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Reclamation Extends Public Comment Period for Draft EA/FONSI for CVP Water Transfers South of the Delta
Media Contact:
Pete Lucero, 916-978-5100, plucero@usbr.gov
For Release: March 24, 2010
The Bureau of Reclamation has extended the public comment period from Monday, March 29, to Friday, April 9, 2010, for the Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact (EA/FONSI) for the transfer of up to 20,500 acre-feet of Central Valley Project (CVP) water to assist South-of-Delta water service contractors with 2010 and 2011 water supplies. The transfers would include water from the Central California Irrigation District to San Luis, Panoche, Del Puerto, and Westlands Water Districts from April 1, 2010, through December 31, 2010, and April 1, 2011, through December 31, 2011, and the transfer of up to 5,000 acre-feet from Firebaugh Canal Water District to San Luis and Westlands Water Districts from April 1, 2010, through December 31, 2010, and April 1, 2011, through December 31, 2011.
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. Shauna McDonald, Bureau of Reclamation, 1243 N Street, Fresno, CA 93721, by Friday, April 9, 2010. Comments may also be faxed to Ms. McDonald at 559-487-5397 or e-mailed to smcdonald@usbr.gov.
For additional information or to request a copy of the Draft EA/FONSI, please contact Ms. McDonald at 559-487-5202 (TTY 800-735-2929). Copies of the draft documents may also be viewed at Reclamation's Fresno office at the address above.
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