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Reclamation Announces Additional Public Comment on Water Quality for SDS Draft EIS

Media Contact: Kara Lamb, (970) 962-4326, klamb@gp.usbr.gov
Mike Odle, modle@gp.usbr.gov

For Release: August 25, 2008

Reclamation, under the National Environmental Policy Act, announces the opportunity to provide additional comment on the water quality analysis portion of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Southern Delivery System.

The original 60-day comment period for the Draft EIS was scheduled to end on April 26, 2008, but was extended to June 13, 2008. Comments received during this period expressed a concern about the section addressing water quality analysis. In order to address these comments, an additional water quality analysis is being prepared for the Draft EIS. This analysis will augment and reinforce the existing analysis for the Draft EIS.

Reclamation will continue to receive comments on the existing water quality portion of the Draft EIS while the additional analysis is performed. When completed, the additional analysis will be made available for public review and comment over a 45-day period.

The complete Southern Delivery System Draft EIS, Draft EIS Summary, and related documents are available at www.sdseis.com. For additional questions regarding the Draft EIS, or to request a copy of the Draft EIS Summary, please contact Kara Lamb at (970) 0962-4326 or klamb@gp.usbr.gov.

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