[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]


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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.

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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unpublished data.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]
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