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Reclamation Releases Environmental Documents for Firebaugh Canal Water District 2nd Lift Canal Lining Project
Media Contact:
Pete Lucero, MP Region Public Affairs Officer, 916-978-5100, plucero@usbr.gov
For Release: September 05, 2012
FIREBAUGH, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has released an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the Firebaugh Canal Water District 2nd Lift Canal Project, a Bay-Delta Restoration Program: Agricultural Water Conservation and Efficiency Grant Project.
Under the Proposed Action, Reclamation is providing grant funding for the concrete lining of 2.2 miles of canal to reduce seepage. In addition, FCWD will demolish an existing booster pump and install a new check structure to incorporate into the district’s current Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system to improve water management. The Proposed Action is located west of the community of Firebaugh, which encompasses approximately 22,000 acres on the Westside of the San Joaquin Valley in Fresno, Calif. The 2nd Lift Canal lining would begin at Douglas Avenue and continue to the 2nd Lift Canal booster pump.
The EA/FONSI were prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act and may be viewed online at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=10890. If you encounter problems accessing the documents online, please call 916-978-5100 (TTY 916-978-5608) or email mppublicaffairs@usbr.gov.
Please send written comments to Shelly Hatleberg, Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, MP-410, Sacramento, CA 95825, by Wednesday, September 19. To request a copy of the documents or for additional information, please contact Hatleberg at 916-978-5050 or shatleberg@usbr.gov.
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