Upper Truckee River Restoration and Golf Course Reconfiguration Project, El Dorado County, CA, 52360-52362 [2010-21141]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Upper Truckee River Restoration and
Golf Course Reconfiguration Project,
El Dorado County, CA
Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of the
Draft Environmental Impact Report/
Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/
EIS), and notice of public hearing.
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AGENCY:
Pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the
California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA), and Article VII of the Tahoe
Regional Planning Compact and Chapter
5 of the Tahoe Regional Planning
Agency (TRPA) Code of Ordinances, the
Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation),
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California Department of Parks and
Recreation (State Parks), and TRPA have
made available for public review and
comment the draft EIR/EIS for the
Upper Truckee River Restoration and
Golf Course Reconfiguration Project
(Project). Depending on which
alternative is selected, the proposed
restoration project may include
continuing existing golf course use,
removal of the entire Lake Tahoe Golf
Course, or reconfiguration of the golf
course to allow for restoration of the
river, to reduce the area of Stream
Environment Zone occupied by the golf
course, and to allow for establishment of
a buffer area between the golf course
and the river.
DATES: Submit written comments on the
draft EIR/EIS on or before November 4,
2010.
Two public hearings will be held on
October 13 and October 27, 2010,
starting at 9:30 a.m. in Stateline,
Nevada, to receive oral and written
comments regarding the project’s
environmental effects.
ADDRESSES: Send any written comments
on the Draft EIR/EIS to Cyndie Walck,
State of California Department of Parks
and Recreation, Sierra District, P.O. Box
16, Tahoe City, CA 96145. Comments
may be faxed to the State Parks office at
530–581–5849. Comments by e-mail are
preferred for an electronic record. For
comments provided via e-mail, please
utilize the following format:
E-mail to: utproject@parks.ca.gov.
Subject Line: River-Golf Course EIR/
EIS/EIS
Directions:
(1) Attach comments in an MS Word
document.
(2) Include commenter’s U.S. Postal
Service mailing address in MS Word.
All comments will be distributed by
State Parks to TRPA and Bureau of
Reclamation.
The public hearings will be held at
128 Market Street, Stateline, Nevada.
The Draft EIR/EIS is accessible at the
following Web sites: https://
www.restoreuppertruckee.net/
index.htm; https://www.parks.ca.gov/
?page_id=981 (click on El Dorado
County); https://www.trpa.org; https://
www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/
nepa_projdetails.cfm?Project_ID=5760.
The draft EIR/EIS is available for
review by the public during normal
business hours at the following
locations:
• State Parks’ Administrative office at
Sugarpine Point State Park, 7360 West
Lake Boulevard, Tahoma, CA 96142.
• TRPA front desk, 128 Market Street,
Stateline, NV 89449.
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• Mid-Pacific Regional Library,
Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage
Way, Sacramento, CA 95825.
• South Lake Tahoe Library front
desk, 1000 Rufus Allen Boulevard,
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150.
Hard copies can be printed for
purchase at Staples, 2061 Lake Tahoe
Boulevard, South Lake Tahoe, CA
96150.
CDs are also available upon request
from State Parks. Please submit request
to: utproject@parks.ca.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cyndie Walck, State Parks, at
530–581–0925, or Mike Elam, TRPA,
and Myrnie Mayville, Reclamation, at
775–588–4547.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the project is to improve
geomorphic processes, ecological
functions, and habitat values of the
Upper Truckee River within the study
area, helping to reduce the river’s
discharge of nutrients and sediment that
diminish Lake Tahoe’s clarity while
providing access to public recreation
opportunities in Washoe Meadows State
Park (SP) and Lake Valley State
Recreation Area (SRA).
The 520-acre study area is just north
of Meyers and south of the City of South
Lake Tahoe, within El Dorado County,
California. It includes the southern
portion of Washoe Meadows SP, Lake
Valley SRA, and small portions of U.S.
Forest Service (USFS) and California
Tahoe Conservancy (Conservancy)
lands, as well as a 1.5-mile reach of the
Upper Truckee River.
The four action alternatives
(Alternatives 2–5), and the No-Project/
No-Action Alternative (Alternative 1)
are analyzed in the draft EIR/EIS. For
the No Project/No-Action Alternative,
Alternative 1, the river restoration and
changes to the golf course would not be
implemented. This alternative
represents a projection of reasonably
foreseeable future conditions that could
occur if no project actions were
implemented. Alternative 2 would
involve restoration of the Upper
Truckee River with a reconfigured 18hole regulation golf course. Alternative
3 would involve river restoration,
providing a reduced-play golf course.
