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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

[FES–12–4] 

Final Programmatic Environmental 

Impact Statement and Integrated Water 

Resource Management Plan, Yakima 

River Basin, Water Enhancement 

Project, Benton, Kittitas, Klickitat, and 

Yakima Counties, WA 

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation 

(Reclamation), in cooperation with the 

Washington State Department of 

Ecology (Ecology), the joint lead agency, 

is notifying the public that they have 

prepared a final programmatic 

environmental impact statement 

pursuant to the National Environmental 

Policy Act and have made it available to 

the public for review. 

DATES: The Bureau of Reclamation will 

not make a decision on the proposed 

action until at least 30 days after filing 

of the Final Programmatic Environment 

Impact Statement (FPEIS) with the 

Environmental Protection Agency. After 

the 30-day waiting period, Reclamation 

may complete a Record of Decision. The 

Record of Decision will discuss factors 

and rationale used in making the 

decision. 

ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the 

FPEIS should be addressed to Candace 

McKinley, Environmental Program 

Manager, Bureau of Reclamation, 

Columbia-Cascades Area Office, 1917 

Marsh Road, Yakima, WA 98901; or by 

email: yrbwep@usbr.gov. This document 

is also available on the Bureau of 

Reclamation’s web site at: http:// 

www.usbr.gov/pn/programs/yrbwep/ 

2011integratedplan/index.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Candace McKinley at (509) 575–5848, 

ext. 232, or at the above address. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to Section 102(2)(c) of the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA), as amended, 42 United States 

Code (U.S.C.) § 4332, the FPEIS will 

comply with requirements of the 

Washington State Environmental Policy 

Act (SEPA), Chapter 43.21C, Revised 

Code of Washington (RCW). 

Reclamation published a Draft PEIS in 

the Federal Register on November 16, 

2011 (76 FR 71070) with a public 

comment period ending on January 3, 

2012. The FPEIS includes written 

responses to all public comments on the 

Draft PEIS. 

Background 

In response to long-standing water 

resource problems in the basin, 

Reclamation and Ecology have analyzed 

the elements of the Integrated Water 

Resource Management Plan in the 

FPEIS. The FPEIS addresses impacts 

that could occur if Reclamation and 

Ecology implement the comprehensive 

program of water resource and habitat 

improvements and management 

initiatives intended to restore ecological 

functions in the Yakima River system 

and to provide more reliable and 

sustainable water resources for the 

health of the riverine environment, and 

for agriculture and municipal and 

domestic needs. 

The proposed water resource 

management plan includes three major 

components (Habitat, Systems 

Modification, and Water Supply) which 

are comprised of seven elements (listed 

below). The Habitat Component 

includes a package of projects and 

actions intended to improve conditions 

for fish and the health of the riverine 

environment. The Habitat Component 

includes the reservoir fish passage and 

habitat/watershed protection and 

enhancement elements. The Systems 

Modification Component is intended to 

modify existing facilities and operations 

in order to improve conditions for fish 

and to improve water supply. The 

Systems Modification Component 

includes the structural and operational 

changes at existing facilities elements. 

The third component, Water Supply, is 

intended to improve water supply for 

agricultural and municipal needs as 

well as for fish. It includes the surface 

water storage, groundwater storage, 

enhanced water conservation and 

market reallocation elements. 

The plan elements include projects 

and actions including, but not limited 

to: 

1. Fish Passage (fish passage 

improvements at Cle Elum, Bumping, 

Clear Lake, Keechelus, Kachess, and 

Tieton Dams); 

2. Structural/Operational Changes 

(subordination of power generation at 

Roza and Chandler Power Plants); 

3. Surface Storage (new Wymer Dam 

and Reservoir, Bumping Reservoir 

enlargement, Kachess inactive storage); 

4. Groundwater Storage (groundwater 

infiltration prior to storage control); 

5. Fish Habitat (mainstem floodplain 

restoration program); 

6. Enhanced Water Conservation 

(agricultural water and municipal/ 

domestic conservation); and 

7. Market-Based Reallocation of Water 

Resources (institutional improvements 

to facilitate market-based water 

transfers). 

Public Disclosure 

Before including your name, address, 

phone number, email 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. 

Public Review Locations 

The FPEIS is available for public 

inspection at the following locations: 

• Bureau of Reclamation, Pacific 

Northwest Regional Office, 1150 N 

Curtis Road, Boise, ID. 

• Bureau of Reclamation, Columbia 

Cascades Area Office, 1917 Marsh Road, 

Yakima, WA. 

• Washington State Department of 

Ecology, 15 W. Yakima Avenue, Suite 

200, Yakima, WA. 

Libraries 

• Carpenter Memorial Library, 302 N 

Pennsylvania Ave, Cle Elum, 

Washington 98922. 

• Ellensburg Public Library, 209 N 

Ruby St, Ellensburg, Washington 98926. 

• Roslyn Public Library, 201 S. First 

St, Roslyn, Washington 98941. 

• Benton City Library, 810 Horne Dr, 

Benton City, Washington 99320. 

• Kennewick Library, 1620 S Union 

St, Kennewick, Washington 99338. 

• Kittitas Public Library, 200 N Pierce 

St, Kittitas, Washington 98934. 

• Mid-Columbia Library, 405 S 

Dayton St, Kennewick, Washington 

99336. 

• Pasco Library, 1320 W Hopkins St, 

Pasco, Washington 99301. 

• Prosser Library, 902 7th St, Prosser, 

Washington 99350. 

• Richland Public Library, 955 

Northgate Dr, Richland, Washington 

99352. 

• Sunnyside Public Library, 621 

Grant Ave, Sunnyside, Washington 

98944. 

• Toppenish Library, 1 S Elm St, 

Toppenish, Washington 98948. 

• Wapato Library, 119 E 3rd St, 

Wapato, Washington 98951. 

• Washington State Library, Point 

Plaza East, 6880 Capitol Blvd. SE., 

Tumwater, Washington 98504. 

• West Richland Library, 3803 W Van 

Giesen St, Richland, Washington 99353. 

• Yakama Nation Library, 100 SpielYi Loop, Toppenish, Washington 98948. 

• Yakima Valley Regional Library, 

102 N 3rd St, Yakima, Washington 

98901. 


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