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Reclamation Announces the Release of the Draft EA/FONSI on Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Delivery of Central Valley Project Water to Improvement District #4
Media Contact:
Pete Lucero, 916-978-5100, plucero@usbr.gov
For Release: January 27, 2010
The Bureau of Reclamation announces the availability of the Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact (EA/FONSI) on a proposal for Arvin-Edison Water Storage District (AEWSD) to deliver 10,000 acre-feet of its Central Valley Project (CVP) water to Kern County Water Agency Improvement District #4 (ID4). The CVP water would be conveyed in the Friant-Kern Canal to the Canal's terminus where the water would be diverted for delivery into ID4. The Proposed Action is aimed at providing supplemental surface water to ID4 to help offset the effects of a dry year. This effort would be completed by the end of the 2010 calendar year.
The Draft EA/FONSI were prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, and are available for public review and comment. The draft documents are available online at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=4968. 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, February 4, 2010, and should be sent to Mr. Michael Inthavong, Bureau of Reclamation, South-Central California Area Office, 1243 N Street, Fresno, CA 93721. Comments may also be faxed to Mr. Inthavong at 559-487-5194, or e-mailed 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 (TTY 800-735-2929). Copies of the draft documents may also be viewed at Reclamation's Fresno office at the above address.
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