9567

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 9567
• Author: Colorado River Water Conservation District.
• Title: River of Shortages
• USFW Year: 2006.
• USFW - Doc Type: Drought, Demand and Consensus on the Colorado River - 2006 Colorado River District Annual Water Seminar.
• Copyright Material: NO

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Table of Contents
Section Page
Executive Summary .......................................................................................................ES-1
1.0 Introduction and Background
1.1 Description of the Proposed Action ............... .........................
1.2 Purpose of This Report .................................. ..........................................1-1
1.3 Background ........................... 1-2
1.4 Lead and Cooperating Agencies .................... .......................................... 1-3
1.5 Public Involvement and the Scoping Process .......................................... 1-3
1.6 Organization of This Report .......................... ..........................................1-4
2.0 Publi c Participation Process
2.1 Public Notification ......................................... .......................................... 2-1
2.2 Public Meetings ............................................. .......................................... 2-2
2.3 Comment Period ............................................ .......................................... 2-3
2.4 Newspaper and Other Printed Media ............. .......................................... 2-4
3.0 Comment Review and Analysis
3.1 Comment Receipt and Cataloging ........................................................... 3-1
3.2 Data Entry of Individual Comments ........................................................ 3-1
3.3 Data Analysis and Summarization ........................................................... 3-2
4.0 Evaluation of Public Comments
4.1 Overview and Number of Commentors and Comments .......................... 4-1
4.2 General Assessment of Issue Areas Raised in Comments ....................... 4-2
4.3 Comments Received After the Comment Period ................................... 4-15
4.4 Alternatives Offered .............................................................................. 4-24
5.0 Discussion of Comments Determined to be Outside the Scope of
This Project or NEPA Process
5.1 Decommissioning of Glen Canyon Dam ................................................. 5-1
6.0 Proposed Scope of the EIS
6.1 Proposed Federal Action .......................................................................... 6-1
6.2 Study Area ............................................................................................... 6-2
6.3 Alternatives to Be Considered in the EIS ................................................ 6-3
6.4 Scope and Content of the EIS .................................................................. 6-5
Tables
2-1 July 2005, Public Meeting Attendance ................................................................ 2-2
2-2 November 2005, Public Scoping Meeting Attendance ........................................ 2-2
4-1 Breakdown of Comment Letters and Comments Received by
Commentor Type ................................................................................................. 4-2
4-2 Summary of Number of Comments Raised in Each Issue Category ................... 4-3
4-3 Tribal Consultation Meeting Attendance ........................................................... 4-16
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