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Reclamation Releases Environmental Documents for Kaweah Delta Water Conservation District Packwood Creek and Oakes Basin Improvements WaterSMART Project

Media Contact: Louis Moore, 916-978-5100, wmoore@usbr.gov

For Release: August 13, 2014

VISALIA, Calif. – The Bureau of Reclamation today released final environmental documents for the Kaweah Delta Water Conservation District Packwood Creek Control Structures and Oakes Basin Improvements WaterSMART Grant Project.

The Project is located at multiple locations within Packwood Creek within the city limits of the city of Visalia, County of Tulare, Calif. The Project consists of the construction of four new in-channel concrete water control structures and retrofitting one existing water control structure within Packwood Creek for improved recharge to groundwater supplies. The Project also involves habitat restoration improvements of Oakes Basin.

The Finding of No Significant Impact and Environmental Assessment/Initial Study were prepared in accordance with National Environmental Policy Act and are available online at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=16841. If you encounter problems accessing the documents online, please call 916-978-5100 or email mppublicaffairs@usbr.gov.

For additional information or to request a copy of the EA/IS and/or FONSI, please contact Brad Hubbard at 916-978-5204 or bhubbard@usbr.gov.

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Relevant Link:

Finding of No Significant Impact and Environmental Assessment/Initial Study