Kane Springs Valley Groundwater Development Project Final EIS

The Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was made available for public review on February 8, 2008. 

COMMENT INFORMATION

The public is invited to comment on the Final EIS during the 30-day comment period, which extends from February 8, 2008 to March 10, 2008.  Although the 30-day availability period is not a formal public comment period, the BLM will accept and consider comments if they identify significant new circumstances or information relevant to environmental concerns and bear upon the proposed action.  Any comments received may be addressed in the Record of Decision.  Written comments can be submitted by any of the following methods:

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

The official comment form includes a box at the top of the form that must be checked for BLM to withhold your name and address from public review; comments not submitted on an official comment form must include a statement indicating that you would like your name and address withheld. Please 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 you can ask us to withhold personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. 

FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT

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

• Cover Letter, Dear Reader Letter, Abstract (483 KB)
• Table of Contents (53 KB)
• Executive Summary (830 KB) 
• Chapter 1: Introduction (622 KB)
• Chapter 2: Proposed Action and Alternatives (1498 KB)
• Chapter 3: Affected Environment for Proposed Action and Alternatives (6546 KB)
• Chapters 4-6 and Glossary: Environmental Consequences (Ch 4); Consultation and Coordination (Ch 5); References (Ch 6) (1412 KB)
• Appendix A: FWS/LCWD Stipulation (A-1); NV State Engineer's Order 1169 (A-2); MOA between SNWA, CSI, Moapa Band of Pauite Indians, MVWD, and FWS (A-3) (3580 KB)
• Appendix B: Nevada State Engineer's Ruling 5712 (1001 KB)
• Appendix C: Applicant Proposed Environmental Protection Measures &Standard Construction and Operation Procedures (150 KB)
• Appendix D: Surface Water Rights (67 KB)
• Appendix E: Species Lists (E-1 through E-4); Risk Assessment for Noxious and Invasive Weeds (E-5) (277 KB) 
• Appendix F: Comments to the Draft EIS and BLM's Responses (11281 KB)
• Abbreviations and Acronyms (12 KB)
• Index (13 KB)

OTHER WAYS TO VIEW THE DRAFT EIS

You can request to have a paper copy or CD of the Final 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. 

The Final 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