Utah Lake Drainage Basin Water Delivery System Bonneville Unit, Central Utah Project Final Environmental Impact Statement Chapter4 Consultation and Coordination • The notice of intent to prepare an EIS and initiate scoping was published in the Federal Register on August 23, 2000(FR 00-21458). • Newspaper advertisements were placed in local newspapers prior to each public meeting, including meeting dates, times and locations. • Information packets and meeting invitations were mailed to persons and groups on the District's mailing list. • The February 2002 scoping meetings were announced on the District's website. Table 4-1 shows the ULS scoping meeting dates, locations, times and attendance. Table 4-1 ULS Scoping Meeting Dates, Locations, Times and Attendance Meeting Date Meeting Location Number of Participants September 28, 2000 Utah Valley State College, 54 (5:00 to 8:00p.m.)1 Orem, Utah October 17, 2001 Provo City Library, 89 (4:00 to 9:00 p.m.)1 Provo, Utah February 27, 2002 Provo City Library, 74 (6:30 to 8:30 p.m.) Provo, Utah February 28, 2002 West Jordan City Hall, 48 (6:30 to 8:30 p.m.) West Jordan, Utah Notes: 1Informal open house-style informational sessions 4.2.2 Results of Scoping Meetings and Use of Comments Received Public and agency input at the scoping meetings from interested citizens, organizations and government agencies was carefully reviewed and analyzed by the Joint-Lead Agencies to identify and determine and issues and concerns. To understand the issues and concerns of the public and agencies, the EIS team analyzed verbal comments received at the February 2002 scoping meetings and written comments received by the District during the 30-day formal scoping comment period that ended March 30, 2002. Verbal comments from the scoping meetings were recorded according to four water delivery concepts, and issues and concerns from flip charts were categorized by resource discipline and water delivery concept. Written comments from the comment period were carefully reviewed and identified as issues, concerns, or opportunities, then categorized by resource discipline or rejected as inappropriate for the EIS. Each issue, concern or opportunity was edited into the form of a question that would be answered in the EIS. Issues were repeated when they related to multiple resource disciplines. Comments on features of the water delivery concepts, along with alternatives proposed in comment letters, were recorded for consideration in formulating the ULS alternatives. The identified issues and concerns were divided into 23 resource disciplines representing distinct aspects of the human and natural environment. These issues and concerns were used to 9/30/04 4-2 1.B.02.029.EO.643 ULS FEIS Chapter 4 - Consultation and Coordination determine the scope of the impact analysis within each resource discipline. 4.2.3 Agencies and Organizations Consulted The agencies and organizations consulted during the scoping process are listed in Table 4-2. Table 4-2 Agencies and Organizations Consulted During the Scoping Process U.S. Department of the Interior Lehi City U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service City of Highland U.S. Forest Service, Uinta National Forest Alpine City U.S. Environmental Protection Agency American Fork City U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Town of Saratoga Springs U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Town ofEagle Mountain Utah Department of NaturalResources Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake and Sandy Utah Division of Water Resources South Utah Valley Municipal Water Association Utah Division of Water Rights Strawberry Water Users Association Utah State Engineer Provo River Water Users Association Utah Division of Parks and Recreation Strawberry Highline Canal Company Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands Mapleton Irrigation District Utah Department ofEnvironmental Quality Springville Irrigation District Utah Division ofWater Quality Salem Irrigation and Canal Company Utah Department of Transportation Lake Shore Irrigation Company Utah County Spanish Fork-East Bench Irrigation Company Provo City Spanish Fork-West Bench Irrigation Company Orem City Spanish Fork South Irrigation Company Springville City Spanish Fork Southeast Irrigation Company Mapleton City Summit Creek Irrigation and Canal Company Spanish Fork City Currant Creek Irrigation Company Salem City Corporation of Presiding Bishop, CJCLDS Payson City East Juab County Water Conservancy District Santaquin City Nephi Irrigation Company Goshen City North Canyon Irrigation Company Mona Town Mona Irrigation Company Nephi City Corporation Wasatch County Water Service Area No.1 Town of Rocky Ridge 9/30104 4-3 1.B.02.029.EO.643 ULS FEIS Chapter 4 - Consultation and Coordination 4.3 Consultation