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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation

 

Narrows Project, Utah; Draft Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability and notice of public hearings on draft 
environmental impact statement DEIS: INT-DES-94-07.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969, as amended, the Department of the Interior, 
Reclamation, has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) 
on the proposed Narrows Project. The DEIS describes and presents the 
environmental effects of three alternatives, including no action, for a 
multiple-purpose water development project that would provide water for 
irrigation and municipal use in north Sanpete County, Utah. A public 
hearing will be held, in two sessions, to receive comments from 
interested organizations and individuals on the environmental impacts 
of the proposal.

DATES: A 60-day public review period commences on February 17, 1994. 
The public hearings are scheduled for Wednesday, March 30, 1994, at 7 
p.m., in Price, Utah, and Thursday, March 31, 1994, at 7 p.m., in Mt. 
Pleasant, Utah.

ADDRESSES: The hearings will be held at the following locations:
     March 30, 1994, at the Carbon County Courthouse, 185 East 
Main Street, Price, Utah
     March 31, 1994, at the Mt. Pleasant City Office, 115 West 
Main Street, Mt. Pleasant, Utah
    Addresses for comments, requests to testify, and further 
information: Copies of the DEIS may be requested from Reclamation's 
Upper Colorado Regional Office at the following address:
     Regional Director, Bureau of Reclamation, Attention: UC-
750, 125 South State Street, PO Box 11568, Salt Lake City UT 84147; 
telephone: (801) 524-5580
    Copies of the DEIS are available for inspection at the address 
above and also at the following locations:
     Office of the Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, 
Technical Liaison Division, 1849 C Street, NW., Washington DC 20240; 
telephone: (202) 208-4054
     Denver Office, Bureau of Reclamation, Library, room 167, 
Building 67, Denver Federal Center, Denver CO 80225; telephone: (303) 
236-6963
    Libraries: Copies will also be available for inspection at 
libraries in the project vicinity.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lee Swenson, Regional Environmental Officer, Upper Colorado Region; 
telephone: (801) 524-5580.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sanpete Water Conservancy District is 
proposing to build a multiple-purpose water development project that 
would provide water for irrigation and municipal use. Water from the 
project would come from a transmountain diversion from upper Gooseberry 
Creek and its tributaries which are located in the Price River 
drainage. Irrigation water shortages would be reduced from their 
present level of 30 percent to 19 percent.
    Three alternatives, including no action, are considered in the 
draft statement. The two action alternatives are: (1) Reclamation's 
Recommended Plan, and (2) Smaller Reservoir Plan. The Recommended Plan 
would provide to north Sanpete County an average annual supply of 4,920 
acre-feet of supplemental irrigation water for 15,420 acres of 
presently irrigated farmland and 480 acre-feet of water for municipal 
use. The service area encompasses about 49,000 acres. The project plan 
would include construction of Narrows Dam and Reservoir on Gooseberry 
Creek, pipelines to deliver the water to existing water distribution 
systems, rehabilitation of the existing Narrows Tunnel, and relocation 
of 2.9 miles of State Road 264. The project would also provide 
recreation opportunities and fish and wildlife improvements. In 
addition to the two action plans and the No Action Plan, the DEIS also 
evaluates in less detail the impacts of several nonviable alternatives.
    The principal environmental consequences that would result from the 
two action plans include: increased crop production, economic stability 
and growth, expanded fish and wildlife resources, and recreational 
opportunities.

Hearing Process Information

    Organizations and individuals wishing to present statements at the 
hearing should contact the Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado 
Region, at the above address, to announce their intention to 
participate. Requests for scheduled presentations will be accepted 
through 4 p.m. on March 21, 1994.
    Oral comments at the hearing will be limited to 10 minutes. The 
hearing officer may allow any speaker to provide additional oral 
comments after all persons wishing to comment have been heard. Whenever 
possible, speakers will be scheduled according to the time preference 
mentioned in their letter or telephone requests. Speakers not present 
when called will lose their privilege in the scheduled order and will 
be recalled at the end of the scheduled speakers.
    Written comments from those unable to attend or those wishing to 
supplement their oral presentations at the hearing should be received 
by Reclamation's Upper Colorado Regional Office at the above address by 
April 11, 1994, for inclusion in the hearing record.

    Dated: February 2, 1994.
James O. Malila,
Acting Deputy Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 94-3596 Filed 2-16-94; 8:45 am]
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