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Councilors say reservoir environmental study stalled; city presses for clearer purpose-of-need and federal cooperation
Summary
Councilors described a stalled environmental impact study (EIS) and funding uncertainty for a reservoir project and said they are working with engineers and federal offices to clarify purpose and limit duplicate studies.
City officials told the council that the environmental review and funding for a proposed reservoir have stalled and that they are working with engineering consultants and congressional staff to refine the project’s stated purpose and avoid duplicative federal reviews.
A council member summarized recent meetings with engineers and federal staff, saying the draft EIS contains unclear language about the project’s purpose: “We talked about just the clarification, the clarification, the purpose of need at this lower base and what is what is the purpose?” they said. He…
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