Notice of Availability of the Northwest Area Water Supply Project Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement; Burke, Bottineau, Divide, McHenry, McLean, Mountrail, Pierce, Renville, Ward, and Williams Counties, North Dakota, 36556-36557 [2014-15106]
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Notice.
In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management (BLM), Grand
Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Advisory Committee (GSENMAC) will
meet as indicated below.
DATES: The GSENMAC will meet
Tuesday, July 29, 2014, (1 p.m.–6:00
p.m.) and Wednesday, July 30, 2014, (8
a.m.–12 p.m.) in Kanab, Utah.
ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet in
the Cottonwood Room at the Bureau of
Land Management Complex, 669 South
Highway 89A, Kanab, Utah.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Larry Crutchfield, Public Affairs Officer,
Grand Staircase-Escalante National
Monument, Bureau of Land
Management, 669 South Highway 89A,
Kanab, Utah 84741; phone (435) 644–
1209. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
to leave a message or question for the
above individual. The FIRS is available
24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Replies are provided during normal
business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15member GSENMAC was appointed by
the Secretary of the Interior on August
2, 2011, pursuant to the Monument
Management Plan (MMP), the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of
1976 (FLPMA), and the Federal
Advisory Committee Act of 1972
(FACA). As specified in the MMP, the
GSENMAC will have several primary
tasks: (1) Review evaluation reports
produced by the Management Science
Team and make recommendations on
protocols and projects to meet overall
objectives; (2) Review appropriate
research proposals and make
recommendations on project necessity
and validity; (3) Make recommendations
regarding allocation of research funds
through review of research and project
proposals as well as needs identified
through the evaluation process above;
and, (4) Could be consulted on issues
such as protocols for specific projects.
One of the topics to be discussed by
the GSENMAC during this meeting will
be the ongoing Livestock Grazing
Management Plan Amendment and
Associated Environmental Impact
Statement (LGMPA/AEIS). The BLM is
preparing this Plan Amendment because
the existing land use plans that provide
land-use level decisions for livestock
grazing were completed in 1981 and are
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outdated. The MMP that became
effective in February 2000 did not
address most of the prior livestock
grazing decisions. This Plan
Amendment will allow the integration
of livestock and rangeland management
with the other resources in the MMP.
The planning area consists of about
2.1 million acres of land which includes
lands in the GSENM and nonmonument lands administered by
GSENM. The GSENM administers
livestock grazing on lands managed by
the National Park Service within Glen
Canyon National Recreation Area, as
well as, lands within BLM’s Kanab and
Arizona Strip Field Offices through
intra-agency agreements. Additional
topics include the formation of a
LGMPA/AEIS subcommittee; GSENM
division reports; and future meeting
dates and other matters as may
reasonably come before the GSENMAC.
The entire meeting is open to the
public. Members of the public are
welcome to address the Committee at
5:00 p.m., local time, on July 29, 2014,
and at 12:00 p.m., local time, on July 30,
2014. Depending on the number of
persons wishing to speak, a time limit
could be established. Interested persons
may make oral statements to the
GSENMAC during this time or written
statements may be submitted for the
GSENMAC’s consideration. Written
statements can be sent to: Grand
Staircase-Escalante National Monument,
Attn: Larry Crutchfield, 669 South
Highway 89A, Kanab, Utah 84741.
Information to be distributed to the
GSENMAC is requested 10 days prior to
the start of the GSENMAC meeting.
All meetings are open to the public;
however, transportation, lodging, and
meals are the responsibility of the
participating public.
Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4–1.
Juan Palma,
State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
[RR06230000, 14XR0680A1,
RN076949980000501]
Notice of Availability of the Northwest
Area Water Supply Project Draft
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement; Burke, Bottineau, Divide,
McHenry, McLean, Mountrail, Pierce,
Renville, Ward, and Williams Counties,
North Dakota
Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Reclamation
has completed the Northwest Area
Water Supply Project Draft
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement (Draft SEIS). It is now
available for public review and
comment. The Draft SEIS describes the
potential environmental effects of the
No Action Alternative and four action
alternatives to complete the Project,
which would provide a reliable high
quality water supply to local
communities and rural water systems in
northwestern North Dakota, including
the City of Minot. Cooperating agencies
assisting in the preparation of the Draft
SEIS include the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, North Dakota State
Water Commission, City of Minot, and
Garrison Diversion Conservancy
District.
