[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 6 (Monday, January 10, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1359-1360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-496]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the
Proposed Rueter-Hess Reservoir, Parker, Colorado
AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) is preparing an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to analyze the direct, indirect
and cumulative effects of constructing and operating the proposed
Rueter-Hess Reservoir. The basic purpose of the proposed action is to
provide a safe, adequate and sustainable municipal water supply to
Parker Water and Sanitation District, Parker, CO, which is capable of
meeting the peak demands for the District's service area for the next
50 years. The construction of the proposed project would result in
temporary and permanent impacts to wetlands and other waters of the
United States, requiring a section 404 permit. To familiarize the
public and interested organizations with the project and potential
environmental issues that may be involved, the COE has prepared a
scoping document for the project. This document includes a project
description, preliminary list of alternatives and various
environmental/resource issues that will be addressed in the EIS. Copies
of the scoping document will be available at the public scoping
meetings or can be requested by mail. The EIS will be prepared
according to the COE's procedures for implementing the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, 42 U.S.C.
4332(2)(C), and consistent with the COE's policy to facilitate public
understanding and review of agency proposals.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding the proposed
action and EIS can be addressed to Rodney Schwartz, EIS Project
Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 215 North 17th Street, Omaha, NE
68102-4978 or at 402-221-4143.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Parker Water and Sanitation District
proposes to construct and operate Rueter-Hess Reservoir and the
associated water delivery system in order to provide a safe, adequate
and sustainable municipal water supply, which is capable of meeting the
peak demands for the District's service area for the next 50 years. The
proposed reservoir is located in Douglas County, Colorado approximately
12 miles southeast of Denver and 3 miles southwest of the town of
Parker. The construction of the 120-foot high, 2,600-foot long dam
would impound 15,000 acre-feet of water and inundate approximately 385
acres in and around Newlin Gulch, an intermittent tributary to Cherry
Creek.
The water supply system would be designed to be capable of
capturing, reusing and storing seasonal high flows in nearby Cherry
Creek and also capable of capturing and reusing Advanced Wastewater
Treatment (AWT) return flows currently discharged into Cherry Creek.
The water system would provide
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adequate storage to ensure it has the capability to meet peak seasonal
demands and help conserve ground water by maximum utilization of
surface and AWT return flows in Cherry Creek. The current projected
buildout for the water distribution and supply system is for 23,840
taps or approximately 85,000 residents within the next 50 years.
Scoping meetings will be held at two locations:
1. February 2, 2000 at 7 p.m. at the Parker Mainstreet Center,
19650 E. Mainstreet, Parker, CO.
2. February 3, 2000 at 7 p.m. at the Embassy Suites Southeast
Hotel, 7525 E. Hampden Avenue, Denver, CO.
These scoping meetings will be held to describe the proposed
project, preliminary alternatives, the NEPA compliance process and to
solicit input on the issues and alternatives to be evaluated and other
related matters. Written comments will also be requested.
Gregory D. Showalter,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-496 Filed 1-7-00; 8:45 am]
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