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Reclamation Releases Draft EA/FONSI on 5-Year Warren Act Contracts for Banta-Carbona, Byron-Bethany, Patterson, and West Stanislaus Irrigation Districts
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Pete Lucero, 916-978-5100, 02/25/2010 17:49
For Release: February 25, 2010
The Bureau of Reclamation announces the availability of the Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact (EA/FONSI) for public review and comment on the execution of four 5-year temporary Warren Act contracts in 2010 for Banta-Carbona Irrigation District, Byron-Bethany Irrigation District, Patterson Irrigation District, and West Stanislaus Irrigation District.
Reclamation proposes to execute four 5-year temporary Warren Act contracts in 2010 for the conveyance and storage of non-Central Valley Project (CVP) (pre-1914 water rights or State Water Resources Control Board License) water in the Delta-Mendota Canal for up to 10,000 acre-feet per year per contractor through contract water year 2015. All non-CVP water would be moved before the end of the 5-year period (contract year ending February 28, 2016). Conveyance of non-CVP water under a Warren Act contract is subject to available capacity.
The Draft EA/FONSI were prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act and are available online. If you encounter problems accessing the documents online, please call 916-978-5100 or e-mail mpPublicAffairs@usbr.gov.
Please send written comments to Ms. Patti Clinton, Bureau of Reclamation, South-Central California Area Office, 1243 N Street, Fresno, CA 93721, by Monday, March 1, 2010. Comments may also be faxed to Ms. Clinton at 559-487-5397, or e-mailed to pclinton@usbr.gov.
For additional information or to request a copy of the Draft EA/FONSI, please contact Ms. Clinton at 559-487-5127, TTY 800-735-2929. Copies of the Draft EA/FONSI may also be viewed at Reclamation's Fresno office at the address above.
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