The Federal Register http://thefederalregister.com/b.p/agency/Engineers_Corps/2007-11-16/ Daily Publications of Meetings and Rules Changes for the Federal Government Sat, Oct 11 2008 11:00:00 GMT Sat, Oct 11 2008 11:00:00 GMT info@thefederalregister.com <![CDATA[ Availability of the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Rueter-Hess Reservoir Expansion]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2007-11-16-E7-22317 prepared a Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to analyze the direct, indirect and cumulative effects of enlarging the currently permitted RueterHess Reservoir in Parker, CO. The Draft SEIS was published in the Federal Register on July 27, 2007 (72 FR 41300). The Final SEIS includes responses to comments received on the Draft SEIS.

The current project was authorized in February 2004 with Department of the Army Permit No. 199980472 (Section 404 Permit). The basic purpose of the Proposed Action would allow the reservoir to serve as a regional water management facility for multiple water providers in northern Douglas County; enable them to meet peak demands; greatly enhance water management in the region; and help extend the yield of the Denver Basin aquifers, a nonrenewable water source and the primary source of water for the South Metro area. Expansion of the reservoir would result in direct impact ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2007-11-16-E7-22317 Fri, Nov 16 2007 11:00:00 GMT