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Project Name | Project Location | NEPA Phase | Dates of Phase | Project Sponsor and/or Partners | Public Contact |
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Project Name | Project Location | NEPA Phase | Dates of Phase | Project Sponsor and/or Partners | Public Contact |
Fort Berthold Rural Water System (FBRWS) Projects EA | Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, North Dakota | Complete, EA and FONSI signed | January 22, 2024 | Fort Berthold Rural Water | Ashley Persinger (701) 221-1282 apersinger@usbr.gov |
Additional Information: Fort Berthold Rural Water System (FBRWS) Projects | |||||
Eastern North Dakota Alternate Water Supply (ENDAWS) EIS | Central North Dakota | Complete, EIS and ROD signed | January 15, 2021 | Garrison Diversion Conservancy District on behalf of the State of North Dakota | Ashley Persinger (701) 221-1282 apersinger@usbr.gov |
Additional Information: Eastern North Dakota Alternate Water Supply | |||||
Project Name | Project Location | NEPA Phase | Dates of Phase | Project Sponsor and/or Partners | Public Contact |
Belle Fourche RMP | Belle Fourche, South Dakota | Complete, FONSI Issued | January 202 | South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks Department | Andrea Gue (701) 221-1223 ague@usbr.gov |
Additional Information: https://www.usbr.gov/gp/dkao/nepa/belle/index.html | |||||
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Project Name | Project Location | NEPA Phase | Dates of Phase | Project Sponsor and/or Partners | Public Contact |
Fryingpan-Arkansas Project Temporary Excess Capacity Contracting Program | Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Arkansas River Basin, Colorado | Complete, FONSI Issued | December 2018 | Southeast Colorado Water Conservancy District | Terence Stroh 970-461-5469 tstroh@usbr.gov |
Project Activities: A programmatic EA is being prepare to evaluate the continuation of Reclamation's Temporary Excess Capacity Contracting Program in Pueblo Reservoir. Analysis includes development of a Riverware Model of the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project and the Arkansas River Basin in Colorado. Additional Information: Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Pueblo Reservoir Temporary Excess Capacity Storage and Exchange Contracting Program |
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Donala Water and Sanitation District Long-Term Excess Capacity Contract | Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Arkansas River and Foutain Creek River Basins, Colorado | Complete, FONSI Issued | December 2018 | Donala Water and Sanitation District | Terence Stroh 970-461-5469 tstroh@usbr.gov |
Project Activities: Eastern Colorado Area Office is preparing an EA to analyze environmental effects of entering into a 40-year excess capacity storage contract with Donala Water and Sanitation District to store up to 499 ac-ft of Non-Project water in Pueblo Reservoir and provide delivery to Donala through the Southern Delivery System. Additional Information: Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Pueblo Reservoir Temporary Excess Capacity Storage and Exchange Contracting Program |
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Bureau of Land Management Long-Term Excess Capacity Contract | Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Arkansas River Basins, Colorado | Complete, FONSI Issued | December 2018 | Bureau of Land Management | Terence Stroh 970-461-5469 tstroh@usbr.gov |
Project Activities: Schedule of Proposed NEPA Actions (SOPA) 100% Eastern Colorado Area Office is preparing an EA to analyze environmental effects of entering into a 40-year excess capacity storage contract with the Bureau of Land Management to store up to 400 ac-ft of Non-Project water in Pueblo Reservoir. The stored water in Pueblo Reservoir is then exchanged upstream to Dewesee Reservoir and released to Grape Creek to benefit aquatic and riparian resources. BLM has entered into fourteen annual excess capacity contracts for storage and exchange beginning in 2004. Additional Information: Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Pueblo Reservoir Temporary Excess Capacity Storage and Exchange Contracting Program |
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Town of Estes Park Long-Term Water Service Contract | Colorado-Big Thompson Project | Complete, FONSI Issued | October 2019 | Town of Estes Park | Terence Stroh 970-461-5469 tstroh@usbr.gov |
Project Activities: Eastern Colorado Area Office has prepared an EA that analyzed environmental effects of renewing the 40-year water service contract with the Town of Estes Park to deliver Colorado-Big Thompson water through C-BT system above Estes Park. The EA also analyzed a change in delivery from the Mary's Lake Penstocks to Lake Estes, and exchanges between Lake Estes and the Big Thompson River just below its confluence with Glacier Creek.
