Los Alamos National Laboratory Floodplain Statement of Findings for Regional Aquifer Groundwater Monitoring Well R-76 Well Pad Construction, Well Drilling, and Well Installation

Floodplain Statement of Findings for Regional Aquifer Groundwater Monitoring Well R-76 Well Pad Construction, Well Drilling, and Well Installation.

Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance

November 1, 2022
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Los Alamos National Laboratory Floodplain Statement of Findings for Regional Aquifer Groundwater Monitoring Well R-76 Well Pad Construction, Well Drilling, and Well Installation

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) is proposing the drilling and installation of regional aquifer groundwater monitoring well R-76 within Mortandad Canyon on Los Alamos National Laboratory property. EM-LA prepared Floodplain Assessment for Regional Aquifer Groundwater Monitoring Well R-76 Well Pad Construction, Well Drilling, and Well Installation to evaluate the potential impacts of these proposed actions within a floodplain. Based on the assessment, EM-LA issued this Statement of Findings.

EM-LA will provide for 15 days of public review after publication of this Statement of Findings before implementing the proposed action.