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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of
Engineers
Availability of the Final Environmental
Impact Statement for the Moffat
Collection System Project, Denver
County, Adams County, Boulder
County, Jefferson County, Grand
County, Summit County, Gilpin
County, and Park County, CO
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (Corps) Omaha District has
prepared a Final Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) to analyze the direct,
indirect, and cumulative effects of a
water supply project called the Moffat
Collection System Project (Moffat
Project or Project) in Denver County,
Adams County, Boulder County,
Jefferson County, Grand County,
Summit County, Gilpin County, and
Park County, CO. The purpose of the
Moffat Project is to develop 18,000 acrefeet (AF) per year of new, firm yield to
the Moffat Water Treatment Plant (WTP)
and raw water customers upstream of
the Moffat WTP pursuant to the Board
of Water Commissioners’ commitment
to its customers. Denver Water’s need
SUMMARY:
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for the proposed Moffat Project is to
address two major issues: (1)
Timeliness—the overall near-term water
supply shortage, and (2) location—the
imbalance in water storage and supply
between the North and South systems.
The Moffat Project would result in
direct impacts to jurisdictional waters of
the United States (U.S.), including
wetlands. The placement of fill material
in these waters of the U.S. for the
construction of water storage and
distribution facilities associated with
developing additional water supplies
requires authorization from the Corps
under Section 404 of the Clean Water
Act. The City and County of Denver is
the Permittee and Applicant, acting by
and through its Board of Water
Commissioners (Denver Water).
The Final EIS was prepared in
accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as
amended (NEPA), and the Corps’
regulations for NEPA implementation
(33 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR]
parts 230 and 325, Appendices B and
C). The Corps, Omaha District, Denver
Regulatory Office is the lead federal
agency responsible for the Final EIS and
information contained in the Final EIS
serves as the basis for a decision
regarding issuance of a Section 404
Permit. The Final EIS also provides
information for local and state agencies
having jurisdictional responsibility for
affected resources.
DATES: Written comments on the Final
EIS will be accepted on or before June
9, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments
regarding the Proposed Action and Final
EIS to Rena Brand, Moffat EIS Project
Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Omaha District, Denver Regulatory
Office, 9307 South Wadsworth
Boulevard, Littleton, CO 80128, or via
email to moffat.eis@usace.army.mil.
Requests to be placed on or be removed
from the Project mailing list should also
be sent to this address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rena Brand, Moffat EIS Project Manager,
via phone at 303–979–4120, fax at 303–
979–0602, or email at moffat.eis@
usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the Final EIS is to provide
decision-makers and the public with
information pertaining to the Proposed
Action and alternatives, and to disclose
environmental impacts and identify
mitigation measures to reduce impacts.
Denver Water proposes to enlarge its
existing 41,811–AF Gross Dam and
Reservoir by 72,000 AF to a total storage
capacity of 113,811 AF. Gross Dam and
Reservoir is located in Boulder County,
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CO, approximately 35 miles northwest
of Denver and 6 miles southwest of the
City of Boulder. The enlargement would
be accomplished by raising the existing
concrete gravity arch dam by 125 feet,
from 340 to 465 feet high. The surface
area of the reservoir would be expanded
from approximately 418 to 818 acres.
Denver Water is proposing to raise the
dam an additional 6 feet to a total height
of 471 feet with a surface area of 842
acres to create 5,000 AF of additional
storage for environmental mitigation
(‘‘Environmental Pool’’). The additional
storage would be filled with water
provided by the cities of Boulder and
Lafayette. Using existing collection
infrastructure, water from the Fraser
River, Williams Fork River, and South
Boulder Creek would be diverted and
delivered during average to wet years
via the Moffat Tunnel and South
Boulder Creek to Gross Reservoir. There
would be no additional diversions in
dry years because Denver Water already
diverts the maximum amount physically
and legally available under its existing
water rights. In order to firm this water
supply and provide 18,000 AF per year
of new firm yield, an additional 72,000
AF of storage capacity is necessary. To
meet future demands, in most years,
Denver Water would continue to rely on
supplies from its North and South
collection systems. In a drought or
emergency, Denver Water would rely on
the additional water it would have
previously stored in the Moffat
Collection System to provide the
additional 18,000 AF of yield.
