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Reclamation Releases a Final Environmental Assessment for Piping the Slack and Patterson Laterals

Media Contact: Terry Stroh, 970-248-0608, tstroh@usbr.gov
Justyn Hock, 970-248-0625, jhock@usbr.gov

For Release: July 08, 2014

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - Reclamation announced today that it has released a final environmental assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact on piping Roger’s Mesa Water Distribution Association’s Slack and Patterson Laterals off the Fire Mountain Canal, located in Delta County, Colo. The project involves replacing approximately 9.4 miles of unlined earthen laterals with buried water pipeline. The purpose of the project is to improve the efficiency of water delivery to ditch users and reduce salinity loading in the Colorado River Basin.

The final environmental assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact is available on our web site or a copy can be received by contacting Reclamation.

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