[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 224 (Thursday, November 20, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 62018] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-30487] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Environmental Impact Statement: Prado Basin, Riverside, CA; Water Supply Study AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, DOD. ACTION: Notice of intent. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Los Angeles District intends to prepare an EIS to support the proposed water supply study at Prado Basin, Riverside County, California. The purpose of the proposal is to increase the level of water conservation storage within Prado Basin, and allow Orange County Water District to harvest the water through their recharge facilities along the Santa Ana River downstream of Prado Basin. The proposed project alternatives would include increasing the level of water storage during the non-flood season from 505 feet to 508 feet, storage of water at elevation 505 year-round, as well as a no action alternative. The EIS will analyze potential impacts on the environment of a range of alternatives, including the recommended plan. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information contact Mr. Gary Gunther at (213) 452-3794 or Mr. Alex Watt either by telephone at (213) 452-3860, by fax at (213) 452-4204, or by mail at the address below. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Army Corps of Engineers intends to prepare an EIS to assess the environmental effects associated with the proposed water supply study. The public will have the opportunity to comment on this analysis before any action is taken to implement the proposed action. Scoping The Army Corps of Engineers will conduct a scoping meeting prior to preparing the Environmental Impact Statement to aid in determining the significant environmental issues associated with the proposed action. The public, as well as Federal, State, and local agencies are encouraged to participate in the scoping process by submitting data, information, and comments identifying relevant environmental and socioeconomic issues to be addressed in the environmental analysis. Useful information includes other environmental studies, published and unpublished data. alternatives that should be addressed in the analysis, and potential mitigation measures associated with the proposed action. A public scoping meeting will be held in conjunction with the Orange County Water District in November, 1997. The location, date, and time of the public scoping meeting will be announced in the local news media. A separate notice of this meeting will be sent to all parties on the project mailing list. Individuals and agencies may offer information or data relevant to the environmental or socioeconomic impacts by attending the public scoping meeting, or by mailing the information to Mr. Alex Watt at the address below prior to December 30, 1997. Comments, suggestions, and requests to be placed on the mailing list for announcements and for the Draft EIS, should be sent to Alex Watt, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, ATTN: CESPL-PD-RQ, P.O. Box 532711, Los Angeles, CA 90053. Availability of the Draft EIS The Draft EIS is expected to be published and circulated in July 1998, and a public hearing to receive comments on the Draft EIS will be held after it is published. Mary V. Yonts, Alternate Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 97-30487 Filed 11-19-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3710-KF-M