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Environmental Documents Released for Annexation of Subordinate Lands in Chowchilla Water District
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Lynnette Wirth, 916-978-5100, 05/30/2008 16:56
For Release: May 30, 2008
The Bureau of Reclamation announces the availability of the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) and the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the approval of the annexation of about 3,394 acres of land into Chowchilla Water District's (CWD) Central Valley Project water delivery service area. CWD's Board of Directors has designated these landowners as "subordinate annexors." These "subordinate annexors" would be supplied only when surplus water from Reclamation contracts and existing CWD water rights is available beyond the needs of "original landowners."
Minor construction would take place to connect the annexed lands to CWD's distribution system. This would consist of burying pipelines along dirt roads, as well as building one new water delivery turnout. The annexation is needed to allow CWD to provide surface irrigation water for established crops on these lands when water is available and to reduce ground-water overdraft.
The Draft EA and FONSI are available for a 15-day public review and comment period and are online at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=3195. If you encounter problems accessing documents online, please contact Ms. Lynnette Wirth at 916-978-5102 or lwirth@mp.usbr.gov.
Please send written comments to Ms. Judi Tapia, Bureau of Reclamation, 1243 N Street, Fresno, CA 93721, by June 13, 2008. Comments may also be faxed to Ms. Tapia at 559-487-5397, or e-mailed to jtapia@mp.usbr.gov. For additional information or to request a copy of the Draft EA and FONSI, please contact Ms. Tapia at 559-487-5138, TDD 559-487-5933. Copies of the Draft EA and FONSI may also be viewed at Reclamation's Fresno office.
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