82_FR_1761 82 FR 1757 - Notice of Availability and Notice of Public Meetings for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Pojoaque Basin Regional Water System, Santa Fe County, New Mexico

82 FR 1757 - Notice of Availability and Notice of Public Meetings for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Pojoaque Basin Regional Water System, Santa Fe County, New Mexico

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 4 (January 6, 2017)

Page Range1757-1759
FR Document2016-31736

The Bureau of Reclamation has made available for public review and comment the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Pojoaque Basin Regional Water System. The DEIS analyzes the potential environmental impacts of five alternatives in planning, designing, and constructing the regional water system and alternatives for the connected actions in the Pojoaque Basin in north-central New Mexico, as authorized by the Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act (Title VI of the Claims Resolution Act of 2010; Pub. L. 111-291, Title VI; 124 Stat. 3065).

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 4 (Friday, January 6, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 4 (Friday, January 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1757-1759]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-31736]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

[RR04310000, XXXR0680G1, RA202240000019200]


Notice of Availability and Notice of Public Meetings for the 
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Pojoaque Basin Regional 
Water System, Santa Fe County, New Mexico

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation has made available for public review 
and comment the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the 
Pojoaque Basin Regional Water System. The DEIS analyzes the potential 
environmental impacts of five alternatives in planning, designing, and 
constructing the regional water system and alternatives for the 
connected actions in the Pojoaque Basin in north-central New Mexico, as 
authorized by the Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act (Title VI of the 
Claims Resolution Act of 2010; Pub. L. 111-291, Title VI; 124 Stat. 
3065).

DATES: Written comments on the DEIS should be submitted on or before 
Monday, February 27, 2017. Four public meetings to provide information 
and receive oral or written comments will be held on:
    1. Wednesday, February 15, 2017, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Santa Fe, 
New Mexico.
    2. Thursday, February 16, 2017, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Tesuque, 
New Mexico.
    3. Tuesday, February 21, 2017, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., 
Namb[eacute], New Mexico.
    4. Wednesday, February 22, 2017, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Santa Fe, 
New Mexico.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments or requests for copies of the DEIS to 
Mr. Larry Moore, Environmental Protection Specialist, Bureau of 
Reclamation, Albuquerque Area Office, 555 Broadway NE., Suite 100, 
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102; or via email to 
[email protected].
    Public meetings will be held at the following locations:
    1. Santa Fe--Pojoaque Valley High School, 1574 NM-502, Santa Fe, 
New Mexico 87506.
    2. Tesuque--Tesuque Valley Elementary School, 1555 Bishops Lodge 
Road, Tesuque, New Mexico 87574.
    3. Namb[eacute]--Nambe Community Center, 180A State Road 503, 
Namb[eacute], New Mexico 87506.
    4. Santa Fe--Santa Fe Community College, 6401 Richards Avenue, 
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87508.
    Electronic copies of the DEIS may be viewed at the Bureau of 
Reclamation's Web site at http://www.usbr.gov/uc/envdocs/eis.html, or 
the Pojoaque Basin Regional Water System project Web site at 
www.pojoaquebasineis.com. Please see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section for specific locations where the DEIS is available for public 
review and inspection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Larry Moore, Environmental 
Protection Specialist, Bureau of Reclamation, [email protected], (505) 
462-3702.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) 
prepared this DEIS in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, U.S. Indian Health Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service, Pueblo de San Ildefonso, Pueblo of 
Namb[eacute], Pueblo of Pojoaque, Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico 
Department of Transportation, Santa Fe County, and the City of Santa 
Fe.

Background

    The Pojoaque Basin Regional Water System (RWS) is described in and 
authorized by the Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act (Settlement Act). 
The Settlement Act authorizes and ratifies the Aamodt Litigation 
Settlement Agreement (Settlement Agreement), dated January 19, 2006, as 
conformed to the Settlement Act and amendments. The settlement parties 
are the United States; the State of New Mexico; Santa Fe County; City 
of Santa Fe; Pueblo de San Ildefonso, Pueblo of Namb[eacute], Pueblo of 
Pojoaque, Pueblo of Tesuque (Settlement Pueblos); and other 
individuals. The Settlement Agreement resolves the water rights claims 
of the Settlement Pueblos.
    Among other provisions, the RWS and 2,220 acre-feet per year of new 
water supply to the basin are included in the Settlement Agreement in 
exchange for the Pueblos agreeing to reduce their claims to water 
within the basin and to limit their priority calls against existing 
non-Pueblo water users. The Settlement Agreement also addresses funding 
for other water-related projects on the Settlement Pueblos.

