CRYSTAL BAY, Nev. — The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency has released the long-awaited final document analyzing the environmental impact of the proposed Tahoe Biltmore redevelopment project.

The Final Environmental Impact Statement regarding the high-profile Boulder Bay project — the Crystal Bay redevelopment project which proposes to erect a 300-room hotel with a 10,000 square-foot casino, 59 whole-ownership units, a spa and other amenities, while also addressing outdated environmental concerns at the Biltmore site — will be used by the TRPA governing board when considering approval to the proposed project.

It was published online late Wednesday morning at www.trpa.org. TRPA is working to compile the large document into hard copy format, which should be available by week's end.

Check it out

To download the entire Boulder Bay Final Environmental Impact Statement in PDF form, visit www.sierrasun.com/boulderbayFEIS.

For coverage and analysis of the document, visit www.sierrasun.com later this week.

The FEIS is a follow-up to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement, first circulated by TRPA on Nov. 6, 2009. Following the DEIS release, local governing agencies, members of the public and environmental organizations were allotted a 90-day period in which to review it and submit suggestions, revisions and critiques of the document.

The FEIS incorporates and responds to those comments.

“This is an opportunity for the public to see their questions were addressed in the document,” said Dennis Oliver, TRPA spokesman, in a previous interview.

Boulder Bay Project Manager Brian Helm said he welcomes the considerable public attention the project has garnered throughout the application process.

“We are certainly pleased to be able to reach the next phase of the project process,” he said in a previous interview. “When you look at the history of our project — the way it has evolved — I truly believe we have a better project due to the input of the public.”