SUMMARY:
Send written comments on the
Draft SEIS on or before August 11, 2014.
One public hearing will be held on
the following date:
• Wednesday, July 23, 2014, 6:30
p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Minot, North Dakota.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments or
requests for copies to Ms. Alicia Waters,
Project Manager, Bureau of Reclamation,
P.O. Box 1017, Bismarck, ND 58502, or
via email to awaters@usbr.gov. The Draft
SEIS is also accessible from the
following Web site: https://
www.usbr.gov/gp/dkao/naws/.
The hearing location is:
• Comfort Inn, 1515 22nd Ave. SW.,
Minot, ND 58701.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Alicia Waters, Project Manager,
701.221.1206; or by email at awaters@
usbr.gov.
DATES:
The Draft
SEIS documents the potential direct,
indirect, and cumulative physical,
biological, and socioeconomic
environment effects that may result
from the completion of a municipal,
rural, and industrial water system in
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northwestern North Dakota. The Project
would supply water to specific delivery
points. Each community or rural water
system would be responsible for
connecting to the distribution line and
delivering water through their water
system to end users.
The Draft SEIS evaluates the
construction and operation of the
components required to complete the
proposed action (i.e., the Project). The
purpose of the Project is to provide a
reliable source of high quality water to
communities and rural water systems in
northwestern North Dakota for
municipal, rural, and industrial uses;
the Project is sized to serve projected
population growth up to the year 2060.
The water provided by the Project
would be treated to meet the primary
drinking water standards established by
the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Project construction began in April
2002 after Reclamation completed an
environmental assessment and finding
of no significant impact. The Province
of Manitoba, Canada, filed a lawsuit in
October 2002 against the U.S.
Department of the Interior in the U.S.
District Court in Washington, DC. The
Province challenged the adequacy of the
environmental assessment and finding
of no significant impact and requested
an injunction prohibiting expenditure of
federal funds on the Project.
In 2005 the U.S. District Court
ordered Reclamation to revisit the
finding of no significant impact after
completing further environmental
analysis. The order stated that
additional analyses should consider
potential impacts associated with not
fully treating Missouri River water at its
source, as well as the impacts of
pipeline leaks and possible failure of
water treatment systems. The court also
partially denied the plaintiff’s request
for an injunction, allowing Project
construction to continue with some
restrictions. In response to the court
order, Reclamation prepared an
environmental impact statement (EIS)
on water treatment in consultation with
other federal, tribal, state and local
government agencies, which also
included public input. The EIS
evaluated a wide range of methods for
treating water from Lake Sakakawea in
the Missouri River basin prior to
conveyance of treated water via buried
pipeline to users within the Hudson Bay
basin. The EIS also evaluated
environmental impacts that could occur
due to pipeline leaks and failure of the
water treatment systems. A Final EIS on
Water Treatment was published in 2008,
and Reclamation signed a Record of
Decision in 2009.
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Shortly thereafter, the Province of
Manitoba filed a supplemental
complaint contending the Final EIS on
Water Treatment was insufficient. The
State of Missouri also filed a complaint
against the U.S. Department of the
Interior and the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers in the same District Court.
The State of Missouri alleged
Reclamation’s Final EIS was insufficient
and that the Corps of Engineers failed to
complete a separate National
Environmental Policy Act assessment of
the Project. These two complaints were
combined by the District Court. In
March 2010, the court remanded the
case to Reclamation and stated that the
injunction imposed in 2005 remained in
effect. The court’s remand focused on
two specific issues: (1) Cumulative
impacts of water withdrawals on Lake
Sakakawea and on the Missouri River,
and (2) the consequences of transferring
potentially invasive species into the
Hudson Bay basin. This Draft SEIS
evaluates these issues, takes a hard look
at potential impacts to other resources,
examines the purpose and need for the
Project, and evaluates a full range of
alternatives to meet the purpose and
need.
The geographic scope of analysis
varies by resource but generally covers
the Missouri and Souris river basins.