Proposed Federal Action

    The proposed federal action is to plan, design, and construct a 
regional water system in accordance with the Settlement Agreement, 
consisting of water diversion from the Rio Grande and water treatment 
facilities on the Pueblo de San Ildefonso, along with storage tanks, 
transmission and distribution pipelines, and well fields that are 
necessary to supply up to 4,000 acre-feet of water annually to 
customers in the Pojoaque Basin.

Purpose and Need for the Proposed Federal Action

    The purpose of Reclamation's proposed action is to reliably provide 
a firm, safe supply of treated drinking water for distribution in the 
Pojoaque Basin, in compliance with the Settlement Act. The need for 
Reclamation's action is to reduce reliance on groundwater in the 
Pojoaque Basin and to allow the Settlement Pueblos to receive a portion 
of the water provided under the Settlement Act. Reclamation's action 
would also enable the Settlement Pueblos to use funding made available 
in the Settlement Act for certain water-related infrastructure 
improvements, if requested. This funding can be requested prior to 
substantial completion of the RWS and used for water-related 
improvements that would be more cost effective when implemented in 
conjunction with RWS construction if approved by the Secretary 
(Settlement Act, Section 615[d][7][A][ii]).

[[Page 1758]]

The DEIS Analyzes Five Alternatives

    The DEIS assesses the potential environmental effects of five 
alternatives. These include the No Action Alternative (Alternative A), 
and four action alternatives (Alternatives B, C, D, and E) that vary in 
six main components or project elements:
    1. Firm, reliable water supply.
    2. Primary source water collection.
    3. Water treatment.
    4. Short-term storage.
    5. Water transmission and distribution system, including pipelines, 
pumping plants, forebay tanks, and other associated facilities.
    6. Electrical power service

Alternative A: The No Action Alternative

    The No Action Alternative is the ``no build'' alternative. Under 
this alternative, the RWS would not be constructed, the Settlement 
Agreement would be nullified, and Aamodt litigation over water rights 
claims would likely resume. A firm, reliable water supply would not be 
provided to residents of the Pojoaque Basin. Under the No Action 
Alternative, the benefits of the proposed RWS would not be realized. 
Use of domestic wells would continue to reduce groundwater and surface 
water supplies in the Pojoaque Basin. The Pueblos would continue to 
rely on their existing separate water systems, rather than integrating 
their systems into one regional system.

Alternative B

    Alternative B incorporates the RWS facilities and components 
described in a 2008 Engineering Report prepared by HKM Engineering, 
Inc., as updated through surveys and public input. The HKM Engineering 
Report served as the preliminary RWS concept for the Settlement Act. 
Under this alternative, the RWS would consist of these components:
    1. The firm, reliable water supply would be provided by diverting 
surface flows from the Rio Grande, supplemented by operational planning 
and scheduling of San Juan-Chama Project water supplies, as well as one 
of the following three backup aquifer storage and recovery water supply 
options:
     Three deep injection and recovery wells for injecting raw 
or treated surface water into an aquifer and recovering it for use in 
the RWS; or
     Three shallow injection and recovery wells for injecting 
raw or treated surface water into an aquifer and recovering it for use 
in the RWS; or
     Three shallow passive infiltration reaches and recovery 
wells for infiltrating raw surface water into an aquifer and recovering 
it for use in the RWS.
    2. A side-channel surface diversion structure and pumping plant 
with a sediment removal and return system on the east bank of the Rio 
Grande on Pueblo de San Ildefonso lands, just north of the Otowi 
Bridge.
    3. A water treatment plant and pumping plant on the Pueblo de San 
Ildefonso on the south side of State Highway 502, approximately 0.75 
mile east of the Otowi Bridge.
    4. Eleven new short-term storage tanks in addition to 13 existing 
storage tanks.
    5. A water transmission and distribution system including 
approximately 194 miles of pipelines, seven pumping plants, and 
pressure-reducing and flow-control valves.
    6. Approximately 14.7 miles of new electrical distribution lines.

Alternative C

    Under this alternative, the RWS would consist of the following 
major components:
    1. The firm, reliable water supply would be provided by collecting 
flows from the hyporheic zone of the Rio Grande, supplemented by 
operational planning and scheduling of San Juan-Chama Project water 
supplies.
    2. A parallel river interceptor drain in the alluvium, below the 
water table in the bosque and on the east side of the Rio Grande north 
of the Otowi Bridge.
    3. A water treatment plant on the eastern portion of the Pueblo de 
San Ildefonso, on the east side of County Road 101D, near the El Rancho 
power substation.
    4. Eleven new short-term storage tanks in addition to 13 existing 
storage tanks.
    5. A water transmission and distribution system including 
approximately 188.9 miles of pipelines, one surge tank, six pumping 
plants, and pressure-reducing and flow-control valves.
    6. Approximately 7 miles of new electrical distribution lines 
supplemented by distributed solar generation.

