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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

 

Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Elwha River Ecosystem 
Restoration, Olympic National Park, WA

ACTION: Notice of Availability on the draft environmental impact 
statement.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of a draft 
environmental impact statement (DEIS) for the restoration of the Elwha 
River Ecosystem in Olympic National Park, Washington. This notice also 
announces public meetings for the purpose of receiving comments on the 
draft document.

DATES AND LOCATIONS: There will be a 60-day public review period for 
comment on this document. Comments on the DEIS should be received no 
later than December 23, 1994. Public meetings will be held in Port 
Angeles, Washington on Monday, November 14, 1994, from 1:30-4:00 p.m. 
and 5:30-9:00 p.m. at the Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. 4th 
Street; and in Seattle, Washington on Tuesday, November 15, 1994, from 
5:30-9:00 p.m. at The Mountaineer's Building, Rhododendron Room, 300 
3rd Ave. West.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the DEIS should be submitted to: Sarah Bransom, 
National Park Service, TWE, P.O. Box 25287, Denver, CO 80225-0287.
    Public reading copies of the DEIS will be available for review at 
the following locations:

Office of Public Affairs, National Park Service, Department of the 
Interior, 18th & C Streets NW., Washington, DC 20240, Telephone: 202-
208-6843.
Pacific Northwest Regional Office, National Park Service, Regional 
Office Library, Rm. 650, 909 First Ave., Seattle, WA 98104-1060, 
Telephone: 206-220-4070.
Olympic National Park, National Park Service, 600 E. Park Ave., Port 
Angeles, WA 98362, Telephone: 206-452-4501.
North Olympic Library System, Port Angeles Branch, 207 S. Lincoln St., 
Port Angeles, WA, Telephone: 206-452-9253.
Government Documents, Seattle Public Library, 1000 4th Ave., Seattle, 
WA 98104-1193, Telephone 206-386-4686.
Government Publications, Suzzallo Library, University of Washington, 
Seattle, WA 98195, Telephone: 206-543-1937.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Winter, Elwha River Restoration 
Coordinator, Olympic National Park, 600 E. Park Ave., Port Angeles, WA 
98362, Telephone: 206-452-0302. A limited number of copies of the DEIS 
are available on request.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft Environmental Impact Statement, 
Elwha River Ecosystem Restoration, Olympic National Park, Washington 
describes and analyzes a proposed action and four alternatives for 
restoration of the Elwha River ecosystem and its native anadromous fish 
runs. Under the DEIS's proposed action, the Secretary of the Interior 
would remove both the Elwha and Glines Canyon Dams to accomplish the 
above restoration objectives. The other alternatives are no action--
continuing to operate the dams without anadromous fish mitigation; dam 
retention--operating the dams with the addition of mitigation; remove 
only Elwha Dam; and remove only Glines Canyon Dam.
    This document and analysis have resulted from the passage of Public 
Law 102-495, the Elwha River Ecosystem and Fisheries Restoration Act of 
1992. The DEIS has been completed by the National Park Service in 
cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of 
Reclamation, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Lower Elwha S'Klallam 
Tribe. Impacts are analyzed on the following topics: sediment, 
anadromous fish, marine resources, vegetation, wildlife, threatened and 
endangered species, cultural resources, recreation, socioeconomics, dam 
safety, flooding, and hazardous materials.

    Dated: October 14, 1994.
Willie R. Taylor,
Acting Director, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance.
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