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Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement/ Environmental Impact Report Released for the Environmental Water Account; Public Hearings Scheduled

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

For Release: October 22, 2007

The Bureau of Reclamation and the California Department of Water Resources, along with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Marine Fisheries Service, and the California Department of Fish and Game, have made available for public review and comment the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) to the Final EIS/EIR for the Environmental Water Account (Draft Supplemental EIS/EIR).  The Draft Supplemental EIS/EIR evaluates the proposed provisions for fish protection and recovery in the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta while at the same time improving water supply reliability for the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project water users.  The Draft Supplemental EIS/EIR addresses changes to the regulatory and physical environment that have occurred since completion of the Final EIS/EIR in January 2004 and the Record of Decision in September 2004.

Public hearings will be held to receive verbal and written comments on the Draft Supplemental EIS/EIR:

Sacramento	Los Banos
Wednesday, November 14, 2007, 10 a.m. to 12 Noon, Federal Building Cafeteria Rooms C-1001 and C-1002 2800 Cottage Way Map	Thursday, November 15, 2007, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Miller and Lux Senior Center Building, 830 6th Street Map

The Draft Supplemental EIS/EIR is available online at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=107.  The document may also be viewed at the following locations:  Reclamation's Regional Library, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento; California Bay-Delta Authority, 650 Capitol Mall, 5th Floor, Sacramento; or the Department of Water Resources, Division of Environmental Services, 3251 S Street, Sacramento.

Written comments must be received by close of business Monday, December 10, 2007, and should be sent to Ms. Sammie Cervantes, Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825.  Comments may also be faxed to Ms. Cervantes at 916-978-5094 or e-mailed to scervantes@mp.usbr.gov.  Printed or CD copies may be requested from Ms. Cervantes as well.  For additional information, please contact Ms. Cervantes at 916-978-5189 TDD 916-978-5608. 

If you encounter problems accessing documents online, please contact Ms. Lynnette Wirth at 916-978-5102 or lwirth@mp.usbr.gov.

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