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Reclamation Releases Final Environmental Documents for Reclamation District 108 South Steiner Pumps and Pipeline Project

Media Contact: Pete Lucero, MP Region Public Affairs Officer, (916) 978-5100, PLucero@usbr.gov

For Release: November 04, 2011

The Bureau of Reclamation has released a Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the Reclamation District 108 South Steiner Pumps and Pipeline Project. The Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact were released for a 30-day public review on September 30, 2011, and the comments that were received have been addressed in the Final Environmental Assessment. 

Reclamation District 108 (RD 108) proposes to abandon in place the South Steiner Pumping Plant (SSPP) on
the Sacramento River after constructing a 2,830-foot pipeline and related facilities to redirect irrigation water
pumped from the Wilkins Slough Pumping Plant and Fish Screen Facility, also on the Sacramento River, to
fields previously served by the SSPP. Reclamation would provide partial funding for the proposed action which would eliminate fish entrainment at the existing unscreened intake at SSPP. This would occur through the Family Water Alliance Small Screen Program, consistent with the Central Valley Project Improvement Act Section 3406 b(21). The proposed action would allow RD 108 to continue delivering irrigation water to their service area while protecting important fisheries.

The Final Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) were prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act and are available online here. If you encounter problems accessing the documents, please call 916-978-5100 or e-mail the Public Affairs Office.

For additional information or to request a copy of the Final EA or FONSI, please contact Shelly Hatleberg at 916-978-5050 or Email Shelly. The Final EA and FONSI may also be viewed at Reclamation’s Regional Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, Calif.

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Relevant Link:

The Final Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)