Alternative 4 would use a combination
of hard and soft stabilization to keep the
river in its present configuration and
includes only minor changes to the
existing golf course. Alternative 5 would
involve decommissioning and removing
the 18-hole regulation golf course to
restore all or a portion of the golf course
landscape to meadow and riparian
habitat.
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Significant or Adverse Environmental
Effects Anticipated
Implementing Alternative 1, the NoProject/No-Action Alternative, would
not result in any changes within the
study area and, therefore, not result in
any significant unavoidable impacts.
Project-related and cumulative effects
on modifications in Upper Truckee
River coarse sediment transport and
delivery downstream under Alternative
1 were found to be too speculative for
meaningful significance conclusions.
Implementation of Alternative 2
would require relocation of a portion of
the Lake Tahoe Golf Course to allow for
geomorphic restoration of the river, to
reduce the area of the Stream
Environment Zone occupied by the golf
course, and to allow for establishment of
a riparian habitat zone and buffer area
between the golf course and the river.
Implementing Alternative 2 would
result in the following significant and
unavoidable project-related and
cumulative impacts: Short-term risk of
surface water or groundwater
degradation during construction and
short-term risk of surface water or
groundwater degradation following
construction. In addition, the
cumulative effects of Alternative 2 on
modifications in Upper Truckee River
coarse sediment transport and delivery
downstream and operations-related
green house gas (GHG) emissions were
found to be too speculative for
meaningful significance conclusions.
Alternative 3 would include full
geomorphic and ecosystem restoration
of the Upper Truckee River and
provision of a reduced-play golf course.
This alternative would result in the
same significant and unavoidable
project-related and cumulative impacts
discussed above for Alternative 2 and
the same cumulative effects would be
too speculative for meaningful
significance conclusions. In addition,
Alternative 3 would have a significant
unavoidable impact related to a
reduction in recreation opportunities,
uses, and golf- related experiences due
to the reduced-play golf course.
Although golfing opportunities would
still exist under Alternative 3, the
existing golf experience at the Lake
Tahoe Golf Course would be
substantially reduced. Alternative 3
would also result in an adverse
economic impact on both the
community of South Lake Tahoe and
State Parks. This impact would not
contribute to a cumulative effect on golf
recreation.
Alternative 4 would use a
combination of hard and soft
stabilization to keep the river in its
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present configuration and includes only
minor changes to the existing golf
course. This alternative would result in
the same significant and unavoidable
project-related and cumulative impacts
and cumulative effects that would be
too speculative for meaningful
consideration discussed above for
Alternative 2.
Alternative 5 would involve
decommissioning and removing the 18hole regulation golf course to restore all
or a portion of the golf course footprint
to meadow and riparian habitat. This
alternative would result in the same
significant and unavoidable projectrelated and cumulative impacts
discussed above for Alternative 3.
Alternative 5 would also result in
cumulative effects on modifications in
Upper Truckee River coarse sediment
transport and delivery downstream and
operation-related GHG emissions that
were found to be too speculative for
meaningful consideration.
Beneficial Effects
Implementation of Alternative 1 (NoProject/No-Action) would not result in
any changes within the study area;
therefore, this alternative would not
result in any project-related beneficial
effects.
Implementing Alternative 2 would
result in project-related beneficial
effects on long-term increase in peak
flows generated or released
downstream, long-term increase in
overbanking during small to moderate
flood events, long-term modification of
groundwater levels and flow patterns,
long-term increased surface/soil erosion
within the study area, fine sediment and
nutrient retention within the study area,
long-term changes to fish and aquatic
habitat, long-term effects on sensitive
habitats and special-status plant species,
effects on potential wildlife movement
corridors, and land coverage changes.
Alternative 2 would also result in the
following cumulative beneficial effects:
Long-term modified groundwater levels
and flow patterns, long-term stream
channel erosion, long-term fine
sediment and nutrient retention, longterm effects on fisheries and aquatic
resources, effects on special-status
plants and sensitive habitats, effects on
common or special-status wildlife
resources. Implementing Alternative 2
would assist in the long-term
productivity of the Lake Tahoe Golf
Course while restoring the river and
reducing sediment delivery to the lake,
which would help to sustain and
support the social and economic health
of the South Lake Tahoe area by
providing an improved 18-hole
regulation golf course. The golf course
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would support seasonal tourism in the
South Lake Tahoe area, which would
provide an economic benefit to the Lake
Tahoe business community and foster
employee retention.
