WSP11280

• File Number: 8220.101.09B
• Description: Glen Canyon Dam/Lake Powell
• State: AZ
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 12/1/1990
• Author: BOR
• Title: Management Plan for Preparation of Glen Canyon Dam Environmental Impact Statement
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: EIS

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Fedenl iteRlater I Vol. 54. No. 207 I Friday, October 27, tOB9 I NollceB

Bureau of RaclamatlDn

FO" FURTHER INFORMAnON CONTACT:
Mr. Sieve Robinson. Director. Colorado
River Studies and Initialives Office. U.S.
Bureau of Reclamation. 125 South Slale
Street. P.o. Box 11568. Salt Lake City.
Utah 84147. lelephone: [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFO~MATION: Glen
Canyon Dam was authQrized and
con~lrucled prior to the enactment of
;liEPA. Consequenlly. no NEPA
uocumenlallon on the overall operations
of the fClciJily has ever been completed,
Reclnm"uun completed an
En\'lronmenlal Assessment/finding of
No Significanllmpact on the upratiag
and Ihe rewinding of the generators al
Glen Cdlwon Dam 1n 1982, The
Oepartme-nl of Ihe Inlerior Initiated the
Glen Can van Environmental Studies in
1982 with'lhc objective 01 collecting the
tecnmcallnformulion requireu to H~"eS9
!he Impacl of operatIOns on the naturui
<-inJ recreatIon resources In Glen
Cdny"n and Grand Canyon. The Glen
Canyon Er.\'lronmental Sludies hCtv~
produced mul"ple technical reports on
lhr> Impacts of high anu steady now
operations, and stuules have r<:cently
ber>n InlllCllcd on the Impacts of
nuclualm~ Clnd minimum nows,

Anyone Interested in more
inlonnation concerning the studie. or
who has suggeRtions as to significant
environmental issues should contact Mr,
Robinson al the above addre...
The DEIs is expected 10 be completed
and available for review and comment
by Ihe end 011991.
Joe D. HaU.
Deputy CommIssioner,
IFR Doc. 89-25337 Filed lo-2H9: B:4S ami
!IIWNa COOl U10-0t--M

AnalYIII of thl Oparatlng Crlterll .nd
Altematlvel 01 Glan Clnyon DIm, AZ,
Colorado Rlvlr storlg. Prol.ct

AGENCY: Bureau 01 Reclamation (UsBR).

AcnON: Notice of intent to prepare a
draft environmental impact statement.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2I1C)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act 011969 (NEPAl. as amended. Ihe
Bur"au 01 Reclamation (Reclamatinnl
proposes 10 prepare a draft
environmental Impact statement (DEIS)
to analyze the existing operating criteria
of Glen Canyon Dam. Arizona, Colorado
River Storage Project. and 10 develop a
set of environmental criteria that will be
used by lhe Department of the Intenor
during the development of [he AnnUal
Opera ling Plan for the operatIOn of Glen
Canyon Dam. This informatIOn IS

necessary 10 datennine specific options
10 the operation of Glen Canyon Dam
that could be enacted to minimize.
consiSlent with law. Ihe impact of
operation on the natural resources of the
Grand Canyon. The statemenl will
discuss: the requirements of the
Colorado River Compact. Colorfldo
River Storage Project Acl. End1ngered
SpecIes Act. National Park Service
mandates. recreation isoues, nr.d
requirements of the Department of
Energy.
The DEIS will presenl an "nalyais 01
the impacts of various alternative
mar.agemenl practices, including
exi3ting ones, as affected by changes in
the operating crileria lor Glen Canyon
Dam,
Reclumalion Will conduct scopmS
meellnS5 10 several locations 10 obtam
informatiC'n on which to base
management options to be analyzed In
the ;liEPA orocess. Reclamation WIll be
the lead a~ency in the development of
the DEIs. The U.S. Fish and Wildlile
Service, (he Nat.ional Park SerVice, and
Western Area Power Administration of
the Departmenl of Energy will be
cooperatlOa agencies.
O"'TE: The formal public involvement
process and scoping efforts will begin In
January 1990,
AOORESSES: The scoping meetings will
be held in severallocalions and Will be
published when the specific locations
are selected,

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