Summary

EPA, Region 9, is considering providing grant funding to the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe in Clark County, Nevada for the Snow Mountain Water System Project, a water infrastructure improvement project.

EPA Region 9’s award of a grant for the proposed project is a federal action requiring compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 USC §§4321-4370f.  In accordance with the NEPA, Council of Environmental Quality Regulations at 40 CFR §§1500.1-1508.28, and EPA NEPA regulations at 40 CFR Part 6, EPA Region 9 has prepared a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) describing the potential environmental impacts associated with, and the alternatives to, the proposed project.  This Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) documents EPA Region 9’s decision that the proposed project will not have a significant effect on the environment.

The Las Vegas Paiute Tribe proposes to install a new well and water tank to add redundancy to its PWS system on the Snow Mountain Reservation. A pump, shut-off valves, connection piping, and other essential system components also would be installed. Upon completion of the project, the reservation would have two functioning water tanks and wells for potable water. During emergencies, and when one of the tanks or pumps needs to be shut down for maintenance, the other would serve as a backup water supply.

View the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Environmental Assessment (EA).