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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemo - Mail Packet - 4/29/2013 - Memorandum From Kevin Gertig And Donnie Dustin Re: Council Policy Goal: Protect Our Water Supply By Continuing To Pursue Expansion Of Halligan ReservoirFront Range Water Supply Report US Army Corps of Engineers ® Omaha District MOFFAT COLLECTION SYSTEM PROJECT Summary: The Denver Water Board requested a Section 404 Permit (Clean Water Act) from the Corps Omaha District Regulatory Branch to enlarge the existing Gross Reservoir (near Boulder, Colo.) to supply 18,000 acre feet per year new firm yield of water to its Moffat System. The Corps is the lead federal agency and has been preparing an Environmental Impact Statement since 2003 to analyze environmental affects. Water supplied to the Moffat Collection System is proposed to be diverted from either Colorado West Slope tributaries of the Colorado River or from the South Platte River in the Colorado Front Range. The preferred project is to enlarge Gross Reservoir in Boulder County to provide storage for the diverted water. Next Milestone: Final EIS February 2014 *The Final EIS date is tentative as there are a number of factors that could potentially impact the date including additional dynamic agency collaboration, updated study information and new federal and state requirements. For more information, please contact us. Phone: 888-835-5971 Email: moffat.eis@usace.army.mil Websites: www.nwo.usace.army.mil/Missions/RegulatoryProgram.aspx www.denverwater.org/SupplyPlanning/WaterSupplyProjects/Moffat/ EIS TIMELINE EIS Milestone Date Initial Notice Sept. 17, 2003+ Scoping Nov. 7, 2003+ Draft EIS Oct. 30, 2009+ Draft EIS comments due March 17, 2010+ Final EIS February 2014* Permit Decision Spring 2015* *Elevation data provided by U.S. Geological Survey. Base map data provided by ESRI GIS Mapping Software. March 15, 2013 + completed * target timeframe Front Range Water Supply Report US Army Corps of Engineers ® Omaha District NORTHERN INTEGRATED SUPPLY PROJECT Proposed Project Purpose: The Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (Northern) provides water and operates infrastructure that serves numerous communities along the Front Range of Colorado. Northern and 15 entities that use these facilities requested a Section 404 (Clean Water Act) Permit from the Corps’ Omaha District Regulatory Branch to undertake the Northern Integrated Supply Project that will provide an additional firm yield of approximately 40,000 acre-feet to address projected growth that is anticipated to occur within each of their service areas. The project proposes the construction of two reservoirs, Glade and Galeton, with capacities of 170,000 and 45,000+ acre-feet, respectively. The Corps is the lead federal agency and has been preparing an EIS since 2003 to analyze environmental affects. A Draft EIS was released April 30, 2008. More than 200 reservoir sites and 16 water sources were evaluated with four project alternatives being carried forward in the EIS. Next Milestone: Supplemental Draft EIS May 2014 *The Supplemental Draft EIS date is tentative as there are a number of factors that could potentially impact the date including additional dynamic agency collaboration, updated study information and new federal and state requirements. For more information, please contact us. Phone: 888-835-5971 Email: cenwo-web-regulatory-co@usace.army.mil Websites: www.nwo.usace.army.mil/Missions/RegulatoryProgram.aspx ● www.northernwater.org/WaterProjects/NISPaspx EIS TIMELINE EIS Milestone Date Initial Notice Aug. 20, 2004+ Scoping March 2004+ Draft EIS April 30, 2008+ Draft EIS comments due Sept. 13, 2008+ Supplemental Draft EIS Spring 2014* Supplemental comments due Summer 2014* Final EIS Spring 2015* Permit Decision Fall 2016* *Elevation data provided by U.S. Geological Survey. Base map data provided by ESRI GIS Mapping Software. + completed * target timeframe March 15, 2013 Front Range Water Supply Report US Army Corps of Engineers ® Omaha District HALLIGAN-SEAMAN WATER SUPPLY PROJECT Proposed Project Purpose: The city of Fort Collins, Colo. and its agricultural partner as well as the City of Greeley, Colo. propose to expand the existing Halligan and Milton Seaman reservoirs from approximately 6,000 and 5,000 acre-feet each to approximately 19,125 and 53,000 acre-feet, respectively, for additional municipal, industrial and agricultural water supply. Fort Collins and Greeley requested a Section 404 (Clean Water Act) Permit from the Corps Omaha District Regulatory Branch for these projects. Both reservoirs are located on the North Fork of the Cache La Poudre River. The Corps is the lead federal agency and has been preparing an EIS since 2003 to analyze environmental affects. The applicants are pursuing two separate permits but propose to integrate reservoir operations to increase efficiencies and conduct channel enhancements. Due to relatedness of the actions, both are being assessed in a single EIS. Next Milestone: Draft EIS September 2015 *The Draft EIS date is tentative as there are a number of factors that could potentially impact the date including additional dynamic agency collaboration, updated study information