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
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Completed
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Publish Notice of Intent to Prepare EIS
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August 20, 2004
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Hold Scoping Public Meeting
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September 20, 21, and 22, 2004
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Publish Notice of Availability and Issue Draft EIS
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April 30, 2008
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| Publish Notice of Public Hearing |
May 30, 2008 |
Hold Draft EIS Public Hearing
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June 16, 17, and 19, 2008
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Draft EIS Comments Due
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September 13, 2008
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| Publish Notice of Intent to Prepare Supplemental Draft EIS |
February 17, 2009 |
Publish Notice of Availability and Issue Supplemental Draft EIS
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June 19, 2015
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| 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 |
| Corps Permit Decision |
2019 |
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