Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for the Nimbus Hatchery Fish Passage Project, Lower American River, California, 49786-49787 [2011-20393]
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Notice of Public Meeting: Northwest
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Notice of Public Meeting.
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In accordance with the
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Notice of Availability of the Final
Environmental Impact Statement/
Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR)
for the Nimbus Hatchery Fish Passage
Project, Lower American River,
California
Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Reclamation
(Reclamation), the lead Federal agency,
and the California Department of Fish
and Game (CDFG), the lead State
agency, have prepared a joint Final EIS/
EIR for the proposed Nimbus Fish
Hatchery Weir Replacement Project
(Project). The purpose of the Project is
to create and maintain a reliable system
of collecting adult fish for use in the
Nimbus Fish Hatchery (Hatchery).
DATES: Reclamation will not make a
decision on the proposed action until at
least 30 days after release of the Final
EIS/EIR. After the 30-day waiting
period, Reclamation will complete a
Record of Decision (ROD). The ROD will
state the action that will be
implemented and discuss all the factors
that led to the decision.
The CDFG will advance its
recommendations to the California Fish
and Game Commission (Commission)
for consideration. The Commission will
hold additional hearings on the
recommendations and a Notice of
Determination will be filed after the
hearings. This action will trigger a 30day review period under California
Environmental Quality Act.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the Final EIS/EIR
may be requested from Ms. Janet
Sierzputowski at 916–978–5112, TTY
916–978–5608, or e-mail
jsierzputowski@usbr.gov.
The Final EIS/EIR is also accessible
from the following Web site: https://
www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/
nepa_projdetails.cfm?Project_ID=5216
or https://www.usbr.gov/mp/ccao/
hatchery/.
See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section for locations where copies of the
Final EIS/EIR are available for public
review.
SUMMARY:
Mr.
David Robinson, Central California Area
Office (CCAO), Bureau of Reclamation,
at the CCAO general telephone number
916–988–1707, e-mail:
HatchPass@usbr.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Nimbus Hatchery is located along the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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lower American River approximately 1⁄4
mile downstream from Nimbus Dam in
Rancho Cordova, CA. The Hatchery is a
mitigation facility that was constructed
by Reclamation in 1955 to compensate
for the loss of spawning habitat for
Chinook salmon and steelhead trout
inundated by the construction of
Nimbus Dam. The Hatchery annually
produces about 4 million fall-run
Chinook salmon smolts and 430,000
winter-run American River steelhead
yearlings. A fish weir is currently used
to prevent adult salmon from continuing
upstream and allows them to locate and
enter the fish ladder and hatchery.
The Project is needed because the
existing weir is aging, susceptible to
periodic significant damage from high
flows, and its operation requires annual
flow reductions to perform maintenance
which affect protected steelhead
populations in the river. Annual shortterm flow reductions when steelheads
are rearing in the lower American River
are required to install the weir. Flow
reductions of longer duration are
periodically required to repair
significant flood damage to the existing
structure and scouring around its
foundation. This scouring is harmful
because it destabilizes the weir and
creates large holes that upstream
migrant fish can pass through and
therefore fail to enter into the hatchery
ladder.
The primary objective of the Project is
to maintain a fully functional system of
collecting adult fish sufficient to meet
mitigation goals. Secondary objectives
are to minimize operation and
maintenance costs, avoid reducing river
flows, and improve safety. Reclamation
has evaluated a broad set of potential
solutions in a series of planning
evaluations beginning in the mid-1990s.
Two approaches to solving the problems
that were advanced through the
planning process are: (1) Constructing a
new fish diversion weir with a concrete
foundation and air bladder control gates
and pickets; and (2) extending the fish
ladder upstream to Nimbus Dam and
removing the existing fish diversion
weir. The EIS/EIR evaluates each of
these alternative approaches and a no
action alternative.
CDFG has continuously operated and
maintained the Hatchery under contract
with Reclamation since it was originally
constructed in 1955. CDFG operates and
maintains all salmon and steelhead
hatcheries within the State of California
and is responsible for the management
of statewide fisheries resources. As
manager of the State fisheries resources,
CDFG is also responsible for
recommending and implementing
fishing regulations. One alternative
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under consideration would result in
changes to the fishing opportunities
immediately downstream from Nimbus
Dam pursuant to CDFG Regulation
Section 2.35, ‘‘Taking Fish near Dams,
Screens, and Egg-taking Stations,’’ and
likely would result in significant
impacts to the Chinook salmon
population. CDFG is also considering
modification to the seasonal fishing
regulations between the Hatchery and
Nimbus Dam as part of the evaluation of
this alternative.
