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Reclamation Makes Available Draft Environmental Documents for Patterson Irrigation District Fish Screen Project

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

For Release: November 20, 2006

The Bureau of Reclamation has made available for public review and comment, the Draft Initial Study (IS) and Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND)/Environmental Assessment (EA) and Draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the proposed Patterson Irrigation District Fish Screen Project. Reclamation proposes to partially fund installation of a fish screen at an existing diversion at Patterson Irrigation District. Screening the intake would provide protection to State and federally listed fish species from entrainment at the pump site.

A Draft IS/EA and an MND and Draft FONSI were prepared in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act and the National Environmental Policy Act and are available for a 30-day public review and comment period. The Final IS/EA will address any substantive comments received during the comment period. The draft documents are available online at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=2051.

Written comments on the draft documents must be received by close of business Wednesday, December 20, 2006, and should be sent to Ms. Tamara LaFramboise, Bureau of Reclamation, MP-410, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825. Comments may also be e-mailed to tlaframboise@mp.usbr.gov. For additional information or to request a copy of the documents, please contact Ms. LaFramboise at 916-978-5269, TDD 916-978-5608.

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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Relevant Link:

The Draft Initial Study (IS) and Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND)/Environmental Assessment (EA) and Draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)