29 Sep 2020

Federal agencies decide the Columbia River System Operations environmental impact statement balances system purposes

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation and Bonneville Power Administration signed a joint Record of Decision on Monday that commits the agencies to implementing immediate and long-term actions related to the ongoing operations, maintenance and configuration of 14 federal dams that compose the Columbia River System.

31 Jul 2020

Federal agencies release final Columbia River System Operations environmental impact statement

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation and Bonneville Power Administration today released the Columbia River System Operations Final Environmental Impact Statement. The issuance of the final EIS is a substantial step toward accomplishment of a priority item of the Presidential Memorandum on Promoting the Reliable Supply and Delivery of Water in the West issued in October 2018.

9 Apr 2020

Comment period to close soon on Columbia River System Operations draft environmental impact statement and preferred alternative

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation and Bonneville Power Administration continue to welcome comments on the draft Columbia River System Operations Environmental Impact Statement through April 13, 2020.

13 Mar 2020

All CRSO EIS meetings switched to virtual

Evolving health and safety policies from our regional partners designed to hinder the spread of COVID-19 in Washington and Oregon have prompted federal officials to replace all scheduled in-person public comment meetings with phone-in meetings for the recently released Columbia River System Operation draft Environmental Impact Statement.

12 Mar 2020

Feds shift Seattle, Portland CRSO EIS meetings to 'phone only'

Officials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation and the Bonneville Power Administration decided that the in-person public comment meetings planned for Seattle and Portland will not be held due to the high number of COVID-19 cases reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in those geographical areas and calls from local officials to limit public exposure. Phone-in options have been added to the formal comment choices for those avoiding crowded venues.

3 Feb 2020

CRSO EIS - January 2020 Update

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation and Bonneville Power Administration, as colead agencies, are on track to issue the Columbia River System Operations draft environmental impact statement by the end of February.

9 Jan 2019

Federal Agencies revise Columbia EIS schedule

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation and the Bonneville Power Administration have revised the schedule to complete an environmental impact statement to assess and update their long-term strategy for the operations, maintenance and configuration of the 14 federal dam and reservoir projects in the Columbia River System.  According to the new schedule, these co-lead agencies will sign the Records of Decisions by the end of September 2020, one year earlier than previous scheduled.

25 May 2018

CRSO EIS - Public Update Webinar

An update webinar/conference call on developing the draft Environmental Impact Statement

7 Dec 2017

CRSO EIS - Public Update Sessions

An update session on developing the draft Environmental Impact Statement

31 Mar 2017

Update on Columbia River System Operations EIS Scoping Comments

More than 2,300 people attended a series of public meetings and webinars provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bonneville Power Administration, and the Bureau of Reclamation (Action Agencies) regarding the environmental impact statement (EIS) the Action Agencies are developing for the operations and maintenance of the Columbia River System (CRSO EIS).