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Reclamation Solicits Comments on City of Fernley and Southwest Gas Corporation Pipeline Crossing Project

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

For Release: July 30, 2007

The Bureau of Reclamation is preparing a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) on the impacts of allowing the City of Fernley (City) and Southwest Gas Corporation to cross a 60-foot-wide Reclamation irrigation canal easement.  This easement for the TC1 canal is within Reclamations Newlands Project, which is located in Nevada. 

The City is proposing to construct a water treatment plant for City water supplies.  The crossings of the TC1 canal easement are needed for installation of two culverts and short sections of a road extension, a road widening, and buried pipelines.  Reclamation is requesting public participation and comments on the environmental process to help identify any potential environmental issues, concerns, and alternatives that should be addressed in the EA. 

Written comments on the proposed crossings must be received by close of business Friday, August 10, 2007, and should be sent to Ms. Caryn Huntt DeCarlo, Bureau of Reclamation, 705 N. Plaza Street, Room 320, Carson City, NV 89701-4015, faxed to 775-882-7592, or
e-mailed to chunttdecarlo@mp.usbr.gov.

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