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The Habitat Conservation Plan
 A Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) is a tool provided under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to protect the habitat where threatened and endangered species live. The City of Portland's Bull Run Water Supply HCP describes actions the City will take to improve habitat conditions in the Bull Run watershed and throughout the Sandy River Basin to contribute to the recovery of native fish populations.
The Bull Run Water Supply Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) is a key milestone in the City of Portland's more than 100-year history of Bull Run watershed stewardship. Protecting species affected by the water supply system is an important extension of these stewardship responsibilities and is required to comply with the federal Endangered Species and Clean Water Acts. The HCP provides a framework and package of specific habitat conservation commitments that will guide the city's mitigation efforts for 50 years.
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January 23, 2009
The Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Bull Run Water Supply Habitat Conservation Plan has been released by the National Marine Fisheries Service.
The FEIS documents environmental impacts associated with implementation of the Bull Run Water Supply Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP). The HCP is the basis for the City of Portland's application for an Incidental Take Permit from the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). An approved Incidental Take Permit allows the city to continue operation and maintenance of the Bull Run water system while mitigating for the system's impacts to fish listed as threatened under the Federal Endangered Species Act. The FEIS also includes responses from NMFS to public comments received about the Draft EIS (DEIS) issued in September 2008.
Use the link at the left to the NMFS web site for information on how to access the FEIS.
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