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Release of Draft Environmental Documents for the Santa Clara Valley Water District Access Road Repair
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Jeffrey McCracken, 916-978-5100, 07/27/2007 20:47
For Release: July 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 Santa Clara Valley Water District Access Road Repair - Calaveras Fault Crossing.
Reclamation proposes to repair three slope failures on the north side of the access road causeway. The access road allows Santa Clara Valley Water District, which operates and maintains the Santa Clara Conduit on Reclamation's behalf, to access vaults in the vicinity of the Calaveras Fault for maintenance. The project location is on Reclamation property just south of the Santa Clara County line in San Benito County, just south of San Felipe Lake.
The Draft EA and FONSI were prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act and are now available for public review and comment. They are available at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=2789. The Final EA 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, August 7, 2007. Send comments to Ms. Judi Tapia, Bureau of Reclamation, South-Central California Area Office, 1243 N Street, SCC-413, Fresno, CA 93721. Comments may also be e-mailed to jtapia@mp.usbr.gov. For additional information or to request a copy of the documents, please contact Ms. Tapia at 559-487-5138, TDD 559-487-5933.
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