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Reclamation Releases Revised Environmental Documents on 2014 San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority Transfers

Media Contact: Erin Curtis, 916-978-5100, eccurtis@usbr.gov

For Release: October 03, 2014

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Bureau of Reclamation has released a revised Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the transfer of Central Valley Project water by CVP Contractors located north of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to CVP Contractors south of the Delta. The water was purchased by the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority on behalf of their member agencies.

The transfers involve Base Supply and/or Project Water from 15 entities with Sacramento River Settlement Contracts located north of the Delta. Conveyance of transfer water across the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta prior to the end of September was not possible due to the restrictive operations that were required to address worsening drought conditions and cold-water pool management at Folsom and Shasta reservoirs; therefore, the revised EA/FONSI consider the effects of the conveyance of transfer water through Nov. 15, 2014.

The revised EA/FONSI were prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act and are available at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=16681. If you encounter problems accessing the documents, please call 916-978-5100 (TTY 800-877-8339) or email mppublicaffairs@usbr.gov.

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