Alternative D

    Under Alternative D, the RWS would consist of the following major 
components:
    1. The firm, reliable water supply would be provided by collecting 
flows from the scheduling of San Juan-Chama Project water supplies.
    2. An infiltration gallery (an estimated 180 horizontal drains to 
collect groundwater) on the east bank to the Rio Grande.
    3. A water treatment plant on the eastern portion of the Pueblo de 
San Ildefonso, on the east side of County Road 101D, near the El Rancho 
power substation.
    4. Sixteen new short-term storage tanks in addition to 13 existing 
tanks.
    5. A water transmission and distribution system, including 
approximately 188.1 miles of pipelines, one surge tank, six pumping 
plants, and pressure-reducing and flow-control valves.
    6. Approximately 6.4 miles of new electrical distribution lines, 
supplemented by distributed solar generation.

Alternative E: Preferred Alternative

    Under this alternative, the RWS would consist of the following 
major components:
    1. The firm, reliable water supply would be provided by collecting 
flows from the hyporheic zone of the Rio Grande and supplementing it 
with operational planning and scheduling of San Juan-Chama Project 
water supplies, as well as a combination of new and existing 
conjunctive use wells to allow water to be withdrawn when sufficient 
supply may not be available from the subsurface water source.
    2. Four horizontal radial well collectors on the east bank of the 
Rio Grande, on the Pueblo de San Ildefonso, north of the Otowi Bridge.
    3. A water treatment plant located on the west side of County Road 
101D, north of State Highway 502.
    4. Nine new short-term storage tanks, in addition to 15 existing 
storage tanks.
    5. A water transmission and distribution system, including 
approximately 165.5 miles of pipelines, 6 pumping plants, and pressure-
reducing and flow-control valves.
    6. Approximately 6.5 miles of new overhead and buried electrical 
distribution lines, supplemented by distributed solar generation.

Connected Actions

    The DEIS also includes analyses of three connected actions: (1) The 
Rio Pojoaque irrigation improvement project, (2) the Pueblo de San 
Ildefonso future project which consists of a wastewater system and 
water distribution infrastructure, and (3) the Rio Tesuque channel 
modification project. Each of the connected actions have been analyzed 
in the DEIS to the extent that the details of the projects have been 
developed.

Public Review and Where To Find Copies of the DEIS

    The DEIS may be viewed at the Reclamation's Web site at

[[Page 1759]]

http://www.usbr.gov/uc/envdocs/eis.html or the RWS project Web site at 
www.pojoaquebasineis.com. Copies of the DEIS are available for public 
review and inspection at the following locations:
    1. Bureau of Reclamation, Albuquerque Area Office, 555 Broadway 
NE., Suite 100, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102.
    2. Natural Resources Library, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 
C Street NW., Main Interior Building, Washington, DC 20240-0001.
    3. Santa Fe County Pojoaque Satellite Office, 5 West Gutierrez, 
Suite 9, Pojoaque, New Mexico 87506 (in the Pojoaque Pueblo Plaza).

Special Assistance for Public Meetings

    If special assistance is required at the public meetings, please 
contact Ms. Mary Carlson at (505) 462-3576, or via email at 
[email protected]. Please contact Ms. Carlson at least 10 working days 
prior to the meetings. A telephone device for the hearing impaired is 
available at (800) 877-8339.

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 may 
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: December 21, 2016.
 Thomas M. Iseman,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary-Water and Science.
[FR Doc. 2016-31736 Filed 1-5-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4332-90-P



                                                                                 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 4 / Friday, January 6, 2017 / Notices                                             1757