Additional Information: Final Environmental Assessment for Town of Estes Park Long-Term Water Service Contract |
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Grand Lake Clarity Project | Three Lakes System, Colorado-Big Thompson Project | Initializing Project | April 2019 | Bureau of Reclamation | Terence Stroh 970-461-5469 tstroh@usbr.gov |
Project Activities:Eastern Colorado Area Office will prepare an EA to analyze environmental effects associated modifying operations and/or features of the Colorado-Big Thompson Project to assist in improving Grand Lake water clarity. | |||||
Upper Thompson Sanitation District Water Reclamation Facility and Lift Station Improvement Project | Estes Valley, Colorado | Drafting EA | April 2024 | Upper Thompson Sanitation District | Matt Schultz 970-461-5469 mjschultz@usbr.gov |
Project Activities:Eastern Colorado Area Office will prepare an EA to analyze environmental effects associated with constructing, operating and maintaining of a new waste water treatment facility, two lift stations and connecting pipelines. | |||||
Walker Recharge Project WaterSmart Grant | South Platte River, Colorado | Complete, FONSI Issued | April 2019 | Central Colorado Water Conservancy District | Terence Stroh 970-461-5469 tstroh@usbr.gov |
Additional Information: Walker Recharge Project WaterSmart Grant site | |||||
Triview Metropolitan District Fry-Ark Project Excess Capacity Contract Environmental Assessment | South-Central Colorado | Complete, FONSI Issued | October 2021 | Triview Metropolitan District | Terence Stroh 970-461-5469 tstroh@usbr.gov |
Additional Information: Triview Site | |||||
Arkansas Valley Conduit | Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Arkansas River Basin, Colorado | Complete, FONSI Issued | February 2022 | Southeast Colorado Water Conservancy District | Terence Stroh 970-461-5469 tstroh@usbr.gov |
Additional Information: AVC Site | |||||
Narrows Lantz Tract Recharge Project | Lantz Tract, Narrows Project, Ft. Morgan, Colorado | Complete, FONSI Issued | January 2024 | Ducks Unlimited, Bijou Irrigation District, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife | Patrick McCusker 970-461-5442 pmccusker@usbr.gov |
Additional Information: Narrows Lantz Tract Recharge Project Draft EA | |||||
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Project Name | Project Location | NEPA Phase | Dates of Phase | Project Sponsor and/or Partners | Public Contact |
Fresno Safety of Dams (EA) | Havre, Montana | Early Internal Scoping | Planning Initiated | MRJBOC, Montana FWP | David Trimpe |
Additional Information: Fresno Dam requires safety of dams modifications beginning in 2018/2019. |
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Project Name | Project Location | NEPA Phase | Dates of Phase | Project Sponsor and/or Partners | Public Contact |
Medicine Creek Reservoir Resource Management Plan/NEPA Documentation | Frontier County, Nebraska | Initializing Project/Conducting additional surveys | November 2017 | Nebraska Game and Parks Commission | Nik Johanson (308) 345-1032 njohanson@usbr.gov and Jeanette Timm (308) 345-1028 jtimm@usbr.gov |
Additional Information: Bureau of Reclamation has initialized a contract to update the Resource Management Plan for Medicine Creek Reservoir. NEPA analysis will accompany the plan. |
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Bonny Reservoir Resource Management Plan/NEPA Documentation | Yuma County, Colorado | Drafting RMP/EA scheduled for public review Nov 2018 | November 2017 | Colorado Parks and Wildlife | Nik Johanson (308) 345-1032 njohanson@usbr.gov and Jeanette Timm (308) 345-1028 jtimm@usbr.gov |
Additional Information: Bureau of Reclamation has initialized a contract to update the Resource Management Plan for Bonny Reservoir. NEPA analysis will accompany the plan. |
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Project Name | Project Location | NEPA Phase | Dates of Phase | Project Sponsor and/or Partners | Public Contact |
