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Draft Environmental Assessment on Green Mountain Reservoir Agreements Available for Public Review
Media Contact:
Kara Lamb, (970) 962-4326, klamb@gp.usbr.gov
Mike Odle, modle@gp.usbr.gov
For Release: September 29, 2008
The Bureau of Reclamation is releasing the Green Mountain Reservoir Substitution and Power Interference Agreements Draft Environmental Assessment for public review on September 30, 2008. Written comments must be submitted no later than October 14, 2008.
The Draft EA is available electronically at http://www.usbr.gov/gp/nepa/quarterly.cfm. Hardcopies are available at the North Branch Summit County Library (651 Center Circle, Silverthorne, CO 80498) and the South Branch Summit County Library (504 Airport Road, Breckenridge, CO 80424).
To submit a comment, please send to the attention of Kara Lamb via regular mail, fax or e-mail: Bureau of Reclamation
11056 W. County Road 18E
Loveland, CO 80537
(fax) 970-663-3212
(e-mail) klamb@gp.usbr.gov
Colorado Springs Utilities is proposing to enter into a long-term agreement with Reclamation to formalize a substitution plan for diverting water from Green Mountain Reservoir during years when the reservoir is not expected to fill to capacity. Springs Utilities is also pursuing to enter into a formal long-term power interference agreement with Reclamation and Western Area Power Administration to compensate for lost hydropower due to the diversions. Reclamation is the lead agency in the environmental review process under the National Environmental Policy Act and Western is a cooperating agency.
For more information on the Draft EA, to request a hard copy of the document please contact Kara Lamb at (970) 962-4326.
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