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Final EIS/EIR Available for the Folsom Lake State Recreation Area General Plan/Resource Management Plan
Media Contact:
Pete Lucero, 916-978-5100, plucero@usbr.gov
For Release: January 28, 2010
The Bureau of Reclamation and the California Department of Parks and Recreation (State Parks) announce the availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for the Folsom Lake State Recreation Area General Plan/Resource Management Plan (GP/RMP).
The Final EIS/EIR evaluated approximately 20,000 acres of water and land principally owned by Reclamation and managed by State Parks, Gold Fields District. The GP/RMP provides a defined purpose, vision, long-term goals, and management guidelines to be used by Reclamation and State Parks for decision-making related to management and public use of the Folsom Lake State Recreation Area.
The Final EIS/EIR is available online at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=543. It was prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act and the California Environmental Quality Act. If you encounter problems accessing the document online, please call 916-978-5100 or e-mail mppublicaffairs@usbr.gov
For questions or to request copies of the Final EIS/EIR, please contact Mr. Walter Clevenger, Reclamation, at 916-989-7173 or wclevenger@usbr.gov, or from Mr. Jim Micheaels, State Parks, at 916-988-0513 or jmiche@parks.ca.gov. The document may also be viewed at Reclamation's Sacramento office, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825 or at the State Parks office, 7806 Folsom-Auburn Road, Folsom, CA 95630.
After the Final EIS/EIR 30-day circulation, Reclamation will prepare a Record of Decision (ROD). The ROD will state the decision and identify and discuss relevant factors considered.
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