Alternative 3 would result in the same
project-related and cumulative
beneficial effects as discussed above for
Alternative 2 except for long-term
increased surface/soil erosion within
the study area. In addition, Alternative
3 would result in a beneficial effect on
long-term increase in stormwater runoff
volumes, long-term reduction of
irrigation water demand, and long-term
effects on special-status and common
wildlife species and habitats.
Alternative 3 would not include the
same social and economic benefits
found under Alternative 2.
Implementation of Alternative 4
would result in project-related and
cumulative beneficial effects on longterm changes to fish and aquatic habitat,
long-term effects on sensitive habitats
and special-status plant species, longterm effects on special-status and
common wildlife species and habitats,
and potential wildlife movement
corridors.
Alternative 5 would result in the same
project-related and cumulative
beneficial effects as discussed above for
Alternative 3.
The draft EIR/EIS is being distributed
to interested agencies, stakeholder
organizations, and individuals. This
distribution ensures that interested
parties have an opportunity to express
their views regarding the environmental
effects of the project, and to ensure that
information pertinent to permits and
approvals is provided to decision
makers for the lead agencies, CEQA,
NEPA, and TRPA responsible agencies.
Hearing Process and Distribution
Information
A public hearing on the draft EIR/EIS
will be conducted by State Parks,
Reclamation, and TRPA. It is not
necessary to provide testimony during
the public hearing; comments on the
draft EIR/EIS will be accepted
throughout the meeting and will be
recorded at the public comment table.
Comments may also be submitted
throughout the comment period as
described above. Once all comments
have been assembled and reviewed,
responses will be prepared to address
significant environmental issues that
have been raised in the comments.
Special Assistance for the Public
Hearing
If special assistance is required to
participate in the public hearing, please
contact Myrnie Mayville at 775–589–
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Dated: July 14, 2010.
Pablo R. Arroyave,
Deputy Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region.
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Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement and
To Conduct Public Scoping for the
Monument Butte Area Oil and Gas
Development Project, Duchesne and
Uintah Counties, UT
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) of 1969, the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM), Vernal Field Office,
Vernal, Utah, will prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
to study the impacts of various
development alternatives for oil and
natural gas resources in the Monument
Butte Area. This notice announces the
public scoping period.
DATES: A 30-day public scoping period
will commence the date this notice is
published in the Federal Register.
Comments on issues, potential impacts,
or suggestions for alternatives can be
submitted in writing to the address
listed below by September 24, 2010.
Public meetings will be conducted
during the scoping period in Duchesne
and Vernal, Utah. The date, place, and
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time will be announced through the
local news media and the BLM Web site
https://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/vernal/
planning.html at least 15 days prior to
the meetings.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted by any of the following
methods:
• Mail: Bureau of Land Management,
Vernal Field Office, 170 South 500 East,
Vernal, Utah 84078.
• E-mail:
UT_Vernal_Comments@blm.gov.
• Fax: (435) 781–4410.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark Wimmer, BLM Project Lead, at
(435) 781–4400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
document provides notice that the BLM
Vernal Field Office, Vernal, Utah,
intends to prepare an EIS and hold a
public scoping period. The purpose of
the public scoping process is to
determine relevant issues that will
influence the scope of the
environmental analysis and EIS
alternatives. You may submit comments
in writing to the BLM at the public
scoping meetings, or you may submit
them to the BLM using one of the
methods listed in the ADDRESSES section
above. The public is encouraged to
participate during the scoping process
to help identify issues of concern
related to the proposed action,
determine the depth of the analysis
needed for issues addressed in the EIS,
identify potential mitigation measures,
and identify reasonable alternatives to
be evaluated in the EIS.
When submitting your comments,
please reference the Monument Butte
EIS for BLM’s recordkeeping purposes.
Before including your address, phone
number, e-mail address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
The Vernal Field Office’s Approved
Resource Management Plan, RMP,
(October 2008) directs the management
of BLM-administered public lands
within the analysis area.
Implementation of oil and gas
development in the Monument Butte
Project Area would conform to all
applicable conditions and requirements
in the Vernal RMP.