                                                • BLM Oregon/Washington State Office;                   Monday, February 27, 2017. Four public                 Settlement Act authorizes and ratifies
                                                   1220 SW 3rd Avenue, Portland, OR                     meetings to provide information and                    the Aamodt Litigation Settlement
                                                   97204                                                receive oral or written comments will be               Agreement (Settlement Agreement),
                                                • http://www.blm.gov/or/plans/                          held on:                                               dated January 19, 2006, as conformed to
                                                   rmpswesternoregon/.                                     1. Wednesday, February 15, 2017,                    the Settlement Act and amendments.
                                                   Copies of the Southwestern Oregon                    6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Santa Fe, New                  The settlement parties are the United
                                                ROD/RMP are available upon request                      Mexico.                                                States; the State of New Mexico; Santa
                                                and are available for public inspection                    2. Thursday, February 16, 2017, 6:00                Fe County; City of Santa Fe; Pueblo de
                                                at:                                                     p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Tesuque, New                        San Ildefonso, Pueblo of Nambé, Pueblo
                                                • BLM Lakeview District—Klamath                         Mexico.                                                of Pojoaque, Pueblo of Tesuque
                                                   Falls Field Office; 2795 Anderson                       3. Tuesday, February 21, 2017, 6:00                 (Settlement Pueblos); and other
                                                   Avenue, Building #25, Klamath Falls,                 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Nambé, New Mexico.                 individuals. The Settlement Agreement
                                                   OR 97603                                                4. Wednesday, February 22, 2017,
                                                                                                                                                               resolves the water rights claims of the
                                                • BLM Medford District Office; 3040                     6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Santa Fe, New
                                                                                                                                                               Settlement Pueblos.
                                                   Biddle Road, Medford, OR 97504                       Mexico.
                                                • BLM Medford District—Grants Pass                      ADDRESSES: Send written comments or
                                                                                                                                                                 Among other provisions, the RWS and
                                                   Field Office; 2164 NE Spalding                       requests for copies of the DEIS to Mr.                 2,220 acre-feet per year of new water
                                                   Avenue, Grants Pass, OR 97526                        Larry Moore, Environmental Protection                  supply to the basin are included in the
                                                • BLM Roseburg District Office; 777                     Specialist, Bureau of Reclamation,                     Settlement Agreement in exchange for
                                                   NW Garden Valley Boulevard,                          Albuquerque Area Office, 555 Broadway                  the Pueblos agreeing to reduce their
                                                   Roseburg, OR 97471                                   NE., Suite 100, Albuquerque, New                       claims to water within the basin and to
                                                • BLM Oregon/Washington State Office;                   Mexico 87102; or via email to                          limit their priority calls against existing
                                                   1220 SW 3rd Avenue, Portland, OR                     pojoaquebasineis@usbr.gov.                             non-Pueblo water users. The Settlement
                                                   97204                                                   Public meetings will be held at the                 Agreement also addresses funding for
                                                • http://www.blm.gov/or/plans/                          following locations:                                   other water-related projects on the
                                                   rmpswesternoregon/                                      1. Santa Fe—Pojoaque Valley High                    Settlement Pueblos.
                                                  Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6, 40 CFR                      School, 1574 NM–502, Santa Fe, New                     Proposed Federal Action
                                                1506.10, 43 CFR 1610.2                                  Mexico 87506.
                                                                                                           2. Tesuque—Tesuque Valley                             The proposed federal action is to
                                                Jenna Whitlock,                                         Elementary School, 1555 Bishops Lodge                  plan, design, and construct a regional
                                                Acting BLM Deputy Director.                             Road, Tesuque, New Mexico 87574.                       water system in accordance with the
                                                [FR Doc. 2017–00064 Filed 1–5–17; 8:45 am]                 3. Nambé—Nambe Community                           Settlement Agreement, consisting of
                                                BILLING CODE 4310–35–P                                  Center, 180A State Road 503, Nambé,                   water diversion from the Rio Grande
                                                                                                        New Mexico 87506.                                      and water treatment facilities on the
                                                                                                           4. Santa Fe—Santa Fe Community                      Pueblo de San Ildefonso, along with
                                                DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                              College, 6401 Richards Avenue, Santa                   storage tanks, transmission and
                                                                                                        Fe, New Mexico 87508.                                  distribution pipelines, and well fields
                                                Bureau of Reclamation                                      Electronic copies of the DEIS may be                that are necessary to supply up to 4,000
                                                [RR04310000, XXXR0680G1,                                viewed at the Bureau of Reclamation’s                  acre-feet of water annually to customers
                                                RA202240000019200]                                      Web site at http://www.usbr.gov/uc/                    in the Pojoaque Basin.
                                                                                                        envdocs/eis.html, or the Pojoaque Basin
                                                Notice of Availability and Notice of                    Regional Water System project Web site                 Purpose and Need for the Proposed
                                                Public Meetings for the Draft                           at www.pojoaquebasineis.com. Please                    Federal Action
                                                Environmental Impact Statement for                      see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
                                                the Pojoaque Basin Regional Water                       section for specific locations where the                  The purpose of Reclamation’s
                                                System, Santa Fe County, New Mexico                     DEIS is available for public review and                proposed action is to reliably provide a
                                                                                                        inspection.                                            firm, safe supply of treated drinking
                                                AGENCY:   Bureau of Reclamation,
                                                Interior.                                               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.                   water for distribution in the Pojoaque
                                                                                                        Larry Moore, Environmental Protection                  Basin, in compliance with the
                                                ACTION: Notice of availability.
                                                                                                        Specialist, Bureau of Reclamation,                     Settlement Act. The need for
                                                SUMMARY:   The Bureau of Reclamation                    lemoore@usbr.gov, (505) 462–3702.                      Reclamation’s action is to reduce
                                                has made available for public review                                                                           reliance on groundwater in the Pojoaque
                                                                                                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                and comment the Draft Environmental                     Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation)                    Basin and to allow the Settlement
                                                Impact Statement (DEIS) for the                         prepared this DEIS in cooperation with                 Pueblos to receive a portion of the water
                                                Pojoaque Basin Regional Water System.                   the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S.                provided under the Settlement Act.
                                                The DEIS analyzes the potential                         Indian Health Service, U.S. Army Corps                 Reclamation’s action would also enable
                                                environmental impacts of five                           of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife                   the Settlement Pueblos to use funding
                                                alternatives in planning, designing, and                Service, Pueblo de San Ildefonso,                      made available in the Settlement Act for
                                                constructing the regional water system                  Pueblo of Nambé, Pueblo of Pojoaque,                  certain water-related infrastructure
                                                and alternatives for the connected                      Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico                          improvements, if requested. This
                                                actions in the Pojoaque Basin in north-                                                                        funding can be requested prior to
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES




