[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 27 (Friday, February 8, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2834-2835]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-01649]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers


Availability of the Draft Feasibility Report and Environmental 
Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report for the Prado Basin 
Ecosystem Restoration and Water Conservation Integrated Feasibility 
Study, Riverside, San Bernardino and Orange Counties, California

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

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) in cooperation with 
the Orange County Water District announces the availability of a Draft 
Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental 
Impact Report (FR/EIS/EIR) for the Prado Basin Ecosystem Restoration 
and Water Conservation Integrated Feasibility Study for review and 
comment. The study area is located within and downstream of Prado Dam 
Reservoir and includes portions of Riverside, San Bernardino and Orange 
Counties, California. The study evaluates alternatives for the 
restoration of degraded ecosystem structure, function, and dynamic 
processes to a less degraded, more natural condition within Prado Dam 
Reservoir and the Santa Ana River downstream of the dam. The study also 
includes water conservation through re-operation of Prado Dam to 
capture, retain and release additional water volumes impounded during 
flood risk management operations. Details of the potential ecosystem 
restoration measures, water conservation plan and an array of 
alternatives are identified in the Draft FR/EIS/EIR. Four alternatives 
are evaluated in the Draft FR/EIS/EIR, including the No Federal Action/
No Project Alternative. Potential environmental impacts associated with 
these project alternatives are addressed in the Draft FR/EIS/EIR. A 
Notice of Intent for the EIS/EIR was published on November 16, 2012 (73 
FR 72455).

DATES: The Draft FR/EIS/EIR is available for a 45-day review period 
from February 11, 2019 through March 27, 2019 pursuant to the National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and California Environmental Quality 
Act (CEQA). Written comments pursuant to NEPA will be accepted until 
the close of public review at close of business on March 27, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Comments shall be submitted to: Mr. Eduardo Demesa, U.S.

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Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, Planning Division, 915 
Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90017; ATTN: Ms. Megan Wong, CESPL-
PDR-N.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Ms. Megan Wong, Environmental 
Coordinator, Ecosystem Planning Section, [email protected], 
telephone (213) 448-4517; or Mr. Stuart Strum, Senior Planner, Plan 
Formulation Branch/Section A, [email protected], telephone 
(213) 452-3862.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of the public involvement process, 
notice is hereby given by the Corps Los Angeles District of a public 
meeting to be held at the Prado Dam Resident Office, Visitor Center, 
2493 Pomona-Rincon Road, Corona, CA 92880, at 2:00 p.m. and at 6:00 
p.m. (Pacific Standard Time), Thursday, March 7, 2019. The public 
meeting will allow participants the opportunity to comment on the Draft 
FR/EIS/EIR. Attendance at the public hearing is not necessary to 
provide comments. Written comments may also be given to the contacts 
listed under ADDRESSES.
    The document is available for review at:
    (1) Online at https://www.spl.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Projects-Studies/Prado-Basin-Feasibility-Study/.
    (2) List of Libraries; CD and Hard Copy.

Anaheim Public Library, 500 West Broadway, Anaheim, CA 92805
Yorba Linda Public Library, 18181 Imperial Highway, Yorba Linda, CA 
92886
Corona Public Library, 650 Main Street, Corona, CA 92882
Norco Public Library, 3240 Hamner Ave., Suite 101B, Norco, CA 91760
Eastvale Branch Library, 7447 Scholar Way, Eastvale, CA 92880
Riverside Public Library, 3581 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA 92501
UC Riverside General Library, PO Box 5900, Riverside, CA 92517
San Bernardino County Library, 555 West 6th Street, San Bernardino, CA 
92410
Chino Branch Library, 13180 Central Ave., Chino, CA 91710
Chino Hills Branch Library, 14020 City Center Drive, Chino Hills, CA 
91709

    Dated: February 1, 2019.
Aaron C. Barta,
Colonel, U.S. Army, Commander and District Engineer.
[FR Doc. 2019-01649 Filed 2-7-19; 8:45 am]
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