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Reclamation Releases Draft Environmental Documents for Proposed Warren Act Contracts for West Stanislaus Irrigation District
Media Contact:
Eric Curtis, 916-978-5100, eccurtis@usbr.gov
For Release: November 21, 2014
FRESNO, Calif. -The Bureau of Reclamation has released for public review a Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the proposed issuance of a series of five-year temporary Warren Act contracts to West Stanislaus Irrigation District.
The proposed contracts would allow for the annual conveyance of up to 10,000 acre-feet of the district’s post-1914 San Joaquin River water into the Delta-Mendota Canal beginning in January 2015 and ending on December 31, 2045.
The Draft 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=20081. If you encounter problems accessing the documents online, please call 916-978-5100 or email mppublicaffairs@usbr.gov.
Please email comments to Rain Emerson by close of business Monday, Dec. 22. at remerson@usbr.gov. Written comments may also be mailed to: Rain Emerson, Bureau of Reclamation, 1243 N Street, Fresno, CA 93721, or faxed to Emerson at 559-487-5397.
For additional information or to request a copy of the Draft EA/FONSI, please contact Emerson at 559-487-5196 (TTY 800-735-2929). Copies of the Draft EA/FONSI may also be viewed at Reclamation’s Fresno office at the above address.
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