In addition to the Proposed Action
(Alternative 1a)—Gross Reservoir
Expansion (Additional 77,000 AF with
the Environmental Pool for Mitigation),
the Final EIS analyzed five additional
alternatives: (1) Alternative 1c—Gross
Reservoir Expansion (Additional 40,700
AF)/New Leyden Gulch Reservoir
(31,300 AF); (2) Alternative 8a—Gross
Reservoir Expansion (Additional 52,000
AF)/Reusable Return Flows/Gravel Pit
Storage (5,000 AF); (3) Alternative 10a—
Gross Reservoir Expansion (Additional
52,000 AF)/Reusable Return Flows/
Denver Basin Aquifer Storage (20,000
AF); (4) Alternative 13a—Gross
Reservoir Expansion (Additional 60,000
AF)/Transfer of Agricultural Water
Rights/Gravel Pit Storage (3,625 AF);
and (5) the No Action Alternative,
which assumes that Denver Water
would not receive approval from the
Corps to implement the Moffat Project.
The No Action Alternative would
require Denver Water to use a
combination of strategies to meet the
need for additional water supply,
including using a portion of its Strategic
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Water Reserve and imposing mandatory
restrictions to reduce demand during
drought periods.
Copies of the Final EIS will be
available for review at:
1. Arvada Library, 7525 West 57th
Avenue, Arvada, CO 80002.
2. Boulder County Main Library, 1001
Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder, CO 80302.
3. Denver Central Library, 10 West
14th Avenue Parkway, Denver, CO
80204.
4. Fraser Valley Library, 421 Norgren
Road, Fraser, CO 80442.
5. Golden Library, 1019 10th Street,
Golden, CO 80401.
6. Granby Library, 55 Zero Street,
Granby, CO 80446.
7. Kremmling Library, 300 South 8th
Street, Kremmling, CO 80459.
8. Summit County Library North
Branch, 651 Center Circle, Silverthorne,
CO 80498.
9. Summit County Library South
Branch, 504 Airport Road, Breckenridge,
CO 80424.
10. Thornton Branch Library, 8992
Washington Street, Thornton, CO 80229.
11. Denver Water, 1600 West 12th
Avenue, Denver, CO 80204.
12. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Omaha District, Denver Regulatory
Office, 9307 South Wadsworth
Boulevard, Littleton, CO 80128.
Electronically at: https://
www.nwo.usace.army.mil/Missions/
RegulatoryProgram/Colorado/
EISMoffat.aspx.
Rena Brand,
Moffat EIS Project Manager, U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, Omaha District, Denver
Regulatory Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the
Moffat Collection System Project, Denver County, Adams County, Boulder
County, Jefferson County, Grand County, Summit County, Gilpin County,
and Park County, CO
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Omaha District has
prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to analyze the
direct, indirect, and cumulative effects of a water supply project
called the Moffat Collection System Project (Moffat Project or Project)
in Denver County, Adams County, Boulder County, Jefferson County, Grand
County, Summit County, Gilpin County, and Park County, CO. The purpose
of the Moffat Project is to develop 18,000 acre-feet (AF) per year of
new, firm yield to the Moffat Water Treatment Plant (WTP) and raw water
customers upstream of the Moffat WTP pursuant to the Board of Water
Commissioners' commitment to its customers. Denver Water's need
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for the proposed Moffat Project is to address two major issues: (1)
Timeliness--the overall near-term water supply shortage, and (2)
location--the imbalance in water storage and supply between the North
and South systems. The Moffat Project would result in direct impacts to
jurisdictional waters of the United States (U.S.), including wetlands.
The placement of fill material in these waters of the U.S. for the
construction of water storage and distribution facilities associated
with developing additional water supplies requires authorization from
the Corps under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. The City and County
of Denver is the Permittee and Applicant, acting by and through its
Board of Water Commissioners (Denver Water).
The Final EIS was prepared in accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), and the Corps'
regulations for NEPA implementation (33 Code of Federal Regulations
[CFR] parts 230 and 325, Appendices B and C). The Corps, Omaha
District, Denver Regulatory Office is the lead federal agency
responsible for the Final EIS and information contained in the Final
EIS serves as the basis for a decision regarding issuance of a Section
404 Permit. The Final EIS also provides information for local and state
agencies having jurisdictional responsibility for affected resources.