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Northwest Area Water Supply Project (EIS) | Northwest North Dakota | ROD was issued in 2015; U.S. District Court, Washington DC issued an order finding the NEPA was sufficient in 2017. Province of Manitoba, Canada and State of Missouri appealed. The United States and Manitoba reached a settlement in 2018. Oral arguments in the Missouri appeal were held in November 2018 and in May 2019 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the judgement of the District Court. Project sponsor is moving ahead with design/construction of project features. | State of North Dakota is the project sponsor. | Alicia Waters (701) 221-1206 awaters@usbr.gov |
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Tittle Transfer of Single Purpose Facilities Norman Project/Environmental Assessment | Norman Project, Oklahoma | FONSI and Final EA | FONSI signed 5/23/2019 | Bureau of Reclamation/ Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy District | Precious Braggs (405) 470-4825 pbraggs@usbr.gov |
Additional Information: The Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy District, Reclamation’s Project Partner, has requested title transfer for certain land and appurtenances located within the Norman Project. Reclamation is currently collecting data and performing pre-scoping activities. |
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Twin Buttes Transportation Management Plan (TMP)/Environmental Assessment (EA) | San Angelo Project, Texas | FONSI and Final EA | FONSI signed 5/17/2019 | Bureau of Reclamation | Trent Parish (512) 899-4157 jparish@usbr.gov |
Additional Information: Reclamation contracted the US Forest Service, via an Interagency Agreement to complete a Transportation Management Plan (TMP) for Twin Buttes Reservoir and Programmatic EA. Anticipated date of completion is 4/30/2019 | |||||
Crow MR&I Water System (EA) | Crow Indian Reservation, Montana | Final EA/FONSI Complete | January 2017 | Crow Tribe, Water Resources Department | Joey e'Silva (406) 247-7720 jesilva@usbr.gov |
Additional Information: Crow MR&I Water System | |||||
Environmental Assessment for the Funding and Construction of the Heart Butte Conduit Repair, Grant County, North Dakota | Grant County, North Dakota | Final EA/FONSI Complete | April 2018 | Kate Kenninger 701-221-1282 kkenninger@usbr.gov |
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Additional Information: Reclamation is evaluating the environmental impacts associated with proposed repairs to Heart Butte Dam. | |||||
Boysen Reservoir Resource Management Plan/Environmental Assessment and FONSI | Fremont County, Wyoming | Completed | FONSI signed 3/6/18 | Wyoming State Parks | Brad Cannon (307) 261-5635 bcannon@usbr.gov and Laura Schwieger (307) 261-5664 lschwieger@usbr.gov |
Additional Information: Wyoming State Parks, Reclamation's managing partner for Boysen Reservoir, has contracted for the preparation of a Recreation Master Plan / Resource Management Plan and Environmental Assessment. Document was completed and the FONSI was signed 3/6/18. | |||||
Arkansas Valley Conduit | Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Arkansas River Basin in Southeastern Colorado | Complete: Record of Decision | Feb 2014 | Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District | Terry Stroh 970-461-5469 tstroh@usbr.gov |
Additional Information: More information on AVC and the status of the project can be found at: https://www.usbr.gov/avceis/ |
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Southern Delivery System | Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Arkansas River and Foutain Creek River Basins, CO | Complete: Record of Decision | Mar 2009 | Colorado Springs Utilities | Terry Stroh 970-461-5469 tstroh@usbr.gov |
Additional Information: SDS contract and Phase I construction complete and in operation as of 2016. Phase II (construction of Gary M. Bostrom and Williams Creek Reservoirs) anticipated in mid-2020s. | |||||
Windy Gap Firming Project | Colorado-Big Thompson Project, Colorado and South Platte River Basins | Complete: Record of Decision | Dec 2014 | Municipal Subdistrict of the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District | Terry Stroh 970-461-5469 tstroh@usbr.gov |
Additional Information: Record of Decision issued in December 2014. Construction of Chimney Hollow Reservoir anticipated in the mid-2020s. More information can be found at: https://www.usbr.gov/gp/ecao/nepa/windy_gap.html | |||||