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Holbrook Lake Ditch Watershed, Otero County, CO
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[Federal Register: November 27, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 228)]
[Notices]
[Page 70690-70691]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resource Conservation Service
Holbrook Lake Ditch Watershed, Otero County, CO
AGENCY: Natural Resource Conservation Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of a finding of no significant impact.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969; the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations
(40 CFR Part 1500); and the Natural Resource Conservation Service
Regulations (7 CFR Part 650); the Natural Resource Conservation
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, gives notice that an
environmental impact statement is not being prepared for the Holbrook
Lake Ditch Watershed Project, Otero County, Colorado.
For further information contact Stephen F. Black, State
Conservationist, Natural Resource Conservation Service, 655 Parfet St.,
Lakewood, Colorado, 80215-5517, telephone (303) 236-2886, ext. 202.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The environmental assessment of this
federally assisted action indicates that the project will not cause
significant local, regional, or national impacts on the environment. As
a result of these findings, Stephen F. Black, State Conservationist,
has determined that the preparation and review of an environmental
impact statement are not needed for this project.
The project purpose is to reduce selenium, sediment and other
pollutant loading to the Arkansas River due to ineffective irrigation
water utilization. The planned works of improvement include on-farm
underground irrigation pipelines, on-farm concrete irrigation ditches,
land leveling, and underground drains. These enduring practices are
accompanied by facilitating management practices such as Residue
Management (seasonal).
The Notice of a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) has been
forwarded to the Environmental Protection Agency and to various
Federal, State and Local agencies and interested parties. A limited
number of copies of the FONSI are available to fill single copy
requests at the above address. Basic data developed during the
environmental assessment are on file and may be reviewed by contacting
Stephen F. Black.
No administrative action on implementation of the proposal will be
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taken until 30 days after the date of this publication in the Federal
Register.
(This activity is listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance under No. 10904, Watershed Protection and Flood
Prevention, and is subject to the provisions of Executive Order
12372, which requires intergovernmental consultation with State and
local officials.)
Michael A. Gillespie,
Snow Survey Supervisor, Acting State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. 00-30061 Filed 11-24-00; 8:45 am]
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