DOE/EIS-0529: EPA Notice of Availability of a Final Environmental Impact Statement

Columbia River System Operations; Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington

Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance

July 31, 2020
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Columbia River System Operations; Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington

EPA announced the availability of a final EIS, prepared by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Reclamation, and DOE’s Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) as joint lead agencies, to analyze the potential environmental impacts of the operation (as a coordinated system) and maintenance of 14 federal multiple-purpose dams and related facilities within the Columbia River basin. BPA is responsible for marketing and transmitting the power generated by these dams.

For more information, see Columbia River System Operations.