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Draft EA/FONSI Available for the 2009 Warren Act Contract and License with Delta Lands Reclamation District 770
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Lynnette Wirth, (916) 978-5100, 02/11/2009 22:01
For Release: February 11, 2009
The Bureau of Reclamation has released a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) and Draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the 2009 Warren Act Contract and License with the Delta Lands Reclamation District 770 (District). Reclamation's approval of the 1-year 2009 Warren Act Contract and License will allow the District to redirect damaging floodwater from the Kings, Kaweah, and Tule Rivers into the Friant-Kern Canal (Canal), a Central Valley Project facility.
The District needs the Warren Act Contract to protect agricultural lands and public improvements in the Tulare Lakebed from damaging floodwaters. The District needs the license to store, operate, and maintain pumping facilities on Federal lands owned by Reclamation along the Canal. The proposed 1-year license will allow the existing infrastructure to remain in place, allow insertion of pumps, and provide equipment maintenance.
The Draft EA and Draft FONSI were prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, and are available for public review and comment. The Draft EA and Draft FONSI are available online at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=3551. If you encounter problems accessing documents online, please call 916-978-5100, or e-mail ibr2mprpao@mp.usbr.gov.
Written comments must be received by close of business Wednesday, February 25, 2009, and should be sent to Ms. Judi Tapia, Bureau of Reclamation, 1243 N Street, Fresno, CA 93721. Comments may also be faxed to Ms. Tapia at 559-487-5138, or sent via e-mail to jtapia@mp.usbr.gov.
For additional information or to request a copy of the Draft EA and Draft FONSI, please contact Ms. Tapia at 559-487-5138 or (TDD 559-487-5933). Copies of the Draft EA and Draft FONSI may also be viewed at Reclamation's Fresno office (see address above).
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