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Public Scoping Report Available For The Shasta Lake Water Resources Investigation

Media Contact: Jeffrey McCracken, 916-978-5100, jmccracken@mp.usbr.gov

For Release: April 20, 2006

The Bureau of Reclamation has made available the Public Scoping Report for Shasta Lake Water Resources Investigation (SLWRI). This report provides information on the SLWRI and discusses the scoping process and public participation. Reclamation, the lead Federal agency, will prepare a Feasibility Report/ Environmental Impact Statement (FR/EIS) for the SLWRI.

The environmental document will focus on assessing the environmental impacts of the alternatives that include a dam raise between 6.5 and 18.5 feet. The Draft FR/EIS is expected to be available December 2007. Alternatives will be formulated to address the primary study objectives: (1) increase the restoration of anadromous fish populations in the Sacramento River primarily upstream of the Red Bluff Diversion Dam and (2) increase water supplies and water supply reliability for agricultural, municipal and industrial, and environmental purposes to help meet future water demands, with a focus on enlarging Shasta Dam and Reservoir.

Public participation will continue through the completion date of the SLWRI FR/EIS scheduled for fall 2008. The Public Scoping Report is available online at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/slwri/documents.html . For additional information or to request a copy of the report, please contact Ms. Sammie Cervantes, Reclamation Planning Office, at 916-978-5189, TDD 916-978-5608, or scervantes@mp.usbr.gov.

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Public Scoping Report Available For The Shasta Lake Water Resources Investigation