DOE/EA-2171: Draft Environmental Assessment

Proposed water utility service installation at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Flatirons Campus in Jefferson County, Colorado.

Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance

February 25, 2022
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Flatirons Campus Water System Project; Jefferson County, Colorado

The draft environmental assessment (EA) has been prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Council on Environmental Quality NEPA regulations (40 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] Parts 1500–1508), and the DOE NEPA regulations (10 CFR Part 1021). DOE has also prepared a wetlands assessment concurrently with the draft EA in accordance with Title 10 of CFR part 1022, “Compliance with Floodplain and Wetlands Environmental Review Requirements”. This assessment also fulfills DOE’s responsibilities under Executive Order 11990, “Protection of Wetlands”.

For more information, see the Flatirons Campus Water System Project page.