Notice of Cancellation To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the San Carlos Irrigation Project, Arizona, 63204 [2016-22053]
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Notice of Cancellation To Prepare a
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
for the San Carlos Irrigation Project,
Arizona
Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Reclamation
(Reclamation) is terminating preparation
of an Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for the San Carlos Irrigation
Project. The proposed project scope has
been modified, and Reclamation has
determined that an Environmental
Assessment (EA) rather than an EIS is
the appropriate level of environmental
documentation for the proposed action.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Sean Heath at (623) 773–6250, or email
at sheath@usbr.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
proposed project includes rehabilitation
and modernization of San Carlos
Irrigation Project Joint Works and
District Works irrigation canals. Primary
components of the rehabilitation are the
lining of all or most of the main canals
with concrete to reduce seepage and
evaporation losses from the system, the
modification of the canal prism (crosssections and profiles) to increase system
efficiency, the inclusion of a water
storage facility, and modernized
measurement and control amenities to
improve delivery service. To protect and
preserve the new lined conveyance
system, separate storm water drainage
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facilities would be dedicated to cross
drainage storm water management.
A Notice of Intent to prepare the EIS
for the San Carlos Irrigation Project was
published in the Federal Register on
August 31, 2010 (75 FR 53332). The
proposed action was originally scoped
as an EIS. Publication of the Federal
Register notice was followed with a
scoping letter to potentially interested
individuals, organizations, tribes, and
agencies, and posting of the notice on
Reclamation’s Phoenix Area Office Web
site. In addition, a news release was
submitted to 12 news media outlets.
Two public scoping meetings were held
to solicit public comment. Reclamation
received nine comment letters regarding
the proposed action, none of which
identified potentially significant effects
to the human environment.
The Notice of Intent described a
proposal to rehabilitate and line up to
40 miles of major canals, such as the
Florence-Casa Grande, Casa Grande, and
North Side canals, along with
construction of new check structures
and cross-drainage features. During
preparation of the EIS, a new alternative
was subsequently developed that would
reduce potential environmental impacts
of the project. The new alternative
would accommodate the delivery of
irrigation flows during construction,
thereby reducing potential adverse
impacts to sensitive riparian habitat and
bird species on the Gila River.
Furthermore, the geographic scope of
the rehabilitation was reduced from 40
miles to 25 miles. Reclamation has not
identified other environmental effects of
the proposed action that are potentially
significant and would warrant us to
consider preparation of an EIS over an
EA. Based on the reduction in scope,
and the limited response to solicitation
of comments, Reclamation has
determined that an EA is the
appropriate level of environmental
analysis for the proposed action.
Dated: September 8, 2016.
Marc Maynard,
Acting Regional Director, Lower Colorado
Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
[RR03250000; XXXR4079V1; RA.R3441003.0960000]
Notice of Cancellation To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact
Statement for the San Carlos Irrigation Project, Arizona
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is terminating
preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the San
Carlos Irrigation Project. The proposed project scope has been
modified, and Reclamation has determined that an Environmental
Assessment (EA) rather than an EIS is the appropriate level of
environmental documentation for the proposed action.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Sean Heath at (623) 773-6250, or
email at sheath@usbr.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed project includes rehabilitation
and modernization of San Carlos Irrigation Project Joint Works and
District Works irrigation canals. Primary components of the
rehabilitation are the lining of all or most of the main canals with
concrete to reduce seepage and evaporation losses from the system, the
modification of the canal prism (cross-sections and profiles) to
increase system efficiency, the inclusion of a water storage facility,
and modernized measurement and control amenities to improve delivery
service. To protect and preserve the new lined conveyance system,
separate storm water drainage facilities would be dedicated to cross
drainage storm water management.
A Notice of Intent to prepare the EIS for the San Carlos Irrigation
Project was published in the Federal Register on August 31, 2010 (75 FR
53332). The proposed action was originally scoped as an EIS.
Publication of the Federal Register notice was followed with a scoping
letter to potentially interested individuals, organizations, tribes,
and agencies, and posting of the notice on Reclamation's Phoenix Area
Office Web site. In addition, a news release was submitted to 12 news
media outlets. Two public scoping meetings were held to solicit public
comment. Reclamation received nine comment letters regarding the
proposed action, none of which identified potentially significant
effects to the human environment.
The Notice of Intent described a proposal to rehabilitate and line
up to 40 miles of major canals, such as the Florence-Casa Grande, Casa
Grande, and North Side canals, along with construction of new check
structures and cross-drainage features. During preparation of the EIS,
a new alternative was subsequently developed that would reduce
potential environmental impacts of the project. The new alternative
would accommodate the delivery of irrigation flows during construction,
thereby reducing potential adverse impacts to sensitive riparian
habitat and bird species on the Gila River. Furthermore, the geographic
scope of the rehabilitation was reduced from 40 miles to 25 miles.
Reclamation has not identified other environmental effects of the
proposed action that are potentially significant and would warrant us
to consider preparation of an EIS over an EA. Based on the reduction in
scope, and the limited response to solicitation of comments,
Reclamation has determined that an EA is the appropriate level of
environmental analysis for the proposed action.
Dated: September 8, 2016.
Marc Maynard,
Acting Regional Director, Lower Colorado Region.
[FR Doc. 2016-22053 Filed 9-13-16; 8:45 am]
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