                                                                                                        Department of Transportation, Santa Fe
                                                central New Mexico, as authorized by                    County, and the City of Santa Fe.                      substantial completion of the RWS and
                                                the Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act                                                                           used for water-related improvements
                                                (Title VI of the Claims Resolution Act of               Background                                             that would be more cost effective when
                                                2010; Pub. L. 111–291, Title VI; 124                      The Pojoaque Basin Regional Water                    implemented in conjunction with RWS
                                                Stat. 3065).                                            System (RWS) is described in and                       construction if approved by the
                                                DATES: Written comments on the DEIS                     authorized by the Aamodt Litigation                    Secretary (Settlement Act, Section
                                                should be submitted on or before                        Settlement Act (Settlement Act). The                   615[d][7][A][ii]).


                                           VerDate Sep<11>2014   18:06 Jan 05, 2017   Jkt 241001   PO 00000   Frm 00073   Fmt 4703   Sfmt 4703   E:\FR\FM\06JAN1.SGM   06JAN1


                                                1758                             Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 4 / Friday, January 6, 2017 / Notices

                                                The DEIS Analyzes Five Alternatives                     infiltrating raw surface water into an                    3. A water treatment plant on the
                                                   The DEIS assesses the potential                      aquifer and recovering it for use in the               eastern portion of the Pueblo de San
                                                environmental effects of five                           RWS.                                                   Ildefonso, on the east side of County
                                                alternatives. These include the No                         2. A side-channel surface diversion                 Road 101D, near the El Rancho power
                                                Action Alternative (Alternative A), and                 structure and pumping plant with a                     substation.
                                                                                                        sediment removal and return system on                     4. Sixteen new short-term storage
                                                four action alternatives (Alternatives B,
                                                                                                        the east bank of the Rio Grande on                     tanks in addition to 13 existing tanks.
                                                C, D, and E) that vary in six main
                                                                                                        Pueblo de San Ildefonso lands, just                       5. A water transmission and
                                                components or project elements:                                                                                distribution system, including
                                                   1. Firm, reliable water supply.                      north of the Otowi Bridge.
                                                   2. Primary source water collection.                     3. A water treatment plant and                      approximately 188.1 miles of pipelines,
                                                   3. Water treatment.                                  pumping plant on the Pueblo de San                     one surge tank, six pumping plants, and
                                                   4. Short-term storage.                               Ildefonso on the south side of State                   pressure-reducing and flow-control
                                                   5. Water transmission and                            Highway 502, approximately 0.75 mile                   valves.
                                                distribution system, including                          east of the Otowi Bridge.                                 6. Approximately 6.4 miles of new
                                                pipelines, pumping plants, forebay                         4. Eleven new short-term storage                    electrical distribution lines,
                                                tanks, and other associated facilities.                 tanks in addition to 13 existing storage               supplemented by distributed solar
                                                   6. Electrical power service                          tanks.                                                 generation.
                                                                                                           5. A water transmission and
                                                Alternative A: The No Action                            distribution system including                          Alternative E: Preferred Alternative
                                                Alternative                                             approximately 194 miles of pipelines,                     Under this alternative, the RWS
                                                   The No Action Alternative is the ‘‘no                seven pumping plants, and pressure-                    would consist of the following major
                                                build’’ alternative. Under this                         reducing and flow-control valves.                      components:
                                                alternative, the RWS would not be                          6. Approximately 14.7 miles of new                     1. The firm, reliable water supply
                                                constructed, the Settlement Agreement                   electrical distribution lines.                         would be provided by collecting flows
                                                would be nullified, and Aamodt                                                                                 from the hyporheic zone of the Rio
                                                                                                        Alternative C                                          Grande and supplementing it with
                                                litigation over water rights claims would
                                                likely resume. A firm, reliable water                      Under this alternative, the RWS                     operational planning and scheduling of
                                                                                                        would consist of the following major                   San Juan-Chama Project water supplies,
                                                supply would not be provided to
                                                                                                        components:                                            as well as a combination of new and
                                                residents of the Pojoaque Basin. Under
                                                                                                           1. The firm, reliable water supply                  existing conjunctive use wells to allow
                                                the No Action Alternative, the benefits                 would be provided by collecting flows
                                                of the proposed RWS would not be                                                                               water to be withdrawn when sufficient
                                                                                                        from the hyporheic zone of the Rio                     supply may not be available from the
                                                realized. Use of domestic wells would                   Grande, supplemented by operational
                                                continue to reduce groundwater and                                                                             subsurface water source.
                                                                                                        planning and scheduling of San Juan-                      2. Four horizontal radial well
                                                surface water supplies in the Pojoaque                  Chama Project water supplies.                          collectors on the east bank of the Rio
                                                Basin. The Pueblos would continue to                       2. A parallel river interceptor drain in            Grande, on the Pueblo de San Ildefonso,
                                                rely on their existing separate water                   the alluvium, below the water table in                 north of the Otowi Bridge.
                                                systems, rather than integrating their                  the bosque and on the east side of the                    3. A water treatment plant located on
                                                systems into one regional system.                       Rio Grande north of the Otowi Bridge.                  the west side of County Road 101D,
                                                Alternative B                                              3. A water treatment plant on the                   north of State Highway 502.
                                                                                                        eastern portion of the Pueblo de San                      4. Nine new short-term storage tanks,
                                                   Alternative B incorporates the RWS                   Ildefonso, on the east side of County                  in addition to 15 existing storage tanks.
                                                facilities and components described in a                Road 101D, near the El Rancho power                       5. A water transmission and
                                                2008 Engineering Report prepared by                     substation.                                            distribution system, including
                                                HKM Engineering, Inc., as updated                          4. Eleven new short-term storage                    approximately 165.5 miles of pipelines,
                                                through surveys and public input. The                   tanks in addition to 13 existing storage               6 pumping plants, and pressure-
                                                HKM Engineering Report served as the                    tanks.                                                 reducing and flow-control valves.
                                                preliminary RWS concept for the                            5. A water transmission and                            6. Approximately 6.5 miles of new
                                                Settlement Act. Under this alternative,                 distribution system including                          overhead and buried electrical
                                                the RWS would consist of these                          approximately 188.9 miles of pipelines,                distribution lines, supplemented by
                                                components:                                             one surge tank, six pumping plants, and                distributed solar generation.
                                                   1. The firm, reliable water supply                   pressure-reducing and flow-control
                                                would be provided by diverting surface                                                                         Connected Actions
                                                                                                        valves.
                                                flows from the Rio Grande,                                 6. Approximately 7 miles of new                       The DEIS also includes analyses of
                                                supplemented by operational planning                    electrical distribution lines                          three connected actions: (1) The Rio
                                                and scheduling of San Juan-Chama                        supplemented by distributed solar                      Pojoaque irrigation improvement
                                                Project water supplies, as well as one of               generation.                                            project, (2) the Pueblo de San Ildefonso
                                                the following three backup aquifer                                                                             future project which consists of a
                                                storage and recovery water supply                       Alternative D                                          wastewater system and water
                                                options:                                                  Under Alternative D, the RWS would                   distribution infrastructure, and (3) the
                                                   • Three deep injection and recovery                  consist of the following major                         Rio Tesuque channel modification
                                                wells for injecting raw or treated surface              components:                                            project. Each of the connected actions
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES




