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Draft Environmental Impact Statement
Colorado River Management Plan
October 2004
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Copies of Draft Environmental Impact Statement can be obtained by:

  • Downloading the files below.
  • Requesting a copy of the compact disk or paper document from CRMP Planning Team, Grand Canyon National Park, P.O. Box 129, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023 - we need to mail to a physical address, no P.O. boxes please.
  • Requesting a copy of the compact disk or paper document via email to grca_crmp@nps.gov (that's grca_crmp@nps.gov, don't forget the underscore!) or by filling out an on-line form (www.nps.gov/grca/crmp/documents/deis/request.htm) - we need to mail to a physical address, no P.O. boxes please.

Printing and mailing this large EIS is expensive. It will help us to minimize costs for people to review the document in electronic format (below) or by requesting a compact disk (about 1/25 the cost). A limited number of printed copies are available, and people can also review printed copies at the park headquarters, area libraries, and at the public meetings.


Available below for your review and comment is the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Colorado River Management Plan for Grand Canyon National Park. The document identifies and assesses various alternatives for the management of recreational use of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park.

The Draft EIS Colorado River Management Plan is available as PDF files. PDF files retain the look and feel of the original document (including typography, page layout, and graphics). PDF files can be viewed with Adobe Acrobat Reader (version 6). If you plan on printing the file, it may print faster if you download it to your computer.

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IMPORTANT: If you do not specify which pages you want to print, Adobe Acrobat will print the entire open document. To specify pages, use the print range option in the print menu on your system.

The Draft EIS Colorado River Management Plan is available for download below. Both sides of the table contain the exact same text, but broken down in different ways.

On this side is the the Draft EIS CRMP broken down into fewer, larger sections. Remember, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader (version 6).

Letter from the Superintendent - 426kb, 1 page
Divider Page Photos - 1.9mb, 8 pages
Volume One - 3.1mb, 244 pages
Volume Two - 4.4mb, 610 pages
Appendixes - 10.3mb, 92 pages


PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR DRAFT EIS ENDED FEBRUARY 1, 2005. Information about the next stages in the CRMP planning process will be posted soon.

On this side is the Draft EIS CRMP broken down into multiple, smaller sections. Remember, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader (version 6).

Letter from the Superintendent - 426kb, 1 page
Divider Page Photos - 1.9mb, 8 pages

VOLUME ONE
Volume One Cover - 187kb, 2 pages
Abstract - 126kb, 2 pages
Executive Summary - 242kb, 18 pages
Table of Contents, Volume One - 130kb, 6 pages
Chapter 1 - 333kb, 21 pages
Chapter 2 - 919kb, 86 pages
Chapter 3 - 1.5mb, 116 pages

VOLUME TWO
Volume Two Cover - 187kb, 2 pages
Table of Contents, Volume Two - 136kb, 6 pages
Chapter 4a - 1mb, 117 pages
Chapter 4b - 1.7mb, 211 pages
Chapter 4c - 492kb, 39 pages
Chapter 4d - 947kb, 92 pages
Chapter 4e - 517kb, 86 pages
Chapter 5 - 258kb, 16 pages
Bibliography and Index - 428kb, 52 pages

APPENDIXES
Appendixes Index - 89kb, 2 pages
Appendix A - 17kb, 2 pages
Appendix B - 235kb, 16 pages
Appendix C - 79kb, 11 pages
Appendix D - 1mb, 2 pages
Appendix E - 75kb, 14 pages
Appendix F - 716kb, 4 pages
Appendix G - 100kb, 22 pages
Appendix H - 278kb, 9 pages
Appendix I - 7.5mb, 2 pages
Appendix J - 58kb, 8 pages

Last updated: 17-Dec-2004
http://www.nps.gov /archive/grca/crmp/documents/deis/index.htm