Interior Department, Reclamation Bureau
The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) intends to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) to analyze the environmental impacts of and potential alternatives to the proposed partial assignment and transfer of Arizona fourth priority Colorado River water entitlement from GSC Farm, LLC (GSC Farm), located in La Paz County, Arizona, to the Town of Queen Creek (Queen Creek), located in Maricopa and Pinal Counties, Arizona. The EIS also will analyze wheeling the transferred entitlement through the Central Arizona Project (CAP) and associated changes in place of use, type of use, and points of diversion (Project). The EIS is required by U.S. district court orders. Reclamation is seeking public comments to identify significant issues, effects, or other alternatives to be addressed in the EIS. Reclamation is also requesting relevant information, studies, or analyses with respect to the proposed action alternatives.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation [RR03250000; XXXR0680R1; RR.175392PJ.0NEPAAA] AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior. ACTION: Notice of intent; request for comments. SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) intends to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) to analyze the environmental impacts of and potential alternatives to the proposed partial assignment and transfer of Arizona fourth priority Colorado River water entitlement from GSC Farm, LLC (GSC Farm), located in La Paz County, Arizona, to the Town of Queen Creek (Queen Creek), located in Maricopa and Pinal Counties, Arizona. The EIS also will analyze wheeling the transferred entitlement through the Central Arizona Project (CAP) and associated changes in place of use, type of use, and points of diversion (Project). The EIS is required by U.S. district court orders. Reclamation is seeking public comments to identify significant issues, effects, or other alternatives to be addressed in the EIS. Reclamation is also requesting relevant information, studies, or analyses with respect to the proposed action alternatives. DATES: A web-based virtual public scoping meeting will be held on or after September 30, 2025 to solicit comments on the scope of the EIS and the issues and alternatives that should be analyzed. Detailed information for the virtual scoping meeting process will be announced in advance through press releases, scoping letters distributed via traditional and electronic mail, post…
Other Federal Register documents from the same docket.
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Verde Reservoirs Sediment Mitigation Project Unique Identification Number for Project: PXAO-25-2-NOI
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement, White Mountain Apache Tribe Rural Water System Project, Apache County, Arizona
Notice of Cancellation To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the San Carlos Irrigation Project, Arizona
Notice To Reopen the Public Scoping Comment Period and Notice of One Additional Public Scoping Meeting for the Navajo Generating Station-Kayenta Mine Complex Project, Arizona
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Notice of Public Scoping Meetings for the Navajo Generating Station-Kayenta Mine Complex Project, Arizona
Citation: 90 FR 44394
