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Entity · E-003

Imperial Valley Processing Site

Candidate location for battery-grade processing.

Processing PlantCandidate
Summary
Type
Processing Plant
Region
Southern California, US
Project
Graphite America
Open decisions
2
Evidence
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IDDateCategorySourceConfidenceStatusNotes
EV-0022026-02-18InfrastructureRegional infrastructure dataMediumVerifiedImperial Valley region has existing industrial power and rail infrastructure relevant to materials processing.
EV-0082026-02-08InfrastructureRegional infrastructure dataMediumUnder ReviewWater availability is a material siting constraint in the Imperial Valley.
EV-0982026-06-24TechnicalTechnical literatureMediumVerifiedIndependent technical audit of the Imperial Valley candidate site confirmed the proposed process flow diagram is consistent with publicly disclosed capacity figures for comparable purification and coating operations.
Relationships
Inland Trucking Logistics Provider──▶Delivers to──▶Imperial Valley Processing Site
Union Pacific Rail Corridor──▶Connects──▶Imperial Valley Processing Site
Imperial Irrigation District (power)──▶Powers──▶Imperial Valley Processing Site
BNSF Southern California Corridor──▶Connects──▶Imperial Valley Processing Site
Southern California Edison Interconnection──▶Powers──▶Imperial Valley Processing Site
Imperial Valley Industrial Parcel A──▶Candidate site for──▶Imperial Valley Processing Site
Colorado River Aqueduct Allocation──▶Supplies water to──▶Imperial Valley Processing Site
California Department of Toxic Substances Control──▶Regulates──▶Imperial Valley Processing Site
Salton Sea Air Basin Monitoring Zone──▶Monitors──▶Imperial Valley Processing Site
Department of Energy Loan Guarantee──▶Funds──▶Imperial Valley Processing Site
Critical Minerals Production Tax Credit──▶Applies to──▶Imperial Valley Processing Site
Imperial Valley Feedstock Warehouse──▶Feeds──▶Imperial Valley Processing Site
Imperial Valley Processing Site──▶Sends to──▶Coating & Finishing Supplier
Imperial Valley Processing Site──▶Feeds──▶Imperial Valley Purification Line
FromRelationTo
Inland Trucking Logistics ProviderDelivers toImperial Valley Processing Site
Union Pacific Rail CorridorConnectsImperial Valley Processing Site
Imperial Irrigation District (power)PowersImperial Valley Processing Site
Imperial Valley Processing SiteSends toCoating & Finishing Supplier
BNSF Southern California CorridorConnectsImperial Valley Processing Site
Imperial Valley Processing SiteFeedsImperial Valley Purification Line
Southern California Edison InterconnectionPowersImperial Valley Processing Site
Imperial Valley Industrial Parcel ACandidate site forImperial Valley Processing Site
Colorado River Aqueduct AllocationSupplies water toImperial Valley Processing Site
California Department of Toxic Substances ControlRegulatesImperial Valley Processing Site
Salton Sea Air Basin Monitoring ZoneMonitorsImperial Valley Processing Site
Department of Energy Loan GuaranteeFundsImperial Valley Processing Site
Critical Minerals Production Tax CreditApplies toImperial Valley Processing Site
Imperial Valley Feedstock WarehouseFeedsImperial Valley Processing Site
Risks
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Water availability constraint

Processing facility siting in the Imperial Valley is sensitive to regional water allocation limits.

MediumMonitoring
Scenarios
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Domestic Processing
Active

Build a domestic processing facility against imported flake from multiple source regions.

Open Decisions
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Prioritize processing-site permitting track

Determine whether to begin permitting for an Imperial Valley site before feedstock contracts are finalized.

MediumDraft
Approve Imperial Valley environmental review scope

Environmental review scope approved for the candidate Imperial Valley processing site, pending final budget sign-off.

MediumApproved
Timeline
2026-02-08Risk Opened

Risk Opened: Water Availability Constraint

Water availability flagged as a material siting constraint for the Imperial Valley candidate site.

by Risk Analyst