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Draft EA/FONSI Available for Approval for Delano-Earlimart Irrigation District to Bank its CVP Water in Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District
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Pete Lucero, 916-978-5100, 10/20/2009 17:54
For Release: October 20, 2009
The Bureau of Reclamation has released the Draft Environmental Assessment/Finding of No Significant Impact (EA/FONSI) for approving Delano-Earlimart Irrigation District (DEID) to bank its Central Valley Project (CVP) water outside of its contract service area boundary in Rosedale-Rio Water Storage District (RRBWSD) groundwater bank. DEID would be able to bank up to 80,000 acre-feet per year of its CVP water in RRBWSD, not to exceed a maximum total of 100,000 acre-feet stored at any given time. Upon request, RRBWSD would return up to 10,000 acre-feet per year to DEID. DEID would bank water in RRBWSD in wet years and the water would be returned to DEID during dry years. The approval would apply through February 2026.
The Draft EA/FONSI has been prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, and are available for public review and comment. The Draft EA/FONSI is available online at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=4492. If you encounter problems accessing the documents online, please call 916-978-5100, or e-mail mppublicaffairs@usbr.gov.
Written comments must be received by close of business on Thursday, October 29, 2009, and should be sent to Mr. Michael Inthavong, Bureau of Reclamation, 1243 N Street, Fresno, CA 93721. Comments may also be faxed to Mr. Inthavong at 559-487-5194 or sent via e-mail to minthavong@usbr.gov.
For additional information or to request a copy of the Draft EA/FONSI, please contact Mr. Inthavong at 559-487-5044 (TDD 559-487-5933). Copies of the draft documents may also be viewed at Reclamation's South-Central California Area Office at the above address.
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