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Reclamation holds Lake Powell Pipeline public scoping meetings

Media Contact: Robyn Gerstenslager, 801-524-3720, rgerstenslager@usbr.gov
Rick Baxter, 801-379-1078, rbaxter@usbr.gov

For Release: January 06, 2020

UTAH – The Bureau of Reclamation, acting for the Department of the Interior, invites members of the public and media to attend three scoping meetings on the proposed Lake Powell Pipeline project.

The Utah Board of Water Resources is proposing to build the Lake Powell Pipeline to increase and diversify the water supply in southwestern Utah. The pipeline would deliver up to 86,249 acre-feet of water from Lake Powell to Washington and Kane counties to meet future water demands.

The locations and times for the public meetings are as follows:

• January 7, 2020, (Tuesday) Kanab Center, 20 N 100 E, Kanab, UT 84741; 6-8 p.m. • January 8, 2020, (Wednesday) Dixie Center, 1835 S Convention Center Dr., St. George, UT 84790; 6-8 p.m. • January 9, 2020, (Thursday) Valley High School, 325 W 11000 S, South Jordan, UT 84095; 6-8 p.m.

These scoping meetings provide an opportunity for the public to identify and comment on reasonable alternatives, concerns and issues that should be addressed in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement. Two pipeline alignments have been proposed in addition to the No Action Alternative. The proposed alignments are the Southern Alternative and Highway Alternative. The Southern Alternative would travel south of the Kaibab Indian Reservation and the Highway Alternative would cross lands held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians, following Arizona State Route 389. Both alternatives will begin and end in the same locations.

To learn more about the project and how to participate please visit: https://www.usbr.gov/uc/envdocs/eis/LakePowellPipeline/index.html or send an email to lpp@usbr.gov and request to be added to the mailing list.

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Relevant Link:

Lake Powell Pipeline project page