Arkansas Valley Conduit Long-Term Excess Capacity Master Contract Environmental Impact Statement
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| Looking west across Pueblo Reservoir into the late afternoon sun. |
Welcome!
The Draft EIS, Executive Summary, Appendices and engineering report are now available for public review and comment. Reclamation is accepting public comment on the Draft EIS until October 30, 2012.
Documents available for review and comment include:
- The Draft EIS (17.2MB)
- Executive Summary (2.83MB)
- Appendices A1-D2 (19.9MB)
- Appendices D3-D5 (23.2MB)
- Appendices E1-H4 (13.3MB)
- Appendix H5 (18.5MB)
- Appendices H6-M1 (16.3MB)
- Engineering Reports
As part of the public process, Reclamation will host five public hearings in late September. We will accept both written and oral comments at the hearings. Hearings are scheduled across the lower Arkansas River Basin in southeastern Colorado:
- Salida, Monday, September 24
6:30p.m. to 8:00p.m. Salida Community Center
305 F Street, Salida, Colorado 81201. - Pueblo, afternoon, Tuesday, September 25
1:00p.m. to 2:30p.m.
Pueblo Convention Center
320 Central Main St., Pueblo, Colorado 81003. - Pueblo, evening, Tuesday, September 25
6:30p.m. to 8:00p.m.
Pueblo Convention Center
320 Central Main St., Pueblo, Colorado 81003. - La Junta, Wednesday, September 26, 2012
6:30p.m. to 8:00p.m.
Otero Junior College
2001 San Juan Ave, La Junta, Colorado 81050
Student Center Banquet Room 116. - Lamar, Thursday, September 27, 2012
6:30p.m. to 8:00p.m.
Lamar Community Building
610 South 6th Street, Lamar, Colorado 81052.
Submitting Public Comment
To submit comments on the Draft EIS outside of the hearings, please provide them in writing to the attention of J. Signe Snortland, Reclamation
Environmental Specialist, via mail or e-mail:
Bureau of Reclamation
Dakotas Area Office,
PO Box 1017, Bismarck ND 58502
jsnortland@usbr.gov
Reclamation has identified five possible routes for the proposed Arkansas Valley Conduit. Routes could use up to 236 miles of pipeline to traverse the 135-mile distance from Pueblo Reservoir to Lamar and other communities.
- Reclamation announces Draft DEIS available for public comment. Read the news release.
- Draft EIS, Executive Summary and Appendices all available at local libraries.
- Download the Draft EIS, Executive Summary, Appendices and engineering reports.
- The Frequently Asked Questions page has been updated.
- For more information on the NEPA process, please contact Signe Snortland.
- Media please contact Kara Lamb at (970) 962-4326 or at klamb@usbr.gov.
Last Updated: August 31, 2012