83 FR 34558 - Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Northern Integrated Supply Project, Larimer and Weld Counties, Colorado

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 140 (July 20, 2018)

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Omaha District has prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to analyze the direct, indirect, and cumulative effects of a water supply project called the Northern Integrated Supply Project (NISP or Project) in Larimer and Weld Counties, CO. The purpose of NISP is to provide the Participants, a group of 15 water providers and communities, with approximately 40,000 acre-feet (AF) per year of new, reliable municipal water supply through a regional project coordinated by the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (Northern Water). NISP would result in direct impacts to jurisdictional waters of the U.S., including wetlands. The placement of fill material into waters of the U.S. requires authorization from the Corps under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. Northern Water is the applicant for the Section 404 permit, acting on behalf of the Participants. In accordance with Section 176 of the Clean Air Act a Draft General Conformity Determination has been prepared for the Project.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers


Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the 
Northern Integrated Supply Project, Larimer and Weld Counties, Colorado

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Omaha District has 
prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to analyze the 
direct, indirect, and cumulative effects of a water supply project 
called the Northern Integrated Supply Project (NISP or Project) in 
Larimer and Weld Counties, CO. The purpose of NISP is to provide the 
Participants, a group of 15 water providers and communities, with 
approximately 40,000 acre-feet (AF) per year of new, reliable municipal 
water supply through a regional project coordinated by the Northern 
Colorado Water Conservancy District (Northern Water). NISP would result 
in direct impacts to jurisdictional waters of the U.S., including 
wetlands. The placement of fill material into waters of the U.S. 
requires authorization from the Corps under Section 404 of the Clean 
Water Act. Northern Water is the applicant for the Section 404 permit, 
acting on behalf of the Participants. In accordance with Section 176 of 
the Clean Air Act a Draft General Conformity Determination has been 
prepared for the Project.

DATES: Written comments on the Final EIS and the Draft General 
Conformity Determination will be accepted on or before September 4, 
2018.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments regarding NISP, the Final EIS, and the 
Draft General Conformity Determination to John Urbanic, NISP EIS 
Project Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, Denver 
Regulatory Office, 9307 South Wadsworth Boulevard, Littleton, CO 80128, 
or by email to [email protected]. Requests to be placed on or be 
removed from the NISP mailing list should also be sent to this address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Urbanic, NISP EIS Project 
Manager, telephone 303-979-4120, fax at 303-979-0602, or email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Final EIS was prepared in accordance 
with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), 
and the Corps' regulations for NEPA implementation (33 Code of Federal 
Regulations [CFR] Parts 230 and 325, Appendix B). The Corps, Omaha 
District, Denver Regulatory Office is the lead federal agency 
responsible for the Final EIS. Information contained in the EIS serves 
as the basis for a decision regarding issuance of a Section 404 Permit. 
It also provides information for local and state agencies that have 
jurisdictional responsibility for affected resources.
    The Corps released a Draft EIS for NISP on April 30, 2008 and a 
Supplemental Draft EIS on June 19, 2015. The Corps has considered the 
comments received on the Draft and Supplemental Draft EIS in the 
development of the Final EIS. The purpose of the Final EIS is to 
provide decision-makers and the public with information pertaining to 
the Project, disclose environmental impacts of the alternatives, and 
identify mitigation measures to reduce impacts. In NISP, Northern Water 
proposes to construct Glade Reservoir with a total storage capacity of 
approximately 170,000 AF. The Project would also involve rehabilitating 
the existing diversion and intake structure in the Cache la Poudre 
River as well as constructing a new diversion and intake structure, 
forebay, pumping facility, and outlet channel. Glade Reservoir would 
inundate approximately 7 miles of U.S. Highway 287 and a section of the 
Munroe (North Poudre Supply) Canal, requiring a relocation of the 
highway and the canal. Northern Water also proposes to construct the 
South Platte Water Conservation Project (SPWCP) which includes Upper 
Galeton Reservoir with a total storage capacity of approximately 45,624 
AF. The SPWCP includes the construction of a new diversion and intake 
structure in the South Platte River, pumping facilities, and new 
pipelines for Upper Galeton Reservoir.
    This FEIS evaluates the effects of the following alternatives to 
NISP: Alternative 1--No Action Alternative; Alternative 2M--Glade 
Reservoir with modified conveyance and the South Platte Water 
Conservation Project (Applicant's Preferred Alternative); Alternative 
2--Glade Reservoir and the South Platte Water Conservation Project; 
Alternative 3--Cactus Hill Reservoir, Poudre Valley Canal Diversion, 
and the South Platte Water Conservation Project; and Alternative 4--
Cactus Hill Reservoir, with multiple diversion locations, and the South 
Platte Water Conservation Project.
    In accordance with Section 176 of the Clean Air Act and the 
Environmental Protection Agency's general conformity regulations (40 
CFR part 93, subpart B), a Draft General Conformity Determination has 
been prepared for the Project. Section 176 of the Clean Air Act 
requires federal agencies to ensure that their actions conform to 
applicable implementation plans for achieving and maintaining the 
National Ambient Air Quality Standards for criteria air pollutants. The 
Corps has prepared a Draft Conformity Determination for the Project and 
has included it in Chapter 4.14.7 of the Final EIS. The Draft General 
Conformity Determination finds that all alternatives of the Project 
conform with the State Implementation Plan.
    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region VIII, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, Colorado Department of 
Transportation, Colorado Department of Natural Resources, Colorado 
Department of Public Health and Environment, and Larimer County 
participated as cooperating agencies in the development of the Final 
EIS.
    Copies of the Final EIS will be available for review at:

