Lincoln County Land Act Groundwater Development and Utility Right-of-Way Project Draft EIS

The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was made available for public review and comment on May 23, 2008.  Public meeting information was provided to local media in May 2008. 

COMMENT INFORMATION

The 60-day public comment period began on Friday, May 23, 2008 and will extend through Tuesday, July 22, 2008.    An official comment form is available on this website.  Written comments will be accepted through any of the following methods:

• Submitted at the public meetings
• Submitted via mail to Penny Woods, Project Manager, BLM Nevada Groundwater Projects Office, P.O. Box 12000, Reno, NV 89520
• Submitted via Fed-Ex to Penny Woods, Project Manager, BLM Nevada Groundwater Projects Office, 1340 Financial Blvd, Reno, NV 89502).  
• Submitted via fax (775-861-6689)
• Submitted via e-mail to nvgwprojects@blm.gov

NEPA requires the BLM to publish written comments submitted during the public comment period as an appendix to the Final Environmental Impact Statement.  The official comment form includes a box at the top of the form that must be checked for BLM to withhold the name and address of the commenter; comments not submitted on an official comment form must include a statement indicating that the commenter wants his/her name and address withheld. Commenters should be aware that the Environmental Impact Statement and all of the materials associated with it are public documents that are subject to the Freedom of Information Act.  While commenters can ask us to withhold personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.  However, if this is indicated on the comment form, only the text of the comment will be published in the Final EIS.

DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT

The Draft EIS can be viewed on this website by clicking on the links below:

Volume I (document text)

• Volume I Cover Page (203 Kb)
• Dear Reader Letter (31 Kb) 
• Abstract, Table of Contents, Executive Summary (6959 Kb) 
• Chapter 1: Introduction (259 Kb)
• Chapter 2: Proposed Action and Alternatives (268 Kb)
• Chapter 3: Affected Environment for Proposed Action and Alternatives (580 Kb)
• Chapter 4: Environmental Consequences (459 Kb)
• Chapter 5: Consultation and Coordination (164 Kb)
• Chapter 6: References (157 Kb)
• Appendix A: Nevada State Engineer's Ruling 5181 (8607 Kb)
• Appendix B: Proposed Water Resources Monitoring and Management Plan for Future Pumping in Clover Valley, NV (2009 Kb)
• Appendix C: Standard Construction and Operation Procedures (95 Kb)
• Appendix D: Water Rights within Tule Desert Hydrographic Basin (290 Kb)
• Appendix E: Species Lists from US Fish & Wildlife Service (223 Kb) 
• Abbreviations, Acronyms, Glossary, Index (319 Kb)

Volume II (Maps and Figures)

• Volume II Cover Page (203 Kb)
• Maps (38,917 Kb)
• Chapter 2 Figures (3112 Kb)
• Figures 3-1 thru 3-3 (1220 Kb)
• Figures 3-4 thru 3-6 (146,260 Kb)
• Figures 3-7 thru 3-12 (5084 Kb)

OTHER WAYS TO VIEW THE DRAFT EIS

You can request to have a paper copy or CD of the Draft EIS mailed to you from the BLM Nevada Groundwater Projects Office.  Please call 775-861-6681 for more information or send a request to nvgwprojects@blm.gov.  Please write "LCLA Information Request" in the subject line.

The Draft EIS is available for review at the following locations (please note, the hours for BLM public rooms are Monday-Friday, 9am-4:30pm):

BLM Nevada State Office Public Room, 1340 Financial Blvd, Reno, NV 89502; 775-861-6500 

BLM Ely District Office Public Room, 702 North Industrial Way, Ely, NV 89301; 775-289-1800 

BLM Caliente Field Office Public Room, US Highway 93, Building #1, Caliente, NV 89008; 775-726-8100  

Alamo Library

Pioche Library

Caliente Library

Ely Library

Carson City State Library