According to an article in the Cañon City Daily Record, the BLM selected the international design firm EDAW-AECOM to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Over the River project by artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude, who propose to suspend fabric panels above the Arkansas River between Cañon City and Salida.
According to the article:
The EIS is the next step in the process required under federal law to determine the possible impacts to the human and natural environment of the proposed project….
The third-party contract was signed by the artists and EDAW-AECOM, which commits the contractor to a specific Statement of Work developed by BLM. The EIS, as well as all other costs associated with the project, is funded by the artists without public subsidy or taxpayer support.
“Approval and acceptance of the completed EIS will be the responsibility of BLM in consultation with cooperating agencies that include the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, the Colorado Department of Transportation, the Colorado Highway Patrol and Chaffee and Fremont counties,” Cairns said.
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