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Scoping meetings set on Columbia Basin EIS |
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October 23, 2016 |
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of
Reclamation and Bonneville Power Administration
have announced their intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement (EIS) on the
Columbia River System operations and
configurations for 14 federal projects in the
interior Columbia Basin.
In this Columbia River System Operations EIS,
the three agencies will present a reasonable
range of alternatives for long-term system
operations and evaluate then potential
environmental and socioeconomic impacts on flood
risk management, irrigation, power generation,
navigation, fish and wildlife, cultural
resources and recreation.
The agencies are seeking comments through a
public scoping period, which will conclude
January 17, that provides anyone who is
interested an opportunity to help the agencies
identify issues and concerns that could be
analyzed in the EIS. As part of the comment
period, the agencies will host public scoping
meetings throughout the Northwest, to include
Bonners Ferry from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, October
27, at the Kootenai River Inn, 7169 Plaza
Street, and one in the Ponderosa Room at Libby
City Hall, E952 Spruce Street, Libby, Montana,
from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, November 2.
Additionally, two webinars will be held December
13 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. and from 3 to 4:30 p.m.
PST. Information and links to the webinar will
be provided on the project website.
For more information about the Columbia River
System Operations EIS, please visit
www.crso.info.
Information is also available by calling
800-290-5033, though official comments are not
accepted over the phone.
Written comments may be submitted at any of the
public meetings or mailed to U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Attn: CRSO EIS, P.O. Box 2870,
Portland, Oregon 97208-2870. Emailed comments
should be sent to
comment@crso.info.
When submitting comments, please be aware that
your entire comment including your name, address
and email will become part of the public record. |
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