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<br /> <br />UC-1500 <br /> <br />J;,'I . 3 1994 <br /> <br /> <br />.- - <br />- . <br /> <br />United States Deparunent of the Interior <br /> <br />BUREAU OF RECLA.\lATIOl> <br /> <br />lNRD'lY <br />~;o <br /> <br />CPPER COLORADO REGIO!,<;AL OFF <br />P.Q BOX 11568 <br />SALT LU>.E em', UTAH 84147-0 <br /> <br />Dear Interested Individual: <br /> <br />Enclosed is a copy of the draft environmental impact statement (DE <br />operation of Glen Canyon Dam. Colorado River Storage Project, Arizona. <br /> <br />On July 27, 1989, the Secretary of the loterior directed the Bureau of <br />Reclamation (Reclamation) to prepare an environmental impact statement to <br />reevaluate Glen Canyon Dam operations. The purpose of this reevaluation is to <br />determine specific options that could be implemented~onsistent with law-to <br />minimize adverse impacts on the dovmstream environmental and cultural <br />resources and Native American interests in Glen and Grand Canyons. <br /> <br />The DEIS presents analyses of the impacts of nine alternatives for operating Glen <br />Canyon Dam. Two alternatives. including no action (historic operations), would <br />allow unrestricted hourly fluctuations in river flow; four would provide various <br />levels of restricted fluctuating nows; and three would provide steady flows. <br />Additional measures have been combined with the alternative operations, where <br />appropriate, to provide additional resource protection or enhancement. The <br />preferred alternative is the Modified Low Fluctuating Flow Alternative. <br /> <br />Public hearings on the OEIS will be held duri [!::os:Angeles and <br />ISan Fravciscb, Califomia;lRh'oenit andUiJags:t;;.f, 4 n:akeCity, Utah; <br />tOenver;.Colorado; and WiiSliil'igionO.C.-l' Exact times and 10catioll5 of the <br />hearings will be announced in the Federal Re~ister. local newspapers, and the <br />Colorado River Studies Office Newsletter. <br /> <br />It is essential that Reclamation receive your comments by~pr.il~.l99~' <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />PNP~ <br /> <br />Roland Robison <br />Regional Director <br /> <br />Enclosure <br /> <br />P~lb\,c.'-.:\-IC'1 \rn.-_..'r.:....~ Sc..rc:....("-i"'-~y <br />