and new federal and state requirements. EIS TIMELINE EIS Milestone Date Initial Notice Feb 1, 2006+ Scoping May 30, 2006+ Draft EIS Fall 2015* Final EIS Early Spring 2017* Permit Decision Summer 2018* For more information, please contact us. Phone: 888-835-5971 Email: cenwo-web-regulatory-co@usace.army.mil Websites: www.nwo.usace.army.mil/Missions/RegulatoryProgram.aspx ● www.halligan-seaman.org/ *Elevation data for map provided by U.S. Geological Survey. Base map data provided by ESRI GIS Mapping Software. + completed * target timeframe March 15, 2013 Front Range Water Supply Report US Army Corps of Engineers ® Omaha District Front Range Water Supply Report US Army Corps of Engineers ® Omaha District WINDY GAP FIRMING PROJECT Proposed Project Purpose: The Municipal Subdistrict, Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (Subdistrict) requested a Section 404 (Clean Water Act) Permit from the Corps’ Omaha District Regulatory Branch to construct Windy Gap Firming Project Water Supply facilities for its customers and 13 other Front Range water providers located in Colorado between Denver and Fort Collins. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is the lead federal agency managing the EIS for the project since 2003, and the Omaha District Regulatory Branch has been participating as a Cooperating Agency. The project captures water from the Colorado River, pumps it to existing reservoirs on the west slope and moves the water through a tunnel system (the Colorado- Big Thompson Project operated by Reclamation) to the Front Range of Colorado. The project proposes to construct Chimney Hollow Reservoir, west of Berthoud, Colo. Milestone Dates: Final U.S. Bureau of Reclamation EIS Release Date: 2011 Anticipated U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Record of Decision Release Date: Unknown Next Milestone: The projected date for the Corps’ permit decision cannot be predicted at this time as it is dependent on release of the Bureau of Reclamation’s Record of Decision. EIS TIMELINE EIS Milestone Date Initial Notice July 2003+ Scoping Dec 19, 2003+ Draft EIS Aug 29, 2008+ Draft EIS comments due Dec. 29, 2008+ Final EIS Nov 20, 2011+ Permit Decision 6 months from Bureau of Reclamation decision* For more information, please contact us. Phone: 888-835-5971 Email: cenwo-web-regulatory-co@usace.army.mil Websites: www.nwo.usace.army.mil/Missions/RegulatoryProgram.aspx www.usbr.gov/gp/ecao/nepa/windy_gap.cfm ● www.northernwater.org/WaterProjects/WGFProjectOverview.aspx *Elevation data provided by U.S. Geological Survey. Base map data provided by ESRI GIS Mapping Software. + completed * target timeframe March 15, 2013 Proposed Project Purpose: The Chatfield Reallocation Study is underway to evaluate the feasibility of reallocating storage space in Chatfield Reservoir from flood control to joint flood control-conservation purposes. The Chatfield Dam and Reservoir Project is a federal project owned and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, and is located approximately 25 miles southwest from Denver, Colorado. This study was authorized by Congress [Section 808, WRDA 1986] and follows the Corps of Engineers feasibility and water supply reallocation procedures which are distinct from the Corps of Engineers regulatory permitting procedures. The study is being cost-shared 50-50 between the Corps of Engineers and the Colorado Water Conservation Board. The project consists of an integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement, which is being prepared by the Corps. The study will assess potential economic feasibility of potential reallocation and will evaluate potential environmental and recreation impacts with the proposed reallocation. The Chatfield Dam and Reservoir Project provides Denver Metropolitan area citizens with protection from South Platte River flooding, as well as numerous recreational opportunities. The State of Colorado’s Statewide Water Supply Initiative estimates that by the year 2050, statewide population will likely grow to between 8.6 and 10.3 million citizens, up from 5 million in 2010. To help meet expected demand, the state has identified reallocation of storage at Chatfield Reservoir as one of several potential sources of additional water that could be developed to meet current and future demands. Public review of the draft report was completed in September 2012. Activities planned for 2013 include an early summer notice of availability of the Final FR/EIS with the ultimate completion of the report in the fall. Next Milestone: Final FR/EIS ● Fall 2013 FR/EIS TIMELINE FR/EIS Milestone Date* Initial Notice Sept. 30, 2004 Scoping Oct. 25-27, 2004 Draft FR/EIS June 8, 2012 Draft FR/EIS comments due Sept. 6, 2012 Final FR/EIS Fall 2013 Record of Decision Fall 2013 For more information, please contact us. Phone: 888-835-5971 Email: chatfieldstudy@usace.army.mil Website: www.chatfieldstudy.org *The Final FR/EIS date is tentative as there are a number of factors that could potentially impact the date including additional agency collaboration, updated study information and new federal and state requirements. Reservoir Storage Reallocation Study Chatfield US Army Corps of Engineers ® Omaha District March 22, 2013