NOTE: The Bureau of Reclamation has formally terminated the process to develop an Enivornmental Impact Statement for the construction of the Lake Powell Pipeline Project.

• September 9, 2020 - Surrounding states bash Utah's Lake Powell pipeline project. By Brain Maffley for the Salt Lake Tribune

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PART ONE is located HERE

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2023

• 20 Year Plan to secure NEW water supplies for Washington County, Utah

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2019
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) License Application

• Public Comments Due March 11, 2019. FERC.

Utah Board of Water Resources (UBWR) to FERC License Application

• Reply of UWRB
• Attachment A
• Attachment B, 1 of 3
• Attachment B, 2 of 3 (Maps)
• Attachment, B 3 of 3
• Attachment C
• Attachment D
• Attachment E
• Attachment F
• Attachment G
• Management Committee Presentation LPP

Public Comments for FERC (March, 2019)

• Western Resource Advocates
• American Rivers
• Conserve Southwest Utah
• Living Rivers
• Utah Rivers Council

PUBLIC LETTERS SUBMITTED FOR THE DEADLINE OF 11/19/18.  Read FERC's Order here.

• Living Rivers
• Conserve Southern Utah
• Kaibab Band of Pauite Indians
• Southern Ute Tribe
• Living Rivers & Colorado Riverkeeper
• American Rivers
• State of Colorado
• Western Resource Advocates
• Motion to Intervene: Colorado River Water Conservancy District
• Mr. Howard
• Motion to Intervene: Las Vegas Paiute Tribe
• Motion to Intrvene: Pinal County
• Save The Colorado
• Utah Rivers Council
• Motion to Intervene: Sierra Club: Utah Chapter
• Motion to Intervene: Great Basin Water Network

Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) 404 Permit Application (November, 2018)

• Letter to FERC by US Army Corps of Engineers about 404 Permit
• Website Public Notices. ACOE Sacramento.
• Application Narrative Revised
• Application Summary
• Application Drawings Revised
• Application Tables 1 to 3 Revised
• Public Hearing Response. ACOE.
• Letter of February 26, 2019. ACOE denied the request by commenters for public meetings.

• News of 404 Permit
  
• Click here to read this story by the Associated Press
• Click here to read the letter from the Army Corps of Engineers to Utah Division of Water Resources

Comment Letters for 404 Permit

• American Rivers
• Conserve Southwest Utah
• Living Rivers
• Utah Rivers Council

• Office of Enviromental Policy and Compliance. DOI.
• Center for Biological Diversity

Bureau of Reclamation EIS Process (USBR) (December, 2019)

• Federal Notice Lake Powell Pipeline
• FR Notice to Prepare DEIS for LPP
• Notice of Withdrawal of License Application by FERC
• Pipeline Alignments LLP. USBG.

Year 2020

Public Scoping for Lake Powell Pipeline by Bureau of Reclamation

• BOR Handout Scoping in January 2020
• Living Rivers Cover Letter about Admin Record at Kanab Scoping Meeting in January 2020
• LR Inventory of Admin Record
• Scoping Comments LPP 2020. USBR.
• Photos of Scoping Meeting at Kanab
• Presentation voice recording of Scoping Meeting in Kanab. Mr. Baxter.

Comments by Living Rivers & Colorado Riverkeeper

• LR Coalition letter sumitted to Reclamation
• LR References Section 1A
• LR References Section 3A
• LR References Section 3B
• LR References Section 3C
• LR References Section3D
• LR References Section 3E
• LR References Section 3F
• LR References Section 3G
• LR References Section 3I
• LR References Section 3J
• LR References Section 3K
• LR References Section 3L
• LR References Section 3L Part 1
• LR References Section 3L Part 2
• LR References Section 3L Part 3
• LR References Section 3L Part4
• LR References Section 3L Part 5
• LR References Section 3L Part 6
• LR References Section 3L Part 7
• LR References Section 3L Part 8
• LR References Section 3L Part 9
• LR References Section 3L Part 10
• LR References Section 3L Part 11
• LR References Section 3L Part 12
• LR References Section 3L Part 13
• LR References Section 3O
• LR References Section 3P
• LR References Section 3Q
• LR Appendix A

All Public Scoping Comments

• Scoping Comments LPP 2020. USBR.

Documents of LPPP DEIS from Reclamation

News of LPPP DEIS

• Salt Lake Tribune by B. Maffly, June 2020: Feds Release Environmental Analysis on Possible Powell Pipeline Routes, Critics Point to Flaws
• Salt Lake Tribune by B. Maffly, June 2020: Lake Powell Pipeline Will Make River Angry, Southern Paiutes Warn as Feds Release Analysis

DEIS DOCUMENT ARCHIVE

From the Environmental Protections Agency

• All DEIS Documents Combined (Searchable & requires Arcobat Reader software)
• 01 - LPP DIES Volume One
• 02 - Appendices A, B & C
• 03 - Appendix C13 Vegetation
• 04 - Appendix C19 Visual Resources
• 05 - Appendix C Supplemental 01
• 06 - Appendix C Supplemental 02
• 05 & 06 Supplementals Combined
• 07 - Appendix C20 Cultural Resources
• 08 - Appendix D & E Tribes

From the Bureau of Reclamation

• Federal Register Notice for LPPP DEIS
• Draft EIS Vol 1
• Appendix A: Consultation and Coordination
• Appendix B: Purpose and Need Report
• Appendix C: Supplemental Resource Reports
• Appendix C-13: Vegetation Communities
• Supplement 01: Vegetation Species of Tribal Concern
• Appendix C-19: Visual Resources
• Appendix C-20: Cultural Resources
• Appendix C: Supplemental Information (Part One)
• Appendix C Supplemental Information (Part Two)
• Appendix D: Analysis and Perspective of the Tribes
• Supplement 03: Environmental Justice
• Supplement 04: Cultural Affiliation & Cultural Ethnographic Resources
• Supplement 05: FERC Appendix on Cultural & Ethnographic Resouces
• Appendix E: Plan of Development
• ALL DOCUMENTS ABOVE COMBINED (requires Acrobat Reader app)
• All Public Scoping Comments (large file). USBR.

Public Comments for LPP DEIS

• Nevada
• Six States
• LPP Coalition Comments. Conserve Southwest Utah.
• Utah Rivers Council
• Living Rivers & Colorado Riverkeeper
• Great Basin Water Network & Great Basin Waterkeeper
• National Parks and Conservation Association
• Arizona Game and Fish
• Peter Mayer. Technical Memo.
• Harding & Lynker. Technical Memo.

Other Public Information about LPP DEIS

• WEBINAR: Western Resource Advocates on August 25, 2020 "Lake Powell Pipeline Leaky Proposal Does'nt Hold Water Under Scrutiny"
• Slide presentations for the webinar
• Transcript for presentation by Eric Kuhn.

News about LPP DEIS

• Click here to read this story by Hillary Davis from Las Vegas Sun
• Click here to read this OpEd by Tick Segerblom called "Utah Pipeline Plan An Affront to Nevada"
• Click here to read this OpEd by Kyle Roerink called "St. George's Water Grab Worth Fighting"

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Humpback chub extirpation in Dinosaur National Monument

• 2018 - Humpback Chub 5-year Review. USFWS.

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PART ONE is located HERE