Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 4.11.1996

Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement; Availability and Notice of Public Hearings

The Gila River Indian Community (Community) and the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) have prepared a Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) on the Pima-Maricopa Irrigation Project (Project) in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, and other applicable environmental laws. The purpose of the draft PEIS is to assist in decisionmaking by the Commissioner of Reclamation regarding the approval of construction- related expenditures of funds authorized for the Central Arizona Project (CAP) to implement portions of the Project within the constraints of law. Any project that involves a major Federal action, such as Federal funding, permitting or approval, must comply with NEPA. This draft PEIS describes four alternatives for rehabilitation of 66,000 acres and new development of 80,330 acres of irrigated agricultural lands. The proposed action is to rehabilitate San Carlos Indian Irrigation Project (SCIIP) facilities and build new facilities both on and off the Reservation. Ultimate project size would be 146,330 acres which will enable the Gila River Indian Community to better utilize water supplies and provide additional econom