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Moffat Collection System Project
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
Current
Phase: IV(a)
The purpose of the Moffat Collection System Project is to develop 18,000 acre-feet per year of new, annual firm yield to the Moffat Treatment Plant and raw water customers upstream of the Moffat Treatment Plant. For more information about why this new supply is needed, please refer to the Purpose and Need Statement for the Moffat Collection System Project.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) is now preparing the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to study the impacts of each proposed project alternative.
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- Public consultation (completed November 2003), as required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
- Preparation of Moffat Collection System Project scoping summary report (completed February 2004)
- Draft EIS (due out fall 2008)
- Final EIS and Record of Decision
A Draft EIS is tentatively scheduled for release by the COE in the fall of 2008. (The Draft EIS release date is subject to change and any updates to the schedule will be posted on this Web site.)
Public Consultation
In October 2003, the COE conducted a public scoping process to satisfy NEPA requirements. Public comment on Denver Water’s proposal (above) for the Moffat Collection System Project was gathered during three public meetings. The meetings were advertised in regional and local papers and were held in three separate locations: Boulder County, Denver and Winter Park. The public was also invited to submit written comment to the COE, up until November 7, 2003. The public will have another chance to comment on the Moffat Collection System Project EIS after the Draft EIS is published. Denver Water will announce public meeting times on this Web site as information develops. Additionally, the COE will post notices in papers and send announcements to identified stakeholders.
Moffat Collection System Scoping Summary Report
Note: Due to the length of the report, only a summary excerpt is posted here. The report in its entirety is available for review at Denver Water during regular business hours (8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday – Friday). Contact Denver Water Manager of Water Records and Document Administration, Duncan McCollum, 303-628-6414.
Draft Environmental Impact Study
This document is tentatively scheduled for release by the COE in the fall of 2008.
Questions?
Denver Water and the COE know it is critical that interested and impacted parties know of this study and the public process/meetings that were and will be conducted to discuss options and analyses needed. The COE is the lead agency responsible for the study and analysis, so if you have suggestions and/or concerns, you need to direct your comments to the COE once the Draft EIS is released. Denver Water is also interested in your comments and will answer what questions it can at this time. Send questions to publicinformation@denverwater.org. Denver Water will also provide more information on the process on this Web site as it becomes available; however, any official correspondence needs to be with the COE once the Draft EIS is released.
Questions regarding the proposed project, public consultation process, scoping document and EIS process, can be directed to either:
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Mr. Scott Franklin |
Ms. Andrea Parker |
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Scopeof Work Phases | ||
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| Process | Status | |
| Phase I | NEPA Scoping | Completed |
| Phase II | Agreement on Purpose and Need, Conduct Preliminary Screen (Screen 1) | Completed |
| Phase III | Conduct Reconnaissance Screen (Screen 2) and Studies | Completed |
| Phase IV(a) | Conduct Feasibility Studies | Current Phase |
| Phase IV(b) | Prepare Draft EIS | To begin in 3rd quarter of 2008 |
| Phase V | Prepare Final EIS | To begin in 1st quarter of 2009 |