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Release of Draft Environmental Assessment and FONSI for the Contra Costa Canal Replacement Project
Media Contact:
Jeffrey McCracken, 916-978-5100, jmccracken@mp.usbr.gov
For Release: April 27, 2007
The Bureau of Reclamation announces the release of a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) and Draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Contra Costa Canal Replacement Project, Contra Costa County, California. The Contra Costa Canal Replacement Project involves installing up to 3.97 miles of buried pipeline in place of the existing unlined portion of the Contra Costa Canal between Pumping Plant 1 and the trash rack near Rock Slough. The existing Contra Costa Canal will be backfilled in phases as the new pipeline is installed. The first construction phase is scheduled to begin in late 2007.
The Draft EA and FONSI were prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act and are now available for a public review and comment period. They are available at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=2668. The Final Environmental Assessment will address any substantive comments received during the comment period. If you encounter problems accessing documents online, please contact Ms. Lynnette Wirth at 916-978-5102 or lwirth@mp.usbr.gov.
Written comments on the Draft EA and FONSI should be received by close of business Tuesday, May 29, 2007. They should be sent to Mr. Shane Hunt, Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region, 2800 Cottage Way, MP-150, Sacramento, CA 95825. Comments may also be e-mailed to shunt@mp.usbr.gov. For additional information or to request a copy of the documents, please contact Mr. Hunt at 916-978-5042, TDD 916-978-5608.
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