Conconully Safety of Dams Modification Project Draft Environmental Assessment
NEPA and Public Involvement
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NEPA and the Scoping Process
The National Environmental Policy Act requires that federal agencies engage the public during preparation of an EA. Scoping is the process that continues throughout the planning and early stages of environmental assessment preparation. Agencies use scoping to engage various stakeholders, federal, state, local agencies, Native American Tribes, and the public in the early identification of affected resources, issues to be considered, and potential alternatives.
The Bureau of Reclamation invited the public to identify issues or alternatives for consideration in the development of the environmental assessment. The 30-day public scoping period ran from Aug. 9, 2024, to Sept. 8, 2024. During this time, Reclamation reviewed all comments received and published a scoping report.
Conconully Dam spillway.
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Draft EA Public Comment Period
On June 10, 2025, Reclamation released the draft EA for public comment. Comments received during this public comment period will be summarized in the draft EA comment response report, which will be made available to the public. Reclamation will consider all comments received during the public comment period when finalizing the final EA. Visit the Providing Comments page to see the various ways to submit comments.
This virtual public meeting room website will be accessible 24 hours a day during the public comment period.
For more information on the Conconully Safety of Dams Modification project EA, please visit the project website or contact Jason Sutter, Bureau of Reclamation NEPA lead at bor-sha-consod@usbr.gov.
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