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Finding of No Significant Impact Approved for 25-Year Water Transfer Project for the San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Water Authority
Media Contact:
Jeffrey McCracken, 916-978-5100, 01/28/2008 20:52
For Release: January 28, 2008
The Bureau of Reclamation and the San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Water Authority (Exchange Contractors) have executed a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) under the National Environmental Policy Act for a 25-year ground-water pumping and water transfer project.
The FONSI and an Environmental Assessment (EA) evaluate the transfer of up to 20,000 acre-feet of "substitute water" annually because the Exchange Contractors water supply involves the substitution of Central Valley Project water in lieu of surface-water diversions from the San Joaquin River in most years. The Exchange Contractors will transfer this water to certain other Central Valley Project contractors.
The water would consist of a maximum of 20,000 acre-feet being made available each year by a combination of conservation measures, including temporary land fallowing and ground-water pumping. Reclamation would approve and/or execute short-term and/or long-term temporary water transfers or agreements.
A copy of the FONSI and EA are located on Reclamation's website at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=2771. If you encounter problems accessing documents online, please contact Ms. Lynnette Wirth at 916-978-5102 or lwirth@mp.usbr.gov.
For further information, please contact Ms. Sheryl Carter, Reclamation's South-Central California Area Office, at 559-487-5299 or e-mail scarter@mp.usbr.gov, or Mr. Bob Eckart, Reclamation's Mid-Pacific Regional Office, at 916-978-5051 or e-mail reckart@mp.usbr.gov.
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