The project and EIS will encompass
approximately 119,830 acres in
Duchesne and Uintah Counties, Utah.
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The project is located on lands
administered by the BLM (103,912
acres), the BIA-Uintah and Ouray
Agency (36 acres), the State of Utah
(12,866 acres), and private interests
(3,016 acres). Mineral interests are
owned by the BLM (89 percent), the
State of Utah (10 percent), and private
interests (less than 1 percent).
The Monument Butte oil and gas field
has been largely developed. The
proposed action consists of secondary
recovery using waterflood methods and
deep gas drilling. Waterflood methods
involve the injection of water through
formerly producing or new wells into
the oil-producing geologic formation.
Nearby actively producing wells then
extract the hydrocarbons through the
formation as the water displaces the oil.
In addition to waterflood plans, some
portions of the project area along the
northwest and southern project
boundaries would be subject to step out
development (expansion away from
existing development).
Integral to the project is the phased
installation of a field electrification
system in the project area to be
completed over approximately 7 years.
Electrical power would then be used to
run water treatment and injection
facilities, centralized tank batteries,
compressor stations, engines and
turbines at the proposed gas processing
plant, and at most well site facilities to
power dehydrators, separators, and
pump jacks.
The project includes a total of 5,750
wells consisting of: 750 vertical oil
wells (to be converted to injection wells
for waterflood recovery), 2,500
directional oil wells, 2,500 vertical deep
gas wells, 238 miles of new access road,
361 miles of upgraded road, 599 miles
of rights-of-way (some collocated with
roads), 20 new compressor stations,
expansion of 3 existing compressor
stations, 8 new and expansion of 6
existing electric water treatment and
injection facilities, 12 new and
expansion of 2 existing centralized tank
batteries, 1 new 50 MMscf/d (Million
standard cubic feet per day) centralized
gas processing plant, 599 miles of
overhead or buried electrical
distribution/transmission lines for fieldwide electrification, 1 freshwater
collector well for waterflood operations,
and 6 new 200-hp water pump stations.
The following resources have been
identified by the Vernal Field Office as
potentially impacted by the Monument
Butte Project: Air quality, cultural
resources, livestock grazing,
paleontological resources, recreation,
socioeconomics, soil resources, Pariette
and Lower Green River Areas of Critical
Environmental Concern, suitable Lower
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Upper Truckee River Restoration and Golf Course Reconfiguration
Project, El Dorado County, CA
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of the Draft Environmental Impact
Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS), and notice of public
hearing.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and Article VII of the
Tahoe Regional Planning Compact and Chapter 5 of the Tahoe Regional
Planning Agency (TRPA) Code of Ordinances, the Bureau of Reclamation
(Reclamation), California Department of Parks and Recreation (State
Parks), and TRPA have made available for public review and comment the
draft EIR/EIS for the Upper Truckee River Restoration and Golf Course
Reconfiguration Project (Project). Depending on which alternative is
selected, the proposed restoration project may include continuing
existing golf course use, removal of the entire Lake Tahoe Golf Course,
or reconfiguration of the golf course to allow for restoration of the
river, to reduce the area of Stream Environment Zone occupied by the
golf course, and to allow for establishment of a buffer area between
the golf course and the river.
DATES: Submit written comments on the draft EIR/EIS on or before
November 4, 2010.
Two public hearings will be held on October 13 and October 27,
2010, starting at 9:30 a.m. in Stateline, Nevada, to receive oral and
written comments regarding the project's environmental effects.
ADDRESSES: Send any written comments on the Draft EIR/EIS to Cyndie
Walck, State of California Department of Parks and Recreation, Sierra
District, P.O. Box 16, Tahoe City, CA 96145. Comments may be faxed to
the State Parks office at 530-581-5849. Comments by e-mail are
preferred for an electronic record. For comments provided via e-mail,
please utilize the following format:
E-mail to: utproject@parks.ca.gov.
Subject Line: River-Golf Course EIR/EIS/EIS
Directions:
(1) Attach comments in an MS Word document.
(2) Include commenter's U.S. Postal Service mailing address in MS
Word.
All comments will be distributed by State Parks to TRPA and Bureau
of Reclamation.
The public hearings will be held at 128 Market Street, Stateline,
Nevada.
The Draft EIR/EIS is accessible at the following Web sites: https://www.restoreuppertruckee.net/index.htm; https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=981 (click on El Dorado County); https://www.trpa.org; https://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_projdetails.cfm?Project_ID=5760.
