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<br />~ 6wc..,B <br /> <br />NEWSLETTER <br /> <br />f;prgjJJIf~?il~/ffi) <br />J! ( JUN 21 1979'1 II <br /> <br />l...;....____ ' :" <br />COLOv~:', ..L_J <br />CONSERVAT/~~' ~~ <br />LOWERG!lf/.'/1S0N //N/T <br /> <br /> <br />LOWER GUNNISON PROJECT <br /> <br />Bureau of Reclamation <br />Grand Junction Projects Office <br />764 Horizon Drive <br />Grand Junction, Colorado 81501 <br /> <br />June 19, 1979 <br /> <br />Public Meeting.--All planning team members are urged to attend a <br />public meeting to be held in late July or August, at a time and place <br />to be decided and announced as soon as possible. The purposes of <br />the meeting are to familiarize the public with the project and the <br />salt reduction alternatives; receive the public's ideas, suggestions, <br />concerns, and preferences; develop criteria for selecting the recommended <br />plan; and give the Uncompahgre Valley Water Users Board a chance to <br />distribute questionnaires to obtain needed information, which they would <br />share with the planning team. After a short introduction to the project <br />and a review of current status of planning activities, small groups will <br />be formed for additional discussions. . At least one planning team member <br />will be assigned to each group to informally direct discussion of agenda <br />items, and a representative of each group will later summarize the <br />discussions for the entire audience. The general result~ will be reported <br />in a newsletter and considered at the planning team meeting a few weeks <br />later. <br /> <br />Environmental Scoping Session at Public Meeting.--The public meeting in <br />July or August will also constitute a "scoping session" to give the <br />public a chance to identify significant environmental issues to be incor- <br />porated into the project environmental statement. New regulations for <br />implementing the National Environmental Policy Act require an early and <br />open process for assessing environmental issues. <br /> <br />New Planning Team Organization.--The following changes have 'been made in <br />the project planning team. <br />. Team Leader: Nick Mezei replaces Bruce Nelson, who accepted a <br />job in private industry in North Dakota. <br />Water Resources: Jack Cunningham replaces Jack Generaux, who <br />transferred to the Office of Surface Mining in <br />West Virginia. <br />Engineering: Tim Looney replaces Ken Ouellette, who transferred <br />to the Plan Formulation Branch in the Grand Junction <br />Office. <br />Reports Writing: Chuck Langham replaces Ken Maciula, who entered private <br />business in Oklahoma. <br /> <br />QQtS5~ <br />