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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interior 

has determined that implementing 

Alternative 1 as described in the EA will 

not have a significant impact on the 

quality of the human environment and 

that an environmental impact statement 

is not required. 

This project anticipates the 

rehabilitation of several existing wells, 

installation of additional booster pump 

capability, extension of associated 

distribution system pipelines and 

overhead power lines, and development 

and implementation of a supervisory 

control and data acquisition system. 

Also anticipated is the construction of 

a bypass pipeline along a segment of 

Spring Creek channel to reduce loss of 

water during the late irrigation season 

period of water shortage, and perforated 

infiltration pipelines to recharge water 

to the groundwater basin at other times. 

These actions are proposed to be 

taken in order to more efficiently utilize 

existing ground-water supplies in 

conjunction with existing surface water 

supplies. 

The Bonneville Unit of the Central 

Utah Project was authorized to develop 

central Utah’s water resources. Both the 

1987 Final Supplement to the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement for the 

Municipal and Industrial System, 

Bonneville Unit, Central Utah Project 

and the 2004 Supplement to the 188 

Definite Plan Report for the Bonneville 

Unit anticipated additional water 

development in East Juab County. 

Under the authority of Section 202 of 

the Central Utah Project Completion Act 

(Pub. L. 102–575), the Secretary of the 

Interior oversees Bonneville Unit water 

development, and specifically has 

authority to provide cost share 

associated with Conjunctive Use 

investigations and projects. 

Dated: January 12, 2010. 

Reed R. Murray, 

Program Director, Central Utah Project 

Completion Act, Department of the Interior. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

FWS–R6–R–2009–N218; 60138–1265– 

6CCP–S3] 

Quivira National Wildlife Refuge, 

Stafford, KS 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a 

comprehensive conservation plan and 

environmental assessment. Request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), intend to 

prepare a comprehensive conservation 

plan (CCP) and environmental 

assessment (EA) for Quivira National 

Wildlife Refuge in Stafford, Kansas. We 

provide this notice in compliance with 

our CCP policy to advise other Federal 

and State agencies, Tribes, and the 

public of our intentions, and to obtain 

suggestions and information on the 

scope of issues to consider in the 

planning process. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, please 

send your written comments by March 

26, 2010. We will hold public meetings 

to begin the CCP planning process; see 

Public Meetings under SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for dates, times, and 

locations. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments or 

requests for more information by any of 

the following methods. 

E-mail: quivira@fws.gov. Include 

‘‘Quivira CCP’’ in the subject line of the 

message. 

Fax: Attn: Toni Griffin, Planning 

Team Leader, 303/236–4792. 

U.S. Mail: Toni Griffin, Planning 

Team Leader, Division of Refuge 

Planning, 134 Union Blvd., Lakewood, 

CO 80225. 

In-Person Drop-off: You may drop off 

comments during regular business hours 

at the above address, or at the Quivira 

National Wildlife Refuge office located 

at 1434 NE 80th Street, Stafford, KS 

67578. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Toni 

Griffin, 303–236–4378 (phone); or David 

C. Lucas, Chief, Division of Planning, 

P.O. Box 25486, Denver Federal Center, 

Denver, CO 80228. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Introduction 

With this notice, we initiate our 

process for developing a CCP for 

Quivira National Wildlife Refuge in 

Stafford, KS. This notice complies with 

our CCP policy to (1) advise other 

Federal and State agencies, Tribes, and 

the public of our intention to conduct 

detailed planning on this refuge and (2) 

obtain suggestions and information on 

the scope of issues to consider in the 

environmental document and during 

development of the CCP. 

Background 

The CCP Process 

The National Wildlife Refuge System 

Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 

668dd–668ee) (Administration Act), as 

amended by the National Wildlife 

Refuge System Improvement Act of 

1997, requires us to develop a CCP for 

each national wildlife refuge. The 

purpose for developing a CCP is to 

provide refuge managers with a 15-year 

plan for achieving refuge purposes and 

contributing toward the mission of the 

National Wildlife Refuge System, 

consistent with sound principles of fish 

and wildlife management, conservation, 

legal mandates, and our policies. In 

addition to outlining broad management 

direction on conserving wildlife and 

their habitats, CCPs identify wildlifedependent recreational opportunities 

available to the public, including 

opportunities for hunting, fishing, 

wildlife observation and photography, 

and environmental education and 

interpretation. We will review and 

update the CCP at least every 15 years 

in accordance with the Administration 

Act. 

Each unit of the National Wildlife 

Refuge System was established for 

specific purposes. We use these 

purposes as the foundation for 

developing and prioritizing the 

management goals and objectives for 

each refuge within the National Wildlife 

Refuge System, and to determine how 

the public can use each refuge. The 

planning process is a way for us and the 

public to evaluate management goals 

and objectives that will ensure the best 

possible approach to wildlife, plant, and 

habitat conservation, while providing 

for wildlife-dependent recreation 

opportunities that are compatible with 

each refuge’s establishing purposes and 

the mission of the National Wildlife 

Refuge System. 

Our CCP process provides 

participation opportunities for Tribal, 

State, and local governments; agencies; 

organizations; and the public. At this 

time we encourage input in the form of 

issues, concerns, ideas, and suggestions 

for the future management of the 

Quivira National Wildlife Refuge. 

We will conduct the environmental 

review of this project and develop an 

EA in accordance with the requirements 

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA) (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); NEPA regulations 

(40 CFR parts 1500–1508); other 

appropriate Federal laws and 

regulations; and our policies and 

procedures for compliance with those 

laws and regulations. 

