Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › ACCOUNT FOR THE REVOLVING FUND AND ACCOUNT FOR SET-ASIDE PROGRAMS › Environmental Review of Proposed Water Projects › Section 445A.67587 - Environmental assessment: Preparation; contents; public review and comment; submission

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If the Division
				determines that a water project is ineligible for a categorical exclusion, the
				applicant shall prepare an environmental assessment for the water project. The
				environmental assessment may make reference to specific sections of the
				application in lieu of duplicating information found in the
				application.
2. The environmental
				assessment must include, without limitation:
(a) A description of the proposed water
				project;
(b) The purpose of the
				proposed water project;
(c) A
				summary description of the need for the proposed water project, including,
				without limitation, a description of the severity and extent of existing public
				health or water quality problems;
(d) A description of the environmental
				setting of the proposed water project and prediction of what the future of the
				environmental setting would be without the water project;
(e) A description of the full range of
				relevant environmental impacts of the proposed action, including, without
				limitation, a description of measures taken by the applicant to mitigate
				adverse impacts and of any irreversible commitments of resources to the water
				project;
(f) A comparative analysis
				of feasible alternatives to the water project, including, without limitation,
				the alternative that the water project not be constructed, reviewed with
				respect to:
(1) Capital and operating
				costs;
(2) Direct, indirect and
				cumulative environmental effects;
(3) Physical, legal or institutional
				constraints; and
(4) Compliance
				with regulatory requirements;
(g) The reasons for rejecting any
				alternative, including, without limitation, a description of any significant
				environmental benefits that will be precluded by rejection of an
				alternative;
(h) A description of
				how any short-term detrimental impact to the environment in the short term is
				justified by the maintenance and enhancement of the environment from the
				long-term use of the facility;
(i)
				Any irreversible and irretrievable commitments of resources to the proposed
				water project;
(j) Documentation of
				any activities, meetings or coordination between the applicant and the public
				or any appropriate governmental agencies to identify and discuss issues
				associated with the proposed water project and allow public and agency review
				of the project;
(k) A summary of
				any issues raised about, and changes made by the applicant to, the water
				project that were made as a result of the activities, meetings or coordination
				documented pursuant to paragraph (j);
(l) Sources of information that the applicant
				used to describe the existing environment and to assess future environmental
				impacts, including, without limitation, regional, state and federal agencies;
				and
(m) Any other information or
				documentation that the Division requests.