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Reclamation Announces Fresno County Service Area Boundary Change to Include a new Housing Tract
Media Contact:
Michelle H. Light, 916-978-5100, mlight@mp.usbr.gov
For Release: September 08, 2008
The Bureau of Reclamation announces the availability of the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for public review for approval of the County of Fresno's Central Valley Project (CVP) service area boundary change. The service area would be expanded to allow municipal and industrial CVP water supplies to be served to subdivision tract 4870 near Millerton Reservoir in Fresno County. Tract 4870 includes the construction of 161 homes that will use approximately 88 acre-feet of CVP supplies annually.
The Draft EA and FONSI were prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, and are available for a 30-day public review and comment period.
The Draft EA and FONSI are available online at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=3406. 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 close of business Wednesday, October 8, 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 documents may also be viewed at Reclamation's Fresno office, 1243 N Street, Fresno, CA 93721.
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