Kane Springs Valley Groundwater Development Project Draft EIS

The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was made available for public review and comment on June 22, 2007.  Public meeting information was provided to local media in July 2007. 

COMMENT INFORMATION

The 60-day public comment period began on Friday, June 22, 2007 and extended through Monday, August 20, 2007.    An official comment form was made available on this website.  Written comments were accepted through any of the following methods:

• Submitted at the public meetings
• Submitted via mail to Penny Woods, Project Manager, BLM Nevada Groundwater Projects Office, P.O. Box 12000, Reno, NV 89520
• Submitted via Fed-Ex to Penny Woods, Project Manager, BLM Nevada Groundwater Projects Office, 1340 Financial Blvd, Reno, NV 89502).  
• Submitted via fax (775-861-6689)
• Submitted via e-mail to nvgwprojects@blm.gov

NEPA requires the BLM to publish written comments submitted during the public comment period as an appendix to the Final Environmental Impact Statement.  The official comment form included a box at the top of the form that must be checked for BLM to withhold the name and address of the commenter; comments not submitted on an official comment form must have included a statement indicating that the commenter wanted his/her name and address withheld. Commenters should be aware that the Environmental Impact Statement and all of the materials associated with it are public documents that are subject to the Freedom of Information Act.  While commenters can ask us to withhold personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.  However, if this was indicated on the comment form, only the text of the comment has been published in the Final EIS.

DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT

The Draft EIS can be viewed on this website by clicking on the links below:

• Dear Reader Letter (60 KB)
• Cover (51 KB)
• Abstract, Table of Contents, Executive Summary (1661 KB) 
• Chapter 1: Introduction (1441 KB)
• Chapter 2: Proposed Action and Alternatives (3728 KB)
• Chapter 3: Affected Environment for Proposed Action and Alternatives (8966 KB)
• Chapter 4: Environmental Consequences (1385 KB)
• Chapter 5: Consultation and Coordination (93 KB)
• Chapter 6: References (141 KB)
• Appendix A: FWS/LCWD Stipulation, Species Lists (3282 KB)
• Appendix B: Nevada State Engineer's Ruling 5712 (1001 KB)
• Appendix C: Standard Construction and Operation Procedures (135 KB)
• Appendix D: Surface Water Rights (67 KB)
• Appendix E: Species Lists (224 KB) 
• Abbreviations, Acronyms, Glossary, Index (123 KB)

OTHER WAYS TO VIEW THE DRAFT EIS

You can request to have a paper copy or CD of the Draft EIS mailed to you from the BLM Nevada Groundwater Projects Office.  Please call Kim Dow at 775-861-6681 for more information or send a request to nvgwprojects@blm.gov.  Please write "Kane Springs Information Request" in the subject line.

The Draft EIS is available for review at the following locations (please note, the hours for BLM public rooms are Monday-Friday, 9am-4:30pm):

BLM Nevada State Office Public Room, 1340 Financial Blvd, Reno, NV 89502; 775-861-6500 

BLM Ely Field Office Public Room, 702 North Industrial Way, Ely, NV 89301; 775-289-1800 

BLM Caliente Field Station Public Room, US Highway 93, Building #1, Caliente, NV 89008; 775-726-8100  

BLM Las Vegas Field Office Public Room, 4701 N.Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89130; 702-515-5000

Alamo Library

Pioche Library

Caliente Library

Ely Library

Carson City State Library