WSP02737

• File Number: 8276.120
• Description: Grand Valley Unit-Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Project
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 10/1/1981
• Title: Plan of Study: Grand Valley Unit Stage Two
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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BUREAU OF RECLAMATION REPORTS

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'_J Upon approval by the Regional Director, the report, which will then be
called the draft definite plan report, will be sent to the Bureau of Reclama-
tion Commissioner's Office in Washington, D.C. and E&R Center in Denver for
further review. Revisions called for by this review will be made by the
Regional Office, assisted as appropriate by the Grand Junction Projects Office.

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When the report has been revised and reviewed, it may be approved by the
Commissioner as soon as compliance with the NEPA is complete. Construction
activities can then commence.

The review process for the environmental statement will be more involved
and will require a longer period of time than for the definit,~ plan report.

As with the report, a field draft of the draft environmental statement
will be prepared by the Grand Junction Projects Office, and wi.ll be reviewed
by the Regional Office and revised jointly by the two offices. After approval
by the Regional Director, the advance draft of the statement .,ill be forwarded
to the Commissioner's Office and E&R Center for review.

After the revisions resulting from the above review are made and it is
approved by the Commissioner, the statement will be forwarded to the Secretary
of the Interior for review. Upon completion of this review and .incorporation
of resulting comments, the draft environmental statement will be filed with
the Environmental Protection Agency and distributed to the public, various
organizations, and a large number of governmental agencies for review. A
notice of availability will be published in the Federal Register marking the
beginning of a 45-day minimum period in which to submit written comments. In
addition, no Sooner than 30 days after the Federal Register notice, a public
hearing on the draft environmental statement will be held in the project
area to formally receive oral comments from any concerned citizen or
group.

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Comments on the draft environmental statement will be addressed in a
final environmental statement prepared by the projects and regional offices.
The Regional Director will again submit the statement to the Commissioner.
After the Commissioner's approval, it will be submitted to the Secretary of
the Interior. Upon approval by the Secretary, it will be filed with the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency and distributed by the Regional Director and the
Commissioner to those who submitted comments on the draft environmental state-
ment. A notice of availability will be published in the Federal Register and
after a 3D-day waiting period, providing the definite plan report has been
approved, construction or other appropriate action can commence.

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