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Reclamation Releases Final Environmental Documents for the Cottonwood Creek Crossing Upgrade Project
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Pete Lucero, MP Region Public Affairs Officer, 916-978-5100, 10/31/2011 15:23
For Release: October 31, 2011
The Bureau of Reclamation has released the Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the Cottonwood Creek Crossing Upgrade Project located near Hornbrook, Calif.
The Cottonwood Creek Crossing Upgrade Project (Project) proposes to remove a stream barrier across Cottonwood Creek to allow unrestricted anadromous fish migration to approximately 15 miles of upstream habitat and eliminate current negative impacts to the stream due to foot, equestrian and all-terrain vehicle traffic which continue to utilize the current collapsed crossing point. The Project would replace an existing low water ford with a pre-constructed single span bridge.
Reclamation is proposing to provide Klamath Basin Restoration Program (KBRP) grant funding to implement the Project. The goal of KBRP is to provide funding assistance for the protection of fish and wildlife and their habitat affected by the Klamath Project. The projects funded under KBRP focus on the protection and improvement of species listed under the Endangered Species Act.
The documents may be viewed here. If you encounter problems accessing the documents, please call 916-978-5100 (TTY 916-978-5608) or e-mail mppublicaffairs@usbr.gov.
For more information, please contact Kristen Hiatt at 541-883-6935 or e-mail khiatt@usbr.gov.
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