Post-2026 Operational Guidelines and Strategies for Lake Powell and Lake Mead

Draft EIS Public Review and Comment Process

Reclamation held two virtual public meetings to provide information on the Draft EIS. Recordings and presentation materials for each meeting are available to view below.

Virtual Meetings

Public Meeting, February 10, 2026

Download English Presentation (PDF 6.1 MB) Download Spanish Presentation (PDF, 12.8 MB)

Public Meeting, January 29, 2026

Download English Presentation - Download (PDF 6.1 MB) Download Spanish Presentation - Download (PDF, 12.8 MB)

Public Comments

Reclamation received 18,127 submissions during the Draft EIS comment period, including 785 unique submissions from the public, tribes, states, federal agencies, non-governmental organizations, and other stakeholders, over 17,000 form letters, over 5,000 form letters with unique content, and 51 duplicate submissions. Unique submissions are available for review below. All public comments are retained in the project record.

States

Tribes

Federal Agencies

Non-Governmental Organizations

Local Entities

Academic/Research

Elected Officials

Resource-Sector & Business Interests


Individual

More than 200 individuals submitted unique comments. These submissions were organized alphabetically using the first initial of each commenter’s last name.

Individual Submissions (A-F)

Individual Submissions (G-M)

Individual Submissions (N-Z)

Form Letters

Form letters are submittals from multiple entities or individuals containing identical or similar content. Reclamation received 25 form letter submissions from more than 17,000 senders. Reclamation also received more than 5,000 form letter submissions with additional unique content. Additional information on the number of submitters is included on the cover letter for each form letter in the document below.

Form Letter Submissions



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    Last Updated: 4/21/26