Having Your Say On Southern Nevada Water Pipeline Project
By: Doug Busselman, Executive Vice President
The Bureau of Land Management in Nevada is looking for public comment on a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that has been prepared for the pipeline portion of the Southern Nevada Water importation project. This draft EIS deals with the construction and operations of a system of regional water components that include over 300 miles of buried water pipeline, a system of pressure reducing facilities, five pumping stations, six regulating tanks, a couple of storage tanks and a water treatment plant. The complete system also includes 323 miles of a power line system with seven electrical substations. When you throw in the road system to maintain the set-up, you’ve got yourself quite an elaborate “foot print” traveling along the East-coast of Nevada.
BLM officials are looking to get the public’s input for the pipeline EIS, under the National Environmental Protection Act’s (NEPA) process, with a 90-day comment period (currently underway), scheduled to end September 9, 2011.
Those wishing to make their input known to BLM can do so by submitting their comments to:
Peggy Woods, BLM Project Manager
PO Box 12000
Reno, NV 89520
The comments can also be faxed to (775) 861-6689
Or emailed to nvgwprojects@blm.gov
Over the coming several weeks BLM will be hosting a series of nine public meetings where members of the public can attend, learn more of the details regarding the pipeline project and offer input. These meeting dates and locations include:
With something this important to the future of rural Nevada it would be very appropriate for maximum levels of participation in the public discussions taking place and at the very least attendance at the public meetings planned in your area.
The Bureau of Land Management in Nevada is looking for public comment on a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that has been prepared for the pipeline portion of the Southern Nevada Water importation project. This draft EIS deals with the construction and operations of a system of regional water components that include over 300 miles of buried water pipeline, a system of pressure reducing facilities, five pumping stations, six regulating tanks, a couple of storage tanks and a water treatment plant. The complete system also includes 323 miles of a power line system with seven electrical substations. When you throw in the road system to maintain the set-up, you’ve got yourself quite an elaborate “foot print” traveling along the East-coast of Nevada.
BLM officials are looking to get the public’s input for the pipeline EIS, under the National Environmental Protection Act’s (NEPA) process, with a 90-day comment period (currently underway), scheduled to end September 9, 2011.
Those wishing to make their input known to BLM can do so by submitting their comments to:
Peggy Woods, BLM Project Manager
PO Box 12000
Reno, NV 89520
The comments can also be faxed to (775) 861-6689
Or emailed to nvgwprojects@blm.gov
Over the coming several weeks BLM will be hosting a series of nine public meetings where members of the public can attend, learn more of the details regarding the pipeline project and offer input. These meeting dates and locations include:
- Aug. 2 at 5 p.m., Pioche, NV -Pioche Elementary School, 651 Airport Road
- Aug. 3 at 5 p.m., Baker, NV - Baker Elementary School, 120 Main Street
- Aug. 4 at 5 p.m., Delta, Utah - Delta High School Gym, 50 W. 300 N.
- Aug. 9 at 5 p.m., Ely, NV - White Pine High School Gym, 1800 Bobcat Drive
- Aug. 10 at 5 p.m., Elko, NV - Red Lion Hotel and Casino, 2065 Idaho Street
- Aug. 11 at 4 p.m., Salt Lake City, Utah - Hampton Inn and Suites, 307 N. Admiral Byrd Road
- Aug. 15 at 4 p.m., Las Vegas, NV - Henderson Convention Center, 200 S. Water Street
- Aug. 16 at 5 p.m., Alamo, NV - Lincoln County Alamo Annex, 121 Joshua Tree Street
- Aug. 18 at 3 p.m., Reno/Sparks, NV - Sparks High School Large Gym, 820 15th Street
With something this important to the future of rural Nevada it would be very appropriate for maximum levels of participation in the public discussions taking place and at the very least attendance at the public meetings planned in your area.
Posted by Doug Busselman at 7/21/2011 9:09 AM 
Categories: Water
Tags: Southern Nevada Water Pipeline Project Bureau of Land Management Water Pipeline Rural Nevada
Categories: Water
Tags: Southern Nevada Water Pipeline Project Bureau of Land Management Water Pipeline Rural Nevada
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