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Reclamation Releases Draft EA/FONSI for Kern-Tulare Water District Return of Banked Water
Media Contact:
Pete Lucero, 916-978-5100, plucero@usbr.gov
For Release: August 26, 2009
The Bureau of Reclamation has made available for public review and comment a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Kern-Tulare Water District (KTWD) Return of Banked Water Project.
Under the Proposed Action, the Kern-Tulare Water District proposes to return up to 2,790 acre-feet of banked Central Valley Project (CVP) water to the Friant-Kern Canal for direct delivery within the KTWD to meet in-District demands for a period of 5 years, from November 2009 through August 2014. Reclamation intends to approve this return of banked CVP water for delivery when other water supplies are not available. The Proposed Action does not involve any construction activities and would not cause any land use changes.
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 documents may be viewed at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=4271. If you encounter problems accessing documents online, please call 916-978-5100 (TDD 916-978-5608) or e-mail lwirth@usbr.gov.
Written comments on the Draft EA and FONSI are due by close of business Thursday, September 24, 2009, and should be mailed to Ms. Shelly Hatleberg, Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, MP-410, Sacramento, CA 95825, e-mailed to shatleberg@usbr.gov, or faxed to 916-978-5290. To request a copy of the documents or for additional information, please contact Ms. Hatleberg at 916-978-5050 or e-mail shatleberg@usbr.gov.
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