                                                water into an aquifer and recovering it                   1. The firm, reliable water supply                   have been analyzed in the DEIS to the
                                                for use in the RWS; or                                  would be provided by collecting flows                  extent that the details of the projects
                                                   • Three shallow injection and                        from the scheduling of San Juan-Chama                  have been developed.
                                                recovery wells for injecting raw or                     Project water supplies.
                                                treated surface water into an aquifer and                 2. An infiltration gallery (an estimated             Public Review and Where To Find
                                                recovering it for use in the RWS; or                    180 horizontal drains to collect                       Copies of the DEIS
                                                   • Three shallow passive infiltration                 groundwater) on the east bank to the Rio                 The DEIS may be viewed at the
                                                reaches and recovery wells for                          Grande.                                                Reclamation’s Web site at


                                           VerDate Sep<11>2014   18:06 Jan 05, 2017   Jkt 241001   PO 00000   Frm 00074   Fmt 4703   Sfmt 4703   E:\FR\FM\06JAN1.SGM   06JAN1


                                                                                 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 4 / Friday, January 6, 2017 / Notices                                                    1759

                                                http://www.usbr.gov/uc/envdocs/                         or complainant’s filing under § 210.8(b)               affect the public health and welfare in
                                                eis.html or the RWS project Web site at                 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice                  the United States, competitive
                                                www.pojoaquebasineis.com. Copies of                     and Procedure.                                         conditions in the United States
                                                the DEIS are available for public review                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa                  economy, the production of like or
                                                and inspection at the following                         R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission,                directly competitive articles in the
                                                locations:                                              U.S. International Trade Commission,                   United States, or United States
                                                  1. Bureau of Reclamation,                             500 E Street SW., Washington, DC                       consumers.
                                                Albuquerque Area Office, 555 Broadway                   20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. The                      In particular, the Commission is
                                                NE., Suite 100, Albuquerque, New                        public version of the complaint can be                 interested in comments that:
                                                Mexico 87102.                                           accessed on the Commission’s                              (i) Explain how the articles
                                                  2. Natural Resources Library, U.S.                    Electronic Document Information                        potentially subject to the requested
                                                Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street               System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov,               remedial orders are used in the United
                                                NW., Main Interior Building,                            and will be available for inspection                   States;
                                                Washington, DC 20240–0001.                              during official business hours (8:45 a.m.                 (ii) identify any public health, safety,
                                                  3. Santa Fe County Pojoaque Satellite                 to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the                     or welfare concerns in the United States
                                                Office, 5 West Gutierrez, Suite 9,                      Secretary, U.S. International Trade                    relating to the requested remedial
                                                Pojoaque, New Mexico 87506 (in the                      Commission, 500 E Street SW.,                          orders;
                                                Pojoaque Pueblo Plaza).                                 Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202)                     (iii) identify like or directly
                                                Special Assistance for Public Meetings                  205–2000.                                              competitive articles that complainant,
                                                                                                          General information concerning the                   its licensees, or third parties make in the
                                                  If special assistance is required at the                                                                     United States which could replace the
                                                                                                        Commission may also be obtained by
                                                public meetings, please contact Ms.                                                                            subject articles if they were to be
                                                                                                        accessing its Internet server at United
                                                Mary Carlson at (505) 462–3576, or via                                                                         excluded;
                                                                                                        States International Trade Commission
                                                email at mcarlson@usbr.gov. Please                                                                                (iv) indicate whether complainant,
                                                                                                        (USITC) at https://www.usitc.gov. The
                                                contact Ms. Carlson at least 10 working                                                                        complainant’s licensees, and/or third
                                                                                                        public record for this investigation may
                                                days prior to the meetings. A telephone                                                                        party suppliers have the capacity to
                                                                                                        be viewed on the Commission’s
                                                device for the hearing impaired is                                                                             replace the volume of articles
                                                                                                        Electronic Document Information
                                                available at (800) 877–8339.                                                                                   potentially subject to the requested
                                                                                                        System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
                                                Public Disclosure                                       Hearing-impaired persons are advised                   exclusion order and/or a cease and
                                                                                                        that information on this matter can be                 desist order within a commercially