A Notice of Availability of the Draft
EIS/EIR and a schedule for public
meetings was published in the Federal
Register on October 01, 2010 (75 FR
60804). The formal comment period on
the Draft EIS/EIR ended on November
30, 2010. The Final EIS/EIR contains
responses to all comments received and
reflects comments and any additional
information received during the review
period.
Copies of the Final EIS/EIR are
available for public review at the
following locations:
• Bureau of Reclamation, Denver
Office Library, Building 67, Room 167,
Denver Federal Center, 6th and Kipling,
Denver, CO 80225.
• Natural Resources Library,
Department of the Interior, 1849 C
Street, NW., Main Interior Building,
Washington, DC 20240–0001.
• Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific
Region, Regional Library, 2800 Cottage
Way, Sacramento, CA 95825.
• Central California Area Office,
Bureau of Reclamation, 7794 Folsom
Dam Road, Folsom, CA 95630.
• Nimbus Fish Hatchery, 2001
Nimbus Road, Gold River, CA 95670.
Dated: July 25, 2011.
Pablo R. Arroyave,
Deputy Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region.
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Rural Water Supply Program Approved
Appraisal Reports; Availability
AGENCY:
Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
Reclamation provides
assistance for appraisal investigations
and feasibility studies for rural water
supply projects intended to serve a
community or group of communities
with domestic, industrial, and
municipal water. This assistance helps
rural communities assess their potable
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water needs and identify options to
address those needs.
Three appraisal reports were
approved in Fiscal Year 2010 and two
were approved in Fiscal Year 2011. The
initial appraisal investigations were
submitted by the participants for review
to assess technical adequacy and
completeness. Once reviewed,
Reclamation prepared these reports to
document the findings and conclusions
of the appraisal investigations that
identified the water supply problems,
needs, and opportunities in the
planning study areas. The approval of
an appraisal report indicates that there
is a viable alternative that warrants a
more detailed investigation through a
feasibility study.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
approved appraisal reports can be
downloaded from our Web site: https://
www.usbr.gov/ruralwater.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Joseph Wilson by telephone at (303)
445–2856, or by e-mail at
jwilson@usbr.gov. Copies are also
available for public review at the
following locations:
• Dry-Redwater Rural Water System
Appraisal Report, Bureau of
Reclamation, Montana Area Office, 2900
Fourth Avenue North, Billings, MT
59101, (406) 247–7300
• Douglas County Rural Water Project
Appraisal Report, Bureau of
Reclamation, Eastern Colorado Area
Office, 11056 W. County Rd 18E,
Loveland, CO 80537–9711, (970) 667–
4410
• Lower Niobrara Natural Resource
District Appraisal Report, Bureau of
Reclamation, Nebraska Kansas Area
Office, 203 West 2nd Street, Grand
Island, NE 68801–5907, (308) 389–5301
• Musselshell-Judith Rural Water
System Appraisal Report, Bureau of
Reclamation, Montana Area Office, 2900
Fourth Avenue North, Billings, MT
59101, (406) 247–7300
• Southern Black Hills Regional
Water System Appraisal Report, Bureau
of Reclamation, Dakotas Area Office,
304 E. Broadway Avenue, Bismarck, ND
58501, (701) 250–4242 x3101
Authority
Reclamation Rural Water Supply Act
of December 22, 2006 (Pub. L. 109–451,
Title I, 120 Stat. 3346, 43 U.S.C. 2401,
et seq.) authorizes Reclamation to
establish a program to work with rural
communities, including Indian tribes, in
the 17 Western States to assess rural
water supply needs and identify options
to address those needs through
appraisal investigations and feasibility
studies.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact
Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for the Nimbus Hatchery
Fish Passage Project, Lower American River, California
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), the lead Federal
agency, and the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG), the lead
State agency, have prepared a joint Final EIS/EIR for the proposed
Nimbus Fish Hatchery Weir Replacement Project (Project). The purpose of
the Project is to create and maintain a reliable system of collecting
adult fish for use in the Nimbus Fish Hatchery (Hatchery).
DATES: Reclamation will not make a decision on the proposed action
until at least 30 days after release of the Final EIS/EIR. After the
30-day waiting period, Reclamation will complete a Record of Decision
(ROD). The ROD will state the action that will be implemented and
discuss all the factors that led to the decision.