DATES: Written comments on the Final EIS will be accepted on or before
June 9, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments regarding the Proposed Action and
Final EIS to Rena Brand, Moffat EIS Project Manager, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Omaha District, Denver Regulatory Office, 9307 South
Wadsworth Boulevard, Littleton, CO 80128, or via email to
moffat.eis@usace.army.mil. Requests to be placed on or be removed from
the Project mailing list should also be sent to this address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rena Brand, Moffat EIS Project
Manager, via phone at 303-979-4120, fax at 303-979-0602, or email at
moffat.eis@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Final EIS is to provide
decision-makers and the public with information pertaining to the
Proposed Action and alternatives, and to disclose environmental impacts
and identify mitigation measures to reduce impacts. Denver Water
proposes to enlarge its existing 41,811-AF Gross Dam and Reservoir by
72,000 AF to a total storage capacity of 113,811 AF. Gross Dam and
Reservoir is located in Boulder County, CO, approximately 35 miles
northwest of Denver and 6 miles southwest of the City of Boulder. The
enlargement would be accomplished by raising the existing concrete
gravity arch dam by 125 feet, from 340 to 465 feet high. The surface
area of the reservoir would be expanded from approximately 418 to 818
acres. Denver Water is proposing to raise the dam an additional 6 feet
to a total height of 471 feet with a surface area of 842 acres to
create 5,000 AF of additional storage for environmental mitigation
(``Environmental Pool''). The additional storage would be filled with
water provided by the cities of Boulder and Lafayette. Using existing
collection infrastructure, water from the Fraser River, Williams Fork
River, and South Boulder Creek would be diverted and delivered during
average to wet years via the Moffat Tunnel and South Boulder Creek to
Gross Reservoir. There would be no additional diversions in dry years
because Denver Water already diverts the maximum amount physically and
legally available under its existing water rights. In order to firm
this water supply and provide 18,000 AF per year of new firm yield, an
additional 72,000 AF of storage capacity is necessary. To meet future
demands, in most years, Denver Water would continue to rely on supplies
from its North and South collection systems. In a drought or emergency,
Denver Water would rely on the additional water it would have
previously stored in the Moffat Collection System to provide the
additional 18,000 AF of yield.
In addition to the Proposed Action (Alternative 1a)--Gross
Reservoir Expansion (Additional 77,000 AF with the Environmental Pool
for Mitigation), the Final EIS analyzed five additional alternatives:
(1) Alternative 1c--Gross Reservoir Expansion (Additional 40,700 AF)/
New Leyden Gulch Reservoir (31,300 AF); (2) Alternative 8a--Gross
Reservoir Expansion (Additional 52,000 AF)/Reusable Return Flows/Gravel
Pit Storage (5,000 AF); (3) Alternative 10a--Gross Reservoir Expansion
(Additional 52,000 AF)/Reusable Return Flows/Denver Basin Aquifer
Storage (20,000 AF); (4) Alternative 13a--Gross Reservoir Expansion
(Additional 60,000 AF)/Transfer of Agricultural Water Rights/Gravel Pit
Storage (3,625 AF); and (5) the No Action Alternative, which assumes
that Denver Water would not receive approval from the Corps to
implement the Moffat Project. The No Action Alternative would require
Denver Water to use a combination of strategies to meet the need for
additional water supply, including using a portion of its Strategic
Water Reserve and imposing mandatory restrictions to reduce demand
during drought periods.
Copies of the Final EIS will be available for review at:
1. Arvada Library, 7525 West 57th Avenue, Arvada, CO 80002.
2. Boulder County Main Library, 1001 Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder, CO
80302.
3. Denver Central Library, 10 West 14th Avenue Parkway, Denver, CO
80204.
4. Fraser Valley Library, 421 Norgren Road, Fraser, CO 80442.
5. Golden Library, 1019 10th Street, Golden, CO 80401.
6. Granby Library, 55 Zero Street, Granby, CO 80446.
7. Kremmling Library, 300 South 8th Street, Kremmling, CO 80459.
8. Summit County Library North Branch, 651 Center Circle,
Silverthorne, CO 80498.
9. Summit County Library South Branch, 504 Airport Road,
Breckenridge, CO 80424.
10. Thornton Branch Library, 8992 Washington Street, Thornton, CO
80229.
11. Denver Water, 1600 West 12th Avenue, Denver, CO 80204.
12. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, Denver Regulatory
Office, 9307 South Wadsworth Boulevard, Littleton, CO 80128.
Electronically at: https://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/Missions/RegulatoryProgram/Colorado/EISMoffat.aspx.
Rena Brand,
Moffat EIS Project Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha
District, Denver Regulatory Office.
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