[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 86 (Thursday, May 2, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19636-19637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10868]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Notice of Availability; Animas-La Plata Project, Colorado and New
Mexico
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation (Interior).
ACTION: Notice of availability of Final Supplement to the 1980 Final
Environmental Statement (FSFES): FSFES 96-23.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2) of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969, as amended, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation)
has prepared a FSFES for the Animas-LaPlata Project in Colorado and New
Mexico. The FSFES addresses additional information concerning
environmental effects of the Project initially described in the 1980
Final Environmental Statement.
ADDRESSES: Single copies of the FSFES may be obtained on request to the
addresses below. Western Colorado Area Office--Southern Division,
Bureau of Reclamation, Resource Management Division, P.O. Box 640,
Durango, Colorado 81302
Copies of the FSFES are available for inspection at the following
locations:
Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of the Interior, Room 7455, 18th
& C Streets, NW., Washington, DC 20240
Bureau of Reclamation, Denver Office Library, Denver Federal Center,
Building 67, Room 167, Denver, Colorado 80225
Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Regional Office, 125 South State
Street, Room 6107, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138
Bureau of Reclamation, Western Colorado Area Office--Southern Division,
835 East 2nd Avenue, Durango, Colorado 81302
Bureau of Reclamation, Western Colorado Area Office--Northern Division,
2764 Compass Drive, Grand Junction, Colorado 81506
Libraries
Colorado
Colorado State University Library, Ft. Collins
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Cortez City Library
Denver City Library
Durango High School Library
Durango Public Library
Ft. Lewis College Library, Durango
University of Northern Colorado Library, Greeley
University of Denver, Penrose Library, Denver
University of Colorado, Norlin Library, Boulder
New Mexico
Albuquerque Public Library
Alturian Public Library, Aztec
Bloomfield City Library
Farmington Public Library
Navajo Community College Library, Shiprock
New Mexico State Library, Santa Fe
New Mexico State University Library, Las Cruces
San Juan College Library, Farmington
University of New Mexico Library, Albuquerque
Zimmerman Library, Albuquerque
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Ken Beck, Planning Team Leader, Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box
640, Durango, Colorado 81301, telephone (970) 385-6558.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Project would divert flows of the Animas
and LaPlata Rivers for irrigation, municipal, and industrial uses in
Colorado and New Mexico. The Project would satisfy a portion of the
Colorado Ute Indian reserve water right claims as specified by the 1988
Colorado Ute Indian Water Rights Settlement Act. Additionally, the
project would provide for fish and wildlife preservation, recreation
facilities, and a cultural resources program. Two reservoirs are
included in the plan--Ridges Basin and Southern Ute Reservoirs.
The FSFES provides additional information concerning environmental
effects initially described in the 1980 Final Environmental Statement
and incorporates revisions as a result of new studies, Project
refinements and public input received on the 1992 Draft Supplement to
the Final Environmental Statement. The new or updated information
relates geology, soils, water quality, aquatic resources, Wild and
Scenic River issues, wildlife habitat, endangered species, wetlands,
cultural resources, recreation and tourism, socioeconomic issues,
environmental justice, Indian Trust Assets, and the operation of Navajo
Dam.
Dated: April 26, 1996.
Charles A. Calhoun,
Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 96-10868 Filed 5-1-96; 8:45 am]
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