WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers has issued a notice called: Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Operation and Maintenance of the Willamette Valley System.
The notice was published in the Federal Register on May 16 by Jeffrey D. Hall, Colonel, Corps of Engineers, Deputy Division Commander.
Summary: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District (USACE) intends to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to address the directive in the 2024 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) to formally analyze an alternative that would cease hydropower operations at USACE o...