DOE/NNSA News:

The Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration’s (DOE/NNSA) Los Alamos Field Office has issued a Floodplain Assessment for the Los Alamos Canyon Sediment Reduction and Restoration Project for a 15-day review and comment period commencing with publication of this notice.

The Los Alamos County Department of Public Utilities is planning to restore and address sedimentation from post wildfire flooding impacts in Los Alamos Canyon located within the 100-year floodplain. This restoration project includes: the upper watershed area above the reservoir, the reservoir, and the area where Los Alamos Canyon Creek, water pipeline and access road run parallel to each other down the valley.

This project will use bio-engineering and low impact stream restoration techniques, to reduce erosion and preserve riparian health while maintaining pipeline and access road infrastructure. This project is being done in coordination with the NNSA, a semi-autonomous agency within the DOE and the U.S. Forest Service as the land managers for the project area. This floodplain assessment is a DOE/NNSA requirement and applies to DOE/NNSA property.

The Floodplain Assessment can be accessed online.