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Environmental Impact Statement - Northern Integrated Supply Project

Summary: 

The Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (Northern) provides water and operates infrastructure that serves numerous communities along the Front Range of Colorado. Northern, acting on behalf of 15 municipal and rural domestic water providers (Participants), requested a Clean Water Act Section 404 Permit from the USACE Omaha District Regulatory Branch to undertake the Northern Integrated Supply Project (NISP). The proposed project would provide 40,000 acre-feet of new reliable water supply, which would meet a portion of the Participants' future water supply needs. The project proposes the construction of two new reservoirs, Glade and Upper Galeton, with capacities of 170,000 and 45,624 acre-feet, respectively. The USACE is the lead federal agency and has been preparing an EIS since 2004 to analyze environmental effects. More than 200 potential water storage facilities and 16 potential water supply sources were evaluated with four project alternatives being carried forward in the EIS. 

EIS Milestones Completed 
Publish Notice of Intent to Prepare EIS August 20, 2004
Hold Scoping Public Meeting September 20, 21, and 22, 2004
Publish Notice of Availability and Issue Draft EIS April 30, 2008
Publish Notice of Public Hearing  May 30, 2008
Hold Draft EIS Public Hearing June 16, 17, and 19, 2008
Draft EIS Comments Due September 13, 2008
Publish Notice of Intent to Prepare Supplemental Draft EIS February 17, 2009
Publish Notice of Availability and Issue Supplemental Draft EIS June 19, 2015
Public Comment Period Extended  June 30, 2015
Public Hearings Held July 22 & 23, 2015
Supplemental Draft EIS Comments Due September 3, 2015
Final EIS July 20, 2018
Final EIS Comments Due October 4, 2018

USACE Permit Decision

December 9, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
References for Attachment C References for the ROD
ACE 2017 BBC 2005
Bledsoe 2015 BBC 2006
CDPHE 2018 BBC 2017
CDPHE 2020 Bristlecone 2022
CDOT 2019 CDM Smith 2020a
DiNatale 2019 CDM Smith 2020b
ERO 2018 CDPHE 2018
HDR 2008 Corps 2020a
Hydros 2015 Corps 2020b
Hydros 2019 Corps 2020c
Northern Water 2017d ERO 2016
Northern Water 2019b TR ERO 2019
Northern Water 2019b Appendices ERO and Bristlecone 2020
Northern Water 2019c ERO and Bristlecone 2022
Northern Water 2020 Harvey Economics 2017
Pinyon 2020a MFA 2018
Shipley 2017 Northern Water 2000
  Northern Water 2017
  Northern Water 2019a
  Northern Water 2019b
  Northern Water 2019c
  Pinyon 2019
  Pinyon 2020
  USFWS 2021
  USFWS 2022

 

Final EIS - Northern Integrated Supply Project

Final EIS Release Date: July 20, 2018

Permit Applicant: Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District

Final EIS Prepared by: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District Regulatory Branch (the Corps Regulatory Branch is neither a proponent nor opponent of the proposed project).

A list of Colorado libraries and offices where a paper copy of the Final EIS is available in the Public Notice.

Comments Due: October 4, 2018

Submit comments in writing to:

John Urbanic, NISP EIS Project Manager
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District
Denver Regulatory Office
9307 S. Wadsworth Blvd.
Littleton, CO 80128
E-mail: nisp.eis@usace.army.mil

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 Final EIS - Northern Integrated Supply Project

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 Final EIS Technical reports (2017-2018)
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 Supplemental Draft EIS Technical Reports (2010 - 2015)
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 Draft EIS Technical Reports (2005 - 2008)
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 Comments Received on the NISP Final EIS 
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Supplemental Draft EIS - Northern Integrated Supply Project

Supplemental Draft EIS Release Date: June 19, 2015

Permit Applicant: Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District

Supplemental Draft EIS Prepared by: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District Regulatory Branch (the Corps Regulatory Branch is neither a proponent nor opponent of the proposed project).

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 Supplemental Draft EIS - Northern Integrated Supply Project

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 Open Houses / Public Hearings
Open Houses and Hearings for oral and/or written comments were held:
  • July 22, 2015: Hilton Fort Collins - 425 West Prospect Road, Fort Collins
  • July 23, 2015: Weld County Administration Building - 1150 O Street, Greeley
 Volume I
 Volume II
 Technical Reports - NISP SDEIS
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Draft EIS - Northern Integrated Supply Project

Draft Environmental Impact Statement - Northern Integrated Supply Project

Draft EIS Release Date: April 30, 2008

Public Comments Due: Sept. 13, 2008

Permit Applicant: Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District

Prepared by: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, Regulatory Branch (the Corps Regulatory Branch is neither a proponent nor opponent of the proposed project).

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 Comments received on the NISP Draft EIS (September 2008)
 Draft EIS - Northern Integrated Supply Project

Volume I

  • Acronyms and Abbreviations
  • Executive Summary
  • Contents
  • Chapter 1 - Background
  • Chapter 2 - Proposed Action and Alternatives
  • Chapter 3 - Affected Environment
  • Chapter 4 Environmental Consequences
  • Chapter 5 Environmental and Other Commitments
  • Chapter 6 Public Participation
  • Chapter 7 References
  • Glossary and Index

Volume II

  • Appendices
  • Appendix A Stream Flow and Stage Data
  • Appendix B Consultation with U.S. FWS Biological Assessment and Biological Opinion
  • Appendix C Programmatic Agreement for Cultural Resources
  • Appendix D Section 404(b)(1) Analysis
  • Appendix E Cache la Poudre River Stream Morphology Reaches
 NISP Draft EIS Technical Reports

Scoping - Northern Integrated Supply Project