Reclamation Managing Water in the West: Reclamation's NEPA Handbook

摘要

This edition of the Bureau of Reclamations (Reclamation) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Handbook has been developed in response to the Council on Environmental Qualitys (CEQ) and the U.S. Department of the Interiors (Interior) implementing regulations on NEPA. These regulations state that each agency will interpret the provisions of NEPA as a supplement to its existing authority and as a mandate to view its policies and missions in the light of its national environmental objectives. This handbook has been designed as a guidance tool for use by all Reclamation staff. It should also be useful to applicants, contractors, tribal representatives, the general public, and others who may be involved in Reclamations NEPA process, or those who develop environmental reports for Reclamations use in preparing NEPA documents.