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Reclamation releases Draft Environmental Assessment for River Mountains Solar Project

Media Contact: Rose Davis, 702-293-8421, jdavis@usbr.gov
Faye Streier, 702-293-8132, fstreier@usbr.gov

For Release: May 04, 2015

Boulder City, Nev. — The Bureau of Reclamation is issuing a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for public review and comment on a proposal to issue a Right of Use contract to River Mountains Solar, LLC for a solar facility on Reclamation land. The solar facility would be located entirely within the boundaries of the area that is permitted to Southern Nevada Water Authority for the River Mountains Water Treatment Plant, and would generate electricity for the plant.

The Draft EA is available for public review and comment on Reclamation’s website at: http://www.usbr.gov/lc/region/g2000/envdocs.html at the link titled, “River Mountains Solar Project Draft Environmental Assessment.” Comments must be postmarked by June 3, 2015.

Please send written comments to the Bureau of Reclamation, Attn: Faye Streier, National Environmental Policy Act Coordinator, Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 61470, Boulder City, NV 89006. Electronic comments may be submitted to fstreier@usbr.gov.

For questions on the proposal or to request a compact disk or paper copy of the Draft EA, please contact Ms. Streier at 702-293-8132.

The Draft EA was prepared in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act.

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Relevant Link:

River Mountains Solar Project Draft Environmental Assessment

Faye Streier