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    1. Colorado State University Morgan Library, 1201 Center Avenue, 
Fort Collins, CO 80521.
    2. Poudre River Public Library District--Old Town Library, 201 
Peterson Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524.
    3. Poudre River Public Library--Harmony Library, 4616 S. Shields 
Street, Fort Collins, CO 80526.
    4. University of Northern Colorado, James A. Michener Library, 14th 
Avenue and 20th Street, Greeley, CO 80639.
    5. Fort Morgan Public Library, 414 Main Street, Fort Morgan, CO 
80701.
    6. Windsor Recreation Center, 250 11th Street, Windsor, CO 80550.
    7. Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, 220 Water Avenue, 
Berthoud, CO 80513.
    8. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Denver Regulatory Office, 9307 S. 
Wadsworth Boulevard, Littleton, CO 80128.
    Electronic copies of the Final EIS and supporting documents may be 
obtained from the Denver Regulatory Office or its website at: http://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory-Program/Colorado/EIS-NISP.

    Dated: July 2, 2018.
Kiel Downing,
State Regulatory Program Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha 
District, Denver Regulatory Office.
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proceeding or to defense strategy, a Water). NISP would result in direct rehabilitating the existing diversion and
privilege team shall be designated by impacts to jurisdictional waters of the intake structure in the Cache la Poudre
the Judge Advocate General, consisting U.S., including wetlands. The River as well as constructing a new
of individuals not involved in the placement of fill material into waters of diversion and intake structure, forebay,
underlying investigation or judicial the U.S. requires authorization from the pumping facility, and outlet channel.
proceeding. The monitoring shall be Corps under Section 404 of the Clean Glade Reservoir would inundate
conducted pursuant to procedures Water Act. Northern Water is the approximately 7 miles of U.S. Highway
designed to minimize the intrusion into applicant for the Section 404 permit, 287 and a section of the Munroe (North
privileged material or conversations. acting on behalf of the Participants. In Poudre Supply) Canal, requiring a
Except in cases where the person in accordance with Section 176 of the relocation of the highway and the canal.
charge of the privilege team determines Clean Air Act a Draft General Northern Water also proposes to
that the acts of terrorism are imminent, Conformity Determination has been construct the South Platte Water
the privilege team shall not disclose any prepared for the Project. Conservation Project (SPWCP) which
information unless and until such DATES: Written comments on the Final includes Upper Galeton Reservoir with
disclosure has been approved by a EIS and the Draft General Conformity a total storage capacity of approximately
federal or military judge presiding over Determination will be accepted on or 45,624 AF. The SPWCP includes the
the legal matter for which attorneys or before September 4, 2018. construction of a new diversion and
their agents represent the particular ADDRESSES: Send written comments intake structure in the South Platte
prisoner. regarding NISP, the Final EIS, and the River, pumping facilities, and new
(e) The affected prisoner may seek Draft General Conformity Determination pipelines for Upper Galeton Reservoir.
review of any specific limitation on to John Urbanic, NISP EIS Project This FEIS evaluates the effects of the
communications or contacts imposed Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, following alternatives to NISP:
pursuant to this directive in accordance Omaha District, Denver Regulatory Alternative 1—No Action Alternative;
with AR 190–47, paragraph 10–14. The Office, 9307 South Wadsworth Alternative 2M—Glade Reservoir with
Commander, ACC will act on any Boulevard, Littleton, CO 80128, or by modified conveyance and the South
request for review. email to nisp.eis@usace.army.mil. Platte Water Conservation Project
The Provost Marshal General is the Requests to be placed on or be removed (Applicant’s Preferred Alternative);
