Who reviewed the Feasibility Report/Environmental Impact Statement (FR/EIS)?
A. There has been an extensive agency, peer and public review process of the feasibility report/environmental impact statement. In addition to Corps review, the FR/EIS was reviewed by the cooperating agencies (Bonneville Power Administration, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) and other federal agencies, including U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Marine Fisheries Service, U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs and the National Park Service, were involved in the review process. A detailed technical review of the economic and social effects was conducted by the Independent Economic Analysis Board (IEAB) of the Northwest Power Planning Council. Drawdown engineering and major systems improvements engineering both received independent technical review. The entire FR/EIS was evaluated and reviewed through an independent technical review conducted by Corps specialists outside the Walla Walla District. Q. How did
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