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Reclamation Releases Final Environmental Documents for Warren Act Contract for Santa Clara Valley Water District

Media Contact: Erin Curtis, 916-978-5104, eccurtis@usbr.gov

For Release: June 05, 2015

FRESNO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation released Final Environmental Assessment and Findings of No Significant Impact for the proposed five-year Warren Act contract to Santa Clara Valley Water District that would allow conveyance of up to 300,000 acre-feet of Santa Clara’s available State Water Project water supplies through federal facilities at times when excess capacity exists (annually no more than 60,000 acre-feet).

SCVWD available SWP supplies would be pumped at the Harvey O. Banks Pumping Plant and conveyed through the California Aqueduct to O’Neill Forebay. The water would then be pumped into San Luis Reservoir and conveyed through the San Felipe Division in the same manner that SCVWD otherwise receives its CVP water supplies.

The Final EA and 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=21603. If you encounter problems accessing the documents, please call 916-978-5100 (TTY 800-877-8339) or email mppublicaffairs@usbr.gov.

For additional information or to request a copy of the Final EA and/or FONSI, please contact Rain Emerson at 559-487-5196, TTY 800-735-2929.

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Relevant Link:

Final EA and FONSI