proponent for this policy and will from the NISP mailing list should also Alternative 2—Glade Reservoir and the
incorporate the provisions of this be sent to this address. South Platte Water Conservation Project;
directive into AR 190–47 as soon as FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Alternative 3—Cactus Hill Reservoir,
possible. This directive will be Urbanic, NISP EIS Project Manager, Poudre Valley Canal Diversion, and the
rescinded upon publication of the telephone 303–979–4120, fax at 303– South Platte Water Conservation Project;
revised regulation. 979–0602, or email at nisp.eis@ and Alternative 4—Cactus Hill
Brenda S. Bowen, usace.army.mil. Reservoir, with multiple diversion
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Final locations, and the South Platte Water
[FR Doc. 2018–15425 Filed 7–19–18; 8:45 am] EIS was prepared in accordance with Conservation Project.
the National Environmental Policy Act In accordance with Section 176 of the
BILLING CODE 5001–03–P
of 1969, as amended (NEPA), and the Clean Air Act and the Environmental
Corps’ regulations for NEPA Protection Agency’s general conformity
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE implementation (33 Code of Federal regulations (40 CFR part 93, subpart B),
Regulations [CFR] Parts 230 and 325, a Draft General Conformity
Department of the Army, Corps of Appendix B). The Corps, Omaha Determination has been prepared for the
Engineers District, Denver Regulatory Office is the Project. Section 176 of the Clean Air Act
lead federal agency responsible for the requires federal agencies to ensure that
Availability of the Final Environmental Final EIS. Information contained in the their actions conform to applicable
Impact Statement for the Northern EIS serves as the basis for a decision implementation plans for achieving and
Integrated Supply Project, Larimer and regarding issuance of a Section 404 maintaining the National Ambient Air
Weld Counties, Colorado Permit. It also provides information for Quality Standards for criteria air
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. local and state agencies that have pollutants. The Corps has prepared a
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. jurisdictional responsibility for affected Draft Conformity Determination for the
resources. Project and has included it in Chapter
ACTION: Notice of availability.
The Corps released a Draft EIS for 4.14.7 of the Final EIS. The Draft
SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of NISP on April 30, 2008 and a General Conformity Determination finds
Engineers (Corps) Omaha District has Supplemental Draft EIS on June 19, that all alternatives of the Project
prepared a Final Environmental Impact 2015. The Corps has considered the conform with the State Implementation
Statement (EIS) to analyze the direct, comments received on the Draft and Plan.
indirect, and cumulative effects of a Supplemental Draft EIS in the The U.S. Environmental Protection
water supply project called the Northern development of the Final EIS. The Agency Region VIII, U.S. Fish and
Integrated Supply Project (NISP or purpose of the Final EIS is to provide Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land
Project) in Larimer and Weld Counties, decision-makers and the public with Management, Colorado Department of
CO. The purpose of NISP is to provide information pertaining to the Project, Transportation, Colorado Department of
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the Participants, a group of 15 water disclose environmental impacts of the Natural Resources, Colorado
providers and communities, with alternatives, and identify mitigation Department of Public Health and
approximately 40,000 acre-feet (AF) per measures to reduce impacts. In NISP, Environment, and Larimer County
year of new, reliable municipal water Northern Water proposes to construct participated as cooperating agencies in
supply through a regional project Glade Reservoir with a total storage the development of the Final EIS.
coordinated by the Northern Colorado capacity of approximately 170,000 AF. Copies of the Final EIS will be
Water Conservancy District (Northern The Project would also involve available for review at:

