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Reclamation Makes Decision on Truckee River Riparian Ecosystem Restoration
Media Contact:
Pete Lucero, 916-978-5100, plucero@mp.usbr.gov
For Release: April 20, 2009
The Bureau of Reclamation has signed a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Environmental Assessment (EA) analyzing the impacts of stream bank restoration on the Truckee River for a 0.7-mile reach below Derby Dam. The project will improve the riparian ecosystem conditions along this reach of the river with the treatment of noxious weeds and planting native vegetation that would shade the river and improve fish and wildlife habitat.
Reclamation and the cities of Reno and Sparks, Nevada, are implementing the riparian ecosystem restoration project under a Reclamation Desert Terminal Lakes (DTL) Program grant. This project is part of a larger series of restoration projects on the river, funded by Reclamations DTL Program, that collectively include the permanent transfer of 250 acre-feet of water from Reno and Sparks to the lower Truckee River and Pyramid Lake.
The EA and FONSI were prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act. They are available online 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.
To request a copy of the EA and FONSI, or for more information on the project, please call Caryn Huntt DeCarlo at 775-884-8352 or e-mail chunttdecarlo@mp.usbr.gov.
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