[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 149 (Friday, August 2, 2013)]
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DEPARTMENT of DEFENSE

Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers


Notice of Availability of the Final Feasibility Study/
Environmental Impact Statement for the Chatfield Reservoir Storage 
Reallocation, Littleton, CO

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969, as amended, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has prepared a Final 
Feasibility Study/Environmental Impact Statement (FR/EIS) for the 
Chatfield Reservoir Storage Reallocation, Littleton, CO.

DATES: Submit comments on or before September 3, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information and/or 
questions about the Final Chatfield Reservoir Storage Reallocation FR/
EIS, please contact Ms. Gwyn Jarrett, Project Manager, by telephone: 
(402) 995-2717, by mail: 1616 Capitol Avenue, Omaha, NE 68102-4901, or 
by email: 
[email protected]:[email protected]. For 
inquiries from the media, please contact the USACE Omaha District 
Public Affairs Officer (PAO), Ms. Eileen Williamson by telephone (402) 
995-2487, by mail: 1616 Capitol Avenue, Omaha, NE 68102-4901, or by 
email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. Background

    Population growth within the Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area 
continues to create a demand on water providers. Colorado's population 
is projected to be between 8.6 and 10.3 million in 2050. The Statewide 
Water Supply Initiative (SWSI), commissioned by the State Legislature, 
estimates that by 2050, Colorado will need between 600,000 and 1 
million acre-feet/year of additional municipal and industrial water. 
There is also a strong need for additional water supplies for the 
agricultural community in the South Platte Basin as thousands of acres 
of previously irrigated land has not been farmed in recent years due to 
widespread irrigation well curtailments. The purpose and need of the 
Chatfield Reservoir Storage Reallocation study is to increase 
availability of water, sustainable over the 50-year period of analysis, 
in the greater Denver area so that a larger proportion of existing and 
future (increasing) water needs can be met.
    By authority provided under Section 808 of the Water Resources 
Development Act (WRDA) of 1986 (Pub. L. 99-622), as amended by Section 
3042 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-114), 
the Secretary of the Army, upon request of and in coordination with, 
the Colorado Department of Natural Resources (CDNR), and upon the Chief 
of Engineers' finding of feasibility and economic justification, may 
reassign a portion of the storage space in the Chatfield Lake project 
to joint flood control-conservation purposes, including storage for 
municipal and industrial water supply, agriculture, environmental 
restoration, and recreation and fishery habitat protection and 
enhancement. The reallocation was conditioned upon the appropriate non-
Federal interests agreeing to repay the cost allocated to such storage 
in accordance with the provisions of the Water Supply Act of 1958, the 
Federal Water Project Recreation Act, and such other Federal laws as 
the Secretary determines appropriate. The payments would go to the 
United States Treasury. The recreation modifications and environmental 
mitigation work are additionally authorized by Section 103(c)(2) WRDA 
1986, requiring non-Federal payment of 100 percent of the costs of 
municipal and industrial water supply projects, and this work will be 
cost shared pursuant to that section.
    It is the purpose of this study to identify alternatives, compare 
those alternatives, and select the best alternative for meeting the 
needs based on solid planning principles. The FR/EIS allows the public, 
cooperating agencies, and Corps decisionmakers to compare the impacts 
and costs among a range of alternatives.

2. Document Availability

    The Final Chatfield Reservoir Storage Reallocation FR/EIS is 
available online at: http://cdm16021.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16021coll7/id/10. Hard copies are available at the 
following community libraries and Corps of Engineers Chatfield Project 
Office: Highlands Ranch Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch, 
CO 80129, (303) 647-6642; Colorado Water Conservation Board, 1313 
Sherman Street, Room 721, Denver, CO 80203, (303) 866-3441; Columbine 
Library, 7706 West Bowles Avenue, Littleton, CO 80123, (303) 235-5275; 
Lincoln Park Library, 919 7th Street, Suite 100, Greeley, CO 80631, 
(970) 506-8460; Aurora Public Library, 14949 E. Alameda Parkway, 
Aurora, CO 80012, (303) 739-6600; US Army Corps of Engineers, Tri-Lakes 
Project Office, 9307 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Littleton, CO 80128.
    For more information about the Chatfield Reservoir Storage 
Reallocation FR/EIS, please visit http://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/Missions/CivilWorks/Planning/PlanningProjects/ChatfieldReallocationStudy.aspx.

Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-18548 Filed 8-1-13; 8:45 am]
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