Geothermal Energy Development: Problems and Prospects in the Imperial Valley of California

'1. An Integrated Assessment Model for Public Policy Alternatives, Priorities, and Outcomes in Geothermal Environments.- Transferability of Research Results in Other KGRAs.- Assumptions.- An Orientation to Imperial County.- County Demographic and Employment Features.- The Research Model.- Functions of the Model.- Consolidation.- Systematization.- Identification.- Enhancement.- Mitigation.- Results.- Methodology.- Research Site Selection.- On-Site Research Data Collection.- Measurement of Key Factors.- Data Analytic Techniques.- Research Conclusions, Recommendations: Public Policy Alternatives, Priorities, and Outcomes.- Imperial County Research Prospective.- The Imperial County Plan.- Scope of Planning and of Energy Planning in Imperial County.- Acknowledgment and Comment.- 2. Geothermal Energy in Imperial County, California.- Geothermal Resources.- Definitions.- Underlying Geological Theory of Geothermal Energy.- Types of Geothermal Resources.- Geothermal Exploration and Drilling.- Geothermal Power Plants.- Use of Geothermal Resources.- Geothermal Resources in Imperial County.- Origin of the Geothermal Resource.- Estimation of Geothermal Temperature and Reservoir Capacity.- Geothermal Area Physical Properties.- Effects of Fluid Withdrawal and Reinjection.- Life Expectancy of the Geothermal Resource.- Conclusion.- Acknowledgment.- 3. Population-Economic Data Analyses Relative to Geothermal Fields, Imperial County, California.- Population Analysis of Imperial County.- Migration.- Energy Capacity and Consumption in Imperial County.- Population Composition and Change.- Population Economics.- Housing and Transportation.- Regional Socioeconomic Comparisons.- Migration and Income Characteristics.- Discriminant Analyses of Geothermal Areas.- Applications to Geothermal Energy Development.- Spanish-American Population of Imperial County.- Resident SAs.- Illegal Mexican Aliens.- The MA Population and Geothermal Energy Development.- Acknowledgment.- 4. Regional Employment Implications for Geothermal Energy Development in Imperial County, California.- Regional Regression Analysis for Employment.- Analysis Result.- Implications of Geothermal Development on Regional Employment.- Acknowledgment.- 5. Projected Population, Growth, and Displacement from Geothermal Development.- Farm Labor Force Reduction Based on Land Area Analysis.- Farm Labor Reduction.- Historical Migration and Age Structure.- Population Projections.- Series (I) and (II).- Series (III) and (IV).- Series (V) and (VI).- Results.- Conclusions.- Transferability of Methods and Results.- 6. Public Opinion about Geothermal Development.- Methodology.- Sample Design.- Questionnaire Design and Review.- Mail-Back Procedure.- Response Rates.- Cautions.- Public Opinion about Geothermal Development in Imperial County: 1976.- Understanding of Geothermal Development.- Background Characteristics.- Attitudes.- Adequacy of Information about Geothermal Development.- Background Characteristics.- Attitudes.- Conclusions.- Regulation of Geothermal Development.- Background Characteristics.- Attitudinal Statements.- Foreseeing Problems Arising Out of Geothermal Development.- Background Characteristics.- Attitudes.- Land Ownership and Opinion about Geothermal Development.- Land Ownership.- Landowner's Opinion.- Rural Land Ownership.- Public Opinion in the Heber Area.- Conclusions and Recommendations.- Recommendations.- Transferability of Research.- Future Research.- Acknowledgment.- 7. Leadership, Community Decisions, and Geothermal Energy Development: Imperial County, California.- The Power Structure in Imperial County.- Methodology.- Influential People and the Power Structure in Imperial Valley.- Summary.- Leadership Opinion and Reaction to Geothermal Development.- A Comparison of Leadership Opinion and Public Opinion of Geothermal Resource Development.- The Efffect of Geothermal Resource Development