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Draft EA/FONSI Available for the Approval of a Grant for the Development of Tulare Irrigation District's Thompson Regulation Basin

Media Contact: Pete Lucero, 916-978-5100, 04/24/2009 14:17

For Release: April 24, 2009

The Bureau of Reclamation has released a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) to approve water conservation grant funds to Tulare Irrigation District (TID) for construction of a regulation basin (Basin). The Basin will regulate water supplies and enhance flexibility in TID's water distribution system to reduce water spillage due to fluctuation in irrigation cycles.

The Draft EA and FONSI were prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, and are available online at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=3693. If you encounter problems accessing the documents online, please call 916-978-5100 or e-mail ibr2mprpao@mp.usbr.gov.

Please send written comments to Ms. Judi Tapia, Bureau of Reclamation, 1243 N Street, Fresno, CA 93721, by close of business Tuesday, May 26, 2009. 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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