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Draft EIS/EIR Released for the Folsom Lake State Recreation Area General Plan/Resource Management Plan; Public Meetings Scheduled

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

For Release: February 11, 2008

The Bureau of Reclamation and the California Department of Parks and Recreation (State Parks) have made available for public review and comment a Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for the Folsom Lake State Recreation Area General Plan/Resource Management Plan (GP/RMP). 

The Draft EIS/EIR evaluates approximately 20,000 acres of water and land principally owned by Reclamation and fully managed by State Parks, Gold Fields District.  The GP/RMP will provide a defined purpose, vision, long-term goals, and management guidelines to be used by Reclamation and State Parks for decision-making related to future development potential, on-going management, and public use of the Folsom Lake State Recreation Area.

Two public meetings will be held to receive written comments on the Draft EIS/EIR:

Granite Bay	Folsom
Wednesday, March 5, 2008, 7-9 p.m., Cavitt Junior High School Gymnasium, 7200 Fuller Drive Map	Tuesday, March 11, 2008, 7-9 p.m., Folsom Middle School, 500 Blue Ravine Road Map

The Draft EIS/EIR was prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act and the California Environmental Quality Act, and is available for a 45-day public review.  The document may be viewed at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=543.  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 EIS/EIR should be received by close of business, Monday, March 24, 2008, and should be sent to Ms. Laura Caballero, Bureau of Reclamation, 7794 Folsom Dam Road, Folsom CA 95630, or e-mailed to lcaballero@mp.usbr.gov, or faxed to 916-989-7208.  To request printed or CD copies, please contact Mr. Jim Micheals, California State Parks, at 916-988-0513 or jmiche@parks.ca.gov.  For additional information, please contact Ms. Caballero at 916-989-7172.

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