Quivira National Wildlife Refuge 

The Quivira NWR was established in 

1955 to provide wintering and migration 

stopover habitat for migratory birds 

along the Central Flyway of North 

America. The refuge has two purposes: 


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(1) ‘‘For use as an inviolate sanctuary, 

or for any other management purpose, 

for migratory birds’’ (Migratory Bird 

Conservation Act); and 

(2) ‘‘For the development, 

advancement, management, 

conservation, and protection of fish and 

wildlife resources for the benefit of the 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service’’ 

(Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956). 

The refuge is located in Stafford, Rice, 

and Reno Counties, Kansas. Wetlands, 

large and small, are present throughout 

the refuge; there are approximately 

7,000 acres of wetlands with slightly to 

moderately saline water. Thousands of 

Canada geese, ducks, and other 

migratory birds, such as sandhill cranes 

and shorebirds, use these wetlands as 

they pass through the refuge on their 

annual migrations. The refuge provides 

numerous opportunities for the public 

including hunting, fishing, wildlife 

observation and photography, 

interpretation, and environmental 

education for students and visitors. 

Scoping: Preliminary Issues, Concerns, 

and Opportunities 

We have identified preliminary 

issues, concerns, and opportunities that 

we may address in the CCP. During 

public scoping, we may identify 

additional issues. 

We request input as to which issues 

affecting management or public use 

should be addressed during the 

planning process. We are especially 

interested in receiving public input in 

the following areas: 

(a) What do you value most about this 

refuge? 

(b) What problems or issues do you 

see affecting management of this refuge? 

(c) What changes, if any, would you 

like to see in the management of this 

refuge? 

We provide the above questions for 

your optional use. We have no 

requirement that you provide 

information; however, any comments 

the planning team receives will be used 

as part of the planning process. 

Public Meetings 

We will hold the following public 

meetings. For more, contact the person 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

Date Time Location 

March 8, 2010 ......................................... 4–7 p.m. ...................................... Stafford Senior Center, 103 South Main, Stafford, KS 67578. 

March 9, 2010 ......................................... 4–7 p.m. ...................................... Front Door Community Center, 1615 Tenth Street, Great Bend, 

KS 67530. 

March 10, 2010 ....................................... 4–7 p.m. ...................................... Great Plains Nature Center, 6232 East 29th Street North, Wichita, 

KS 67220–2200. 

Public Availability of Comments 

Before including your address, phone 

number, e-mail address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Dated: December 14, 2009. 

Hugh Morrison, 

Acting Regional Director, Region 6. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

Bunker Hill Groundwater Basin, 

Riverside-Corona Feeder Project, San 

Bernardino and Riverside Counties, 

CA 

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and 

the California Environmental Quality 

Act (CEQA), the Bureau of Reclamation 

and the Western Municipal Water 

District (Western) will prepare a joint 

EIS/EIR for the proposed RiversideCorona Feeder Project. The public and 

agencies are invited to comment on the 

scope of the EIS/EIR and the proposed 

alternatives. 

This notice is provided pursuant to 

NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4332 (2) (c)) and 

Department of Interior regulations for 

implementation of NEPA (43 CFR Part 

46). 

DATES: Written comments on the scope 

of the EIS/EIR are requested within 30 

days of the publication of this notice. 

ADDRESSES: Please send written 

comments to Ms. Amy Campbell, 

Southern California Area Office, Bureau 

of Reclamation, 27708 Jefferson Avenue, 

Suite 202, Temecula, CA 92590; or email to ACampbell@usbr.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Amy Campbell, Southern California 

Area Office general telephone number 

951–695–5310, or e-mail 

ACampbell@usbr.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The proposed project is a large 

capacity water pipeline associated with 

an aquifer storage and recovery project. 

The project will install new 

groundwater wells at the Bunker Hill 

Groundwater Basin in San Bernardino 

County with pipelines ranging in 

diameter up to 78 inches to Western’s 

Service Area in Riverside County. 

Existing recharge basins will be used 

to store imported water and local Santa 

Ana River flows in the Bunker Hill 

Groundwater Basin during wet years for 

delivery to communities in western 

Riverside County in dry years via 28 

miles of pipeline capable of delivering 

up to 40,000 acre-feet per year of ground 

water at 100 cubic feet per second (cfs). 

The proposed pipeline alignment will 

also provide access to groundwater from 

the Chino Basin in San Bernardino 

County. 

Section 9112 of the Omnibus Public 

Land Management Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 

111–11, 123 Stat. 1318), signed by the 

President on March 30, 2009, authorizes 

the Secretary of the Interior, in 

cooperation with Western, to participate 

in the planning, design, and 

construction of the Riverside-Corona 

Feeder Project including: (i) 20 

groundwater wells; (ii) groundwater 

treatment facilities; (iii) water storage 

and pumping facilities; and (iv) 28 miles 

of pipeline in San Bernardino and 

Riverside Counties in the State of 

California. 

Western certified a Program EIR 

(California State Clearinghouse No. 

2003031121) under CEQA in 2005, and 

issued a Notice of Preparation of a draft 

Supplemental Program EIR on July 30, 

2008 to evaluate a proposed change in 

the pipeline alignment. Our intention is 

to circulate the supplemental EIR for 

public review as a joint CEQA/NEPA 

document, incorporating the earlier 

Program EIR by reference. The draft 

document is expected to be available for 

public review in mid-March 2010. 


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