Scoggins Dam Safety Modifications Project Environmental Impact Statement

Providing Scoping Comments

 

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Reclamation requested public scoping comments on the Scoggins Dam Safety Modifications Project Environmental Impact Statement during a public scoping period from Jan. 25, 2024, to Feb. 26, 2024. 

To be most helpful, comments need to be as specific as possible. Examples of substantive comments are as follows:

  • provide new information about the proposed project

  • identify a different way to meet the project purpose and need

  • suggest alternate methodologies for analysis and the reason(s) why they should be used

  • make factual corrections, or identify sources of credible research or data

Comments that are less helpful and considered non-substantive are those that

  • vote in favor of or against the proposed project

  • agree or disagree with agency policy without justification or supporting data

  • do not pertain to the project area or the proposed project

  • contain vague, open-ended questions

Ways to Comment

The public scoping period ended on Feb. 26, 2024. Comments were to be submitted/postmarked by Feb. 26, 2024. The public had the opportunity to submit comments via the following methods:

  • During the in-person public scoping meetings

    • Feb. 8, 5 – 6:30 p.m. PST

      Community Auditorium 
      1915 Main Street 
      Forest Grove, OR 97116 

    • Feb. 8, 6:30 – 8 p.m. PST

      Community Auditorium 
      1915 Main Street 
      Forest Grove, OR 97116 

  • During the virtual public scoping meetings:

    • Feb. 13, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. PST - Zoom webinar

    • Feb. 13, 4 – 6 p.m. PST - Zoom webinar

    • Please register in advance for one or both of the virtual meetings

  • Via email: BOR-SHA-SCNEPA@usbr.gov

  • Via postal mail:

    • Rebecca Thompson, natural resource specialist,

      Bureau of Reclamation, Columbia–Pacific Northwest Regional Office,

      1150 North Curtis Road, Boise, ID 83706-1234

  • Through a comment form previously directly below on this website.

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For more information on the Scoggins Dam Safety Modifications Project EIS, please contact Rebecca Thompson, natural resource specialist (BOR-SHA-SCNEPA@usbr.gov).

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