Headed for the Senate Appropriations Committee this week are two state assembly bills that could spell out a big win for California geothermal energy projects. While the proposed legislation is not without opposition, the passage of assembly bills 527 and 531 could also mean thousands of new jobs in Mendocino County. … If the state were to pass these bills, Sonoma Clean Power would ramp up its GeoZone project, which would tap into geothermal energy within Mendocino and Sonoma counties. … “[Y]ou potentially could be impacting water sources and dropping the water table,” [Kim Delfino, a lobbyist and founder of Earth Advocacy] said. “We would like to see the determination that there will not be impacts to water quality with the use of this technology or fluids.”