Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) are a type of public review document. They are made available to the public for review. The public is expected to comment on the content of the document during a “public review period.”
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires environmental impact statements (EISs) for projects that will significantly impact the human environment. Smaller projects may only require an environmental assessment (EA).
EIS projects go through several stages that include draft EISs (DEIS) and final EISs (FEIS) and include comment periods for the public to review the EIS and submit comments.
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Find Environmental Impact Statements (EISs)
- Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Database, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- The lead agency involved in the project may post copies of the EIS on their web page.
- Idaho documents may be in [stacks] Idaho Government Documents
- EISs may be available in online Science Databases.
- Copies of EISs are often available in libraries during public comment periods and may be retained in their collections.
- Find your local library in the Idaho Library Directory.
- Search for materials in libraries using WorldCat.
How to Read an EIS
- A Citizen’s Guide to the NEPA: Having Your Voice Heard. Council on Environmental Quality Executive Office of the President. December 2007. https://ceq.doe.gov/docs/get-involved/Citizens_Guide_Dec07.pdf. Accesses August 12, 2020.
- National Environmental Policy Act Review Process, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Notable Recent EISs
Columbia River System Operations
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation and Bonneville Power Administration. Columbia River System Operations Final Environmental Impact Statement. EIS Number 20200158. 08/31/2020.
- Columbia River System Operations. U.S. Army Corp of Engineers.
Boise River Basin Feasibility Study
- Bureau of Reclamation. Draft Boise River Basin Feasibility Study. EIS Number 20200150. 07/31/2020.
- Boise River Basin Feasibility Study Draft Environmental Impact Statement. Bureau of Reclamation, Columbia-Pacific Northwest Region.
Updated by rjoiner on August 12, 2020.