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Finding of No Significant Impact Signed for McCarran Ranch Restoration Project
Media Contact:
Jeffrey McCracken, 916-978-5100, jmccracken@mp.usbr.gov
For Release: June 15, 2006
The Bureau of Reclamation has signed a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Army Corps of Engineers' June 2005 Final Environmental Assessment (EA) entitled, "McCarran Ranch Truckee River 1135 Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Project, Washoe and Storey Counties, Nevada." Reclamation is proposing to partially fund the restoration project, and therefore, has adopted the EA with the addition of technical and administrative clarifications and some minor modifications.
The EA evaluates river, riparian, and wetland restoration activities at McCarran Ranch, which is owned by The Nature Conservancy. The Reclamation FONSI concludes that the proposed restoration project would not result in any significant adverse effects on the environment and does not require the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement. The draft FONSI was circulated for a 30-day public review in May 2006.
The FONSI for the McCarran Ranch EA may be viewed at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=2188 .
For additional information or to request a copy of the FONSI, please contact Mrs. Caryn Huntt DeCarlo, Lahontan Basin Area Office, at 775-884-8352 or e-mail chunttdecarlo@mp.usbr.gov . If you encounter problems accessing documents online, please contact Ms. Lynnette Wirth at 916-978-5102 or e-mail lwirth@mp.usbr.gov.
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