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Reclamation Makes Environmental Documents Available for Comment on Truckee River Riparian Ecosystem Restoration
Media Contact:
Lynnette Wirth, 916-978-5100, lwirth@mp.usbr.gov
For Release: February 06, 2009
The Bureau of Reclamation has released for public review an Environmental Assessment (EA) and Draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) analyzing the impacts of stream bank restoration on the Truckee River for a 0.7-mile reach below Derby Dam. The proposed action's purpose is to improve the riparian ecosystem conditions along this reach of the river by providing a multi-layered vegetation area that would shade the river and improve fish and wildlife habitat.
The cities of Reno and Sparks, Nevada, under a Reclamation Desert Terminal Lakes Program grant, are proposing revegetation adjacent to the Truckee River below Derby Dam using native plants. Revegetation methods will include planting cottonwood and other native plants along selected portions of the river banks, hydro-seeding, and placement of willow bunches on re-contoured slopes. Noxious weeds will also be treated. The EA and Draft FONSI were prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, and may be viewed at: http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=2681. If you encounter problems accessing documents online, please call 916-978-5100, or e-mail ibr2mprpao@mp.usbr.gov.
Please send written comments to Mrs. Caryn Huntt DeCarlo, Bureau of Reclamation, 705 N. Plaza Street, Room 320, Carson City, NV 89701-4015, by close of business Friday, March 13, 2009. Comments may also be faxed to Mrs. Huntt DeCarlo at 775-882-7592 or e-mailed to chunttdecarlo@mp.usbr.gov. For additional information, or to request a copy of the EA and Draft FONSI, please contact Mrs. Huntt DeCarlo at 775-884-8352 (TDD 775-882-3436).
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