They have signed the project management plan (PMP) for the Pine Mountain Lake project, which outlines the process for studying the water needs for the River Valley Regional Water District (RVRWD). The Project Review Plan (PRP) outlines the levels of review that will be completed before the project study process is completed. They will be posting both the PMP and the PRP to the district site.
They are in the process of contracting out the first part of the Environmental Impact Statement which will look at the existing conditions. That contract will include the first public meeting and the agency scoping meeting. When these meetings are scheduled, they will contact us so we can participate in the public meeting.
They will also be looking at the existing hydrologic conditions, which will start soon. A model will be created to show how the water flows through the watershed. They will be looking at how much sediment currently moves through the system and how a dam might affect the system.
Finally, the Corp will be contracting out the water needs analysis for the RVRWD. The water needs analysis will look at how much water the area currently needs and potentially will need to the year 2070.
That is about it for right now. When the PMP and PRP become available on the district Corp website, I will post links here. We are going to need a massive outpouring of letters from the boating community when the public meetings begin, so get ready.