The CDFG will advance its recommendations to the California Fish
and Game Commission (Commission) for consideration. The Commission will
hold additional hearings on the recommendations and a Notice of
Determination will be filed after the hearings. This action will
trigger a 30-day review period under California Environmental Quality
Act.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the Final EIS/EIR may be requested from Ms. Janet
Sierzputowski at 916-978-5112, TTY 916-978-5608, or e-mail
jsierzputowski@usbr.gov.
The Final EIS/EIR is also accessible from the following Web site:
https://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_projdetails.cfm?Project_ID=5216 or
https://www.usbr.gov/mp/ccao/hatchery/.
See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for locations where
copies of the Final EIS/EIR are available for public review.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David Robinson, Central California
Area Office (CCAO), Bureau of Reclamation, at the CCAO general
telephone number 916-988-1707, e-mail: HatchPass@usbr.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Nimbus Hatchery is located along the
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lower American River approximately \1/4\ mile downstream from Nimbus
Dam in Rancho Cordova, CA. The Hatchery is a mitigation facility that
was constructed by Reclamation in 1955 to compensate for the loss of
spawning habitat for Chinook salmon and steelhead trout inundated by
the construction of Nimbus Dam. The Hatchery annually produces about 4
million fall-run Chinook salmon smolts and 430,000 winter-run American
River steelhead yearlings. A fish weir is currently used to prevent
adult salmon from continuing upstream and allows them to locate and
enter the fish ladder and hatchery.
The Project is needed because the existing weir is aging,
susceptible to periodic significant damage from high flows, and its
operation requires annual flow reductions to perform maintenance which
affect protected steelhead populations in the river. Annual short-term
flow reductions when steelheads are rearing in the lower American River
are required to install the weir. Flow reductions of longer duration
are periodically required to repair significant flood damage to the
existing structure and scouring around its foundation. This scouring is
harmful because it destabilizes the weir and creates large holes that
upstream migrant fish can pass through and therefore fail to enter into
the hatchery ladder.
The primary objective of the Project is to maintain a fully
functional system of collecting adult fish sufficient to meet
mitigation goals. Secondary objectives are to minimize operation and
maintenance costs, avoid reducing river flows, and improve safety.
Reclamation has evaluated a broad set of potential solutions in a
series of planning evaluations beginning in the mid-1990s. Two
approaches to solving the problems that were advanced through the
planning process are: (1) Constructing a new fish diversion weir with a
concrete foundation and air bladder control gates and pickets; and (2)
extending the fish ladder upstream to Nimbus Dam and removing the
existing fish diversion weir. The EIS/EIR evaluates each of these
alternative approaches and a no action alternative.
CDFG has continuously operated and maintained the Hatchery under
contract with Reclamation since it was originally constructed in 1955.
CDFG operates and maintains all salmon and steelhead hatcheries within
the State of California and is responsible for the management of
statewide fisheries resources. As manager of the State fisheries
resources, CDFG is also responsible for recommending and implementing
fishing regulations. One alternative under consideration would result
in changes to the fishing opportunities immediately downstream from
Nimbus Dam pursuant to CDFG Regulation Section 2.35, ``Taking Fish near
Dams, Screens, and Egg-taking Stations,'' and likely would result in
significant impacts to the Chinook salmon population. CDFG is also
considering modification to the seasonal fishing regulations between
the Hatchery and Nimbus Dam as part of the evaluation of this
alternative.
A Notice of Availability of the Draft EIS/EIR and a schedule for
public meetings was published in the Federal Register on October 01,
2010 (75 FR 60804). The formal comment period on the Draft EIS/EIR
ended on November 30, 2010. The Final EIS/EIR contains responses to all
comments received and reflects comments and any additional information
received during the review period.
Copies of the Final EIS/EIR are available for public review at the
following locations:
Bureau of Reclamation, Denver Office Library, Building 67,
Room 167, Denver Federal Center, 6th and Kipling, Denver, CO 80225.
Natural Resources Library, Department of the Interior,
1849 C Street, NW., Main Interior Building, Washington, DC 20240-0001.
Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region, Regional
Library, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825.
Central California Area Office, Bureau of Reclamation,
7794 Folsom Dam Road, Folsom, CA 95630.
Nimbus Fish Hatchery, 2001 Nimbus Road, Gold River, CA
95670.
Dated: July 25, 2011.
Pablo R. Arroyave,
Deputy Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region.
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