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Record of Decision Signed for the Contra Costa Alternative Intake Project Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement
Alternative Intake with Modified Operations Alternative Selected
Media Contact:
Jeffrey McCracken, (916) 978-5100, 05/30/2008 17:37
For Release: May 30, 2008
The Bureau of Reclamation has signed the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Contra Costa Water District (CCWD) Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS). Reclamation has selected the Modified Operations Alternative as the Preferred Alternative. Reclamation's action is to execute a letter agreement to the existing contract allowing for an additional point of diversion.
The Preferred Alternative will improve water supply reliability, improve protection of sensitive Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay-Delta fisheries impacted by operation of CCWD's Delta intakes by screening the intake, and improve emergency water supply reliability. The infrastructure of the Preferred Alternative includes a new point of diversion and pumping facilities on Victoria Canal in the Delta. CCWD's system-wide maximum diversion rate and average annual water diversion quantity will not increase.
The Draft EIR/EIS was made available May 2006 and public hearings were held during June 2006. The Final EIR/EIS was made available in October 2006. The ROD is available online at www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=1818. If you encounter problems accessing documents online, please contact Ms. Lynnette Wirth at 916-978-5102 or lwirth@mp.usbr.gov. For questions or to request a copy of the ROD, please contact Ms. Sharon McHale, Project Manager, at 916-978-5086 or smchale@mp.usbr.gov.
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