The geographic scope for the aquatic
invasive species analysis extends into
Canada as directed by the court. The
Hudson Bay basin, which includes
Canada’s Lake Winnipeg and the
surrounding communities, is within the
scope of study. The Lake Winnipeg area
is included because the Souris River
flows north into Manitoba where it
meets the Assiniboine River, which
flows into the Red River and eventually
terminates in Lake Winnipeg.
Authority
The Project was authorized by the
Garrison Diversion Reformulation Act of
1986 and the Dakota Water Resources
Act of 2000 as part of the Municipal,
Rural, and Industrial (MR&I) Grant
Program.
Public Review of Draft SEIS
Copies of the Draft SEIS are available
for public review at the following
locations:
1. Bureau of Reclamation, Dakotas
Area Office, 304 East Broadway Avenue,
Bismarck, ND 58501.
2. Bureau of Reclamation, Great Plains
Regional Office, 2021 4th Avenue North,
Billings, MT 59101.
3. Bureau of Reclamation, Denver
Office Library, Building 67, Room 167,
Denver Federal Center, 6th and Kipling,
Denver, CO 80225.
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4. Natural Resources Library, U.S.
Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street
NW., Main Interior Building,
Washington, DC 20240–0001.
5. Bismarck Public Library, 515 North
5th Street, Bismarck, ND 58501.
6. Bottineau City Hall, 115 West 6th
Street, Bottineau, ND 58318.
7. Minot Public Library, 516 2nd
Avenue SW., Minot, ND 58701.
8. Mohall Public Library, 115 Main
Street West, Mohall, ND 58761.
9. North Dakota State Library, 604
East Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck, ND
58505.
Special Assistance for the Public
Hearing
If special assistance is required at the
public hearing, please contact Ms.
Patience Hurley, Bureau of Reclamation,
Public Affairs Office, at phurley@
usbr.gov. Please notify Ms. Hurley 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.
Public Disclosure
Before including your address, phone
number, email 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.
Dated: June 19, 2014.
John F. Soucy,
Deputy Regional Director, Great Plains
Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
[RR06230000, 14XR0680A1, RN076949980000501]
Notice of Availability of the Northwest Area Water Supply Project
Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement; Burke, Bottineau,
Divide, McHenry, McLean, Mountrail, Pierce, Renville, Ward, and
Williams Counties, North Dakota
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation has completed the Northwest Area
Water Supply Project Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
(Draft SEIS). It is now available for public review and comment. The
Draft SEIS describes the potential environmental effects of the No
Action Alternative and four action alternatives to complete the
Project, which would provide a reliable high quality water supply to
local communities and rural water systems in northwestern North Dakota,
including the City of Minot. Cooperating agencies assisting in the
preparation of the Draft SEIS include the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, North Dakota State Water
Commission, City of Minot, and Garrison Diversion Conservancy District.
DATES: Send written comments on the Draft SEIS on or before August 11,
2014.
One public hearing will be held on the following date:
Wednesday, July 23, 2014, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Minot,
North Dakota.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments or requests for copies to Ms. Alicia
Waters, Project Manager, Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 1017,
Bismarck, ND 58502, or via email to awaters@usbr.gov. The Draft SEIS is
also accessible from the following Web site: https://www.usbr.gov/gp/dkao/naws/.
The hearing location is:
Comfort Inn, 1515 22nd Ave. SW., Minot, ND 58701.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Alicia Waters, Project Manager,
701.221.1206; or by email at awaters@usbr.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft SEIS documents the potential
direct, indirect, and cumulative physical, biological, and
socioeconomic environment effects that may result from the completion
of a municipal, rural, and industrial water system in
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northwestern North Dakota. The Project would supply water to specific
delivery points. Each community or rural water system would be
responsible for connecting to the distribution line and delivering
water through their water system to end users.
The Draft SEIS evaluates the construction and operation of the
components required to complete the proposed action (i.e., the
Project). The purpose of the Project is to provide a reliable source of
high quality water to communities and rural water systems in
northwestern North Dakota for municipal, rural, and industrial uses;
the Project is sized to serve projected population growth up to the
year 2060. The water provided by the Project would be treated to meet
the primary drinking water standards established by the Safe Drinking
Water Act.