                                                  Before including your address, phone                                                                         reasonable time; and
                                                number, email address, or other                         obtained by contacting the
                                                                                                        Commission’s TDD terminal on (202)                        (v) explain how the requested
                                                personal identifying information in your                                                                       remedial orders would impact United
                                                comment, you should be aware that                       205–1810.
                                                                                                                                                               States consumers.
                                                your entire comment—including your                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                                                                                                                                  Written submissions must be filed no
                                                personal identifying information—may                    Commission has received a complaint
                                                                                                                                                               later than by close of business, eight
                                                be made publicly available at any time.                 and a submission pursuant to (19 CFR
                                                                                                                                                               calendar days after the date of
                                                While you may ask us in your comment                    210.8(b)) of the Commission’s Rules of
                                                                                                                                                               publication of this notice in the Federal
                                                to withhold your personal identifying                   Practice and Procedure filed on behalf
                                                                                                                                                               Register. There will be further
                                                information from public review, we                      of Lifetime Products, Inc. on December
                                                                                                                                                               opportunities for comment on the
                                                cannot guarantee that we will be able to                30, 2016. The complaint alleges
                                                                                                                                                               public interest after the issuance of any
                                                do so.                                                  violations of section 337 of the Tariff
                                                                                                                                                               final initial determination in this
                                                                                                        Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337) in the
                                                  Dated: December 21, 2016.                                                                                    investigation.
                                                                                                        importation into the United States, the                   Persons filing written submissions
                                                Thomas M. Iseman,
                                                                                                        sale for importation, and the sale within              must file the original document
                                                Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary-Water              the United States after importation of
                                                and Science.                                                                                                   electronically on or before the deadlines
                                                                                                        certain basketball backboard                           stated above and submit 8 true paper
                                                [FR Doc. 2016–31736 Filed 1–5–17; 8:45 am]              components and products containing
                                                BILLING CODE 4332–90–P
                                                                                                                                                               copies to the Office of the Secretary by
                                                                                                        the same. The complaint names as                       noon the next day pursuant to § 210.4(f)
                                                                                                        respondents Russel Brands, LLC d/b/a                   of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
                                                                                                        Spalding of Bowling Green, KY and                      and Procedure (19 CFR 210.4(f)).
                                                INTERNATIONAL TRADE                                     Reliable Sports Equipment (Wujiang)
                                                COMMISSION                                                                                                     Submissions should refer to the docket
                                                                                                        Co., Ltd. of China. The complainant                    number (‘‘Docket No. 3191’’) in a
                                                                                                        requests that the Commission issue a                   prominent place on the cover page and/
                                                Notice of Receipt of Complaint;                         limited exclusion order, cease and
                                                Solicitation of Comments Relating to                                                                           or the first page. (See Handbook for
                                                                                                        desist orders and impose a bond upon                   Electronic Filing Procedures, Electronic
                                                the Public Interest                                     respondents’ alleged infringing articles               Filing Procedures 1). Persons with
                                                AGENCY: U.S. International Trade                        during the 60-day Presidential review                  questions regarding filing should
                                                Commission.                                             period pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337(j).                  contact the Secretary (202–205–2000).
                                                ACTION: Notice.                                           Proposed respondents, other
                                                                                                                                                                  Any person desiring to submit a
                                                                                                        interested parties, and members of the
                                                                                                                                                               document to the Commission in
                                                SUMMARY:    Notice is hereby given that                 public are invited to file comments, not
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES




