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
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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
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Omaha District
Front Range Water Supply Report
US Army Corps
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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