Project Details
Title: Walker River Basin Acquisition Program Revised DEIS
Site: www.usbr.gov/mp/lbao/desert_terminal/walker_river_basin.html
Summary: This Revised Walker River Basin Acquisition Program Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Revised DEIS) analyzes a No Action Alternative and three acquisition alternatives to provide water to Walker Lake to improve the lake's ecology by acquiring from willing sellers, land, water appurtenant to the land, and related interests in the Walker River Basin in Nevada. Public Laws 109-103 and 111-85 direct Reclamation to provide funding for the Acquisition Program to the University of Nevada, Reno or the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF). NFWF will be administering the Acquisition Program. The Revised DEIS has been prepared for informational purposes rather than a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analysis for federal agency decision making. The Revised DEIS includes responses to public comments on the Acquisition Program July 2009 DEIS. The Revised DEIS has been updated to include changes as determined appropriate from public comment as well as new data, analysis, and legislation regarding the Acquisition Program. The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) does not have decision-making authority over the Acquisition Program analyzed in the document and has determined NEPA compliance is not required. This determination was previously explained in the July 2009 DEIS, in mailings and news releases for the DEIS, and at the August 2009 DEIS public hearings. Additional comments regarding the Acquisition Program are not being solicited on this Revised DEIS. A formal Notice of Cancellation of the EIS has been submitted to the Federal Register. A Final EIS and Record of Decision will not be issued.
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Caryn Huntt DeCarlo (775) 884-8352 (775) 884-8376 chunttdecarlo@usbr.gov
Status
02/09/2010Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS published in Federal Register in September 2007. Four public scoping meetings held in October 2007. Public Scoping Report released April 2008. Three informational public meetings held in June 2008. Draft EIS available for review the week of July 20, 2009. Public hearings held on August 17-20, 2009. Comment period extended to October 5, 2009. Revised DEIS issued February 10, 2010 for informational purposes only.
List of Available Reports
File Report Title File Ext File Size
Revised DEIS, Walker River Basin Acquisition, summary and contents .pdf 299 B
Revised DEIS, Walker River Basin Acquisition, Chapter 1, Purpose/Need .pdf 1,660 B
Revised DEIS, Walker River Basin Acquisition, Chapters 2 -6 .pdf 5,070 B
Revised DEIS, Walker River Basin Acquisition, Chapter 7 .pdf 5,722 B
Revised DEIS, Walker River Basin Acquisition, Chapters 8-18 .pdf 2,767 B
Revised DEIS, Walker River Basin Acquisition, glossary and index .pdf 77 B
Revised DEIS, Walker River Basin Acquisition, Appendices .pdf 937 B
Revised DEIS, Walker River Basin Acquisition, responses to comments part 1 .pdf 4,923 B
Revised DEIS, Walker River Basin Acquisition, responses to comments part 2 .pdf 4,814 B