Environmental Assessment: CAP Water Lease from the San Carlos Apache Tribe to the Town of Gilbert

摘要

This Environmental Assessment (EA) describes the environmental effects of the proposed 100-year lease of 5,925 acre-feet annually (afa) of Central Arizona Project (CAP) water from the San Carlos Apache Tribe (Tribe) to the Town of Gilbert (Town). Lease of this CAP water requires approval by the Bureau of Reclamation, acting on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary), and constitutes a Federal action. This EA has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), as amended, the Council on Environmental Quality's regulations for implementing NEPA (40 CFR 1500-1508), and the Department of the Interior's regulations implementing NEPA (43 CFR Part 46). This EA identifies impacts anticipated to result from Reclamation's signing of the agreement to lease a portion of the Tribe's CAP entitlement to the Town.