The draft EIR/EIS is available for review by the public during
normal business hours at the following locations:
State Parks' Administrative office at Sugarpine Point
State Park, 7360 West Lake Boulevard, Tahoma, CA 96142.
TRPA front desk, 128 Market Street, Stateline, NV 89449.
Mid-Pacific Regional Library, Bureau of Reclamation, 2800
Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825.
South Lake Tahoe Library front desk, 1000 Rufus Allen
Boulevard, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150.
Hard copies can be printed for purchase at Staples, 2061 Lake Tahoe
Boulevard, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150.
CDs are also available upon request from State Parks. Please submit
request to: utproject@parks.ca.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cyndie Walck, State Parks, at 530-581-
0925, or Mike Elam, TRPA, and Myrnie Mayville, Reclamation, at 775-588-
4547.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the project is to improve
geomorphic processes, ecological functions, and habitat values of the
Upper Truckee River within the study area, helping to reduce the
river's discharge of nutrients and sediment that diminish Lake Tahoe's
clarity while providing access to public recreation opportunities in
Washoe Meadows State Park (SP) and Lake Valley State Recreation Area
(SRA).
The 520-acre study area is just north of Meyers and south of the
City of South Lake Tahoe, within El Dorado County, California. It
includes the southern portion of Washoe Meadows SP, Lake Valley SRA,
and small portions of U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and California Tahoe
Conservancy (Conservancy) lands, as well as a 1.5-mile reach of the
Upper Truckee River.
The four action alternatives (Alternatives 2-5), and the No-
Project/No-Action Alternative (Alternative 1) are analyzed in the draft
EIR/EIS. For the No Project/No-Action Alternative, Alternative 1, the
river restoration and changes to the golf course would not be
implemented. This alternative represents a projection of reasonably
foreseeable future conditions that could occur if no project actions
were implemented. Alternative 2 would involve restoration of the Upper
Truckee River with a reconfigured 18-hole regulation golf course.
Alternative 3 would involve river restoration, providing a reduced-play
golf course. Alternative 4 would use a combination of hard and soft
stabilization to keep the river in its present configuration and
includes only minor changes to the existing golf course. Alternative 5
would involve decommissioning and removing the 18-hole regulation golf
course to restore all or a portion of the golf course landscape to
meadow and riparian habitat.
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Significant or Adverse Environmental Effects Anticipated
Implementing Alternative 1, the No-Project/No-Action Alternative,
would not result in any changes within the study area and, therefore,
not result in any significant unavoidable impacts. Project-related and
cumulative effects on modifications in Upper Truckee River coarse
sediment transport and delivery downstream under Alternative 1 were
found to be too speculative for meaningful significance conclusions.
Implementation of Alternative 2 would require relocation of a
portion of the Lake Tahoe Golf Course to allow for geomorphic
restoration of the river, to reduce the area of the Stream Environment
Zone occupied by the golf course, and to allow for establishment of a
riparian habitat zone and buffer area between the golf course and the
river. Implementing Alternative 2 would result in the following
significant and unavoidable project-related and cumulative impacts:
Short-term risk of surface water or groundwater degradation during
construction and short-term risk of surface water or groundwater
degradation following construction. In addition, the cumulative effects
of Alternative 2 on modifications in Upper Truckee River coarse
sediment transport and delivery downstream and operations-related green
house gas (GHG) emissions were found to be too speculative for
meaningful significance conclusions.
Alternative 3 would include full geomorphic and ecosystem
restoration of the Upper Truckee River and provision of a reduced-play
golf course. This alternative would result in the same significant and
unavoidable project-related and cumulative impacts discussed above for
Alternative 2 and the same cumulative effects would be too speculative
for meaningful significance conclusions. In addition, Alternative 3
would have a significant unavoidable impact related to a reduction in
recreation opportunities, uses, and golf- related experiences due to
the reduced-play golf course. Although golfing opportunities would
still exist under Alternative 3, the existing golf experience at the
Lake Tahoe Golf Course would be substantially reduced. Alternative 3
would also result in an adverse economic impact on both the community
of South Lake Tahoe and State Parks. This impact would not contribute
to a cumulative effect on golf recreation.
Alternative 4 would use a combination of hard and soft
stabilization to keep the river in its present configuration and
includes only minor changes to the existing golf course. This
alternative would result in the same significant and unavoidable
project-related and cumulative impacts and cumulative effects that
would be too speculative for meaningful consideration discussed above
for Alternative 2.
