Providing Scoping Comments

Reclamation requested public scoping comments on the VRSMP Environmental Impact Statement during the public scoping period from July 11, 2025 to August 13, 2025.

To be most helpful, comments needed to be as specific as possible. Substantive comments are those that:

• 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, or;

• 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, or;

• Contain vague, open-ended questions.

Ways to Comment

The public scoping period ended August 13, 2025. Comments were to be submitted/postmarked by August 13, 2025. The public had the opportunity to submit written comments via the following methods:

• Via email: VRSMP@usbr.gov

• Via postal mail:

  • Bureau of Reclamation

    Phoenix Area Office

    ATTN: VRSMP EIS

    6150 West Thunderbird Road

    Glendale, AZ 85306-4001

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

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For more information on the VRSMP Feasib ility Report and EIS, please visit Reclamation’s project website, or email VRSMP@usbr.gov. If you would like to receive email notifications and updates on the VRSMP, please email VRSMP@usbr.gov with subject line "Add me to Email List.”