BLM announces Livestock Water Pipeline EA scoping period

BLM announces Livestock Water Pipeline EA scoping period

The following press releases was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management on Jan. 7, 2020. It is reproduced in full below.

(BELLE FOURCHE, SD.) - The Bureau of Land Management has opened a public comment period as part of the process to prepare an Environmental Assessment for two livestock water pipelines within the Ft. Meade Recreation Area near Sturgis.

A public scoping meeting has been planned for Jan. 21, 2020. The meeting location will be the Sturgis Community Center at 1401 Lazelle Street, Sturgis from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The meeting is to further identify relevant issues related to this project.

The 30-day comment period will end on Feb. 21, 2020. Comments sent by mail must be postmarked by this date in order to be considered.

More information, relevant documents and a venue for submitting comments are available on the BLM e-planning website ). Conduct a “Text Search" for “NEPA" using the project NEPA number: DOI-BLM-MT-C040-2020-0011-EA. Electronic comments may only be submitted via e-Planning.

Hard copy comments can be mailed or hand-delivered to the South Dakota Field Office during business hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.).

Mail:

Ft. Meade and Bear Butte Pipeline Reconstruction Draft EA

Attn: Carmen Drieling

309 Bonanza Street

Belle Fourche, SD 57717

Those who provide comments are advised that before including their address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information, they should be aware that the entire comment - including personal identifying information - may be made publicly available at any time. While those commenting can ask in their comments to have their personal identifying information withheld from public review, the BLM cannot guarantee that they will be able to do so.

The BLM will provide additional opportunities for public participation upon publication of the Ft. Meade and Bear Butte Pipeline Reconstruction EA. For more information, contact Rangeland Management Specialist Carmen Drieling at: (605) 892-7011.

Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management

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