Alternative 5 would involve decommissioning and removing the 18-
hole regulation golf course to restore all or a portion of the golf
course footprint to meadow and riparian habitat. This alternative would
result in the same significant and unavoidable project-related and
cumulative impacts discussed above for Alternative 3. Alternative 5
would also result in cumulative effects on modifications in Upper
Truckee River coarse sediment transport and delivery downstream and
operation-related GHG emissions that were found to be too speculative
for meaningful consideration.
Beneficial Effects
Implementation of Alternative 1 (No-Project/No-Action) would not
result in any changes within the study area; therefore, this
alternative would not result in any project-related beneficial effects.
Implementing Alternative 2 would result in project-related
beneficial effects on long-term increase in peak flows generated or
released downstream, long-term increase in overbanking during small to
moderate flood events, long-term modification of groundwater levels and
flow patterns, long-term increased surface/soil erosion within the
study area, fine sediment and nutrient retention within the study area,
long-term changes to fish and aquatic habitat, long-term effects on
sensitive habitats and special-status plant species, effects on
potential wildlife movement corridors, and land coverage changes.
Alternative 2 would also result in the following cumulative beneficial
effects: Long-term modified groundwater levels and flow patterns, long-
term stream channel erosion, long-term fine sediment and nutrient
retention, long-term effects on fisheries and aquatic resources,
effects on special-status plants and sensitive habitats, effects on
common or special-status wildlife resources. Implementing Alternative 2
would assist in the long-term productivity of the Lake Tahoe Golf
Course while restoring the river and reducing sediment delivery to the
lake, which would help to sustain and support the social and economic
health of the South Lake Tahoe area by providing an improved 18-hole
regulation golf course. The golf course would support seasonal tourism
in the South Lake Tahoe area, which would provide an economic benefit
to the Lake Tahoe business community and foster employee retention.
Alternative 3 would result in the same project-related and
cumulative beneficial effects as discussed above for Alternative 2
except for long-term increased surface/soil erosion within the study
area. In addition, Alternative 3 would result in a beneficial effect on
long-term increase in stormwater runoff volumes, long-term reduction of
irrigation water demand, and long-term effects on special-status and
common wildlife species and habitats. Alternative 3 would not include
the same social and economic benefits found under Alternative 2.
Implementation of Alternative 4 would result in project-related and
cumulative beneficial effects on long-term changes to fish and aquatic
habitat, long-term effects on sensitive habitats and special-status
plant species, long-term effects on special-status and common wildlife
species and habitats, and potential wildlife movement corridors.
Alternative 5 would result in the same project-related and
cumulative beneficial effects as discussed above for Alternative 3.
The draft EIR/EIS is being distributed to interested agencies,
stakeholder organizations, and individuals. This distribution ensures
that interested parties have an opportunity to express their views
regarding the environmental effects of the project, and to ensure that
information pertinent to permits and approvals is provided to decision
makers for the lead agencies, CEQA, NEPA, and TRPA responsible
agencies.
Hearing Process and Distribution Information
A public hearing on the draft EIR/EIS will be conducted by State
Parks, Reclamation, and TRPA. It is not necessary to provide testimony
during the public hearing; comments on the draft EIR/EIS will be
accepted throughout the meeting and will be recorded at the public
comment table. Comments may also be submitted throughout the comment
period as described above. Once all comments have been assembled and
reviewed, responses will be prepared to address significant
environmental issues that have been raised in the comments.
Special Assistance for the Public Hearing
If special assistance is required to participate in the public
hearing, please contact Myrnie Mayville at 775-589-
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5240, TDD 916-978-5608, or via e-mail at mmayville@usbr.gov. Please
notify Ms. Mayville as far in advance as possible to enable Reclamation
to secure the needed services. If a request cannot be honored, the
requestor will be notified. A telephone device for the hearing impaired
(TDD) is available at 916-978-5608.
Public Disclosure
Before including your name, address, phone number, e-mail address,
or other personal identifying information in any correspondence, you
should be aware that your entire correspondence--including your
personal identifying information--may be made publicly available at any
time. While you may ask us in your correspondence to withhold your
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Dated: July 14, 2010.
Pablo R. Arroyave,
Deputy Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 2010-21141 Filed 8-24-10; 8:45 am]
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