Project construction began in April 2002 after Reclamation
completed an environmental assessment and finding of no significant
impact. The Province of Manitoba, Canada, filed a lawsuit in October
2002 against the U.S. Department of the Interior in the U.S. District
Court in Washington, DC. The Province challenged the adequacy of the
environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact and
requested an injunction prohibiting expenditure of federal funds on the
Project.
In 2005 the U.S. District Court ordered Reclamation to revisit the
finding of no significant impact after completing further environmental
analysis. The order stated that additional analyses should consider
potential impacts associated with not fully treating Missouri River
water at its source, as well as the impacts of pipeline leaks and
possible failure of water treatment systems. The court also partially
denied the plaintiff's request for an injunction, allowing Project
construction to continue with some restrictions. In response to the
court order, Reclamation prepared an environmental impact statement
(EIS) on water treatment in consultation with other federal, tribal,
state and local government agencies, which also included public input.
The EIS evaluated a wide range of methods for treating water from Lake
Sakakawea in the Missouri River basin prior to conveyance of treated
water via buried pipeline to users within the Hudson Bay basin. The EIS
also evaluated environmental impacts that could occur due to pipeline
leaks and failure of the water treatment systems. A Final EIS on Water
Treatment was published in 2008, and Reclamation signed a Record of
Decision in 2009.
Shortly thereafter, the Province of Manitoba filed a supplemental
complaint contending the Final EIS on Water Treatment was insufficient.
The State of Missouri also filed a complaint against the U.S.
Department of the Interior and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the
same District Court. The State of Missouri alleged Reclamation's Final
EIS was insufficient and that the Corps of Engineers failed to complete
a separate National Environmental Policy Act assessment of the Project.
These two complaints were combined by the District Court. In March
2010, the court remanded the case to Reclamation and stated that the
injunction imposed in 2005 remained in effect. The court's remand
focused on two specific issues: (1) Cumulative impacts of water
withdrawals on Lake Sakakawea and on the Missouri River, and (2) the
consequences of transferring potentially invasive species into the
Hudson Bay basin. This Draft SEIS evaluates these issues, takes a hard
look at potential impacts to other resources, examines the purpose and
need for the Project, and evaluates a full range of alternatives to
meet the purpose and need.
The geographic scope of analysis varies by resource but generally
covers the Missouri and Souris river basins. The geographic scope for
the aquatic invasive species analysis extends into Canada as directed
by the court. The Hudson Bay basin, which includes Canada's Lake
Winnipeg and the surrounding communities, is within the scope of study.
The Lake Winnipeg area is included because the Souris River flows north
into Manitoba where it meets the Assiniboine River, which flows into
the Red River and eventually terminates in Lake Winnipeg.
Authority
The Project was authorized by the Garrison Diversion Reformulation
Act of 1986 and the Dakota Water Resources Act of 2000 as part of the
Municipal, Rural, and Industrial (MR&I) Grant Program.
Public Review of Draft SEIS
Copies of the Draft SEIS are available for public review at the
following locations:
1. Bureau of Reclamation, Dakotas Area Office, 304 East Broadway
Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58501.
2. Bureau of Reclamation, Great Plains Regional Office, 2021 4th
Avenue North, Billings, MT 59101.
3. Bureau of Reclamation, Denver Office Library, Building 67, Room
167, Denver Federal Center, 6th and Kipling, Denver, CO 80225.
4. Natural Resources Library, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849
C Street NW., Main Interior Building, Washington, DC 20240-0001.
5. Bismarck Public Library, 515 North 5th Street, Bismarck, ND
58501.
6. Bottineau City Hall, 115 West 6th Street, Bottineau, ND 58318.
7. Minot Public Library, 516 2nd Avenue SW., Minot, ND 58701.
8. Mohall Public Library, 115 Main Street West, Mohall, ND 58761.
9. North Dakota State Library, 604 East Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck,
ND 58505.
Special Assistance for the Public Hearing
If special assistance is required at the public hearing, please
contact Ms. Patience Hurley, Bureau of Reclamation, Public Affairs
Office, at phurley@usbr.gov. Please notify Ms. Hurley 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.
Public Disclosure
Before including your address, phone number, email 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.
Dated: June 19, 2014.
John F. Soucy,
Deputy Regional Director, Great Plains Region.
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