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Notice of Availability of the Draft EIS/EIR on the American Basin Fish Screen and Habitat Improvement Project; Public Hearing Scheduled

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

For Release: February 29, 2008

The Bureau of Reclamation and California Department of Fish and Game have made available for public review and comment a joint Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for the American Basin Fish Screen and Habitat Improvement Project.  The Draft EIS/EIR will address impacts related to constructing and operating one or two positive-barrier fish screen diversion facilities; decommissioning and removing  the Verona Diversion Dam and lift pumps; removing five pumping plants and one small private diversion; and modifying the distribution system. 

The hearing will be held in:

Sacramento
Wednesday, March 19, 2008, 6-8 p.m.
Reclamation District No. 1000
1633 Garden Highway (Board Room)

The Draft EIS/EIR was prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act and California Environmental Quality Act and is available for a 60-day public review and comment period.  The draft documents are available online at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=783.  If you encounter problems accessing the document online, please contact Ms. Lynnette Wirth at 916-978-5102 or lwirth@mp.usbr.gov.

Written comments on the draft document must be received by close of business Thursday, May 1, 2008.  Comments should be sent to Mr. Brad Hubbard, Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, MP-400, Sacramento, CA 95825. 

For additional information or to request a CD or hard copies of the Draft EIS/EIR, please contact Mr. Hubbard at 916-978-5204 or e-mail BHUBBARD@mp.usbr.gov, or Mr. James Navicky, California Department of Fish and Game, at 916-358-2926 or e-mail jnavicky@dfg.ca.gov.

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Relevant Link:

Draft EIS/EIR on the American Basin Fish Screen and Habitat Improvement Project