                                                                                                                                                               confidence must request confidential
                                                the U.S. International Trade                            to exceed five (5) pages in length,
                                                                                                                                                               treatment. All such requests should be
                                                Commission has received a complaint                     inclusive of attachments, on any public
                                                                                                                                                               directed to the Secretary to the
                                                entitled Certain Basketball Backboard                   interest issues raised by the complaint
                                                                                                                                                               Commission and must include a full
                                                Components and Products Containing                      or § 210.8(b) filing. Comments should
                                                the Same, DN 3191. The Commission is                    address whether issuance of the relief                   1 Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures:
                                                soliciting comments on any public                       specifically requested by the                          https://www.usitc.gov/documents/
                                                interest issues raised by the complaint                 complainant in this investigation would                handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf.



                                           VerDate Sep<11>2014   18:06 Jan 05, 2017   Jkt 241001   PO 00000   Frm 00075   Fmt 4703   Sfmt 4703   E:\FR\FM\06JAN1.SGM   06JAN1



Document Created: 2017-01-06 01:30:10
Document Modified: 2017-01-06 01:30:10
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of availability.
DatesWritten comments on the DEIS should be submitted on or before Monday, February 27, 2017. Four public meetings to provide information and receive oral or written comments will be held on:
ContactMr. Larry Moore, Environmental Protection Specialist, Bureau of Reclamation, [email protected], (505) 462-3702.
FR Citation82 FR 1757 

2025 Federal Register | Disclaimer | Privacy Policy
USC | CFR | eCFR