Table 4-3 lists the coordination and consultation meetings that were held in the process of preparing the FEIS. Following the table, related studies required by laws and executive orders are briefly summarized. Table 4-3 Coordination and Consultation Meetings Page 1 of 6 Date Agencies in Attendance Topics September 24, 2001 Central Utah Water Conservancy District Meeting to discuss potential conjunctive (District), Department of the Interior (DOI), use in the ULS. To review the ULS Utah Division of Water Rights, Utah Division schedule, public meetings and to review of Water Resources, supply concepts. October 15, 2001 District, DOI, Utah Reclamation Mitigation Meeting to present a slide presentation for and Conservation Commission (MC), U.S. the upcoming Oct 17, 2001 public Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), meeting. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation)Utah Division of Water Resources, Utah Division of Water Quality, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, November 14, 2001 District, Utah Division of Water Resources Meeting on M&I water demand. December 17, 2001 District, DOI, MC, EPA, U.S. Army Corps of Meeting to discuss remaining Engineers (Corps), U.S. Forest Service environmental commitments to be (Forest Service), FWS, Reclamation, Utah addressed in the ULS planning and NEPA Department of Natural Resources compliance January 2, 2002 District, American Fork City Meeting on M&I water demand. January 3, 2002 District, Lehi City Meeting on M&I water demand. January 3, 2002 District, Highland City Meeting on M&I water demand. January 17, 2002 District, EPA Meeting with EPA to hand out the executive summary of the Plan Formulation Report and discussion of document. January 25, 2002 District, DOI, MC, Reclamation, FWS, Utah Meeting to hand out the executive Division of State Parks and Recreation, Utah summary of the Plan Formulation Report Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands, and discuss. Utah Division of WildlifeResources, Utah Division of Water Resources, Utah Division of Water Quality February 1, 2002 District, FWS, Utah Division of Wildlife Meeting to receive written comments on Resources the Plan Formulation Report and Executive Summary. March 22, 2002 District, DOI, MC, FWS, EPA, Reclamation, Meeting to receive comments on ULS Forest Service, Utah Division of Water alternatives Resources, Utah Division of Water Rights, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources 9/30104 4-4 I.B.02.029.EO.643 ULS FEIS Chapter 4 - Consultation and Coordination Table 4-3 Coordination and Consultation Meetings Page 2 of 6 Date Agencies in Attendance Topics March 27, 2002 District, DOI, Utah Division Water Rights, Meeting with the Utah State Engineer to Reclamation, Utah State Engineer discuss the disposition of theDistrict's Utah Lake water rights and to seek expedition of reconsideration of a Memorandum Decision affecting the exchange of the yield of the water rights in Jordanelle Reservoir. April 18, 2002 District, Mapleton City, Springville City, Meeting on Mapleton-Springville Lateral Mapleton Irrigation District, Springville pipeline Irrigation District May 21, 2002 District, Spanish Fork City Meeting on pipeline alignments July 9, 2002 District, US Geological Survey Meeting on Mapleton-Springville Lateral seepage study July 11, 2002 District, Utah Division of Water Resources, Meeting to discuss the Utah Lake Utah Waters, Stonefly Society Stabilization and Restoration Concept July 31, 2002 District, Provo City Meeting to discuss potential ULS alignment through Provo. August 7, 2002 District, City of Santaquin, City of Spanish Meeting to discuss water rights, Fork, Utah Division of Water Resources population projections and estimated water needs for the future. Declaration of boundary acreage and areas of anticipated growth. August 27, 2002 District, Provo City Meeting to follow-up with Provo City potential ULS alignments trough Provo. November 7, 2002 District, Currant Creek Irrigation Company Meeting on facilities, water needs, and Mona Reservoir November 8, 2002 District, Summit Creek Irrigation Company Meeting on facilities and water needs November 22, 2002 District, Utah Department of Transportation Meeting to discuss Highway 6 plans and (UDOT), to display maps showing the preliminary alternative alignments to UDOT. January 6, 2003 District, Wasatch Front Regional Council Meeting to discuss population projections January 9, 2003 District, UDOT Meeting updating UDOT on the potential ULS project pipeline alignments and the UDOT roads and rights-of-way that may be affected by the construction of a future pipeline. A secondary discussion of possible future UDOT projects that may lie in the concept alignments, a discussion concerning construction criteria for affected UDOT