Alamogordo Regional Water Supply Project. Final Environmental Impact Statement: Volume 1.

摘要

The City of Alamogordo, New Mexico has submitted to the BLM an application for a right-of-way (ROW) for the construction and use of up to 10 groundwater wells in order to produce approximately 4,000 acre-feet per year of water with supporting infrastructure on BLM-managed public land in Otero County. Under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended, and supported by National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analysis, the BLM will decide whether to grant the ROW or grant the ROW with modifications, and, if so, under what terms and conditions. The proposed action (Alternative B) by the City of Alamogordo includes obtaining unappropriated brackish groundwater from the Snake Tank Well Field, constructing and operating 10 groundwater wells at Snake Tank Well Field, installing water transmission lines to Alamogordo, and constructing a desalination facility and a booster pump station in Alamogordo to treat the brackish groundwater to drinking water standards. Alternative A is the No Action Alternative, as required by NEPA. The No Action Alternative describes conditions expected to occur if there would be no new well field development or additional water supply beyond the City's current water supply.