam to generate electrical energy.  The power plant will use the geothermal brine to produce electrical power from its steam and the direct lithium extraction plant will convert the dissolved lithium into battery-grade lithium hydroxide and/or lithium carbonate for the battery industry.  The Project is located southeast of the Salton Sea, Calipatria, California.

The Executive Director granted a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers request to extend completion dates for all actions on October 10, 2025.  The Executive Director Determination is posted here.

field_status
Rejected
System Comments
Nonconformance task manually triggered by Super Admin. Nonconformance was initially enabled on 9/29/26 due to the missed "ESA Consultation Concludes" milestone on 9/25/26. We are manually triggering nonconformance since we deleted the initial explanation that had not been approved by the DOI Solicitor.
Previous Action Status
In Progress
New Action Status
In Progress
Missed Date Process
Yes
Missed Date Triggered by Extension
No
Response Date
Reporting Agency
Fish and Wildlife Service