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1. Colorado State University Morgan FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Washington, DC 20024. Telephone:
Library, 1201 Center Avenue, Fort Jeffrey Bohlken, U.S. Army Corps of (202) 287–1445. If possible, please
Collins, CO 80521. Engineers at (402) 995–2671 or by email submit all items on a CD, in which case
2. Poudre River Public Library at Jeffrey.C.Bohlken@usace.army.mil. it is not necessary to include printed
District—Old Town Library, 201 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft copies. No telefacsimiles (faxes) will be
Peterson Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524. EIS can be downloaded from accepted.
3. Poudre River Public Library— www.nwo.usace.army.mil/Missions/ It is recommended that nominations
Harmony Library, 4616 S. Shields Civil-Works/Planning/Project-Reports/. be submitted in electronic format via
Street, Fort Collins, CO 80526. email to ASRAC@ee.doe.gov.
4. University of Northern Colorado, Brenda S. Bowen, Submissions submitted by mail are
James A. Michener Library, 14th Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. welcome, but may be delayed in
Avenue and 20th Street, Greeley, CO [FR Doc. 2018–15429 Filed 7–19–18; 8:45 am] delivery due to the DOE mail vetting
80639. BILLING CODE 3720–58–P procedures in place. For submission by
5. Fort Morgan Public Library, 414 mail, please send to Ms. Naeema
Main Street, Fort Morgan, CO 80701. Conway, U.S. Department of Energy,
6. Windsor Recreation Center, 250 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Building Technologies Office, Mailstop
11th Street, Windsor, CO 80550. EE–5B, 1000 Independence Avenue SW,
7. Northern Colorado Water [EERE–2013–BT–NOC–0005]
Washington, DC 20585–0121. If
Conservancy District, 220 Water possible, please submit all items on a
Solicitation of Nominations for
Avenue, Berthoud, CO 80513. compact disc (CD), in which case it is
Membership on the Appliance
8. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, not necessary to include printed copies.
Standards and Rulemaking Federal
Denver Regulatory Office, 9307 S. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Advisory Committee
Wadsworth Boulevard, Littleton, CO Cymbalsky by telephone at (202) 287–
80128. AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 1692 or by email at asrac@ee.doe.gov.
Electronic copies of the Final EIS and Renewable Energy, Department of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
supporting documents may be obtained Energy. Committee will provide advice and
from the Denver Regulatory Office or its ACTION: Solicitation of nominations for recommendations to the Secretary of
website at: http://www.nwo.usace.army. membership. Energy on the DOE’s Appliance and
mil/Missions/Regulatory-Program/
Equipment Standards Program’s test
Colorado/EIS-NISP. SUMMARY: To ensure a wide range of
procedures and rulemaking
Dated: July 2, 2018. candidates and a balanced committee,
determinations. The Committee’s scope
Kiel Downing, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
is to review and make recommendations
announces the solicitation of
State Regulatory Program Manager, U.S. on the: (1) Development of minimum
Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, nominations to fill upcoming vacancies
efficiency standards for residential
Denver Regulatory Office. on the Appliance Standards and
appliances and commercial equipment,
Rulemaking Federal Advisory
[FR Doc. 2018–15427 Filed 7–19–18; 8:45 am] (2) development of product test
Committee (Committee).
BILLING CODE 3720–58–P procedures, (3) certification and
DATES: All nomination information enforcement of standards, (4) labeling
should be provided in a single, for various residential products and
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE complete package submitted commercial equipment, and (5) specific
electronically or postmarked by August issues of concern to DOE as requested
Department of the Army, Army Corps 20, 2018. by the Secretary of Energy, the Assistant
of Engineers ADDRESSES: Nominations packages Secretary for Energy Efficiency and
should be submitted either Renewable Energy, and the Buildings
Notice of Availability of the Draft
electronically or by mail, but not by Technologies Office’s Director.
Feasibility Report and Integrated
both methods. Complete nomination To facilitate the functioning of the
Environmental Impact Statement for
packages identified by docket number Committee, working groups (i.e.,
the Adams and Denver Counties,
‘‘EERE–2013–BT–NOC–0005’’ may be subcommittees) may be formed with the
Colorado General Investigation Study,
submitted by any of the following approval of the Department of Energy.
Adams and Denver County, Colorado
methods: The objectives of the working groups are
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// to make recommendations to the
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. www.regulations.gov. Follow the Committee with respect to particular
ACTION: Notice; extension of public instructions for submitting comments. matters related to the responsibilities of
comment deadline. 2. Email: ASRAC@ee.doe.gov. Include the parent committee. Such working
docket number ‘‘EERE–2013–BT–NOC– groups may not work independently of
SUMMARY: The comment period for the 0005’’ in the subject line of the message. the Committee and must report their
Notice of Availability of the Draft 3. Postal Mail: Ms. Naeema Conway, recommendations and advice to the
Feasibility Report and Integrated U.S. Department of Energy, Building Committee for full deliberation and
Environmental Impact Statement for the Technologies Office, Mailstop EE–5B, discussion. Working group members are
Adams and Denver Counties, Colorado 1000 Independence Avenue SW, appointed with DOE approval.
General Investigation Study, Adams and Washington, DC 20585–0121. If DOE is hereby soliciting nominations
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Denver County, Colorado published in possible, please submit all items on a for members of the Appliance Standards
the Federal Register on Monday, July 2, compact disc (CD), in which case it is and Rulemaking Federal Advisory
2018, and required comments be not necessary to include printed copies. Committee. The Committee is expected
postmarked on or before August 16, 4. Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. to be continuing in nature. Members
2018. The Corps is extending the Naeema Conway, U.S. Department of will be selected with a view toward
deadline for submitting public Energy, Building Technologies Office, achieving a balanced committee of
comments to August 28, 2018. 950 L’Enfant Plaza SW, Suite 600, experts in fields relevant to energy

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Collection		Federal Register
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Section		Notices
Action		Notice of availability.
Dates		Written comments on the Final EIS and the Draft General Conformity Determination will be accepted on or before September 4, 2018.
Contact		John Urbanic, NISP EIS Project Manager, telephone 303-979-4120, fax at 303-979-0602, or email at [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 34558

83 FR 34558 - Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Northern Integrated Supply Project, Larimer and Weld Counties, Colorado

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