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Reclamation Releases Final Environmental Documents for Terra Bella Irrigation District Tule River Water Warren Act Agreement

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

For Release: August 19, 2014

FRESNO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has released the Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for a Warren Act agreement with Terra Bella Irrigation District for the introduction and conveyance of up to 5,000 acre-feet of Tule River water in the Friant-Kern Canal through September 2014.

The Final EA/FONSI were prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act and are available online at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=18261. 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/FONSI, please contact Ben Lawrence at 559-487-5039 (TTY 800-735-2929) or blawrence@usbr.gov.

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Relevant Link:

Final EA/FONSI