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<br />"........ <br />:~U1 <br /> <br />\..!.....~, <br /> <br />U.I.~.., HoutIno Illd IhIlan D.......... <br />Offlct 01 "ttlonl! AdmlnlnnlCll' <br /> <br />c:-.:> <br /> <br />MRBC RESPONSIlS <br /> <br />c.:.:., <br />1......1; <br />Cw:" <br /> <br />is''''- <br />!~....... <br /> <br />.......,.~..l..lo' <br /> <br />~0I1k. <br />..~...Ildlnt <br />IllDGI..... <br />~a~...a-.I MtGI <br /> <br />AUBu.t U, 1980 <br /> <br />I <br />N <br />ex> <br />w <br />I <br /> <br />Hr. Hillard W. Hall <br />Chairman <br />"lssouri River Bastn Commission <br />10050 Regency Circle - Suite 40] <br />Omaha. Nebraska 68114 <br /> <br />Dear Hr. Hall: <br /> <br />This Is In reply to your letter to Secretary landrleu requesting Departmental <br />review by August 20, 1980. of the Draft Environmental Ilpact StaleGent (EIS) <br />appended to the "Issourl River Basin Water Resources Management 'Ian. This <br />letter transmits the offlcl.l DeparbDent of Housing and Urban Development <br />comments on the subject EIS. <br /> <br />The water resources management plan generally presents I colprehenslve guide <br />for the development. conservation, preservation. and ..nagament of water and <br />related land resources In the IIIssourt River Basin. The appended draft EIS <br />focuses on the qualitative effects of Ilplementitlon of progr.-s Identified <br />In the plan and reflects .n .nalysls genera'l, coaaensurate with the level <br />of planning contained In the management p'an. IA this respect the draft EIS <br />is found to be satisfactory In ~etlng the spirit .nd Intent of the "atlona' <br />Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969. . <br /> <br />However. In reviewing possible power and energy progr.. In the Upper Hluour' <br />and Yellowstone subbasins. and In relating those progrlllS to ~ Oepar~nt's <br />continuing Interest In the well being of tOllUDlt'es Ilplcted by power and <br />energy development progr... I concern lUSt be registered. Tile concern as <br />that there Ii only alnl..1 tdentlflcatlon of Mgathe effects on CGalMADIUes <br />hpacted by power or energy-related proJeds or prograllS. <br /> <br />The Department Is close'y ~nltorlng grow~ In the Upper Missouri and Yellow~ <br />stone subbasins and the tncrelslng delllods placed by energy developlllent oa <br />housing and community development resources. further ldentlflcltlon I~ the <br />EIS of power and energy~assoclated I.,.cts. trade-offs lAd .It'9atlng measures <br />to _Inlmlze adverse Impacts related to 1.,legentatlon of proposed power &Ad <br />energy development prograllS-lIIY be appropriate. The approprhteness Is <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />It i. co~~ect to .tate that tbe ~egiona1 plan include. the ~ecommendationa of <br />pI'.ViolWly cClllplaite4 bv" 8 .tudie., including the 1I'dlowstone River Badn and <br />Ad1acaat Coal A~ea Level 8 Study_ rbe pl.aMing p'oc.u utilized in tbe ~ag1onal <br />pun updat., boweve~, did DOt pl'ovide fo~ the eXMination of thosa <br />~ecoa.endationa in tbe 1I'.11ow.tone Study whicb .~e policy oriented. One aucb <br />~.comaendation ia the continued o~ expanded d8V.lO~Rt of coal and otber .ne~gy <br />~"Outc... Sine. tbh i. AD t.po~tant facto~ In tbe futu~e growtb of the <br />nglon, tb. envi,ol'lll8ntal iapact stat8ll8l\t reCOllllR8nda that tbe illp4ct. of ene~gy <br />developaent peo1_cta on bouaing and community ,eaoutcea be deter.ined pcio~ to <br />energy project iapl...ntation activitie.. ~bia oe.4 i. fUrtb.~ explained in a <br />n.w aectioa of the .nvi~on..ntal i.pact .tateaent .ntitteiS .Future Environmental <br />...pon.ibiliti.... <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />