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Reclamation Releases Environmental Documents for the San Luis Drainage Feature Reevaluation Demonstration Treatment Facility

Media Contact: Pete Lucero, 916-978-5100, plucero@usbr.gov

For Release: September 19, 2011

The Bureau of Reclamation today released for public review environmental documents on the proposed construction of a treatment facility to demonstrate and operate reverse osmosis and selenium biotreatment technologies. The project will be used to collect cost and performance data needed for final design of the corresponding full-scale drainage service treatment components. The project site is about 45 miles west of Fresno, Calif.

The Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact (Draft EA/FONSI) were prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act and are available online at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=8295. If you encounter problems accessing the website, please call 916-978-5100 or e-mail mppublicaffairs@usbr.gov.

Please send written comments to Rain Healer, Bureau of Reclamation, 1243 N Street, Fresno, CA 93721, by Friday, Oct. 14, 2011. Comments may also be faxed to Ms. Healer at 559-487-5397, or e-mailed to rhealer@usbr.gov. For additional information or to request a copy of the Draft EA/FONSI, please contact Ms. Healer at 559-487-5196. Copies of the draft documents may also be viewed at Reclamation’s Fresno office at the above address. 

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