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Reclamation Releases Final Environmental Documents on Ivanhoe Irrigation District Control System Project - 68 Main

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

For Release: June 10, 2015

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Bureau of Reclamation has released final environmental documents for a proposed grant to Ivanhoe Irrigation District to partially fund an irrigation control system.

Under the proposed action, Reclamation would award Ivanhoe Irrigation District with a $284,000 WaterSMART Water and Energy Efficiency Grant to support the acquisition and installation of Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition equipment, the construction of a new water control structure and above-ground low-flow bypasses, and the replacement of an intertie receiving structure, all in Tulare County, Calif. The proposed action would increase the District’s water supply reliability, which would result in better management of California’s water resources. In addition, the proposed action would result in a decrease in the amount of groundwater currently extracted to meet the District’s water supply needs.

The WaterSMART grant program is under the authority of Section 9504(a) of the Secure Water Act, Subtitle F of Title IX of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, P.L. 111-11 (42 USC 10364).

The Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact were prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act and may be viewed at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=21361. If you encounter problems accessing the documents online, please call 916-978-5100 (TTY 800-877-8339) or email mppublicaffairs@usbr.gov.

For additional information or to receive a copy of the Final EA or FONSI, please contact Doug Kleinsmith at 916-978-5034 (TTY 800-877-8339) or dkleinsmith@usbr.gov. Copies of the documents may also be viewed at Reclamation’s Mid-Pacific Regional Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95828.

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Relevant Link:

Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact